Speakers

Speakers

Aleksandar Vasilijevic

General Manager at Belgrade Hilton Hotel

Ana Marija Lesica

Student at University of Rijeka

Ana Potocki

Specialist at Alca Zagreb

Ana Rajak

Director of Hotel Operations at Novi Hotel & Residences

Andrea Skerlj

Event Director at HESA Group

Andrei Joita

Executive Assistant Manager at Radisson Blu Resort & Spa, Split

Andrej Sovrovic

Cluster General Manager, IHG Hotels & Executive Board Member at Delta Holding

Ang Zhou

Cluster Hotel Manager for UK & Ireland at Ruby Hotels

Antonia Urlic

Executive Director at Association of Croatian Unique Hotels Impresia

Bojan Gazibara

Host at HOW Festival

Boris Simm

Group Vice President Operations & Member of the Executive Board at Ruby Hotels

Branko Radulovic

Cluster Director of Revenue at Knossians

Danijel Vlahovic

Hospitality Solutions Sales Coordinator at A1 Hrvatska

David Taylor

Chief Executive Officer & President of the Management Board at Adriatic Luxury Hotels

Denis Butorac

Chief Executive Officer & Founder at Invariant, Creator of TimeWeb

Diana Lukic Grandov

Rooms Division Manager at Maistra Hospitality Group

Dragan Simac

General Manager at Falkensteiner Hotels & Residences, Club Funimation Borik

Eljesa Saciri

General Manager at The Zetter

Enisa Grebovic

Head Concierge at Sun Gardens Dubrovnik

Fanika Capan

Student at University of Rijeka

Filip Verbanac

Director of the Spirits & Coffee Department at Coca-Cola HBC for Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina

Gorjan Lazarov

Chief Executive Officer at Orea Hotels & Resorts

Igor Nekic

General Manager at Novi Hotel & Residences

Jakob Linhart

Senior Area Manager Sales for Southern Europe at Ruby Hotels

Jasmina Huskic

Head Concierge and Resident Manager at Isabella Valamar Collection Island Resort

Jean Wendling

Vice President Operations Management – Eastern Europe for Premium, Midscale & Eco Brands at Accor

Kristian Sustar

Chief Executive Officer & Member of the Board at Jadran Hoteli Rijeka

Liutauras Vaitkevicius

Managing Director at The Zetter Hotel Group

Luka Berger

Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Flexkeeping

Luka Kosor

Team Lead & System Engineer at Smartnet

Majana Havranek

Head of Product at Mindsmiths

Manuela Draganic

Housekeeping Manager at Mövenpick & Pullman Hotels Zagreb

Marcus Smola

Chief Executive Officer at BWH Hotels Central Europe

Marina Franolic

Head of Investor Relations at The Bench

Marnick Vandebroek

Globally Awarded Speaker, Author, Trainer

Martina Verovic

Chief Human Resources Officer at Rimac Technology

Michael Gollenz

Executive Chef at Boutique Hotel Alhambra

Mladen Ljubisic

Business Director at ONE66 Hotel

Nusa Korotaj

Chief Executive Officer at Terme Sveti Martin

Roland Elter

Chief Commercial Officer at Maritim Hotelgesellschaft

Samantha Mardkhah

Regional Manager Southern & Western Europe at STR

Sanela Omercahic

Hotel Director at Hotel Bellevue

Sarah Buljat

Head Concierge & Assistant General Manager at The Isolano, Cres, Autograph Collection

Srdjan Milekovic

Owner & Managing Director at Risum

Valentina Bozic

Founder at Navis

Valentin Roettger

General Manager at Hyatt Zadar

Vladimir Dujic

Senior Human Resources Manager & I&D Lead at Pliva/Teva

Zoran Pejovic

Chief Growth & Strategy Officer & Member of the Management Board at Lošinj Hotels & Villas

Aleksandar Vasilijevic

General Manager at Belgrade Hilton Hotel

Antonia Urlić

Executive Director at Association of Croatian Unique Hotels Impresia

Boris Simm

Group Vice President Operations and Member of the Executive Board at Ruby Hotels

David Taylor

Chief Executive Officer & President of the Management Board at Adriatic Luxury Hotels

Gorjan Lazarov

Chief Executive Officer at Orea Hotels & Resorts

Testimonials

„The program was very well executed. A lot of effort has gone into it very clearly. You have a very good lineup of speakers.“

Regional Vice President - Openings & Transitions at Hyatt Emea

„HOW Festival every year brings something new. It is incredible how HOW Festival became a must-be-there“

Josipa Jutt Ferlan

CEO at Zagreb City Hotels

„HOW Festival is being a really good way to get the industry back together again. The collection of delegates is great, very experienced and there is a lot to learn.“

CEO & President of the Management Board at Adriatic Luxury Hotels

„I think it is really fantastic that the professionals in the region have an opportunity to interact with each other and discuss what is happening in our industry at the moment.“

Srdjan Milenković

Managing Partner at Risum Consulting

„Great opportunity to both gain and give insights, from different people across the board withing the industry and looking how to together we can take ideas and innovations from each other and progress the hotel industry.“

Hotel Manager at Zetter Hotel Group

„Think the event has great topics, which is super relevant for nowadays but also for the future and I’ll be super exicited to be back next year hopefully.“

Group Vice President Operations and Member of the Executive Board at Ruby Hotels