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With +100 Hospitality Professionals
The event agenda ensures you maximize your time and opportunities to build solid connections with HR experts and top schools from around the world. Check the 2023 list of attendees (in progress)
About Hospitality's Hottest Topics
Jump into engaging and industry-relevant debates and keynotes that will help you tackle future challenges and stay up to date with the latest trends. See the topics covered in the last edition.
Take in Barcelona's Beauty
Join us in sunny Barcelona, and be ready to enjoy a fun and delightful dinner party surrounded by the city's beauty and beach vibes.
Hosco Summit 2023 Program
Registrations
Foyer- Hotel Alimara Barcelona
The Hosco Summit will be hosted at Hotel Alimara Barcelona, next to CETT, a leading education school in Tourism, Hospitality, and Gastronomy, which we’ll have the opportunity to visit and learn from.
Welcome & Kick-off
Conference room – Hotel Alimara Barcelona
After a warm welcome from Olivier Bracard, Hosco’s CEO, you will be the first to get insights from Hosco’s Talent Trends Report. This report will shed light on what hospitality professionals and students look for in their career journeys.
Welcome & Kick-off
Conference room – Hotel Alimara Barcelona
After a warm welcome from Olivier Bracard, Hosco’s CEO, you will be the first to get insights from Hosco’s Talent Trends Report. This report will shed light on what hospitality professionals and students look for in their career journeys.
Speed Meetings
Conference room – Hotel Alimara Barcelona
Boost your ROI thanks to this unique opportunity to have one-on-one chats with decision-makers from all over the world. Enhance your relationships with top schools, expand your HR network, and discuss new and exciting placement opportunities, whilst indulging in a great cup of coffee and scrumptious pastries.
Speed Meetings
Conference room – Hotel Alimara Barcelona
Boost your ROI thanks to this unique opportunity to have one-on-one chats with decision-makers from all over the world. Enhance your relationships with top schools, expand your HR network, and discuss new and exciting placement opportunities, whilst indulging in a great cup of coffee and scrumptious pastries.
Transfer to dinner location
Foyer- Hotel Alimara Barcelona
Let’s meet in the Foyer to then head over to the dinner location
Networking Dinner
Secret Location
Get to know the best hospitality schools and employers in a unique setting. Picture the scene: you’ve got a cold drink in your hand, you’re watching the Barcelona sunset, and you’ve just made a heap of priceless contacts in less than a day.
Networking Dinner
Secret Location
Get to know the best hospitality schools and employers in a unique setting. Picture the scene: you’ve got a cold drink in your hand, you’re watching the Barcelona sunset, and you’ve just made a heap of priceless contacts in less than a day.
Expert Talks
Conference room – Hotel Alimara Barcelona
Learn how to tackle current hospitality issues after years of rapid and drastic changes. Tune into talks from first-class hospitality keynote speakers and savvy business leaders on four hot topics: Reinventing Hospitality’s Value Proposition; the Talent’s Perspective; Innovation; and (Mental) Health.
Expert Talks
Conference room – Hotel Alimara Barcelona
Learn how to tackle current hospitality issues after years of rapid and drastic changes. Tune into talks from first-class hospitality keynote speakers and savvy business leaders on four hot topics: Reinventing Hospitality’s Value Proposition; the Talent’s Perspective; Innovation; and (Mental) Health.
Expert Talks
Conference room – Hotel Alimara Barcelona
Learn how to tackle current hospitality issues after years of rapid and drastic changes. Tune into talks from first-class hospitality keynote speakers and savvy business leaders on four hot topics: Reinventing Hospitality’s Value Proposition; the Talent’s Perspective; Innovation; and (Mental) Health.
Expert Talks
Conference room – Hotel Alimara Barcelona
Learn how to tackle current hospitality issues after years of rapid and drastic changes. Tune into talks from first-class hospitality keynote speakers and savvy business leaders on four hot topics: Reinventing Hospitality’s Value Proposition; the Talent’s Perspective; Innovation; and (Mental) Health.
Acknowledgements
Conference room – Hotel Alimara Barcelona
Time to say thank you for a another great edition of the Hosco Summit!
Cocktail lunch
Hotel Alimara
After the conference, indulge in a delicious lunch and grab that last business card before ending a couple of fruitful days in Barcelona.
Speakers & Panelists #EmbracingtheNewEra
The Hosco Summit 2023 will focus on four key topics: Reinventing Hospitality’s Value Proposition; Talent’s Perspective; Innovation; and (Mental) Health.
Our carefully curated experts will shed light on the different matters concerning human resources professionals and managers who care about their teams, and educators who care about the future of the industry.
People-Oriented Technology
Ian Millar
Senior Lecturer in Hospitality Technology
Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne
Mental and Physical Health
Krumma Jonsdottir
Chief Quality & Culture Officer
Ecole Ferrières
Talent Shortage Report
Nejc Jus
Head of Research
World Travel & Tourism Council
The Evolution of Hospitality Employment
Zsolt Boros
Global People and Culture Director
The Dorchester Collection
The Evolution of Hospitality Employment
Pablo Sacerdotte
Director
3-Michelin Star Restaurant Cocina Hermanos Torres
Talent Trends in The Hospitality Industry
Raksha Daryanani
Content Manager
Hosco
Listening to Gen Z
Claire Joallin
Academic Dean
Swiss Education Group
The Evolution of Hospitality Employment
Mirna Nakad El Gemayel
Talents Partners and Alumni Development Manager
École Ducasse
People-Oriented Technology
Branon Painter
Senior Director, Digital Guest Experience and CRM Operations, EMEA
Marriott International
Online Learning: Motivate, Train, Sustain
Gerard Du Plessis
Director of Marketing
Lobster Ink
Listening to Gen Z
Gemma Sagué Pla
International Internships Co-ordinator and Workplacement Academic Tutor
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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Get My Pass
✓ Access to all expert keynotes
✓ Full admission to the speed meetings
✓ Networking dinner
✓ Lunches and coffee breaks for both days
Hosco Summit 2023
Barcelona, 28 & 29 September
For schools
555€
455€ for Hosco partner schools
For companies
840€*
740€ for Hosco partner companies
*The Hosco Summit Pass is only available for business units or individual properties. Placement agencies or business groups cannot acquire a Hosco Summit Pass.
See What Our Previous Attendees Think...
Mayra Quintero
Career Consultant
"Hosco is putting hospitality on the map, on a BIG map and the Hosco Summit is just a confirmation of how well they're doing it. What they are achieving by uniting the education side of hospitality with the industry itself is amazing and will continue to inspire others to join and stay in the hospitality world we all love so much."
Victoria Monterrubio
People Development Specialist
"It was my first time at the Hosco Summit! It was an amazing to make new connections and learn more about how we can improve our recruitment process and work with other partners. It was a pleasure to finally meet the people we spent hours emailing and calling. I can't wait for the next edition!"
Giovanni Odaglia
Project Leader
"It was a very inspirational and powerful Summit! It's amazing how Hosco managed to bring together so many hospitality professionals from all over the world and made us feel at home. Fantastic learning experience, already looking forward to the next Summit in 2020!"
Hosco Summit 2019 in Numbers
130 attendees
60 schools
50 companies
4 topics
24 countries
Hosco Summit 2018 in Numbers
120 attendees
45 schools
33 companies
4 topics
29 countries
