Mr Taleb Rifai, Secretary General of the UNWTO, to speak at the Young Hoteliers Summit 17th March – 19th March 2014
February 14th, Lausanne - The Young Hoteliers Summit (YHS) is proud to announce that Mr Taleb Rifai will be joining as Keynote Speaker at the Young Hoteliers Summit 2014 in Lausanne, on Tuesday the 18th. Mr Taleb Rifai has been serving as Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) since 2010, re-elected to a second term in 2014. He had previously served as Deputy Secretary General from 2006 until 2009.
February 14th, Lausanne - The Young Hoteliers Summit (YHS) is proud to announce that Mr Taleb Rifai will be joining as Keynote Speaker at the Young Hoteliers Summit 2014 in Lausanne, on Tuesday the 18th. Mr Taleb Rifai has been serving as Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) since 2010, re-elected to a second term in 2014. He had previously served as Deputy Secretary General from 2006 until 2009. Having served in Jordan as Government Minister, as well as internationally in the ILO and Jordanian Trade Missions, he has developed an extensive background in international and national public service, the private sector, and academia.
YHS is honoured to have this opportunity to gain from Mr Rifai's vast experience and
broad view of our industry, and is looking forward to welcoming him in March.
Please note attendance is strictly only by prior agreement.
About the Young Hoteliers Summit
The Young Hoteliers Summit (YHS) was founded in 2010 by five students of the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL), who shared the vision of fostering innovation in the industry through insightful discussions between thought leaders and hospitality students. Today, YHS has become the largest student-run summit in the world, inviting over 30 speakers, 80 delegates and 20 partners to its event every year. During the summit, the delegates have to solve the YHS Challenge set by the summit's most esteemed partner, the Challenge Provider. The team behind YHS consists of over 40 students from EHL Hospitality Business School, speaking over 25 languages and coming from 28 countries. They prepare the event for an entire year.