2025 ART PRO

1. Bogna Lakomska, Associate Professor, Academy of Fine Arts, Gdańsk, Poland.
   Title: Animal Vitality and Dynamism in Wall Paintings from the Tomb of Bu Qianqiu (Circa 86 To 49 BCE).
2. Giuseppe Patella, Associate Professor, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy.
   Title: Against Barbarism in Art and Life.
3. Carl Sage, Assistant Professor, Fort Hays State University, USA.
   Title: The Space Defines the Phrase: An Analysis of How Performance Venues Helped Shape Classic Play Texts.
4. Elena Rovenko, Researcher, Serge Rachmaninoff Conservatory (Paris), France.
   Title: Viktor Borisov-Musatov in Search for Wagnerian Melody in Painting: Revisiting the Russian Wagnerism.
5. Michael Zampelli, Associate Professor, Fordham University, USA.
   Title: “The Constant Fusion of Tradition with Experiment”: Oedipus in the Bronx.

1. Leszek Butowski, Professor, University of Lodz, Poland.
   Title: Tourism as a Social Construction: Some Considerations in Light of John Searle’s Ontology and Epistemology.
2. Ken Roberts, Emeritus Professor, University of Liverpool, UK.
   Title: Where has all our Leisure Gone? The Case of the UK, 1960s-2020s.
3. Anusara Sawangchai, Assistant Professor, Phuket Rajabhat University, Thailand.
   Title: Tradition and Innovation in Thai Tourism: A Role of Reverse Mentoring.
4. Florentina Popescu, Senior Lecturer, West University of Timisoara, Romania.
   Nicholas Wise, Assistant Professor, Arizona State University, USA.
   Title: Place and Destination Development of an Urban Transition Zone: Re-imagining The Warehouse District in Phoenix, Arizona.

1. Gregory Garvey, Professor, Quinnipiac University, USA.
   Title: AI & the Moving Image: A University Curriculum Course for Undergraduates.
2. Michael Wagner, Professor and Head, Digital Media Department, Drexel University, USA.
   Title: The Evolving Role of the Design Educator: New Pedagogical Approaches for AI-Enhanced Studios.
3. Philip Dietrich, Research Assistant, PhD Student, University of Passau, Germany.
   Title: The Art of Pixels: On How Video Games Reflect Social Issues.

1. Karen Thal, Associate Professor, Fort Hays State University, USA.
   Ronald Christian, Assistant Professor, Fort Hays State University, USA.
   Title: How Resilient is the Hotel Industry to Climate Change Impacts in Coastal Areas?
2. Wan Hafiz Wan-Zainal-Shukri, Lecturer, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia.
   Siti Nur’afifah Binti Jaafar, Lecturer, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia.
   Nur Fatihah Adriana Binti Shamsull Anuar, Graduate Research Assistant / MSc Candidate, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia.
   Title: Balancing Food Security and Tourism in Fragile Ecosystems: Lessons from Perhentian and Redang Islands, Malaysia.
3. Mohsin Raza, Lecturer, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand.
   Title: Sea Rising Level is Inevitable, but still, We Can Prevent Its Immediate Impacts on Coastal Tourism: A Study of Tourism Shift.
4. Rimsha Khalid, Lecturer, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand.
   Title: You Say Organic, but Is It? Rise of She-Conomy and Green Tourism Concerns in the Beauty Industry.

1. Eliza Gardiner, Professor, Vancouver Island University, Canada.
   Title: Theatre and Criminological Theory, An Interdisciplinary Study of Antigone.
2. Jessica Telfer, Associate Professor, Oklahoma City University, USA.
   Title: Light, Technology, and Kinetics in Costume Design.
3. Maria Irini Avgoulas, Researcher, Cultural Counselling and Consultancy, Australia.
   Rebecca Fanany, Associate Professor, Central Queensland University, Australia.
   Title: The Art of Dance and Its Connection to Wellbeing and Identity.
4. Raimondo Cortese, Coordinator Master of Theatre (Writing), University of Melbourne, Australia.
   Title: Why I Make Theatre: For Now.

1. Anica Hunjet, Vice Rector, University North, Croatia.
   Goran Kozina, Vice Rector, University North, Croatia.
   Martina Prvčić, Student, University North, Croatia.
   Title: The Role of Tourism in the National Economy of the Republic of Croatia.
2. Mohamed Hellal, Lecturer, University of Sousse, Tunisia.
   Taha Bouchaddakh, PhD Student, University of Strasbourg, France.
   Title: The Challenge of Renewing Djerba as a Destination in the Age of Sustainable Development and Digital Technology.
3. Shakti Chaturvedi, Research Scholar, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India.
   Mahfuzuar Rahman Barbhuiya, Assistant Professor, Netaji Subhas University of Technology, India.
   Devlina Chatterjee, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, India.
   Title: Does an Increase in Cost-of-Living at the Destination Impact International Tourism Flows and Accommodation Choices? A Panel Analysis.
4. Ricardo Lemos Pimenta, Student/Lecturer, Anglia Ruskin University, UK.
   Title: Measuring the Sustainability of Tourism (MST): The Case of Cambridge, UK.

Moderator: Gregory T. Papanikos, President, Athens Institute.

1. Peter Baur, Associate Professor, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
   Title: Role of Digital Platforms on Cultural Exchange: An Exploration of Technology to Promote Arts and Cultural in Local Economic Development in South Africa.
2. Vishalache Balakrishnan, Professor, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia.
   Title: Clash between Culture and Religiosity – A Need for Authentic Dialogue.
3. Arturas Kaklauskas, Chair, Department of Construction Management and Real Estate, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania.
   Mindaugas Statulevicius, President of the Lithuanian Real Estate Development Association, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania.
   Simona Kildiene, Researcher, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania.
   Loreta Kaklauskiene, Researcher, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania.
   Title: Integrated Text Opinion and Context Analysis on Museums.
4. Donia Zhang, Director, Neoland-Neolife Cross-Cultural Studies, Canada.
   Title: Chinese Culture Publishing: Neoland School of Chinese Culture, Neoland-Neolife Cross-Cultural Studies.
5. Mark Konewko, Professor, Carillonneur and Director of University Chorus, Marquette University, USA.
   Title: Resonant Connections: Exploring the Stroke Rods of Badia Tedalda and the Musical Legacy of Guido d’Arezzo.

1. Lynda Mulvin, Professor, University College Dublin, Ireland.
   Title: Investigation of Medieval Sources, James Cavanah Murphy’s Arabian Antiquities of Spain (1815) at the Gennadius Library Athens.
2. Taneshia West Albert, Associate Professor, Auburn University, USA.
   Title: The City of the Future: A Capstone Interior Design Exploration of Inclusive Urban Environments through Intercultural Competence.
3. Tatiana Vintu, Associate Professor, University of Houston, USA.
   Title: Theater and Technology: Enhancing Communication in Scenography through Gaming Software and Virtual Reality.
4. Gonca Guzel Sahin, Lecturer, Atılım University, Türkiye.
   Asena Bayraktar, Master Student, Atılım University, Türkiye.
   Title: The Effect of Attraction, Satisfaction and Belongingness on Destination Loyalty.

1. Konstantin Zenkin, Professor & Vice Rector, Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatory, Russia.
   Title: Romantic Opera as the Nearest Source of a New Mystery.
2. Daria Shageeva, Researcher, A.N. Scriabin Memorial Museum, Russia.
   Title: Mysteriality in Cantata and Oratorio Works of English Composers of the Second Half of the XIX–Early XX Centuries.
3. Jon Solomon, Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA.
   Title: The Ambificence of the Ancient Greek Gods.

1. Michail Toanoglou, Professor and Academic Director, ESSEC Business School, France.
   Title: A Comparative Analysis of Tourism Observatories.
2. Dean Ouellette, Professor, Kyungnam University, South Korea.
   Title: Ski Resorts in the ‘Socialist’ Paradise: A Tourism Politics Perspective on Winter Tourism Development in North Korea.
3. Arvie Johan, Lecturer, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia.
   Title:  Political Economy of Local Taxation in West Manggarai Regency: Lessons from the Indonesian Tourism Projects.
4. Elmira Laleh, Research Assistant, University of Padua, Italy.
   Nicola Orio, Professor, University of Padua, Italy.
   Title: The Role of University Students as Tourism Generators: An Analysis of Student-Induced Visiting Friends and Relatives Travel in Padua.

1. David Philip Wick, Retired Professor of History, Gordon College, USA.
   Title: The Teaching Value of (Even a Few) Sounds from the Silence: Short Glimpses at How Some of the Scarce Decoded Fragments of Ancient Greek Music can Enhance a Cultural Learning Experience for New Students Approaching Classical/Ancient History.
2. James Reginald Jackson, Assistant Professor, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
   Title: Using Simple Music Theory to Learn to Hear and Play the Keyboard by Ear!
3. Stanley Engebretson, Guest Artist in Residence, American Church of Paris, France.
   Title: Sing Hallelujah! Music of American Gospels and Spirituals.

1. Tomas Jesus Cuevas-Contreras, Professor/Investigator, Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
   Title: Cultural Itinerary and Hot Springs on the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro in Chihuahua.
2. Jyoti Rohilla Rana, Professor, Banaras Hindu University, India.
   Title: Festivals of Varanasi: A Living Expression of Culture and Religion for Tourists.
3. Tak Hin Chan, Assistant Professor, Lingnan University, Hong Kong.
   Title: Walking Environment in Supporting Older Adults’ Well-Being in Later Life.
4. Pravin Singh Rana, Assistant Professor, Banaras Hindu University, India.
   Jyoti Rohilla Rana, Professor, Banaras Hindu University, India.
   Title: The Pilgrimage Circuit in the Ancient City of Kashi (Varanasi).
5. Tingting Li, Assistant Professor (Research), Lingnan University, Hong Kong.
   Title: Social Tourism and Well-being in Later Life.

1. Saral Surakul, Associate Professor, University of Georgia, USA.
   Title: Infested: The Spread of Discrimination’s Influence.
2. Jenna Houck, Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, USA.
   Title: Fear: An Essential to the Designer.
3. Veronica Bezold, Research Assistant, PhD Student, University of Passau; ForGeRex, Germany.
   Title: Money, Money, Money Might Not Be as Funny! The Fascist Potential of the “Old Money” Trend on Social Media: How the Modern Aestheticization of Neoliberalism Connects to Right-Wing Extremist Narratives.
4. Jocene Vallack, PhD Student, CQUniversity, Australia.
   Title: Researching the Phenomenon of Judgement Using Performance-Practice-Led Methods within Soliloquy Methodology.
5. Trevor Harrison, Professor Emeritus, University of Lethbridge, Canada.
   Title: Tourism and the Counterculture Traveller: Reconsidering the Hippie Trail.