THE THOUGHT-LEADERSHIP DAY ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY
Program in progress
HITT Day 1, 17 June 2024 (Monday)
- 9.30 Welcome & Opening Address
Host Maria Pütz-Willems, HospitalityInside & Moderator Prof. Dr. Willy Legrand
- 10.00-11.00 Session 1 / Reality Check
Unifying Sustainability Approaches? Aligning Investor and Operator Objectives for Mutual Sustainability Benefits.This session takes a deep dive into the often-contrary perspectives of investors and operators within the hotel industry when it comes down to sustainability actions. Our goal is to find a path towards alignment of interests, particularly in terms of sustainable business practices with mutual benefit and growth.
Impulse Generators:
Ufi Ibrahim, Founder & CEO, Energy & Environment Alliance (EEA)
Luc Boschmans, Managing Director Hospitality, Tristan Capital Partners
Michaela Reitterer, CEO & Owner-Operator, Boutiquehotel Stadthalle Vienna
11.00 COFFEE BREAK
- 11.15-12.15 Session 2 / Legislative & Lateral Thinking
Sustainability beyond Greenwashing and Greenwishing. The EU Green Claims Directive seems poised to prevent the worst of corporate exaggeration about efforts to be sustainable. But what if not just preventing greenwashing, the Directive puts a stop to 'Greenwishing' and reveals the limitations of an approach to sustainability that relies on consuming different products rather than less? Do we need to be more radical and consider how we can derive different sources of value rather than further growth? Can tourism continue on a high growth path in a finite planet, or will it begin to lose its social license to operate?
Impulse Generator:
Prof. Graham Miller, Rodrigo Guimarães Chair & Professor of Sustainable Business, Nova School of Business and Economics Lisbon
12.15-13.30 LUNCH - delicious, regional, sustainable, plant based
- 13.30-14.15 Session 3 / Face the Risk
Preserving & Improving Assets: Mastering Risk Assessment, Building Resilience and Arranging Contracts. The impact of Management, Lease, Franchise and Third Parties.
Impulse Generator:
Heidi Schmidtke, Managing Director & Head of Operator Selection EMEA, JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group
- 14.30-15.45 Session 4 / Circular Economy
Adding value through lasting materiality and circularity. Make more use of our natural resources in the lifecycle of a hotel, identify new ways of design, and increase the value chain. Learn with two specialised solution providers: The Dutch register for products and material and the California-based data and analytics company rating the environmental health performance of manufacturers and their products.
Impulse Generators:
JoAnna Abrams, Founder & Chief Excecutive Officer, MindClick
Pablo van den Bosch, Director & Co-Founder, Madaster Netherlands
Gesa Rohwedder, Associate Partner & Head of Hospitality Europe, Drees & Sommer
15.45-16.15 COFFEE BREAK
- 16.15-17.15 Session 5 / The Target
Mission Net-Zero: Tools and Tactics to Endorse Sustainable Building. Lots of talks about Net Zero, but we need to walk! This session explores the pathway to achieving net-zero carbon emissions. We will examine sustainable strategies across construction and renovation processes, focusing on projects that stand as benchmarks of a net zero, fully circular, and possibly regenerative life cycle.
Impulse Generators:
Julia Wein, Operational Lead, CRREM / Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor
Lissa Engle, Managing Director, Berkeley Capital Group
- 17.15- 18.00 Conclusion Day 1
Today's learnings. Wrap-up with Prof. Dr. Willy Legrand
Followed by
River Cruise & Get-Together on Boat #8. Together we walk to the nearby Pier 14, where a ship with a history awaits us. We set sail at 6.30 pm for a relaxed sunset cruise on the River Ij, with sundowner drinks and a buffet. Return around 10pm.
BEYOND THE NOW: FUTURE-ORIENTED INNOVATION
Program in progress
HITT Day 2, 18 June 2024 (Tuesday)
- 9.00 Welcome to Day 2
Moderator Heleri Rande
- 9.15-12.30 Session 6 / Inspiration
Embrace Technology and Innovation in a series of impulses and debates: Everything in Flux - engage in the open discussions with experts from science and research.
Impulse Generators:
Prof. dr. ir. D.A. (David) Abbink, Full Professor Human-Robot Interaction & Initiator of Future of Work, TU Delft - on the future of work and the collaboration of robots and humans
Sylvain Morgaine, Vice President Innovation Lab, Accor
Prof. Dr. Alexander Lennart Schmidt, Professor Technological Innovation, Hotelschool The Hague - on Robotics, AI, Immersive Technology in everyday life (examples and best practice)
Matt Welle, Chief Executive Officer, Mews - Tech Trends from the perspective of a Unicorn
12.30-14.00 LUNCH - delicious, regional, sustainable, plant based
- 14.00 In the spotlight: Sustainable Hospitality Challenge
Students present innovative ideas of the Leading Global Student Challenge, a Hotelschool The Hague initiative that aims to enhance the evolution of sustainable hospitality.
Lead: Paul Griep, Director of Industry & Alumni Relations and Lecturer, Hotelschool The Hague
14.45-15.00 COFFEE BREAK
- 15.00-16.00 Session 7 / Data
Numbers Don't Lie: Ensuring Credible KPIs & Right Tech Solutions for Hotel Operations and Investments. From verifying hotel KPIs to selecting the right technology for ESG reporting, it is time to get insights moving forward while also navigating the complexities of the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). Expect an enlightening overview suitable for both hotel operators and investors.
Impulse Generator:
Alina Arnelle, Chief Sustainability Officer, BeCause - A Sustainability Data Management Hub
- 16.00 Wrap-up
Today's learnings. With Heleri Rande
HITT 2025: What's next? With Maria Pütz-Willems
Followed by the Farewell Dinner
at Hannekes Boom, a restaurant with a beer garden and its own harbor, right next to Mediamatic - the meeting place for artists in Amsterdam since 1662!
