Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne Round Table: The Future of Guest Facing Technology in Hospitality

This round table will be delivered in English
ENTRANCE TO THE EVENT IS FREE

Session Moderated by Professor Ian Millar
Industry Expert Panelists include:

• Wouter Staal | Senior Global Marketing Manager Hotel TV – Philips
• Derek Wood | Consultant – Derek Wood and associates
• Almir Kalender | Group IT manager QDHP hotels
• Max Rosari | CEO Rosari IT services
• Jeremy Ward | Senior VP IT Kempinski

Topics covered during this Round Table:

• This round table session will cover all aspects of Guest facing technology.
• Looking forward to 2012 what will be the hot topics, the move from LCD to LED and OLED, and the switch from analogue to digital services.
• What will be the future of video on demand and internet? How will cloud based services impact local installed systems. IPTV and net enabled TV’s as the future, and how technology contracts will look.
• Will 3D become main stream in hotels and what connectivity will your future guests be looking for.
• What impact will guests own devices and content place on the technology offering of the hotel?
• Will 2012 be the year that European hotels embrace digital signage, what are the key aspects to be aware of before investing in this technology?

Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) offers a university education to students with both talent and ambition, who wish to access leading-edge careers in the hospitality professions at international level. With its emphasis on training the future high achievers of hospitality management, EHL regularly adjusts the content of its three programmes in line with new technologies and market trends. Since its foundation in 1893, Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne has educated over 25,000 hospitality executives, representing today a valuable network of contacts for all the members of the EHL community. 1,800 students from over 80 nations currently enjoy the unique study and living environment of Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne.