Meet the LHS Executive committee
The Luxury Hospitality Symposium is comprised of a number of individuals.
Advisory Committee
Paul Evans
Mr. Paul Evans sit on the LHS executive advisory committee, and he is the Chair of the London region of the Institute of Hospitality, volunteer business mentor, and external examiner, he has served as an awarding body academic council member, acted as an independent apprenticeship assessor for the CMI and is currently VP of the Reunion des Gastronomes.
Meet the LHS Academic Committee
The Luxury Hospitality Symposium is comprised of a number of leading academics within their field who engage within academic institutions with Future Leaders of the Luxury Hospitality Industry.
Academic Advisory Committee
Mr. Atapattu is a Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University. CJ is a lead Advisor on the LHS Academic Advisory Commitee bringing in a wealth of experience from an educational know-how.
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Academic Advisory Committee
Dr. Ji is a Senior Lecturer in Revenue Management and Finance. Oxford Brookes University
Kate Ji is a lead Advisor and sits on LHS Academic Advisory Commitee bringing in a wealth of experience from an educational know-how.
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Academic Advisory Committee
Mr. Muigai is a Senior Lecturer Course Leader MA Luxury Hospitality Management. University West London he is a lead Advisor and sits on the sits LHS Academic Advisory Commitee bringing in a wealth of experience from an educational know-how.
Academic Advisory Committee
Mr. Gio Carrubba
Alumni Hotel School Hague
and LHS Ambassador
Mr. Gio Garrubba is a graduate of HotelSchool the Hague and currently is working in management at the Portrait Hotel Milano. Gio sits on the LHS Academic Advisory Commitee bringing in a wealth of experience from Gen Z know-how.
Academic Advisory Committee
Ms. Sonia Anderson
Ms. Anderson is a Senior Lecturer in International Hospitality Business Management in the Department of Operations, Technology, Events and Hospitality Management at Manchester Metroplitan University. Ms. Anderson is a lead Advisor and sits on the LHS Academic Advisory Commitee bringing in a wealth of experience from an educational know-how.
Academic Advisory Committee
Dr Bora Kim
Dr. Kim is a Senior Lecturer in Hospitality Management
Director of Studies, SHTM
Surrey Hospitality and Tourism Management
Surrey Business School
Dr. Kim sits on the DEIB committee of the Insitute of Hospitality and is a lead Advisor who sits on the LHS Academic Advisory Commitee bringing in a wealth of experience from an educational know-how.
Academic Advisory Committee
Prof. Dr. Hartwig Bohne
Prof. Dr. Hartwig Bohne is working as Professor of International Hotel Management and president of the European Tea Culture Institute. He started his career with an apprenticeship as hotel specialist in the Kempinski Hotel Taschenbergpalais Dresden, worked again for Kempinski Hotels in Geneva and in the head office in Munich as Director Apprenticeship Management and University Relations, served as hotel GM, economic adviser for the German Hotel Association, and as a personal adviser to a member of the Deutscher Bundestag (Federal German Parliament) before successfully completing his doctorate at the university of Trier. Since 2008 he has been lecturing hotel management avocationally, so that he consequently started his academic career as full Professor of International Hotel Management in 2018. His fields of interest and research are European Tea Cultures and Hotel Development as well as Hospitality People Management and Leadership. Primary, he is lecturing in Dresden/Germany, but also in Villach/Austria and at other, mostly European, universities. His passion is about developing young talents and keeping their attraction for the hotel industry. Prof Bohne is a lead Advisor and sits on the LHS Academic Advisory Committee bringing in a wealth of experience from an educational know-how.
Academic Advisory Committee
Dr. Philip Benners
Dr Philip Berners is Senior Lecturer of the Edge Hotel School at the University of Essex. He is Postgraduate Director for the MSc International Hospitality Management program, and Course Coordinator of the BA Event Management programs. Philip joined in January 2017 from his previous appointment as lecturer and module leader of event and hospitality modules at the University of West London. He holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCE) and was accepted as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). Philip has held posts as the head of events at Thorpe Park, the London Hippodrome, and Camden Palace. He has worked with London Fashion Week, the MOBO Awards, and the launch of the acclaimed film "Notting Hill". He was a senior manager at the BRIT Awards for three years. His client portfolio includes Her Majesty the late Queen Elizabeth II, the former Prince of Wales now King Charles III, and global music stars including Bon Jovi, Jennifer Lopez, and Shania Twain. Philip relocated to Poland for 10 years where he was an event consultant and director of his own school of event management before returning to the UK to embark on his career in academia. Philip is a founding trustee of the Colchester Museums Development Foundation (CMDF).
Qualifications​​
Academic Advisory Committee
Patrick Reichert
Mr. Patrick Reichert is a Full time Student studying for his BA International Tourism Management Degree at NHL Stenden and he is currently undertaking a role as Groups & Events Intern @ Kempinski Berchtesgaden. Patrick sits on the LHS Academic Advisory Commitee bringing in a wealth of experience from Gen Z know-how.
Academic Ambassadors
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
Our academic ambassadors are a global network of academic and industry leaders who represent the Luxury Hospitality Symposium in their communities and institutions. Please contact us directly to find out for your University representative.