Global hospitality executive with 25+ years track record in Growth, Brand and STEM
Specialties
Leadership
Business Development
Experience Design
Sales & Marketing
Brand Strategy
My Mission
I strive to create impactful business models and strategies that prioritize human touch points and incorporate technology. By doing so, I aim to create experiences that foster a sense of belonging, bridge gaps, and bring people together. I firmly believe in the power of community to shape our environments and inspire positive change, and I use my skills to positively influence the world around me. Through innovative platforms, I foster long-term sustainable growth and drive progress for individuals and organizations.
Academia
Ph.D. University of Dresden
Doctorate at engineering faculty of University Dresden. Research on innovation methodologies in service industries.
2010-2014
Executive Program, INSEAD Fontainebleau
Executive program at INSEAD business school. Frameworks and strategies for navigating teams through complex business strategies.
2013
MBA, IOM Frankfurt
Master of Business Administration in Finance and Change Management. Thesis in shared leadership in effective Matrix Organizations.
2008-2010
Author ‘Innovation Management’ - DeGruyter
Author with DeGruyter Publishing House, transferring methodologies of hospitality into the health care, automotive, and finance industries.
2016
Board Member - The Hopenclass, Paris/New York
Member of the non-profit supervisory board defining a global curriculum at the intersection of Culture and Academia to (un)learn.
2020 - 2023
Mentor - NYU Innovation Hub Incubator
Mentor of the Incubator program at Jonathan M. Tisch Center at New York University. A venture capitalist and early-stage investors club for travel, hospitality and technology.
2023 - present
Innovation
Further
A traveling hospitality laboratory transforming hotels across the globe into temporal hubs of cultural exploration.
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Hospitality 3.0
A multidisciplinary forum and research laboratory, exploring new forms of engagement, travel and community building in spatial computing.
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Fraunhofer Future of Hotel Phase VII
A task force at the Fraunhofer Institute for industrial engineering working on new sustainable business models for hospitality, co-living and co-working spaces.
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Virtual Retreat
A four-week virtual journey of communal and personal growth, reflection, and connection for travel professionals, with a focus on education, learning, and belonging.
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The Prayer Flag NFT Project
A web 3.0 project, pioneering new forms of sustainable travel with virtual artifacts from the first carbon negative country of Bhutan.
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Hotel of Tomorrow
An industry collective comprised of brands, owners, operators, suppliers who are envisioning the future of hospitality, design and architecture to create meaningful experiences.
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Foundation
Incorporated in October 2021 in New York City, the META Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit think tank and laboratory that promotes cultural, social, and environmental sustainability through new forms of travel. Its goal is to create a more equitable and decentralized travel ecosystem that empowers local communities. The foundation is dedicated to advancing its mission by funding, incubating, and promoting projects that support open technologies, decentralization, and the social fabric. The foundation aims to build more accessible, inclusive, and sustainable forms of work, living and travel that benefits communities and preserves the environment.
Image: David Alf @midjourney.architectSpeaking Events
The AI Summit
New York — December 11th, 2024 | Tickets here
FHS World
Dubai — September 30th, 2024
AI Summit x AsiaTech
Singapore — May 29th, 2024
Future Hospitality Summit
Riyadh — April 30th, 2024
Fast Company Innovation Festival
New York City —
IHIF Hotel Investment Forum
Berlin —
Economist Impact Series
Los Angeles —
C2 Montreal
Montreal —
SKIFT Design the Future
New York City —
