10th Edition · A Decade of HOW

Lead. Innovate. Repeat.

A decade of the hospitality industry’s finest minds — returning to the Adriatic for a boldly reimagined 10th edition.

A decade of HOW

Ten years of refusing to stand still.

HOW was built because hospitality told us what was missing — a festival of mainstage, masterclasses and after-hours, from the industry, for the industry. We don’t tell hospitality where it’s going. We host the room where it figures it out.

Every edition has added something the room didn’t know it needed yet: new formats, new voices, sharper conversations, deeper nights. Not because change is a brand strategy, but because the industry never sits still — and neither do the people who fill this room.

In 2026 we’re not here to recap the last ten years. We are here to spark the next ten.

10
Editions of HOW
500+
Hospitality leaders
3
Days on the Adriatic
1
Industry, reimagined
The Program

Three days, one rhythm.

Day 01Oct 28

Lead

Keynotes and main-stage conversations from the operators, owners and visionaries shaping global hospitality.

  • Opening Keynote
  • Leadership Panels
  • Welcome Cocktail
Day 02Oct 29

Innovate

The formats built to move the industry forward — Masterclasses, the HOW Fight Club, the Mentorship Programme and the launch of the Young Leader Award.

  • Masterclasses
  • Fight Club
  • Mentorship
  • Young Leader Award
Day 03Oct 30

Repeat

The network, the party, the feeling — everything HOW has stood for over a decade, and the reason the room comes back year after year.

  • The Network
  • The Party
  • The HOW Feeling
What’s new in ’26

Two innovations for our tenth.

New for 2026

The Young Leader Award

An award that changes this leader’s career — decided by an industry jury, with the HOW family casting the vote.

New for 2026 · with EHMA

The Mentorship Programme

Pairing the next generation with the people who built this one — in partnership with EHMA.

Advisory Board

The minds shaping the agenda.

In good company

Our Partners.

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  • All sessions across three days — mainstage, masterclasses, side quests
  • Welcome cocktail · October 28
  • Dinner & the party · October 29
  • Games, prizes, and great fun
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Lead. Innovate. Repeat.

October 28 – 30, 2026 Mövenpick Kvarner Bay, Novi Vinodolski, Croatia
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