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.

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.

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.

The CEO of Vertex Hotel Group, which manages 4 and 5 star hotels - President Hotel Kiev, Londonskaya
Hotel Odessa, Bristol Hotel Odessa, and Formula Wellness SPA.
More than 15 years of experience in building a hotel complex management system.
Over 6 years of experience in senior management positions in Front Office, Sales and Marketing at 4 and
5 star hotels.
Member of the Alumni Club of the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University (New York).
Graduate of Strategic Business Planning (Swedish Agency for International Development).
Holds a Hotel Valuation certificate by Lausanne Hospitality Consulting.
Leading expert of industry periodicals, moderator and forum speaker.