BACK TO CONTENTS
SKIFT INDUSTRY FORUM WHEN & WHERE
Faultlines of Disruption in Global Hospitality
When: Wednesday 9 November 15.00-17.00
Where: WTM Global Stage AS950
Skift is programming a two-hour mini- forum at WTM 2016 to explore the fault lines of disruption in the global hospitality sector. It is being billed as a mini version of the Skift Global Forum – the largest creative business forum in the global travel industry, which has quickly earned a reputation for creating and defining the future of travel. The Faultlines of Disruption in Global Hospitality discussion, with contributions from major players in the hospitality industry, will revolve around how, since online booking of travel has become mainstream, the hotel sector is being rewired and rethought from top to bottom and every obvious and non-obvious part of hospitality is being
Organised by Skift Travel IQ
turned over, questioned, and retooled. Alternative accommodations are not just alternatives anymore; they are going mainstream. Digital distribution wars are creating all kinds of havoc in the industry. The great thing is consumers have lots of choices, the bad thing is consumers may have too many choices. Skift president Carolyn Kremins, says about the event: “This programming will delve into how these fault lines manifest themselves in the form of brand-building versus distribution, leisure versus business, local versus global and other
36 WTM Preview 2016
such clashes. We aim to elucidate these conflicts through a series of conversations with industry players at WTM London.”
FULL PROGRAMME 1 Why Boutique is the Future of Hospitality – Conversation with Two Pioneers: Josh Wyatt, President of Equinox Hotels and Anwar Mekhayech, Principal of DesignAgency. 2 The Alternative Accommodation Revolution is Changing Distribution in Hospitality – Conversation with Jen
O’Neal, CEO of Tripping. 3 The Hospitality Tech Disruption – Conversations with three tech CEOs on why hospitality tech is the best sector in travel: Alexander Shashou, President, Alice; Alexandra Zubko, Co-Founder, Triptease; Marc Heyneker, Revinate. 4 Traveller’s Manifesto on the Future of Hospitality – Presentation by Rafat Ali and Jason Clampet of Skift. 5 What Innovations in F&B are Teaching us about the Future of Hospitality – Afroditi Krassa, Creative Director, AfroditiKrassa.
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75
