About the Project
CEE Hotel sector continues its unprecedented boom and attracts more and more investment and various hospitality projects. While Germany, Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary is gaining momentum in the hospitality projects development, new emerging destinations such as Georgia, Russia and Bulgaria gain industry attention.
For the last 10 years, Leaders in Hospitality has been on has been on the forefront sector development proudly supporting, promoting and educating region’s hospitality industry. It is the only event in the region that brings together key hoteliers and developers from across 30 countries of the CEE & CIS Region giving the unique opportunity to discuss business strategies, tackle challenges, source solutions for their current and future properties, shaping the future of the industry.
Clients
Industry Decision Makers
Beat Fornaro
Area Director of Portfolio Development
Design Hotels™
David Jenkins
Vice President Business Development
Radisson Hotel Group
Dimitris Manikis
President EMEA
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Gilles Clavie
President of the Management Board & CEO
Orbis SA & ACCOR Eastern Europe
Georg Schlegel
Managing Director
Germany & Central Europe
Ireneusz Węgłowski
Vice President of the Management Board of ORBIS S.A
ACCOR Easter Europe
Clavilier Laurent
VP Construction, Design & Technical Service
Eastern Europe ACCOR
Matthieu Beaugrard
Managing Director Switzerland & CEE,
B&B Hotels
Philipp Weghmann
Account Executive Vice President – Europe
Preferred Hotels & Resorts
Tom Rowntree
Vice President Global Luxury Brands
IHG
Testimonials
“Leaders in Hospitality is a great platform for networking opportunities with industry leaders. Many new contacts were established and existing ones refreshed. Due to the fact that the participation at the event was highly positive for us, we’ve already registered for the upcoming event.“
Richard Proidl
Head of Direct Sales NFON GmbH
”Leaders in Hospitality Summit is a great opportunity for me and for the entire industry to put in spotlight the beauty of Hospitality and the major role it has in the region, to see the great perspectives arise for one of the biggest industry in the world, and to realize the responsibility we have to design the future of Hospitality in a sustainable manner”
Calin Ile
President, Romania Federation of Hotel Industry & General Manager IBIS Hotels
“I enjoy Leaders in Hospitality a lot. The “quality¨ of the attendees is extremely good. We made valuable contacts.”
Philipp Whegmann
Executive Vice President Preferred Hotels Group
‘The experience at this event is really positive. We can meet a lot of partners in all the chains where the projects are born and responsible for the money and design. We meet all the actors involved, it is really a pleasure to be a part of this summit.”
Adriano Barbieri
Business Development Director Reggiani
“It is a great forum. This is two times in a row that I have been here and I think it is a great opportunity to network with some of the key influencers in the region.”
Geoff Andrew
Chief Executive Officer WorldHotels
“It is a great place to learn the insights on the region and meet potential partners for the projects!”
Matthieu Beaugrard
Managing Director Switzerland & CEE B&B Hotels
“I met key interesting people. I learnt a lot about what the hospitality industry region is all about. I learnt about potential as well as challenges. The summit give a very good feeling about the future of hospitality in this area.”
Dimitris Manikis
President EMEA Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
“While there are many events in the region, Leaders in Hospitality gives us the right answer and allows us to meet key players in the hospitality sector in this region.”