Artificial Intelligence (AI) represents a paradigm shift for many of us. Whether as developers, users or designers, we are all curious about how the hospitality industry will be shaped by its technology and the current and future use patterns it will generate.
It has the potential to revolutionise the hospitality industry by speeding up the build process, enhancing the guest experience and improving operational efficiency.
But before we can make data driven decisions, we need to collect, share and learn how to harness this data for good to provide value to consultants, clients and customers.
Join co-hosts Festival of Hospitality and HOK for our ‘Devils Advocate’ café conversation to explore the possibilities and challenges, and envision together whether this future is a utopian or dystopian vision.
Key figures from across the sphere of hospitality and data will discuss and debate with the audience about how we are currently using data for good, where we should be cautious and if it will change our lives.
If you have an Access All Areas pass, admission to this event is free. Please email claudia@alwaysthinking.org to book your spot.
Alternatively, a pass for this event is £50 plus the booking fee, please book your place below:
Featuring:
Alia Centofanti
Alia is a principal and the director of design for Interiors in HOK’s London studio.
With an architectural and interior design journey spanning more than two decades, Alia has gained extensive experience in the hotel and commercial sectors, managing a diverse range of projects across the U.K., Europe, Dubai, the U.S. and Russia.
Her collaborations with industry giants such as IHG, Marriott, Hilton, Almacantar and Grosvenor, as well as other prominent clients in the UAE, underscore her significant reach and influence in the industry.
Bobby Idogho
After graduating from Trinity College Dublin, Bobby made a name for himself in the consulting and technology industries, working for prestigious global firms like Deloitte. At 25 years old, he founded Radically Digital, with a mission to create a business that prioritizes its people and leverages Agile Development philosophies to build a lean, scalable, and profitable enterprise for RAD and their clients.
Bobby's relentless innovation and strategic vision have earned him recognition from top organizations such as Forbes, which named him one of their 30 under 30, EY Entrepreneur of the Year and the Great British Entrepreneur Awards.
Melanie Rozencwaj
Melanie Rozencwajg has a background in creative technology and social science and has worked at the intersection of data, creativity, and humanities for the past decade. Her passion and expertise lie in exploring data as a means to uncover hidden insights and better understand our world. She recently founded Data Think Lab, a data strategy agency dedicated to dispelling the 'data fog' and placing a strong emphasis on the hospitality sector. Data Think Lab offers data analysis that unveils insights driving growth and innovation. Additionally, the agency crafts tailored solutions, leveraging clients' existing data infrastructures through connectivity to address specific business needs.
Markus Feller
LIKE MAGIC is THE digital hospitality platform for the smart and streamlined management of operational processes, delivering a truly seamless experience for all stakeholders!
The LIKE MAGIC operations & guest experience platform combines all business-relevant systems and applications in a single, smart, user-centric, and open solution and connects guests, staff, and operators like never before. The solution was initially conceived for the SV Group’s own hotel brand Stay KooooK, an industry pioneer for novel guest experiences.
As CEO, Markus has a solid track record of 20+ years in innovation, transformation as well as leadership in various industries.