30th EuroCHRIE annual conference to be held on 25-27 October 2012 at the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne

The Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne is delighted to host the 30th annual conference of The European Council on Hotel, Restaurant & Institutional Education (EuroCHRIE) on 25-27 October. This conference will unite educators and students from hospitality & tourism management schools and universities with industry representatives to debate on how the hospitality industry and its stakeholders can have a positive impact on the world.
"Hospitality for a Better World"
Sustainable and responsible solutions are not readily available to the hospitality sector due to the inherent complexity of the industry, the tension between strategy and operations, the diversity of management contracts and the variety of ownership structures. And yet CSR has become a crucial issue for industry leaders and remains a challenge for responsible educators worldwide.

What are the good practices and business models? What are the financial implications? How do we involve owners and independent hoteliers? What are the convincing business case arguments for them?
The main objective of the conference is to address these key issues and align research, teaching and industry in this area.

EHL Special Responsibility
"As a leader in hospitality management education, EHL has a special responsibility to provide future hospitality leaders and educators with the tools they need to promote innovative approaches in these areas" says Prof. Dr. Steffen Raub, Associate Dean for Research and Academic Affairs. EHL is committed to the development of CSR as an integral feature of its curriculum, research and operations.


Keynote Speakers

Dr Guido PALAZZO, HEC Lausanne
Guido Palazzo is Professor of Business Ethics at the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Lausanne, and a visiting fellow at the Universities of Oxford and Nottingham. He earned his PhD in political philosophy from the University of Marburg (Germany), as well as a Master in Management from the University of Bamberg (Germany).

Mr Marc CAIRA, Nestlé Professional
Marc Caira joined Nestlé Canada in 1977. In 1986, he was appointed Regional Sales Vice President and then, in 1990, Vice President FoodServices, eventually serving as President of FoodServices and Nescafé Beverages for Nestlé Canada from 1997 to 2000.

For more information on the keynote presentations, please visit:
http://eurochrie2012.ehl.edu/speakers/keynote-speakers


Industry Showcase Speakers

Ms Sophie Flak, Accor
Sophie Flak joined Accor in 2010 as Executive Vice President Sustainable Development and was recently appointed Executive Vice President Accor Academies.

Mr Luis Ortega Cobo, NH Hoteles
Luis Ortega Cobo, Industrial Engineer, is the Environment & Engineering Corporate Officer of NH Hoteles.

For 14 years he has developed his career in NH, where he began as Engineering & Maintenance Director. He later became Corporate Officer of Real Estate and Buildings and since 2007, he is the Environmental & Engineering Corporate Officer.

He launched the sustainability project of the company in the 24 countries where NH operates with the aim of becoming a world reference as an environmental responsible company in the hotel sector.

Mr Antonio Perez Navarro, FUENSO Group & Hospes Hotels
Antonio Perez is an innovative entrepreneur, a visionary hotelier, who describes himself in his Twitter profile as follows:
"My life is dedicated to people's dreams, sleep and relaxation. Previously, I was a Business Companies' GP (General Practitioner) in Arthur Andersen and before that I have been creating E-motions in SEAT."

His broad experience is in different service, consulting and industrial sectors with companies such as SEAT Automotive, Arthur Andersen, NH Hotels, AC Hotels & Hospes Hotels.

Mr Jorge Fernández, Global MacroScope Tourism & Hotel Business Research Project, FUENSO Group & former Masters student at the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne
Jorge Fernández is a MHA graduate of the Ecole Hotelière de Lausanne and also holds a Master in Hospitality Management from ESADE.
His experience is in hospitality management and business development in groups such as Hospes Hotels & Barceló Hotels, where he is responsible to the Hotel GM for Corporate Operations and Corporate Business Development.

Currently he is assisting Hospes Hotels and Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne in a tourism research project also supported also by UN-WTO, Tourspain, Alicante City Council, Fundesem Business School and Aldeas Infantiles.

For more information on industry showcase speakers, please visit:
http://eurochrie2012.ehl.edu/speakers/industry-showcase-speakers


Programme

There will be a variety of formats for presenting and discussing papers (presentations, round tables, posters, etc.) and leading journals will consider the best research papers for publication.

For more information about the 30th EuroCHRIE annual conference programme, please visit http://eurochrie2012.ehl.edu/

About EuroCHRIE
The European Council on Hotel, Restaurant & Institutional Education is the official federation for Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and Africa of International CHRIE, the leading international organisation that supports education and training for the world's largest industry.

EuroCHRIE represents 169 International CHRIE members. The European Federation brings together educators from hospitality & tourism management schools and universities into a global network in close co-operation with industry representatives. Under the CHRIE umbrella, both education and industry combine their efforts to shape the future of hospitality & tourism.

EuroCHRIE offers an ideal platform to share information through conferences, publications and individual networking. The organisation's strength is based on its sheer force of sharing and exchanging ideas, visions, experiences, educational material, research and technological know-how.

About the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne
The Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) offers university-level studies to talented and ambitious students who are aiming for top careers in the international hospitality industry. In addition to this international recognition, EHL constantly integrates market trends and new technologies into its three academic programmes:

• Diploma in Hotel and Restaurant Management
• Bachelor of Science in International Hospitality Management
• Executive MBA in Hospitality Administration

EHL is part of Switzerland's University of Applied Sciences and is accredited both by the Swiss federal government and by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (Higher Education Commission).

Since it was founded in 1893, EHL has educated more than 25,000 hospitality industry executives. The worldwide network of alumni represents an invaluable asset for every member of the EHL community.