Haley joined Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in 2016 and is responsible for
overseeing brand marketing across the Europe, Middle East, Eurasia and
Africa (EMEA) region, which includes more than 470 hotels across 12 brands
in over 40 countries. She has two decades of experience in strategic
marketing, including brand management, communications and product
development expertise.

Prior to Wyndham, Haley worked in communications and marketing roles with
large, consumer-facing brands including American Express, Shell, Yahoo! and
Motorola. She holds a BA from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana
and a MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business.

Stanislas Helou is the Market Manager at Airbnb Luxe and Luxury Retreats - a luxury villa rental company, where he leads the development of the portfolio in Spain.

Previously to this, he held various hotel management positions in Barcelona, Crete, London and New York.

A 2007 Alumnus from the prestigious Glion Institute of High Education in Switzerland and fluent in five languages, Stanislas also finds time to teach Masters students at four universities in Spain and Switzerland, performs as a Public Speaker and Hotel Consultant.

Dr Ray F. Iunius is the author of various academic and professional articles published by journals in the management of services, technology, and innovation. He is also the author of a number of books such as « Industrie de l’accueil », « Hôtellerie de Luxe », « La gestion des spas », “Un Hôtel, un modèle ?” in de Boeck editions and co-author of the “Lausanne Report on the future of Hospitality Industry.”

He is the founder of the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne Institute of Technology and Entrepreneurship (EHLITE), the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (INTEHL), the Students Business Projects (SBP), the EHLITE magazine, and the Chair of Innovation Paul Dubrule.

Dr Iunius is also Invited Professor at the Faculty of business and Economics (HEC) of the University of Lausanne – Switzerland where he is teaching Strategic Service Operation in the Bachelor and Master programmes. He is also the founder of the Centre for Research and innovation in Services (CRIS) of HEC Lausanne.

Ray earns a BSc, MS and PhD in Technical Sciences from the University of Transylvania Brasov and an MBA and PhD from the Faculty of Business and Economics (HEC) of the Lausanne University. He is currently Director of Business Development at Lausanne Hospitality Consulting, an Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne and Swiss Hotel Association company.

Ray aims to help people to become Leaders and companies to optimize their business processes to enhance customer experience.

Heleri Rande is F&B Strategist, Curator & Moderator and Consulting Editor at Supper Magazine
Originally from Estonia, Heleri has lived in seven countries and holds a Bachelor’s Degree from New York University in Economics and Business, as well as an Executive MBA in Hospitality Administration from École Hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) in Switzerland.

After leading Puccini Group’s growth in EMEA for two years, she has partnered with THINK Hospitality to deliver on F&B strategy projects helping brands and owners assess the market, find the right concept positioning and/or operator & chef for the properties.

Her portfolio includes the likes of Accor, Hilton, Kempinski, EC4 Hotels, SuperCity Group, Puro Hotels and Marriott. ​ She is the Contributing Editor of Supper Magazine & programme director and moderator at various major hospitality events around the world.

James Hacon is the Managing Director at Think Hospitality who are food and beverage visionaries, innovators & strategists, working with multi-site brands, investors and developers across the world as consultants and venture partners.

His experience stretches working with more than 50 brands in 14 countries, from Michelin starred outlets to International hotel chains, casual dining groups to start-up takeaway concepts.

He is one of the worlds most prominent hospitality speakers, regularly traveling across the world appearing at conferences inspiring audiences and sharing his unique insights.

Thomas joined Revinate in 2014 and within his position, he is responsible for
Revinate’s partner ecosystem. This entails creating strategic partnerships with the
hotel technology industry to strengthen the integrations for Revinate’s hospitality
CRM.

Prior to joining Revinate, Thomas gained more than twelve years of international
marketing and sales experience around the globe. He held positions at The Fairmont,
St. Andrews Bay in Scotland and TBA Global Marketing where he worked for a
variety of brands like Apple, Pixar, ING and GlaxoSmithKline.

Thomas has a degree in Hotel Management from Stenden Hotelschool in The
Netherlands and Master’s Degree in Strategic Marketing. He is a Dutch native who
loves exploring the world with his family.

Iryna Sidletska,
CEO at the hotel operator Premier Hotels and Resorts

• 15 years of experience of managing the largest hotel operator Premier Hotels and Resorts
• Over 5 years of experience in different senior positions in operational departments (Front Office, Sales and Marketing) in such hotels as «Oreanda» (Yalta), «Premier Palace» (Kyiv)

Professional trainings:
2000 – International Exchange Program at Erasmus School (The Netherlands)
2008 – Professional Development Program School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University (Brussels)
2010 - SABIT at the US Department of Commerce (Washington-Atlanta-Chicago)
• 2014 – Professional Development Program, Cornell (Ithaca, New York)
• Member of the Alumni Club, School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University (Ithaca, New York)
• Honorary member of the Association of Hotel Unions and Hotels of Ukrainian Cities
• Member of the Ukrainian Tourism Academy
• Leading expert of industry-related periodic editions
• Visiting professor at specialized higher educational institutions of Ukraine, lecturer at Higher School of Hotel Business
Professional quote: «A perfect hotel is the one where everybody is happy: guests, staff and the owner. Our aim is to create all necessary conditions for this purpose»