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Simone Puorto and Ilona Guérin (right)
HN TV
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June 11

Why a 'Generation Translator' Would Backfire: Ilona Guérin on the Next Generation of Hoteliers

EHL student and Young Hospitality Summit president Ilona Guérin argues Gen Z hoteliers are driven and passionate, but warns formalising "generation translator" roles would widen, not bridge, the gap.

Ilona Guérin in conversation with Simone Puorto
Lausanne, Switzerland
Simone Puorto and Sowon Kim (right)
HN TV
Interview
June 10

Using AI to Teach the Most Human Skill: Sowon Kim on Difficult Conversations

EHL's Dr Sowon Kim uses AI-powered role-play avatars to train hospitality leaders in high-stakes interpersonal skills, and discusses loneliness, empathy, and her Women in Leadership programme.

Dr. Sowon Kim in conversation with Simone Puorto
Lausanne, Switzerland
Simone Puorto and Maria Haggo (right)
HN TV
Interview
June 4

When Two Worn-Out Systems Meet: Maria Haggo on the Neuroscience of Hospitality

Maria Haggo, brain health strategist and ex-hotelier, argues that staff burnout and dysregulated nervous systems directly undermine guest experience, and that psychological safety is a practical fix.

Maria Haggo in conversation with Simone Puorto
Lausanne, Switzerland
Simone Puorto and Christine Merckelbagh (right)
HN TV
Interview
June 4

From Making the Rich Richer to Making Meals: Christine Merckelbagh on Dignity and Work

Label Gamelle, founded in Paris in 2020, employs homeless people and refugees as its first job in France, turning surplus food into 2,500+ meals daily while achieving 80% housing and employment outcomes within 18 months.

Christine Merckelbagh in conversation with Simone Puorto
Paris, France

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Retention is improving. Commitment is not. The industry is celebrating the wrong number.

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Mark Fancourt
Mark Fancourt

I've long been a believer in the model - Happy Staff-Happy Guest- Profitable Business.My personal view is that this is where the real solution lies. As an industry we are reasonably good at measuring things. Although I don't believe we are as good as measuring the right things together.

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