
PROGRAM
1st INTERNATIONAL HOSPITALITY FORUM
25 NOVEMBER 2017 | METROPOLITAN EXPO, Athens
REGISTRATIONS
WELCOME ADDRESSES
"FIRST PANEL DISCUSSION"
“From digital to artificial intelligence: Hotels in the era of new technological revolution”
Moderator
Elina Litsa,, Director, Transactional Advisory Services, Grant Thornton
Speakers
Andriew Lim, Professor of Technopreneurship and Innovation – Hotelschool The Hague, Hospitality Business School, the Netherlands Steve Lowy, Head of Toposophy UK & Chairman of the Hotel Marketing Association
Katerina Santikou, CEO, Workathlon & Business Development Director, Santikos Collection
Moritz von Petersdorff-Campen, CEO, SuitePad
"SECOND PANEL DISCUSSION"
“Hotels Refreshed: Adapting the hotel product to the needs of today”
Moderator
Elias Bellos, Journalist, “Kathimerini”
Speakers
Kash Bhattacharya, Travel blogger and Marketeer
Renzo Iorio, COO AccorHotels Italy, Greece, Israel & Malta
Michael Mavropoulos, Regional Director East Mediterranean, TUI Destination Services
Charalambos Voulgaris, CEO, Kontokali Bay Resort & Spa and Aeolos Beach – Vice President, Hotel Association of Corfu – Member of the BoD, Hellenic Chamber of Hotels
"THIRD PANEL DISCUSSION"
“Changing consumer behavior: a brand new marketplace”
Moderator
Marina Protonotariou, Journalist, “Parapolitika” & “Eleftheria tou Typou”
Speakers
Alexandros Angelopoulos, Member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Environmental Policy Committee of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels – CEO of Aldemar Resorts
Chara Georgiadou, Ιndustry Manager at trivago for Greece, Cyprus and Turkey
Olivier Henry Biabaud, CEO, TCI Research
Tjeerd Zandberg, Researcher at European Tourism Futures Institute (ETFI) & Academy of International Hospitality Research (AIHR)
"FOURTH PANEL DISCUSSION"
“Hotel Sales and Marketing in the Tech Era”
Moderator
Maria Theofanopoulou, CEO, Greek Travel Pages
Speakers
Jean-Claude Balanos, Vice President Leisure Sales, AccorHotels
Pavlos Foskolakis, Senior Manager – Digital Field Marketing, Southern Europe, Marriott International
Neville Graham, Managing Director International Member Services, Best Western Hotels & Resorts
Agapi Sbokou, co-CEO SHG, Member of the board of directors of SETE (Confederation of Greek Tourism Enterprises), Member of the board of directors of Marketing Greece
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