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| Waste Works | The Skillery | Wine | Hotelympia | The Stage | Careers in Hospitality |
Be inspired by our exciting line up of speakers. Each one will be sharing advice on how to differentiate your business and delight your customers, even in the current climate where spending levels are squeezed. Come and see leading names such as celebrated chef Giorgio Locatelli, the UK’s best known restaurant manager Fred Sirieix, and revered food critic Fay Maschler.
| 12:00-12:45 | Ufi | |
| Ufi Ibrahim Interview | ||
| The Chief Executive of the BHA speaks her mind about VAT, minimizing red tape and how we can work together to promote British tourism overseas. | ||
| 13:00-13:45 | Rebecca | |
| Creating a Responsible Hospitality Business | ||
| The Considerate Hotelier’s Association’s John Firrell, Mark Linehan of the SRA and Rebecca Hawkins of the Responsible Hospitality Partnership offer practical steps to boost your sustainability credentials. | ||
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| 14:00-14:45 | Chris | |
| Seizing the Olympic Opportunity | ||
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As the London Games approach, we host a panel of operators gearing up for the games to find out how they are preparing. Chris Foy Head of 2012 Games Unit at VisitBritain will join James Parsons and Chrys Fisher to offer insight into how businesses all over the UK can benefit from London 2012.
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| 16:00-16:45 | TripAdvisor | |
| TripAdvisor Masterclass | ||
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| 10:30 - 11:00 | Raymond | |
| Interview with Raymond Blanc | ||
| Mark Lewis, group editor of Caterer & Hotelkeeper, asks the questions. | ||
| 11:00 - 11:45 | Giorgio Locatelli | |
| Locatelli Goes to Prison! | ||
| Giorgio Locatelli – will be talking about The Clink charity – an initiative to train people in prisons the art of cooking so they have meaningful employment opportunities when they are released. | ||
| 12:00 - 12:45 | Martin Brudnizki | |
| The Future of Design | ||
| Martin Brudnizki – One of the industry’s most sought after designers on the international stage will be discussing technique, inspiration, favourite projects and working to schedules and budgets...and what lies ahead in design. | ||
| 13:00 - 13:45 | Fred Sirieix | |
| Serving Perfection | ||
| Celebrity restaurant manager Fred Sirieix will be discussing perfect service, what to do and how to do it. | ||
| 14:00 - 14:45 | Luke Johnson | |
| Business at its Best | ||
| Luke Johnson will be talking about making a successful business and giving general business advice. He’s the man behind successful restaurant chains including Pizza Express and Giraffe. | ||
| 15:00 - 15:45 | Hotelympia Design Award | |
| Hotelympia Design Award - Presenting the very best in Hotel Design | ||
| The winner of the inaugural Hotelympia Design Award is awarded - with presentation and slide show of Best Suite interior. | ||
| 16:00-16:45 | Ashley | |
| Inside the The Fat Duck | ||
| Learn what goes on in the kitchen of Heston Blumenthal’s world renowned, 3 Michelin starred restaurant - with Executive Chef Ashley Palmer-Watts. | ||
| 17:00 - 17:45 | Hotelympia Innovation Awards | |
| Innovation Awards | ||
| Join us as the winner of the Innovation Award is announced live on stage. | ||
| 11:00 - 11:45 | Katy McCann | |
| The Guest Experience | ||
| What is the recipe for creating a truly great guest experience? With Katy McCann, Global Head of Hotel Partnerships and Mary Garvin, Head of Partnerships for the Americas at the Mr & Mrs Smith Hotel Collection, the world’s most stylish collection. | ||
| 12:00 - 12:45 | Robin and Judy Hutson | |
| Interview with... Robin & Judy Hutson | ||
| The couple who co-launched Hotel du Vin and are now running new luxury country hotel LIME WOOD and new concept hotel brand THE PIG. Will be talking about the brand, their past successes, design on a budget and how to keep customers coming in poor economic times. Robin was also Chairman of Soho House Group for 3 years. | ||
| 13:00 - 13:45 | Richard | |
| Richard Harden tells it like it is | ||
| Richard Harden, with his brother Peter, founded the Harden’s Restaurant Guides 21 years ago. Today they are considered the ‘UK restaurant-goers bible’. Written by the people for the people: with over 8,000 selected contributors providing over 80,000 reviews per year. The reviews are honest, sometimes hard-hitting but always fair. Richard has a lot to say about the world of restaurant reviews, restaurant critics and other review media including TripAdvisor. Join us for a lively and frank debate when Richard will be true to the Harden’s mission statement: to tell it how it is and will be happy to answer your questions. | ||
| 14:00 - 14:45 | ||
| Panel Discussion... The Business of Hotels | ||
| A panel discussion with the current Hotelier of The Year, Stephen Carter and two previous winners, Richard Ball and Robin Hutson including audience Q&A. We will be discussing how to create and run the perfect hotel business. | ||
| 15:00 - 15:45 | Rabih Hage | |
| The Business of Design – A presentation by Rabih Hage | ||
| A brilliant designer who has several award winning projects to discuss. He is the master of creating excellent, striking and imaginative interiors that look hugely expensive yet are achieved within relatively low budgets. | ||
| 16:00 - 16:45 | Sir David | |
| An interview with Sir David Michels | ||
| Peter Hancock interviews new Institute of Hospitality President Sir David Michels in what promises to be a highly informative and much-anticipated session. | ||
| 10:00 - 16:00 | SCAE | |
| Speciality Coffee Association of Europe | ||
| Two days of action sees The UK Latte Art Final 2012, UK Coffee in Good Spirits Competition 2012, and the UK Ibrik Competition 2012 - all on The Stage. | ||
| 10:00 - 16:00 | SCAE logo | |
| Speciality Coffee Association of Europe | ||
| Two days of action sees The UK Latte Art Final 2012, UK Coffee in Good Spirits Competition 2012, and the UK Ibrik Competition 2012 - all on The Stage. | ||
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