Sustainability

New EU rules require Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting on a level never seen before. Operators must balance challenging requirements of energy use, carbon reporting and workforce diversity, as well as guests with growing expectations of ethical performance. During this session, Stef Driessen of ABN AMRO will address ESG - what to expect, where to start and what it yields.

Speakers:

• Stef Driessen, Sector Banker in Leisure, Travel & Hospitality - ABN AMRO

Join the finalists of Pitch Live on the Hotel Innovation Stage for a Dragons' Den-style pitching session of new and innovative products and services to be judged by top industry professionals and our hotelier audience.

Meet the Pitchers: OOPKOP, Lacoly, Aectual

Chairperson: Keterina Albanese - Content Director, Independent Hotel Show Amsterdam

Speakers:

• Vincent van Dijk - Trend Forecaster and Partner at HBMEO and Editor In Chief at Press for Champagne
• Willem van der Zee - Director of Operations, Pandox Belgium - General Manager of The Hotel Brussels
• Gladys Camphuijsen - Vice President Sales & NBD, Europe & SAMEA - Preferred Hotels & Resorts

Sustainability in 2022 is about a whole lot more than how often you wash your towels. The modern, socially responsible hotel needs to look at its relationships with the environment, with its staff, with its community and with its stakeholders to implement long-lasting, positive change. In this session the professionals at the forefront of hospitality innovation share best practice and key insights into making your business more sustainable.

Host: Ajay Kapur, Bachelor Program Manager - Hotelschool The Hague

Speakers: 

• Roger Langhout, Managing Director - HCL International
• Mike Bosman, MD - Blooming Hotels
• Theo Bortoluzzi, Business Development Lead Europe - Kerten Hospitality

The sustainability challenges we are facing are urgent. Be it climate change, the growing scarcity of raw materials or the loss of biodiversity. Hotels have an important responsibility and cooperation will be key. Cooperation in supply chains, with the community, with local government and with each other. It starts by taking small steps that trigger change in the right direction and by looking to the future. What breakthroughs do we need, with whom can we make this happen and what does this mean for what we do today? How can we involve our guests so that they contribute in the change that is needed.  A view from Jakarta Hotel and the Circular Hotels Leaders Group.

Host: Ajay Kapur, Bachelor Program Manager - Hotelschool The Hague

Speakers:

• Froukje Anne Karsten, beleidsadviseur ruimte en duurzaamheid - Gemeente Amsterdam
• Nico Evers, GM - Hotel Jakarta
• Melle Schellekens, Founder - The Good Roll

Luxury amenities and sustainability go hand in hand for Marie Stella Maris, one of the show's best-loved supporters, we caught up with the team to learn about their brand story, the growth of the business and why they keep choosing to exhibit with us each year.

Marie-Stella-Maris is an Amsterdam-based social enterprise that believes everyone should have access to a source of clean drinking water. By offering natural care products and natural mineral water, they are dedicated to contribute.