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Brookes Hospitality Leadership Forum, Friday 24th June 2011,The Savoy, London

Oxford Brookes University, in association with Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, is launching the inaugural Brookes Hospitality Leadership Forum, scheduled for Friday 24th June 2011 at The Savoy, London.

The forum will draw together influential industry figures to share cutting-edge thinking on successful leadership in three main strands:

  • Leadership and talent development: mentoring future talent;
  • Business innovation: rethinking the architecture;
  • Responsible business practice: from doing responsible business to doing business responsibly.

Donald Sloan, Head of The Department of Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism Management at Oxford Brookes University commented: “we recognise the value of discussion and shared learning amongst industry leaders, and of hearing from high calibre speakers who have the skills to engage and inspire their audience. From the University’s perspective, we are also committed to attracting, developing and retaining young talent, the leaders of the future, in the international hospitality industry. This will be a key focus of the Forum”.
   
Confirmed speakers include

  • Ufi Ibrahim, Chief Executive of the BHA
  • Solitaire Townsend, co-founder of Futerra
  • Professor Beverley Alimo-Metcalf, CEO of the Real World Group
  • Professor Geoffrey Lipman of Oxford Brookes University
  • Chris Sheppardson, CEO of Chess Executive
  • Eugenio Pirri, Regional Director of HR Europe Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
  • Michael Nowlis of London Business School and former CEO of IHRA
  • Don Birch, SVP Brand Karma
  • Karen Plumb, Commercial Director EMEA TripAdvisor
  • Rob Bassett, Head of Integrated Partnerships eBay
  • Tracy Rogers, MD of Unilever Food Solutions
  • Inge Huijbrechts, Director Responsible Business The Rezidor Hotel Group

The event will be co-hosted by Donald Sloan of Oxford Brookes University and Kiaran MacDonald, GM of The Savoy, London.

The inaugural Forum will also mark the re-launch of the Department of Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism Management at Oxford Brookes as the Oxford School of Hospitality Management. All delegates at the Forum will be invited to help celebrate this milestone by joining an evening drinks and canapes reception, as guests, also at The Savoy Hotel on the 24th June.

Find out more about Brookes Hospitality Leadership Forum here.

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