Programme 2026

In between business appointments, join our educational sessions and hear from leading travel professionals.

Time	Activity
16:00	Registration open
18:30	Welcome Reception and Au Pair of the Year Award sponsored by Sprintax
22:00	Conference bar sponsored by WISE Foundation

Time	Activity
09:00	Registration open
10:00 - 10:30	Welcome address WYSE Travel Confederation and IAPA
10:30 - 11:00	Keynote \| How AI changes expectations and behaviour Bojan Kordalov European Centre of Excellence
11:00 - 11:20	Coffee break sponsored by AUPairCare
11:20 - 12:40	IAPA Annual General Meeting	Optional business appointments
12:40 - 13:40	Lunch sponsored by AIFS
13:40 - 14:40	Update from the US Department of State Speakers: Mark Howard Sherry Keneson-Hall US Department of State Facilitator: Jason Nusser Greenheart International
14:40 - 16:00	Business appointments
16:00 - 16:20	Coffee break sponsored by AUPairCare
16:20 - 17:00	Exchange Programs in a New Era: The View from Washington After Year One Mark Overmann The Alliance for International Exchange	Optional business appointments
18:00 - 19:00	Conference bar sponsored by WISE Foundation
19:00	Transfer to dinner venue
19:30	Networking Dinner sponsored by InterExchange

Time	Activity
8:30	Registration open
09:00 – 10:00	Students and Exchange Visitors Visa Update from the US Embassy Sofia Marko Cimbaljevich US Embassy Sofia, Bulgaria Leonard Leid US Embassy Sofia, Bulgaria	Optional business appointments
10:00 – 11:00	Business appointments
11:00 – 11:20	Coffee break
11:20 – 12:00	Mapping youth as the main target audience in the AI era Bojan Kordalov European Centre of Excellence	Optional business appointments
12:00 – 13:00	Business appointments
13:00 – 14:00	Lunch
14:00 – 14:40	Building better matches: Setting and managing expectations between au pairs and host families Moderator: Michael McHugh Au Pair USA by InterExchange Panellists: Nadine Baruch Au Pair Office, Beligum Charlotte Cappa-Domenge AFJ Au Pair, France Jean Quinn AIFS, USA Carla Verster Carla's Au Pairs, South Africa	Optional business appointments
14:40 - 15:20	Business appointments
15:20 - 15:40	Coffee break
15:40 - 17:00	Business appointments
17:00 - 18:00	Farewell Drinks