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INTEHL Round Table - Hospitality Concept Development: New Business Model?

Category: INTEHL event 10 Oct 08:00 - 10 Oct 11:00

New major paradigm shifts are impacting the hospitality industry. Corporate ‘power’ is still somewhat divided between investors, operators and management.

The hospitality industry is driven by hotel chains and investors’ awareness of the real estate potential of their investment, which is stimulating new developments in their business model – even in a very conservative environment. However, some barriers to ‘communication’ exist and future business relationships may be hindered if this situation does not change.

Stakeholders are seeking a new hospitality business model – either together or separately.

  • Where : Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne –Tschumi Auditorium
  • Programme:
    8.00 – Breakfast at EHL's Passerelle bar
    8.30 – The debate begins in the Tschumi Auditorium
    11:00 – End of the Round Table
  • Experts:
    - Michael Hartmann | Senior Vice President | Siemens MDB Hospitality | Munich | Germany
    - René de Picciotto | President | SG Private Banking SA. | Switzerland
    - Ruud Reuland | General Director| Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne | Switzerland
  • - Gerlinde Stenghele | CFO |Group Manotel SA | Geneva | Switzerland
  • Moderator: Richard Barnes, Editor-in-Chief of the Cleverdis Guides | Cleverdis, France
  • Target audience: Industry’s key-players and EHL students

At the end of the day who takes the decision and why?

How can small operations have access to the big ‘blue-chip’ suppliers?
Is this incompatible with their business model?
How can suppliers contribute to the success of their client’s business?
How far upstream should investors/operators be partners?
Are hotel owners under pressure for lead-time by technology suppliers?
Investors/operators/suppliers: is this only a virtual triangle?

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