Digitalisation and sustainability in the hotel industry – Welcome to lectures on 2 April at the Haaga campus

A free visitor lecture open to Haaga-Helia students and alumni will be held in the auditorium of the Haaga campus on Wednesday 2 April at 14-16.45. The event is organised by Haaga-Helia's Commercial Services.

Sign up by 28 March

Program

14.00 Opening of the event – Vice President Jouni Ahonen, Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences and Deiv Salutskij, Deiv Salutskij Consulting  

14.15 The Digital Transformation and Sustainability in the Global Hotel Industry – Keynote Speaker: Professor Jukka Laitamaki, Ph.D. New York University, SPS Jonathan M. Tisch Center of Hospitality

By attending this lecture, you will learn about

• the current state of digitalization and sustainability in the global hotel industry

• the global hotel company strategies and best practices in the areas of digitalization and sustainability.

15.15 A short break

15.30 The Leadership we need for the future we want – Keynote Speaker: Dr Michael Nowlis, Imperial College Business School

Dr Nowlis' lecture demonstrates that a substantial factor in resolving the tourism industry’s sustainability challenges is lack of leadership.  We have many of the technical and scientific solutions to address these issues but have not demonstrated the bold leadership necessary to implement them.

16.30 Time for questions and conversation & Wrap-up of the event: Jouni Ahonen and Deiv Salutskij

16.45 The event ends