Hospitality Optimisation Forum
FOCUS FUTURE FORWARD
12h00
Welcome & Introduction
Neil Hughes – Managing Director Providence Hospitality
12h05 to 12h35
Keynote Q&A Discussion
Neil Hughes has a fireside conversation with Mike Stopforth of Beyond Binary on what it has taken for brands to remain relevant and what it’s going to take to stay relevant going forward.
(Re) building your brand post COVID
12h45 to 13h30
Market Update for a Better Commercial Understanding
Current and developing market trends and the current situation in the South African and Gauteng hotel sector.
Our panel will discuss what developers, commercial banks and debt funding institutes are thinking right now and what is important for us to know right now.
Are Corporates and MICE coming back and at what pace and where are the opportunities within the SA market right now that hotels and owners need to be paying attention to.
PANEL:
Moderated by:
Martin Jansen van Vuuren (Managing Director of Futureneer Advisors)
In conversation with:
Kamil Abdul-Karrim (Managing Director Pam Golding Tourism & Hospitality Consulting)
Wayne Godwin (SVP JLL Hotels & Hospitality)
13h30 to 14h30
Conference Break Networking, Snacks & Drinks
Finger Lunch
14h45 to 15h30
Hotel Operational & Property Optimisation
There are many challenges being faced within hotel operations today, but we have all shown massive resilience in adapting to these challenges and developing growth strategies from there.
In this session our panel of experts take a deep dive into what it takes to be commercially relevant right now. WHAT are both big and independent brands focusing on and WHY.
Our PEOPLE are our biggest asset, nobody can and should be denying this! What are we doing to develop and maintain our people so that our businesses can set themselves apart from the competition.
PANEL:
Moderated by:
Eben Marais (MD of Ankerdata Solutions / Protel)
In conversation with:
Theresa Prins (Founder of Revenue Resolutions)
Ashleigh Christy (HR Director Minor Hotels SSA)
Angus Baikie (Business Development Manager – South Africa – OTA Insights)
15h45 to 16h30
Independent vs. Branded vs. Blended (3rd Party Management Agreements)
There are many ways to contract professional hotel management companies and our panel discusses the various aspects of each version and their benefits and complexities for owners and stakeholders.
PANEL:
Moderated by:
Wayne Troughton (CEO HTI Consulting)
In conversation with:
Neil Hughes (Managing Director Providence Hospitality)
Joep Schoof (Director of Operations at VALOR Hospitality)
Geri Flanagan (Development Manager Accor SSA)
Michael Bromley (Director at Smith Tabata Buchanan Boyes)
16h30 to 18h00 - Networking, Snacks & Drinks
DATE: 26 October 2022
TIME: 12h00 to 18h00
VENUE: Protea Hotel by Marriott Johannesburg Wanderers
Light snacks and refreshments will be served after the panel discussions and during the post event networking.
Should you have any questions regarding the event please send queries to neil@providencehospitality.co.za
ACCOMMODATION
We offer a special rate to all attendees. Use the below link to book your stay at the venue.
Neil Hughes
MD of Providence Hospitality South Africa
In conversation with
Mike Stopforth
Global Speaker
Keynote Address
Martin Jansen van Vuuren
Managing Director of Futureneer Advisors
Kamil Abdul-Karrim
Managing Director of Pam Golding Tourism & Hospitality Consulting
Wayne Godwin
Head of East Africa & Indian Ocean, JLL | SVP at JLL's Hotels & Hospitality Group
Eben Marais
CEO of Ankerdata
Theresa Prins
Founder of Revenue Resolutions and RevTech Partners
Ashleigh Christie
Regional Director of People & Culture - Africa at Minor Hotels
Angus Baikie
Business Development Manager at OTA Insight
Joep Schoof
Director of Operations at VALOR Hospitality
Geri Flanagan
Development Manager at Accor Hotels SSA
Michael Bromley
Director at Smith Tabata Buchanan Boyes
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