Hotel Leadership Conference Announces Theme and Conference Chair for 2027 | News
‘Unbreakable: The Human Advantage’ has been announced as the theme for the Hotel Leadership Conference 2027, with Master Innholders appointing Tej Walia MI, Managing Director of Foxhills Club & Resort, as Conference Chair.
The annual conference will take place from January 11 to 12, 2027 at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House London and will bring together owners, operators and business leaders from across the hospitality sector to explore one of the industry’s most pressing questions: how can businesses drive performance and growth while keeping people at the heart of decision-making?
The conference is unique because of the program curated by hoteliers to ensure the conference delivers timely, relevant and impactful content for the hotel industry. Conference Chairman Tej Walia wanted to create a conference that focused not only on the industry landscape and behavioral changes, but also on practical and strategic guidance on creating a resilient, people-centric business.
Confirmed speakers include Karen Turton, CEO and Founder of Purple Story, Mamta Saha, Business Psychologist and Director of Mamta Saha Consulting, Scotty Mills, Global Keynote Speaker and published author, Kate Nicholls OBE MI, Chairman of UKHospitality and Jazz and Ed Ampaw-Farr, co-founders of UK leadership and behavioral consultancy Be Human First.
Tej Walia MI, Managing Director of Foxhills Club & Resort and Conference Chair, said:
“Hospitality has always been and always will be a people business. Technology and innovation will continue to transform our industry, but our ability to build culture, inspire teams and create memorable guest experiences remains our greatest competitive advantage.”
“That’s why this year’s theme, Unbreakable: The Human Advantage, focuses on how companies can build resilient teams, develop future leaders and create high-performing cultures. As our industry evolves, the organizations that succeed will be those that invest in their people as purposefully as they invest in their operations.”
Any financial surplus generated by the Hotel Leadership Conference will be donated to the Master Innholders Charitable Trust, which helps fund Innholder Scholarships and the Innholder Graduates Programme.
Tickets are open to everyone in the industry, with special rates for hoteliers and Master Innholders
