Hotels Tomorrow 2025

Europe – The Region of Risks & Rewards
Breaking the Rules of Tradition

Day
1
30 June, 2025
9:00

Bonjour!

Autour d’un café et d’un croissant.

Setting the Scene

MODERATOR: James Chappell, Global Business Director, Horwath HTL

10:00

Welcome to Hotels Tomorrow.

The birth of HOT. Housekeeping & Logistics.

FACING THE RISKS

10:15

The Unconference Keynote

WESLEY PAUL, Finance Expert, Investor, Disruptor

11:00

Window to Politics and Tourism. Entrepreneurs, Investors and Hospitality Leaders connect with EU Representatives.

EU Politics on Tourism meet Hotel Industry Entrepreneurs. Let's remove prejudices and translate politics to economy and business models. Directly, first-hand with the decision-makers in the EU, in tourism and hospitality together with the entrepreneurs that make it happen. Legislation or Collaboration? What drives responsible tourism?

Moderator: UFI IBRAHIM, Founder & Chief Executive, EEA/Energy & Environmental Alliance

Dr NIKOLINA BRNJAC, Member of the European Parliament and former Minister of Tourism Croatia

SUSANNE KRAUS-WINKLER, former State Secretary of Tourism Austria, Entrepreneur and Hotelière

MATTHIEU DRACS, Chief Operation Officer, Extendam

The Pan-European Path to Rewards

12:00

Deals and Developments: How to make financial gains

STEFAN LENZE , Co-CEO, Head of Development & Legal, Motel One Group

KEITH EVANS, Founder & CEO, Lifestyle Hospitality Capital (LHC) Group

JS ANAND, Founder & CEO, Leva Hotels

YANNICK WAGNER, Deputy Chief Development Officer - Europe & North Africa Premium, Midscale & Economy, Accor

13:00

Future Travel Flows – Developers’ Blueprint for Successful Growth  

OLIVIER PONTI, Director Intelligence & Marketing, ForwardKeys

14:30

Setting the Investment Stage – Hotel Stock Performance USA/Asia vs EU-listed hotel companies

RICHARD CLARKE, Managing Director, Bernstein Societe Generale Group

15:00

Buildings to fail? The conduct of hotel business will change

With building disasters in hotels in many countries, concerns about the physical integrity of buildings have never been higher. In future, hotel properties and operations will have to undergo a technical Due Diligence every five years. This would have far-reaching consequences.

PAUL SLATTERY, Director, Otus & Co

15:30

Market analyses

CARINE BONNEJEAN, Managing Director Hotels, Christie & Co

17:45

Wrap up Day 1

Au revoir et à demain!

19:00

Let's unite!
The HOT Evening Get-Together

Get-Together for drinks and French Cuisine

Day
2
1 July, 2025
8:30

Bonjour à tous!

Autour d’un café et d’un croissant.

Stories of Risks & Rewards

9:05

Challenge the CEOs

Listen and interact with the global leaders of the industry.

PUNEET CHHATWAL, Managing Director & CEO, IHCL (Indian Hotels Company Ltd / Taj Hotels)

Scouting the Risks

10:00

Which Businesses will Survive?

Big investors, small groups, M&As and consolidation: What will clean the markets?


PATRICK FUNK, VP Capital Investments & Transactions, IHG Hotels & Resorts

FABIAN ZELLINGER, Chief Growth & Innovation Officer, Ruby Group

DIMITRI CHANDOGIN, President & Co-Founder, Numa Group

Investing for Future Rewards

11:15

Where Can I spend my Money, Honey?

Investment, Development & (alternative) Financing.

OTMAR MICHAELER, CEO, FMTG/Falkensteiner Michaeler Tourism Group

HANS MEYER, Co-founder, Zoku

12:15

The HOT “Shark Tank”

Products Fighting for Capital – Substantiate your IRR Pitch

RUSLAN HUSRY, Founder & CEO, Revo Hospitality

PROF. DR. H.C. STEPHAN GERHARD,
Managing Director, Solutions Holding Group

THORSTEN PURKUS
, Head of Asset Management Hospitality, Union Investment Real Estate

14:30

How to Mitigate the Risks of Franchising

DIMITRIS MANIKIS, President Europe, Middle East, Eurasia and Africa (EMEA), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

DR. ROLAND RAUSCH, Owner Primestar Group & Chairman Crown Funds

MARTIN HENDRICKS, Founder & CEO, Black Label Hotels

16:30

Wrap up Day 2 - What's next? HOT 2026

Au revoir et à bientôt!

The program is subject to change and will be permanently updated!