EHL Distinguished Speaker Series

International hospitality leaders talk about industry trends and challenges

The Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne's Distinguished Speaker Series offers the leaders of the international hospitality industry the unique opportunity to share their understanding of the industry's current trends and challenges with EHL students, alumni and faculty. Distinguished Speakers are CEOs, entrepreneurs, management c

onsultants and other leading professionals from Europe, North America and Asia, representing the hotel, restaurant, airline, consulting and gaming sectors of the hospitality industry. Among other subjects, invited speakers have addressed the following:

- The challenges of starting a new boutique airline
- Hotel design trends
- Recent developments in hotel and tourism in the Middle East
- Development trends in Las Vegas hotels, restaurants and casinos
- The challenges of expanding in Europe faced by American hotel companies
- How multinational hospitality companies manage people in order to add value to the bottom line