UHOF 2013 – The results


The 4th Ukraine & CIS Hospitality Operations Forum (HVS UHOF) took place on 11th and 12th of April in Fairmont Grand Hotel, Kiev. The conference organized by HVS Executive Search gathered more than 130 industry professionals and highlighted the most important issues related to the improvement of hotel operations and their competitiveness.

 

During the two-day Forum 30 experts from Ukraine, CIS and Europe (including Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, Accor, Google, McDonalds, Azimut Hotels, Premier International Hotels, Reikartz Hotels & Resorts, Vertex Group, ESTA Holding, Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, Glion Institute of Higher Education, HRS, STR Global and others) thoroughly analyzed economic and political issues influencing hospitality industry, discussed the development dynamics and indicators, elaborated on new competitive strategies for sales, e-commerce and reputation management, as well as talent management.

 

Read full UHOF post release

 

HVS Executive Search team thanks all the attendees, sponsors, speakers, exhibitors, media partners and organizing committee for their contributions to making this event one of the most memorable conferences in the market.  Dates of the next UHOF will be announced soon. 





  • Tom Flanagan

    Area Vice President, Eastern Europe

    Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group 

  • Alexis Delaroff
    Chief Operating Officer Russia – CIS
    Accor

  • Dmitri Shylyuk

    Travel Industry Manager

    Google

  • Larry Mogelonsky

    President & Founder

    LMA Communications

  • Dejan Djordjevic

    Managing Director

    ESTA Holding

  • Pal Byberg 

    Vice President Global Accounts 

    Swisscom

  • Lars von Der Wettern
    Managing Director
    Solutions HI

  • Olivier Mouchet

    Managing Director Russia and CIS

    Director International Operations

    HRS (Hotel Reservation Services)

  • Magnus Wetterholm 

    CEO

    Reikartz

  • Nickolay Beloshitsky

    General Director

    SMARTEQ

  • Natalia Timorina

    Chartered MCIPD

    HR Director 

    McDonalds Ukraine

  • Thomas Emanuel

    Director of Business Development

    STR Global

  • Rashida Shaikenova

    President

    Kazakhstan Hotels and Restaurants Association 

  • Elena Lysenkova

    Managing Director

    Hospitality In.Comm

  • Eugene Samartsev

    Chairman

    Ukrainian Agency of Tourism and Resorts

  • Irina Pshennaya

    General Director

    Vertex Hotel Group 

  • Irina Sedletskaya

    General Director

    Premier International

    Hotel Management Company

  • Tatiana Veller

    Managing Director

    HVS Russia and CIS

  • Alla Belikova

    Regional Director Russia and CIS

    WorldHotels

  • Carlo Giardinetti

    Lecturer, MBA

    Glion Institute

  • Alexander Gusakov

    President

    Heliopark Hotels

  • Sergey Fomin

    Director Russia and CIS

    Libra Hospitality

  • Tatiana Inozemtseva

    Human Resources Director

    Premier International Hotel Management Company 

  • Georgiy Chernyak

    Standards and Quality Expert

    Premier International Hotel Management Company 

  • Sergey Eliseev

    Head of Central Purchasing Department

    Premier International Hotel Management Company 

  • Sebastian Kramer

    Chief Operating Officer 

    Azimut Hotels

  • Varvara Ivanova 

    Senior Consultant

    HVS Executive Search

  • Mikhail Taratynov

    Senior Consultant

    HVS Executive Search

  • Anatoli Matvienko

    Director

    Kyiv College of Hospitality Business

  • Max Shapirovskyi 

    Vice-President 

    Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne 

    Junior Entreprise