Dr. Charalampos (Babis) Giousmpasoglou is Principal Academic in HRM at Bournemouth University Business School. With twenty years of international experience managing luxury hotels and restaurants, he combines academic insight with deep industry knowledge. His research focuses on HRM and Managerial Work in hospitality, with a growing interest in working conditions and hospitality education.

A book writer and frequent contributor to industry and academic publications, Babis advocates for reconnecting hospitality education with its humanistic and experiential roots, preparing future leaders who value service excellence, ethical leadership and care as much as efficiency and performance.

Dr. Charalampos (Babis) is panel expert of the Living Hospitality: Talent & Culture panel.