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HSMAI Europe Future of Sales UK

November 14, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Future of Sales: Innovating Hospitality Sales

Empowering Professionals for the Future of Hospitality Sales

📅 Date: Thursday 14th November, 2024
🕒 Time: 12 PM – 5.30 PM, including lunch, drinks and networking
📍 Venue: The Cumberland Hotel, Great Cumberland Place, Marble Arch, London

Drive Better Results with Engaged Sales Teams!

As the hotel, event, and travel industries evolve at an unprecedented pace, businesses face constant pressure to adapt and thrive. Enter the HSMAI Future of Sales Conference in London, a premier event designed to equip sales professionals and leaders with the insights and skills needed to stay ahead in this rapidly changing landscape.

Taking place in London for the first time, this unique forum offers a platform for sales teams to not only learn from industry experts but also to connect, collaborate, and sharpen the strategies that will lead to better performance and lasting success. Don’t miss the opportunity to elevate your sales approach and drive impactful results. Sign up now to stay ahead!

The program for the day


Gemma Greenwood, Founder at Content Inc.
will be guiding us through an afternoon of powerful insights and discussions, as our moderator.

Kostas Ioannidis, Sales Director Global Sales Europe at IHG Hotels & Resorts and Chair of the HSMAI Europe Sales Advisory Board will open the conference with some key updates on HSMAI Europe activity and also the HSMAI Europe Sales Advisory topics that are being tackled this and next year.

Mark Gallen, Sales Trainer & Coach at MG Sales Performance will open the main plenary sessions with his take on Sales digitalisation practices and tools like AI and Video. An interesting lens on the future landscape of how best sales in hospitality will need to interact with customers.

Thibault Catala, Founder and Managing Director at Catala Consulting will ask the question: How Commercial do you think you are? Thibault will take us through the future of how best sales and revenue teams can optimise commercial success, by looking at best in class AI tools and the processes that top of the range commercial teams use in order to maximise results.

Vineeth Purushothaman, Managing Director & Principal Consultant at White Sky Hospitality Pvt Ltd, will focus on the critical role of hotel distribution in today’s rapidly evolving travel landscape, and share with us how changing booking patterns, technological advancements, and shifting customer behaviours are reshaping the industry. Walk away with actionable insights to adapt your approach to hotel sales and distribution.

Clare Francis, Category Travel Manager at Willis Towers Watson. An interview with Clare Francis. Please join us on this interview with a true veteran of Business Travel. The topics will capture Clare’s views on the future of business travel, the shape of supplier partnerships in relation to travel management and procurement as well as the role of evolving travel and procurement technology in the industry.

The program is carefully put together by the HSMAI Sales Advisory Board, consisting of:

  • Kostas Ioannidis, Sales Advisory Board Chair and Sales Director, Global Sales Europe, at IHG Hotels & Resorts
  • Evert Schuele, Senior Vice President Commercial at Lindner Hotel Group
  • Anant Vithlani, Vice President Sales at Strawberry (formerly Nordic Choice Hotels)
  • Kerstin Gibert, Regional Director of Sales Germany at Premier Inn
  • Jostein Brustad, Vice President Sales at Thon Hotels
  • Jane Griffiths, Global Sales Director at Clermont Hotel Group
  • Annie Kristi Korsmo, Director of Sales at Nordic Hotels & Resorts
  • Lisa Schulz, Director, Transportation – Global Sales EMEA, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
  • Virginie Rouault, Head of Strategic Accounts – Global Sales Team at citizenM

Who should attend?

The Future of Sales conference is tailored to hospitality sales leaders and their sales team, but is also suitable for any commercial leader in the hotel, event and hospitality industry.

Tickets

HSMAI members: 120 euro +VAT

Non members: 180 euro + VAT

Contact us at postbox@hsmai.eu for questions about group discount

Details

Date:
November 14, 2024
Time:
12:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Venue

The Cumberland Hotel
Great Cumberland Place, Marble Arch
London, United Kingdom
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