HSMAI Europe Commercial Summer Camp 2023

Filipa Rodrigues
Assistant Professor Adjunct at NOVA School of Business & Economics

Filipa holds a PhD in Management from Nova SBE, specialised in HRM. Her thesis received an award for the “best dissertation in the PhD in Management in the academic year of  2019/2020”. Filipa is currently the Head of Human Capital at Eurogroup Consulting. She has been working for more than 20 years as a management consultant, advising national and multinational boards. Additionally, she is the lecturer in People Management and in Performance Management. Her research in ageing and well-being at work has been published in top scientific journals.

Filipa holds a PhD in Management from Nova SBE, specialised in HRM. Her thesis received an award for the “best dissertation in the PhD in Management in the academic year of  2019/2020”. Filipa is currently the Head of Human Capital at Eurogroup Consulting. She has been working for more than 20 years as a management consultant, advising national and multinational boards. Additionally, she is the lecturer in People Management and in Performance Management. Her research in ageing and well-being at work has been published in top scientific journals.

Nadim Habib
Faculty Member at NOVA School of Business & Economics

M.Sc. and B-Sc. in Economics from the London School of Economics; Renowned specialist in strategy, innovation and creativity and a born communicator. Frequently asked to be an inspirational speaker; Visiting Professor at Nova SBE and Professor at Nova SBE Executive Education; Previously CEO of Nova SBE Executive Education in Portugal and Angola Business School; Worked for several multinationals as a Senior Director in Belgium, England and Portugal; Solid experience as a business consultant supporting strategy and innovation development for more than 15 years.

Anabela Figueiredo
Chair MindAlliance Portugal at MindForward Alliance

M.Sc. and B-Sc. in Economics from the London School of Economics; Renowned specialist in strategy, innovation and creativity and a born communicator. Frequently asked to be an inspirational speaker; Visiting Professor at Nova SBE and Professor at Nova SBE Executive Education; Previously CEO of Nova SBE Executive Education in Portugal and Angola Business School; Worked for several multinationals as a Senior Director in Belgium, England and Portugal; Solid experience as a business consultant supporting strategy and innovation development for more than 15 years.

Sham Moodliar
Chief Executive Officer at Datonomy Solutions

M.Sc. and B-Sc. in Economics from the London School of Economics; Renowned specialist in strategy, innovation and creativity and a born communicator. Frequently asked to be an inspirational speaker; Visiting Professor at Nova SBE and Professor at Nova SBE Executive Education; Previously CEO of Nova SBE Executive Education in Portugal and Angola Business School; Worked for several multinationals as a Senior Director in Belgium, England and Portugal; Solid experience as a business consultant supporting strategy and innovation development for more than 15 years.

Anant Vithlani
Vice President Sales at Strawberry (Formerly Nordic Choice Hotels) and Member of the HSMAI Europe Sales Advisory Board

Anant has a MBA in Business Administration and Management from Stockholm School of Economics and he boasts a long and varied career in sales, including printer toner sales, marketing services, health care products, banking and finance, prior to his first Nordic Choice Hotels commitment as Director of Sales at Stockholm’s Clarion Hotel Sign eleven years ago, after which he has remained in the hotel group, with the exception of a two-year break, which included serving same hotel group now called Strawberry.

Remy Merckx
Sr. Advisor – Travel, Leisure & Hospitality

Remy is a Travel and Hospitality expert (some call it veteran) with 25+ years of solid background experience in the industry. After an extensive 11 years’ experience with Radisson Hotel Group and Accor, in digital operations, marketing, customer experiences, and transformation functions, he is today a Senior Advisor Travel, Leisure and Hospitality freelance. With this advisory role, Remy supports international brands with their Digital Strategy based on Customer Experience, Digital Marketing optimization and automation, Content Marketing Management, Data Management, and Analytics with one objective to increase conversion rate, and customer lifetime value and drive the cost of acquisition down. Remy is also an expert in Online Distribution after 10 years spent at Expedia managing Hospitality Partnerships with big hotel chains. The objective here is to optimize this distribution by channel impacting the profitability of the distribution. In the last years of his experiences, Remy is also involved in new innovative technology like blockchain, NFTs, cryptos, and metaverse and how this will positively impact hospitality. Data Privacy Is for him the new golden criteria for more sustainable digital marketing. In this role, Rémy is a non-executive board advisor to Chain4Travel and Takyon.io.
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Jonathon Liu
Chief Commercial Officer at Corinthia Hotels Limited

Jonathon Liu brings a wealth of experience from across the world, spanning the continents of Australia, Asia and Europe. Prior to joining glh Hotels UK (now called Clermont Hotels Group), Jonathon was with Accor Hotels for over 10 years overseeing Sales & Distribution in Greater China, then Pricing & Revenue Management across the UK & Ireland before leading the Revenue Strategy team at Accor’s largest integrated hotel complex in the world; The Fairmont & Swissotel hotels & Raffles City Convention Centre in Singapore. With a background firstly in hotel operations, then moving through to all facets of commercial strategy, Jonathon has a holistic approach to revenue strategy championing customer centricity across the entire guest journey.

Shumi Khan
SVP Business Intelligence & Revenue Management at Accor Hotels and Chair of the HSMAI Europe Revenue Optimization Advisory Board

Shumi brings a wealth of experience in the field of analytics from previous roles across multiple industries. Within the hospitality sector she has worked in the revenue and analytics space at JAC Travel and Expedia.

She has many years of experience of addressing business problems and taking actionable recommendations gained through a combination of consulting and in-house roles within industry covering areas such as pricing, loyalty, innovation, new market evaluation, M&A advisory and digital migration.

Highly numerate with the ability to use analytical tools and techniques in order to make sense of data and drive business strategy. Strong communication skills and commercially focused. Experienced at leading teams.

Siri Løining
Concept and Development Director at Møller Eiendom

With over 30 years of experience in the restaurant and hotel industry, including managing the famous Grand Hotel in Oslo for four years, Siri developed the successful “Ladies Floor” concept there. She also worked as a project manager and concept developer for THE THIEF hotel in Oslo, which received numerous awards and was listed among the best hotels in the world.

In 2016 and 2017, Siri founded Story Days, a consultancy where she helped clients with communication, marketing, and PR strategies. Since 2017, her focus has been on developing two exciting hotel projects in Oslo: Amerikalinjen (opened in 2019) and Sommerro (opened in 2022), with Siri being responsible for the full concept development, branding, and establishing cultural programs.

She possesses a unique blend of creativity and project management skills that have been valuable in developing independent hotels for Petter Stordalen. Her experience in operations complements her design expertise. Additionally, her background in PR and marketing allows her to shape the brand’s image through various strategies.

Gil Mulders
Founder at The Talent Network & Member of the HSMAI Europe People & Culture Advisory Board

A visionary architect in business known for solving complex problems, building exceptional teams, and delivering outstanding service. Renowned for talent development, Gil created IHG’s global graduate program, established a successful training department for 55,000+ employees in Europe, and devised a digital transformation plan. Collaborating globally, Gil empowered General Managers to become Brand Managers, inspiring teams to new heights. With 8 years of Training & Development experience, Gil engages with operational leaders and uses Neuro-Linguistic Programming to help others conquer fears and nurture self-confidence.