Programme
20 Jan
13:00
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17:00
Hotel Visits
Moxy Vienna City East / Anantara Palais Hansen Vienna / Hotel Astoria Vienna / The Hoxton Vienna The hotel tour is subject to availability and requires pre-registration.
16:00
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19:00
Registration
at The Hoxton Vienna Hotel (Rudolf-Sallinger-Platz 1, 1030 Vienna)
17:00
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18:00
Speed Dating
at The Hoxton Vienna Hotel (Rudolf-Sallinger-Platz 1, 1030 Vienna)
18:00
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22:00
Welcome Reception
at The Hoxton Vienna Hotel (Rudolf-Sallinger-Platz 1, 1030 Vienna)
Conference venue: Andaz Vienna am Belvedere Hotel – Arsenalstraße 10, 1100 Wien
21 Jan
08:00
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08:45
Welcome Kaffee & Krapfen – Guten Morgen Networking
08:45
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08:50
Welcome to HOTCO 2025

James Chappell
Speaker
08:50
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09:00
Opening Remarks

Susanne Kraus-Winkler
Speaker
09:00
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09:40
Destinations:
Key Drivers for Hotel Investments

Brigitte T. Gruber
Moderator

Piervittorio Farabbi
Speaker

Oliver Fritz
Speaker

Frank Reul
Speaker

Anita Paic
Speaker
09:40
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10:20
Unlocking Profits in Hospitality:
Exim Bank Financing, Smart Building Innovations and Accelerated Construction

Tiago Venancio
Moderator

Zsolt Hintenberger
Speaker

Vaclav Vochoska
Speaker

Piotr Kuffel
Speaker

Ewelina Wozniak-Szpakiewicz
Speaker
10:20
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11:00
AI Revolution:
Disrupting Jobs or Driving Profitability in Hospitality?

Harald Hafner
Moderator

Jonathan Genah
Speaker

Gilles Granger
Speaker

Felix Undeutsch
Speaker

Edoardo Colombo
Speaker

Alan Adojaan
Speaker
11:00
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11:20
Kaffee und Tee
11:20
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12:00
Game On:
Innovative Strategies for Creating Hospitality Revenues through Sports Sponsorships

László Bene
Moderator

Michael Saran
Speaker

Ike Thierry Zaengel
Speaker

Ariane Frank-Meulenbelt
Speaker
12:00
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12:40
Setting the Stage for Interactive Discussion:
Implementing ESG Value Creation in the Next Wave of Regulations

Attila Radvánszki
Moderator

Ufi Ibrahim
Speaker

Kathrin Proprentner
Speaker

Gitta Brueckmann
Speaker

Angela Lille
Speaker

Andreas Westerburg
Speaker
12:40
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13:30
Networking Lunch
13:30
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13:40
Regional Performance Overview Presentation by STR

Alex Robinson
Speaker
13:40
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15:00
Unveiling the Truth:
What Owners Really Expect from Hotel Brands and What Brands Deliver to Future-Proof these Partnerships

Marius Gomola
Moderator

Marc P. Werner
Moderator

Zhivko Ivanov
Speaker

Thiemo Willms
Speaker

Takuya Aoyama
Speaker

Sean Woods
Speaker

Miguel Martins
Speaker

Michael Regner
Speaker

Markus Lehnert
Speaker

Mark Hennebry
Speaker

Balázs Fóti
Speaker
15:00
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15:40
Passing down the Torch:
Not to Destroy Family-Built Asset Values

Dr. Christian Buer
Moderator

Markus Zwölfer
Speaker

Florian Zellmann
Speaker

Fabian Haupt
Speaker
15:40
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15:55
Kaffee Klatsch
15:55
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16:30
Design for Financial Success

Paweł Nowakowski
Moderator

Ulrike Rabmer-Koller
Speaker

Philipp Patzel
Speaker

Martina Maly-Gärtner
Speaker

Laurent Clavilier
Speaker

Erol Milo
Speaker
16:30
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17:05
People = Profits
Why do Owners Need to Care?

Maria Puetz-Willems
Moderator

Katica Šamija
Speaker

Jordi Kuijt
Speaker

Gitta Brueckmann
Speaker
17:05
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17:40
Wrap Up: ESG, Investors, Banks & Profits
Interactive Discussion Led by Energy & Environment Alliance

Attila Radvánszki
Moderator

Ufi Ibrahim
Speaker

Martina Maly-Gärtner
Speaker

Kathrin Proprentner
Speaker
