The Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne and New York University / Preston Robert Tisch Center joined forces to organize a panel discussion on Sustainable Hospitality

_{From left to right :
Robert Boland, J.D., Academic Chair and Clinical Associate Professor of NYU-SCPS Tisch Center, Prof. Ray F. Iunius, Ph.D., EHL Deputy General Director, Prof. Frédéric Delley, Head of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, EHL, Matthew Crudgington, Director of Alumni, EHL, Dr Claude Béglé, CEO of Symbioswiss, Rakesh Malik, New York University, Anouck Weiss, Director of Communication, EHL, Matthieu Chapuis, Student Panelist, Cosima Bader, Consulate General of Switzerland in NY, Nadine Olivieri, Deputy Consul General, New York, Karen Undritz, International Partnership Coordinator, EHL and Sharr Prohaska, M.S., Clinical Associate Professor, NYU-SCPS Tisch Center}.

The forum, entitled “Sustainable Hospitality: Green Innovation in Practice”, took place at the NYU Helen and Martin Kimmel Center for University Life. This topic represents an important challenge for the hospitality industry today, and has also been designated a key issue at EHL during its current academic year. The NYU-SCPS faculty panel was represented by Constantine Kontokosta, Clinical Assistant Professor at the NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate and Director of the NYU Schack Center for the Sustainable Built Environment, and Sharr Prohaska, Clinical Associate Professor in hospitality and tourism management at the NYU-SCPS Tisch Center. Speakers were Claude Béglé, Ph.D., CEO of Symbioswiss, as well as Professor Frédéric Delley, head of Innovation and Creativity at Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (INTEHL). The panel was presided over by Hervé Houdré, regional director and general manager of InterContinental New York Barclay.

Ambassador François Barras, Consulate General of Switzerland in New York, as well as Professor Ray F. Iunius, Ph.D., EHL Deputy General Director, and Robert Boland, J.D., Academic Chair and Clinical Associate Professor of NYU-SCPS Tisch Center, made opening remarks.

The faculty panel was followed by a student and alumni panel discussion on the issue of green hospitality and innovation. Eric Ricaurte, an M.S. graduate in tourism management from NYU-SCPS, and Matthieu Chapuis, a current EHL student undertaking an internship in New York were among those taking part. Finally, the event was rounded off by an audience question and answers session and closing remarks, followed by a reception for guests and speakers.

Approximately 300 professors, students and entrepreneurs attended the event. The Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne was honoured to partner with New York University, the Swiss Consulate General in New York, and Presence Switzerland. The EHL delegation seized the opportunity to meet with distinguished representatives of the Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management, the Stern School of Business and with the Swiss Society in New York for potential future collaborations.

Should you wish to become a partner of our ‘New York-Lausanne Society’, Stefan Fraenkel, Director of Product Development and Karen Undritz, International Partnership Coordinator, Business Development and Marketing Department (karen.undritz@ehl.ch) will be happy to answer your questions.