During last week's Philips annual Partner Seminar which took place at the Las Arenas resort in Valencia, Spain, we had a chance to sit down with some of the industry's leading technology experts and visionaries. First question asked was: Video: Are hotel classification and brand standards still relevant in today's fast moving technology environment?

We got answers from:

  • BRYAN HAMMER
    (Director of IT at Starwood Hotels & Resorts)
  • JEREMY WARD
    (Senior VP Information Technology at Kempinski Hotels & Resorts)
  • IAN MILLAR
    (Hotel IT Professor at Ecole Hotelièere de Lausanne)
  • MICHAEL ZETTERLUND
    (Product Development Director for Swsscom Hospitality)
  • DEREK WOOD
    (Hotel IT Consultant at Derrek Wood Associates Ltd).
  • TED HORNER
    (Hotel IT Consultant at JBA Consulting Engineers).

This clip was taped at the Philips TP Vision annual Partner Seminar which took place SEP 26-27, 2012 at the Las Arenas resort in Valencia, Spain. TP Vision is the name of a new JV created by Philips and TPV. The seminar brought together Philips' key integration partners and top hotel customers for an informal but informative event, which was not only the launch platform for new products, but also the opportunity for new ideas to be discussed. For more information about Philips visit .