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 - 10:25
Entrepreneur, Real Estate Leader, and Free Thinker: In Conversation with Antoine Hubert
Moderator:
Ion Eglin, Partner & President of the Board of Directors, Bratschi AG
Speaker:
Antoine Hubert, Executive Chairman of the Board, AEVIS VICTORIA SA
10:25 - 10:40
The Swiss Hospitality Market in Numbers: Trends, Truths & Takeaways
Speaker:
Denise Seeholzer, Senior Account Manager, STR
10:40 - 11:00
Destination, Differentiation, and Demand: Cracking the Swiss Boutique Market
Moderator:
Alexander Wyss, Managing Partner, Baker McKenzie Switzerland AG
Speakers:
Alexander Rae, Head of M&A, Beaumier Hotels
Lorenz Maurer, Area General Manager, 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 - 12:05
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
12:05 - 12:25
Capital at Work: Hospitality in the Institutional Portfolio
Moderator:
Tea Ros, Founder & Managing Director, Strategic Hotel Consulting
Speakers:
Christoph Flügel, Vorstand, Arbireo Capital AG
Thomas Preuss, Managing Director SFP Germany GmbH, Swiss Finance & Property Group
12:25 - 12:55
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
12:55 - 13:15
Pionierin, Unternehmerin, Vorbild: Leadership in der modernen Hotellerie
Moderator:
Daniel Schneider, Founder & Senior Partner, Monoplan
Speaker:
Ljuba Manz, Owner, Manz Privacy Hotels
13:15 - 14:30
Networking Lunch
14:30 - 14:45
Yesterday’s Snow? How Climate Change Is Reshaping Alpine Hotel Investments
Speaker:
Sebastian Glink, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, CLIMADA Technologies
14:45 - 15:15
New Operators, New Concepts: How Alpine Resort Hospitality Is Adapting for Tomorrow
Moderator:
Andrea Jörger, Managing Partner (Switzerland), Horwath HTL
Speakers:
David Frei, General Manager, Hotel Grace La Margna
Patrik Scherrer, Owner, SWISS DESIGN COLLECTION AG
Urs Hoffmann, CEO, Baulink AG
15:15 - 15:35
Safeguarding Hotels Sustainably: Risk Strategies in the Face of Climate Change
Moderator:
Renée Nicole Wagner, Corporate Director ESG & Quality Management, Orascom Hotels Management
Speakers:
Alusch Amoghli, Director Development, Accor Hotels Deutschland GmbH
Anne Cheseaux, Owner & Managing Partner, CAA Cheseaux Audit & Consulting
15:35 - 16:15
Coffee Break & Networking
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
Thiemo Willms, Vice President Development DACH, Accor
Alexandros Tyropolis, Founder & CEO, Novac-Solutions GmbH
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 - 17:45
Der Mut zur Zukunft: Wie Visionen den Tourismus neu definieren
Moderator:
Ion Eglin, Partner & President of the Board of Directors, Bratschi AG
Speaker:
Reto Gurtner, Executive Chairman, Weisse Arena Gruppe
17:45 - 20:00