„Scaling-up success” was the title of the lively panel discussion in which RLA Global CEO, Roger Allen participated today at the École Hôtelière de Lausanne Career Fair. Together with Asim Hussein, Co-founder, Blacksheep Restaurants, Chloé Chapuis, Marketing Analyst, Abionic, and Matthias Vanoni, CEO and Co-founder Biowatch. The moderation was facilitated by Lois Siggen Lopez of the Swiss National Television.

Topics addressed included the complexities of scaling-up a business and the differentiating entrepreneurial mindset.

EHL is widely renowned as the best hotel management school in the world and event included Four Seasons Hotels, The Peninsula Hotels, Accor Hotels with over 160 company participating in the event. Over 900 students in hospitality management had the chance to meet the representatives of these companies and discuss the future with them and the industry experts in the panel discussion.

Pictured from the left: Roger Allen, CEO, RLA Global, Asim Hussein, Co-founder, Blacksheep Restaurants, Matthias Vanoni, CEO and Co-founder Biowatch, and Chloé Chapuis, Marketing Analyst, Abionic.

For more information visit École Hôtelière de Lausanne.

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