Expect the unexpected
Programme 2025
08:30 - 09:15
Registration & Networking
09:15 - 09:25
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Speakers:
Tanja Millner, Managing Partner, Swiss Hospitality Investment Club
Daniel Schneider, Founder & Senior Partner, Monoplan
Ion Eglin, Partner & President of the Board of Directors, Bratschi AG
09:25 - 09:45
The Global View: Economic and Geopolitical Shifts Shaping Europe’s Hospitality Landscape
Speaker:
Nenad Pacek, Founder & President, Global Success Advisors and EMEA Business Group
09:45 - 10:05
Switzerland in Transition: Long-Term Tourism Strategies
Moderator:
Dr. phil. Hilmar Gernet, Editor-in-Chief, Hotelière
Speakers:
Martin von Moos, President , HotellerieSuisse
Giles Zollinger, Head of Finance, Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Hotelkredit SGH
10:05 - 10:20
The Swiss Hospitality Market in Numbers: Trends, Truths & Takeaways
Speaker:
Denise Seeholzer, Senior Account Manager, STR
10:20 - 10:40
Real Project. Real Impact. An Investment Case from the Field
Moderator:
Daniel Schneider, Founder & Senior Partner, Monoplan
Speakers:
Jessica Lindauer, Fund Manager, Real Estate Switzerland Executive Director, UBS Fund Management
Reto Grunder, Chief Investment Officer, PSP Swiss Property
10:40 - 11:00
Destination, Differentiation, and Demand: Cracking the Swiss Boutique Market
Moderator:
Alexander Wyss, Managing Partner, Baker McKenzie Switzerland AG
Speaker:
Alexander Rae, Head of M&A, Beaumier Hotels
11:00 - 11:30
Coffee Break & Networking
11:30 - 11:45
Hospitality 2.0: Why Investors Are Turning to Hotels
Speaker:
Julia Wyss, Co-Head Hotels & Operational Real Estate Switzerland, CBRE Switzerland
11:45 - 12:15
Global Capital Meets Swiss New Luxury: Rethinking Hospitality as an Asset Class
Moderator:
Tea Ros, Founder & Managing Director, Strategic Hotel Consulting
Speaker:
Christoph Flügel, Vorstand, Arbireo Capital AG
12:15 - 12:45
Marke trifft Macht: Die neue Dynamik im Hotel-M&A-Markt
Moderator:
Heidi Schmidtke, Managing Director, Head of Operator Selection EMEA, JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group
Speakers:
Markus Lehnert, Vice President International Hotel Development, Marriott International
Robert Van der Graaf, Director Development, IHG Hotels & Resorts
Gabriela Bašovska, Director Development Northern Europe, Hyatt International LLC
12:45 - 13:00
Pionierin, Unternehmerin, Vorbild: Leadership in der modernen Hotellerie
Moderator:
Daniel Schneider, Founder & Senior Partner, Monoplan
Speaker:
Ljuba Manz, Owner, Manz Privacy Hotels
13:00 - 14:30
Networking Lunch
14:30 - 14:50
Beyond the Trend: Rethinking Hospitality
Exklusives Gespräch der einflussreichsten Köpfe der internationalen Hotellerie
14:50 - 16:15
Resilience at Altitude: Alpine Hospitality Between Change and Opportunity
14:50 - 15:05
Yesterday’s Snow? How Climate Change Is Reshaping Alpine Hotel Investments
Speaker:
Sebastian Glink, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, CLIMADA Technologies
15:05 - 15:35
New Operators, New Concepts: How Alpine Resort Hospitality Is Adapting for Tomorrow
Moderator:
Andrea Jörger, Managing Partner (Switzerland), Horwath HTL
Speakers:
David Frei, Director & Newcomer des Jahres 2025/26, Hotel Grace La Margna
Patrik Scherrer, Owner, SWISS DESIGN COLLECTION AG
15:35 - 15:50
Everything Under One Roof: The Future of Integrated Resorts
15:50 - 16:15
Safeguarding Hotels Sustainably: Risk Strategies in the Face of Climate Change
16:15 - 16:50
Flexible, Urban, Profitable: Conversion as an Opportunity
Moderator:
Dr. Jan Hendrik Lukowski, Head Development Services, Drees & Sommer Schweiz AG
Speakers:
Stephan Lingg, Leading Consultant, Drees & Sommer Schweiz AG
Robin Neuhaus, Head of Development, Halter AG
Thiemo Willms, Vice President Development DACH, Accor
16:50 - 17:15
Digital Score 2025: Are Swiss Hotels Ready for the Guest of Tomorrow?
Speakers:
Michael Böhler, Owner & Managing Partner, Swiss Urban & Mountain Hospitality AG
Niklas Wittkowski, Client Solutions Lead, TikTok
17:15 - 20:00