MBA ProgramsMBA in Hospitality Management (IMHI)

2012 - 2013 Industry Leaders Conferences

Conferences are hold from 18h to 19h30 and followed by a cocktail.

H= IMHI, E=ESSEC, C=Cornell

Wednesday, February 27th on Campus room D2
Rémy Merckx, Accor,
Vice President E-commerce Sales & Distribution

Wednesday, March 20th on Campus
Stéphane Forbeau H95, Blackstone Hospitality Real Estate,
Operations Managing Director

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Wednesday, October 17th, Room 103 at the CNIT, La Défense
Jean Faivre, Hilton Worldwide, Area Vice President Operations Western & Southern Europe

Wednesday, October 24th, Room D103 on Campus
Ingrid Eras, Starwood Hotels & Resorts,
Vice President Human Ressources EMEA

Wednesday, November 7th, Room D3 on Campus
Claude Deoretis, Servair, 
Executive Vice President Engineering and Industrial Affairs

Wednesday, November 14th, Room D3 on Campus
Charles Human, Hotel Valuation System, CEO HVS London

Wednesday, November 21st, Room 103, at the CNIT, La Défense
Julien
Kauffmann E85, Disneyland Paris, Vice President Revenue Management & Analytics

Wednesday, November 28th, Room D3 on Campus
Pierre Botteron, Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts,
Vice President Human Resources

Wednesday, December 5th, Room Room D203 on Campus
Pascal Bichon H99, Property Director for Capital Hospitality Group

Wednesday, December 12th, Room D3 on Campus
Delphine Colin H92, Sodexo,
Directrice Régionale Entreprises et Administrations

Wednesday, February 6th on Campus room PA13
François Delahaye, COO Dorchester Collection

Wednesday, February 13th at the CNIT, La Défense room 203
Chinmai Sharma H03, Louvre Hotels,
Vice President Revenue Management and Distribution


Industry Leaders Conferences - 2011-2012

H= IMHI, E=ESSEC, C=Cornell

Wednesday, October 12th on Campus, room PA113
Yves Marchal, Managing Director Southern Europe, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels

Wednesday, October 19th at the CNIT, La Défense, room 202
Des O'Mahony, 
Bookassist co-founder and chief executive officer 

Wednesday, October 26th at Maison des Essec
Jean Luc Chrétien E79
, Accor Executive VP sales Distribution and Loyalty

Wednesday, November 9th at the CNIT, La Défense, room 104
Rémy Rein H83
, Deputy Director BNP Paribas Real Estate Hotels France

Wednesday, November 16th at Maison des Essec
Frédéric Walther E83
, Domytis General Manager

Wednesday, November 23th on Campus, room F124
Christopher Michau H01
, Expedia Senior Director, Global Strategic Accounts

Wednesday, November 30th at Park Hyatt Vendôme
Michel Jauslin
, Hyatt Regional Vice President

Wednesday, January 11th on Campus, room PA113
Patrick Dalsace C99,
Co-founder Lafourchette.com

Wednesday, January 18th on Campus, room F022
Jean Alexandre Aymé
, No Address General Manager

Wednesday, February 1st at the CNIT, La Défense, room 202
Jonathan Humphries, 
Marriott VP International Hotel Development Planning

Wednesday, February 15th on Campus, room F022
Erlend Heiberg H96,
Horwath Managing Director

Wednesday, March 7th on Campus
Mr TAN Choon Kwang
Managing Director Europe The Ascott Group

 

Industry Leaders in the Classroom - 2009-2010

H= IMHI, E=ESSEC, C=Cornell

Wednesday, May 19th 2010 on Campus
Andrew Katz,
Managing Director, Head of Operations Axios Hospitality Real Estate

Monday, May 3th 2010 on Campus
Nicolas Boudet
H97, Head of Development YUM for Latin America & the Caribbean

Wednesday, April 28th 2010 at the Hotel Concorde Lafayette, Paris
Bernard Granier,
Directeur Général Concorde Hotels, Directeur Général Hôtel Concorde Lafayette

Wednesday, April 14th 2010 at Deloitte Conseil, Neuilly sur Seine
Philippe Gauguier,
Partner at Deloitte

Wednesday, April 7th 2010 on Campus
Niall Kelly
H96, Vice President of Development, EAME, Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc.

Wednesday, March 17th 2010 on Campus
Murad Hajeebhoy,
Vice President Lodging Emerging Markets Expedia

Monday, March 8th 2010 at the Hôtel The Westin, Paris
Alexandre Gaudelet
, Vice President of Food & Beverage, MGM Grand Resort & Casino Las Vegas Nevada

Wednesday, March 3rd 2010 on Campus
Philippe Attia,
Senior Vice President, Operations - Dolce Europe, Dolce Hotels & Resorts

Wednesday, February 3rd 2010 on Campus
Yves Marchal,
Managing Director Southern Europe, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels

Wednesday, January 27th 2010 on Campus
Patrick Sanville,
Director Hotels, BNP Paribas Real Estate

Thursday, December 10th at the Hôtel de Crillon, Paris
Jean- Claude Messant,
General Manager Hôtel de Crillon

Wednesday, November 18th at Le Meridien Etoile, Paris
Flavio Bucciarelli,
Area Manager Northern France Starwood Hotels & Resorts, General Manager Le Meridien Etoile

Wednesday, October 14th on Campus
Deiv Salutskij C71
,  Director Of Sales RESTEL Oy Ltd Hotel Group

 

 

Industry Leaders Conferences - 2007-2008

H= IMHI, E=ESSEC, C=Cornell

Wednesday, June 11th 2008 at the CNIT
Yves Marchal
, General Manager Jones Lang LaSalle France

Tuesday, May 27st 2008 at the CNIT
Scott Woroch
, Executive Vice President Worldwide Development Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts

Wednesday, May 21st 2008 on Campus
Steve Rushmore C67
, President & Founder HVS International

Wednesday, April 9th 2008 at the Bel-Ami Hotel
Vincent Tissier
, General Manager Bel-Ami Hotel

Wednesday, April 2nd 2008 at the CNIT
Jacques Horowitz
, President Châteauform’ Professor IMD Lausanne of Service Strategy, Marketing and Management

Wednesday, March 19th 2008 on Campus
Murad Hajeebhoy
, Vice President Lodging Emerging Markets Expedia

Wednesday, March 5th 2008 on Campus
Olivier Chavy H88
, Senior Vice President Resort Operations Hilton Grand Vacations

Wednesday, February 6th 2008 on Campus
Julien Kauffmann E85
, Vice President, Operations Integration & Quality Disneyland Resort Paris

Wednesday, January 23rd 2008 on Campus
Didier Le Calvez
, Executive Vice President, Europe and North America Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts

Wednesday, December 12th on Campus
Gary Coll
, Director of Business Evaluation & Business Strategy Marriott Hotels

Industry Leaders Conferences 2010-2011

H= IMHI, E=ESSEC, C=Cornell

Wednesday, October 6th on Campus
Pascal Bichon H99, Property Director for Capital Hospitality Group

Wednesday, October 20th on Campus
Michael Levie H83,
Partner and Operations for CitizenM Hotels

Monday, November 8th on Campus
Olivier Chavy H88,
International Head Life Style & Luxury Brands for Hilton Worldwide

Wednesday, November 10th on Campus
Tim Smith, 
Director for HVS London

Wednesday, November 17th on Campus
Michael Widmann C78
, Managing Partner for PKF Hotelexperts

Wednesday, December 1st on Campus
Barbara Levi
, Senior Banker Hotel Sector for Crédit Agricole

Wednesday, February 2nd on Campus
Hervé de Gouvion Saint Cyr
, Director of Customer Relations for Luxury Attitude

Wednesday, February 9th on Campus
Didier Le Calvez
, General Manager & CEO for Hotel Le Bristol

Wednesday, March 2nd at Maison des Essec
Jean Philippe Chomette E86,
Chairman & CEO for Algonquin SA

Wednesday, March 23rd on Campus
Flavio Bucciarelli
, Area Manager Northern France for Starwood Hotels & Resorts and General Manager for Le Méridien Etoile

Wednesday, March 30st on Campus
Ziad Atrissi H99
, General Manager for the JW Marriott Cannes

 

 

Industry Leaders Conferences - 2008-2009

H= IMHI, E=ESSEC, C=Cornell

Wednesday, May 20th 2009 on Campus
Steve Rushmore C67
, President and Founder of HVS

Wednesday, April 29th 2009 at the Concorde Lafayette
Olivier Rougié C00
, President International, Revenue Management Solutions (www.revenuemanage.com)

Wednesday, April 1st 2009 at Le Meridien Etoile
Stephen Alden
, Chief Executive Officer, Maybourne Hotel Group, The Berkeley, Claridge’s, The Connaught

Wednesday, March 4th 2009 at the CNIT in La Défense
Eric Gravier
, Vice President Corporate Affairs & Sustainable Development, McDonald’s France

Wednesday, February 18th 2009 at the CNIT in La Défense
Andrew D. Katz
, Managing Director, Axios Hotels (Axios is the hospitality operating and asset management advisory platform that oversees The Blackstone Group’s hospitality investments in Europe and Asia)

Wednesday, February 11th 2009 on Campus
Geraldine Dobey
, General Manager, Hilton Arc de Triomphe Paris

Wednesday, February 4th 2009 on Campus
Mr Puneet Chhatwal H91
, Senior Vice President Business Development and Chief Development Officer, The Rezidor Hotel Group

Wednesday, January 28th 2009 on Campus
Karim El Asmar H97
, Managing Partner, Hodema (www.hodema.net)

Wednesday, January 21st 2009 at the CNIT in La Defense
Jean-Pierre Soutric
, Director of Corporate and Travel Industry Sales – Europe, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts

Wednesday, January 14th 2009 on Campus
Michael Levie H83
, Chief Executive Officer, Citizen M Hotels

Friday, December 5th at “la Maison des ESSEC”, Paris
Jean-Gabriel Pérès E80
, President & CEO, Mövenpick Hotel & Resorts

Wednesday, October 15th 2008 at the CNIT in La Defense
Marie-Béatrice Lallemand
, Chief Operating Officer (COO) Concorde Hotels & Resorts

Wednesday, October 1st on Campus
Thierry Guillot H92
, General Manager, Hyatt Regency CDG
Nicolas Burquier H92, Director of Operations, KFC - YUM France
Olivier Resta H93, Area Director of Finance, InterContinental Hotels, Europe

 

Industry Leaders Conferences - 2006-2007

H= IMHI, E=ESSEC, C=Cornell

Wednesday, May 30 at La Defense
Nadra Moussalem
, Vice President, Colony Capital

Wednesday, April 18 at La Defense
Peter Anscomb
, Corporate Director Leisure and Head of Hotel Finance, The Royal Bank of Scotland
Lesley Jones, Business Development Director, The Royal Bank of Scotland

Wednesday, March 28 on Campus
Andrea Jones
, Senior Vice President, Marriott International.

Wednesday, March 7 on Campus
Olivier Rougie C00
, Executive Vice President, Revenue Management Solutions, Inc.

Wednesday, February 28 at la MDE (Maison des ESSEC) Paris 16th
Grace Leo-Andrieu C77
, President & Owner GLA Hotels, Paris

Wednesday, January 31 on Campus
Nicolas Burquier H92
, Director of Operations, KFC France

Wednesday, January 17 on Campus
Arthur De Haast
, Global CEO, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels

Wednesday, December 20 at La Defense
Thierry Guillot H92
, General Manager, Hyatt Regency Paris CDG
Emmanuelle Lacoste, HR Director, Hyatt France

Wednesday, November 29 at La Defense
Didier Coutte
, CEO Compass Group

Wednesday, November 22 on Campus
Philippe Josse H94
, Regional Director, Haagen-Dazs Café
Alain Flipo H94, Director, Haagen-Dazs shops network