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WYSE Webinars

WYSE webinars dig a little deeper into some of the hot topics and issues of youth and student travel. Presenters are professionals from across the industry, covering marketing, technology, distribution, research, and policy issues.

Upcoming webinar
Cultivating strength: Key findings from the Global Youth Resilience Index
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 16:00 CET 
Speaker:

Carla Kearns, Educatius
The US tax filing season survival guide for nonresidents
Speaker:

 

Ryan Ludden, Sprintax
How can you create alignment and collaboration with distributed teams?
Speaker:

Lawrence Walsh, There Be Giants
2022 tax season check in: Everything you need to
know about nonresident tax in the USA
Speakers:

Ryan Ludden, Sprintax
Enda Kelleher, Sprintax
Why go online?
Speaker:

Jamie Albert, WeTravel
Who travels where, why and how?
Find out with New Horizons 5
Speakers:
Prof. Greg Richards, Breda University of Applied Sciences
Wendy Morrill, WYSE Travel Confederation
What to expect from travel
insurance in 2022 and beyond

 

Panellists:

Moderators:

Claudia Reichstein , DR-WALTER
Ted Cenatiempo, CISI
Anna Houben, CareMed
Edward Lane, Secutive
Nick Pound
Strategic Partnerships,
World Nomads
Chair, Travel Safety Panel

 

Stronger together:
Best practice for crisis management

 

Panellists:

Moderators:

Marina Seet, Speedwing
Iza Gyuricza, Smaller Earth
Mariapia Inurritegui, USE
Carye Duffin, CIEE
Robyn Walker, Cenet
Post-COVID positioning: Tracking and understanding
European hostel performance in 2021
Speaker

Kelsey Fenerty, STR

 

Wondering how to move your travel
programme online?

 

Speakers:
Dr Heidi Barends , EDU-Africa
Barry Rawlings, EDU-Africa
Dr André Siffert, Campus B

Transforming authenticity, sustainability and community support from marketing buzzwords into operating philosophies
Speaker:

 

Agustina Gutierrez, TINGUA  
 

 

Keeping international students connected: Social media best practices during social distancing 
Speakers:

 

Liz Harter, University of Notre Dame
Colleen Wilcox, University of Notre Dame
 

 

Legal needs when travelling
Speakers:

Alex Thompson, Legaroo.com
James Lawerence, Peregrine Risk Management
Alon Zaibert
The value of digital spend during COVID-19
Speaker:

 

Jason Rieff, JSR Consultancy
 
 

 

Tax check-in: Stimulus checks and US
Exchange Visitor Program participants
Speaker:

 

Enda Kelleher, Sprintax  
 

 

Impact of the COVID-19 outbreak
on the European hostel and hotel industry
Speaker:

Kelsey Fenerty, STR
Patrick Mayock, STR

 

The youth travel industry and COVID-19
Speaker:

Prof. Greg Richards, Breda University of Applied Sciences

 

Build a brand that the people will love
Speaker

Amanda Baker, Flamingo Punk

 

Should you get into podcasting? A guide to measuring the ROI
Speaker

Dave O’Malley, World Nomands
Breaking the millennial travel myth
Speaker

Prof. Greg Richards, Breda University of Applied Sciences

 

Cultural intelligence 2.0:
Beyond the basics
Speaker

John Lee, CultureMee
What we already know and what we’re finding out about study abroad, language learning and career opportunities
Speaker

Amelia Dietrich , The Forum on Education Abroad

 

New Horizons IV: More takeaways on youth travel
Speaker

Prof. Greg Richards, Breda University of Applied Sciences &
Research Advisor to WYSE Travel Confederation
What is CRM and how can it help you to work smarter?
Speaker

Adam Graff, Cleverstream

 

What your travel business should know about trademarks
Speaker

Matthew Saunders, Saunders & Silverstein
How to make optimal use of your hotel or hostel KPIs
Speaker

Jochen De Peuter-Rutten, SnapShot

 

Build or Buy: developing or adopting an educational framework to support your cultural exchange programme
Speaker

Linda Stuart, Sentio Global Education Network
Update on South Africa’s EFL industry and how a visa crisis was overcome
Speaker

Johannes Kraus, Edusa

 

What drives Generation Z to study abroad?
Speaker

Andrea Kammerer, AFS Intercultural Programs
How much good does volunteering do: A framework for evaluating conservation volunteer projects
Speaker

Kim Roques, All out Africa
Email Marketing: Boost Loyalty and Sales
Speaker

Denis Smorchkov, TravelWorks
Marketing real social impact: how to record, measure and
communicate alternative travel facts
Speaker

Christina Margarita Tunnah,World Nomads
Brand storytelling for noisy networks
Speaker

Ian Fitzpatrick, Almighty
The millennial traveller – a WYSE research review
Speaker

Prof. Greg Richards, Breda University of Applied Sciences
The trust advantage: protecting your reputation in the face of adversity
Speaker

Jeff Chatterton, Checkmate Public Affairs
Multi-channel analytics for online success:
breaking walls between online channels
Speaker

Elena RodrĂ­guez, Internet Advantage
Show, don’t tell: Social media marketing and selling your programmes
Speaker

Audrey Scott ,Uncornered Marketing
Daniel Noll, Uncornered Marketing

Supporting sustainable youth tourism development, one traveller at a time
Speaker

Andrew Grossmann, Sustainable Travel International
Travel trends 2014
Speaker

Professor Greg Richards, Breda Univeristy of Applied Sciences 
Digital natives – how mobile is
transforming the travel industry
Speaker

Zornitza Yovcheva, Digital Tourism Think Tank
Hostel cities: Youth travel
accommodation and urban development
Speaker

Prof. Greg Richards, Researcher – WYSE Travel Confederation
Navigating the cultural exchange field after the 2016 United States presidential election
Speaker

IIir ZherkaThe Alliance for International Exchange
Service learning and community engagement in the developing world:
A responsible approach
Speaker

Ilir Zherka, The Alliance for International Exchange

Turning a simple idea into a meaningful volunteer project
Speaker

Andrew Procter, African Impact
Crowdfunding in tourism
Speaker

Blaz Jemc and Anushka Beltram , TravelStarter
Exchange students: Travellers of the world
Speaker

JesĂºs EscrivĂ¡ Muñoz, Erasmus Student Network
What are the most sought after destinations and fields for volunteering abroad?
Speaker

Megan Lee , GoAbroad.com
Booking sources review
Speaker

Steve Lowy, Umi Digital