Keynote speaker Woody Wade at Future of Hospitality Summit (FHS) 2016 — Photo by Les Roches
Future of Hospitality Summit (FHS)

BLUCHE, Switzerland -- Students of Les Roches Global Hospitality Education in Crans-Montana, Switzerland are organizing the second Future of Hospitality Summit (FHS) on 28-30 October, a conference with industry professionals sharing insights into the latest innovations and future tech-based developments to the leaders of tomorrow.

The event will be hosted at Les Roches' campus near the mountain resort of Crans-Montana and spans two days. The second edition of the FHS is dedicated to the theme "Questioning Answers: Excavating the Future" and encourages all 250 participants to challenge the current state of the industry from different perspectives. The entire concept, organization and execution of the event are led by current students of Les Roches.

The FHS consists of presentations by exciting new innovators sharing their outlook and vision for the global travel industry. Speeches are complemented by workshops, where hospitality start-ups demonstrate their latest developments to guests and students on campus. Speakers include Woody Wade, a hospitality consultant, author and futurist; Sylvia Andre, Group Marketing & Communication Director of event organizer MCI; Ullrich Kastner, Founder of myhotelshop.de and Todd Embley, Director of San Francisco-based co-working space PARISOMA.

For the first time this year, FHS is holding a pitching competition with contestants proposing innovative approaches around the topic "Making Hospitable Cities Against a Backdrop of Security Fears". In collaboration with EP Magazine, judges Chris Sheppardson, Managing Director of EP Business in Hospitality Magazine and Jan Huizing, Researcher at Hotelschool The Hague will elect a winner to pitch their idea at the EP Magazine Conference in London in April 2017.

The event will start on Friday with an opening ceremony and key notes, followed by a cocktail reception and VIP dinner by S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2016 finalist Andrea Miacola. The second day is fully dedicated to presentations, workshops and competition pitches, followed by a networking dinner and after-party that will allow guests to connect with presenters.

The FHS is just one more way Les Roches strives to offer value to its students. The institution's curriculum combines applied hospitality classes with theoretical courses in management theory, encouraging innovation and business acumen among students, many of whom choose to specialize in entrepreneurship and go on to realize their own business ideas.

For more information about the Future of Hospitality Summit (FHS), please visit www.fhsummit.ch

About Les Roches

Les Roches is a bespoke experience to educate tomorrow's leaders in hospitality. Founded in 1954 in Switzerland, Les Roches offers undergraduate, graduate degrees and executive programs in Luxury, Hospitality and Tourism Management. Les Roches has campuses across Switzerland, Spain, UAE, and China, as well as a partner campus near New Delhi. Les Roches ranks 4th in the world's higher education institutions for hospitality and leisure management (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2023).

Part of Sommet Education, worldwide leader in hospitality education, Les Roches is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).

For more information, visit Les Roches.

About WE TANGIBLE

WE TANGIBLE is an anti-consultancy specialized in Innovation, Product Development, Entrepreneurship, and the Startup ecosystem. They work with the entire Innovation Ecosystem, promoting an innovative culture within organizations through Open Innovation projects, incubation and acceleration programs for projects, or by bringing basic innovation closer to the company. Their goal is to make innovation a reality within organizations.

Founded by Salva Ferri and Benjamín Lorente, both with extensive and in-depth knowledge of the innovative ecosystem, WE TANGIBLE relies on solid methodologies and talent as the driving force of innovation. From identifying the right challenges for each organization and the necessary talent to carry them out, to validating new concepts with the market.

WE TANGIBLE is involved throughout the entire process to ensure that innovation becomes a reality and remains a replicable model autonomously by the company. To date, they have participated in more than 50 national and international projects and accelerated over 40 Startups to date, in diverse sectors such as industry, tourism, education, and sports. FORD, ECOEMBES, STADLER RAIL, SIMON, AUTOLIV, or entities like LES ROCHES, VALENCIAPORT, ESIC, or UPV are among their clients, among others.

For more information, visit We Tangible

Joel Reeves
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