Dr. Rik van Leeuwen is a pioneering expert in AI-powered data strategy for the hospitality industry. His work focuses on the adaptability of predictive and prescriptive models used in hotel operations and guest management to make data- driven management accessible for hospitality businesses worldwide.

He currently helms the customer operations at Ireckonu, the leading provider of Middleware and Customer Data Platform for complex hotel chains. 

Rik is panel expert of the AI Everywhere panel.