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July

2022

Your #AEHL eJournal

Summer & Wellness

Contents 'WELLNESS'

2

'

03

EDITOR S NOTE

04

EHL NEWS

06

SINGAPORE CAMPUS UPDATES

10

PASSUGG UPDATES

14

SUMMER TIPS

16

SITTING WITH FACULTY

18

SITTING WITH ALUMNI

20

EHL CONNECT FEATURE

22

PRIVILEGE PROGRAM

24

BNXT

26

EHL INNOVATION VILLAGE

28

SITTING WITH STAMMVATER

30

HIGHLIGHTS

31

EVENTS

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Contents

Editor's Note

Out with the old . In with the new.

After a successful relaunch of our eJournal in May

(with

a

dynamic

interconnect

new

our

AEHL

design

made

network ),

to

here

easily

we

are

again .

Our past

edition

discussing

what

focused this

on TRANSFORMATION ,

means

to

our

staff

and

to

both our past and current students , even delving into EHL’s

‘ new

name ’. We had a chance to hear

from those who were in EHL during the Covid -19 pandemic

how

it

felt

to

whirlwind

during

such

everything

around

us

be

the

middle

uncertain

times

was

in

seemingly

of

the

(when

changing —

for good and bad ).

But worry not. We ’re not here to talk about Covid or the pandemic yet again

(we ’re also tired of that).

In fact, we ’re ready to move on , to face the new reality, the new possibilities , and , of course , to everlearn (and adjust) from the difficulties of the past and challenges ahead .

For that, our summer edition is focused on ADAPTATION . And true to our message , we ’ve listened to your

valuable

feedback

and

adapted

the

July

eJournal

to

your

suggestions .

We

hope

the

AEHL

eJournal grows to become a valuable asset to keep us informed and connected with our peers and EHL as a whole .

Let ’s embrace the change together.

Your Alumni & HoneyBee Agency Team

#EHLFamily

Editor ' s Note

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EHL News Lausanne Campus Inauguration

Lausanne , July

8, 2022 -After

five years

of construction

and

250

million

Swiss

francs

invested ,

EHL

unveils a brand new campus in Lausanne . The jewel of sustainable and eco - certified architecture aims to

create

a

holistic

university village

that

is

open

to

the

local

community,

encourages

interactions

between students , professors and professionals , while offering an exceptional living environment to study.

Designed by Students, for Students Following a call for proposals in 2013, more

385

than

students

from

nine

schools

of

architecture and landscape design around the

world

design

of

submitted

campus .

the

proposals received , professors

were

Switzerland

to

learn

about

their

20

ideas From

for

the

the

100

students and their

selected

and

invited

meet

EHL

their

expectations

students

to

and and

aspirations for the new campus .

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EHL News - Lausanne Campus Inauguration

The Result?

A

revamped

expanded

campus

from

80,000 m 2

with

25,000 m 2

grounds ,

of

previously,

nearly

outlets

( some

new

high - end

True

to

the

are

open

to

brasserie

adage

"a

public )

the

and

a

healthy

including

a

restaurant.

vegan mind

1,000

12 food

beds to accommodate students on site and

in

a

healthy

body," the campus offers first- rate sports facilities such as a with

a

25- meter swimming pool , a wellness area

sauna

and

a

bath ,

cold

a

multipurpose

sports hall , petanque , tennis and beach volleyball courts , and 2 km of running track around the school .

" Many are

surprised to learn that the new campus

infrastructure is primarily focused on living spaces and

not

on

classrooms

pedagogical and

approach

outside

campus

is

the a

is

for

Yet,

applicable

classroom .

vehicle

se .

per

We

at

both

believe

learning

EHL ,

our

inside

that

and

the

should

encourage the development of valuable soft skills .

Our

students

will

be

able

to

further

enrich

their

university experience and develop personally and humanity – this , in particular, is thanks to the thirty or so student committees that will bring the campus and the soul of EHL to life ," comments Prof. Michel Rochat, CEO of the EHL Group.

READ MORE ABOUT THE PLANNING THAT WENT BEHIND

THE

NEW

CAMPUS

AND

DISCOVER

DISCOVER THE OFFICIAL INAUGURATION PAGE

FACTS & FIGURES OF THIS PROJECT.

Scholarship Foundation EHL has its own memory game ! A way of charting EHL’s

129-year

evolution

progress

and

diversity,

rooms

the

washing

to

and

from up

its the

lessons .

commitment changing Great

to

dorm

fun

for

prospective students , alumni , and even the potential business partner.

Play, learn , be inspired !

CHECK OUT THE BOUTIQUE

EHL News - Lausanne Campus Inauguration

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Campus Updates From EHL Singapore , another semester has gone by and our students have completed their finals . A BIG

And just like that

congratulations to our students for their dedication hard at work to prepare for the September

. As the Summer holidays begin , our team remains

2022 intake ; we expect our student body to double in size,

looking forward to bringing them closer to the industry and integrating them into our home

’

what s been happening at our Singapore campus since the last edition

. Here's

.

-

The Magic of a Hotel Pre Opening with Intercontinental Kaohsiung Opening a hotel during a pandemic may seem a bit risky, doesn' t it ? Discover the magic of the pre opening process of a hotel with the team at Intercontinental Kaohsiung , Taiwan , and how they evolved their processes to adapt to the changing hospitality climate .

We sit with Robbert Manussen , General Manager, and

3 EHL Alumni who are part of the pre - opening

team :

Jill Wang , AEHL 2018, Special Assistant to Executive Office Albert Eisele , AEHL 2020, Service Team Leader Aaron Cheng , AEHL 2020, Team Leader at Lobby Lounge

-

Watch The Magic of a Hotel Pre Opening

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- with Intercontinental Kaohsiung

EHL Singapore - The Inauguration

Alumni Spotlight Mark S. Bradford, General Manager, Mandarin Oriental Shenzhen Join

AEHL

2011

Bastien

( Hope

Ciocca

&

Sesame) as he interviews Mark S . Bradford , GM

of

the

# EHLFamily

they

Mandarin

share

passion

Oriental

Shenzhen

Event

China .

in

their

memories

the

industry,

for

during

Listen

as

EHL ,

their

dealing

with

at

competition , and some advice for viewers all

from

400 m

above

ground

at the

–

top of

the Mandarin Oriental Shenzhen .

Watch The EHL Alumni Interview - Mark S. Bradford, AEHL '91

Alumni & Industry in the Classroom We

are

proud

to

announce

that,

this

semester we

welcomed

a

total

of

10

alumni

and

13

industry

speakers into the classroom . Since the last edition , we welcomed the following alumni :

Customer Experience

Jennifer Henderson , AEHL 2010 – Global Head , Workplace Experience at Standard Chartered Ying Xuan Cheng , AEHL 2014 - Customer Experience Manager ( SEA) at Disney+

Tourism Management

Batiste Pilet, AEHL 2021 ( Masters) - Director Southeast Asia at Switzerland Tourism Jerald Giam , AEHL 2019 – Manager, Hospitality Division at Singapore Tourism Tourism

Navigating a Career Journey

Marcos Cadena , AEHL 2008 – Chief Digital Officer at Jolibee Group of Companies Adeline Phua , AEHL 2004 - Director, Development, Southeast Asia & Korea at IHG Katja Reuthemann , AEHL 2003 – CEO at Revstar

Singapore Fun Facts Singapore pioneered the first Formula One Night Race .

Held annually since

2008, Grand Prix Season Singapore features concerts , racing , and entertainment

activities for fans and members of the public . The star event— the FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX

— also made racing history as the world ’s first ever FORMULA 1 night race on the Marina Bay circuit.

We ’re excited to announce that the GP is back on in Singapore this summer – will you be attending ?

EHL Singapore - Spotlight

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Events

+Pavilion Project Launch On

26

2022,

May

launched

at

the

+ Pavilion

is

providing

circular

Marina

an

sustainability

+ Pavilion

the

was in

Singapore .

and

exhibition

Barrage

installation

officially

economy

education

and

design ,

building ,

and

in

construction . As a key partner and sponsor, EHL Campus Singapore will be home to the this summer. On campus , the physical

anchor

discourse

and

around

+ Pavilion

+ Pavilion will be a

space

to

sustainable

continue

design

the

with

our

students and wider community.

The

+ Pavilion

project

is

in

partnership

with :

AffordAble , Deloitte , Embassy of Switzerland in Singapore , Haring Group, Hilti , Marina Barrage , Nespresso,

Switzerland ,

Singapore ,

Sustainable

UBS , Vitra , and Studio Sklim .

Inaugural Sports Day 2022 On

a

beautiful

campus

held

sunny

its

morning ,

the

Singapore

Sports

Day

for

first

staff,

students , and faculty. Teams were challenged to compete

in

games ,

various

obstacle

courses ,

and sports challenges .

We had the pleasure of welcoming Fitness First, our

gym

provider,

course

and

Changi

Airport

Leong ,

also

organize ,

to

sponsor

prizes .

team ,

brought

led

The

by

their

an

obstacle

Crowne

Plaza

AEHL

Chef

Alvin

food

truck

onto

campus to fuel us for the day !

Watch The Highlights of The Day

Short Courses Wine Investments At the end of April , we held the first Wine Investments Short Course on EHL Campus

( Singapore) with 15

participants , taught by Dr Philippe Masset from the Lausanne faculty team . The short course was held over two weekends with guest speaker sessions and wine tasting sessions open to our Bachelor students and the public .

For

the

first

part,

the

course

saw

a

class

including

wine

professionals

in

sales ,

trading ,

import,

consultancy, wine investment advisors , F& B and wine educators , personal wine collectors and lovers in the hospitality, photography and pharmaceutical industries . Patrick Sauze , an industry veteran with

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EHL Singapore - Events /Short Courses

over

20 years of experience, led a wine tasting

and guest speaker session with

6 Chinese wines

and wines from other established wine regions .

For the second part, we welcomed another guest speaker

Kenny

Manager

from

Lim ,

Senior

world 's

the

Relationship

leading

fine

wine

portfolio and investment management company, Cult Wines . The course concluded with another wine

tasting

session

by

Philippe

with

6

Swiss

Wines .

Watch The Course Overview

Designing Hotel & Restaurant Concepts Our second run of the Designing Hotel from across the globe !

& Restaurant Concepts Short Course welcomed 21 participants

14 were Singaporean or lived in Singapore, while the other participants came

from Switzerland , UK , Malaysia , Sri Lanka , UAE , and India . The group came from a diverse number of backgrounds

such

as

interior

design ,

retail

tenancy

design ,

hospitality

education

and

companies

looking to diversify their portfolios .

Guest speakers for the course included :

>

Jaccard

Cedric

from

Avalon

Collective

who

shared about the lifecycle of hospitality design .

>

Oomar

returned

Paurobally to

share

from

IHG

about

Hotels

Regent ’s

&

Resorts

rebranding

project.

>

Hotelier

Anklin by

turned

( born

Workplace

Executive ,

Nicola

Hayman) injected new perspectives

connecting

the

dots

between

spatial

design

and hospitality services in our workplaces today.

Watch The Course Overview

Contact Us If you ’ ll

be

in

Singapore

for the

Fall

Semester and

would

like

to

participate

sessions , please reach out to our Industry Relations Officer Oliver at oliver.choo

to

@

our alumni

sharing

ehl .ch . We would love

to welcome you on campus .

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Campus Updates From EHL Passugg

The Revised Curriculum for the Federal Program in Higher Education at EHL Passugg The

revised

Professional Higher

EHL

Passugg

“Advanced

Degree

Education

in

based

on

framework

the

for

Federal

for

Swiss

Diploma

Management ”

Hospitality

of

was

2022 on EHL Campus Passugg . It

launched in January was

Curriculum

recently

updated

federally

new

recognized

curriculum hospitality

management schools in Switzerland .

As

part

of

sharpened

adjustments ,

the

the

graduate

EHL

profile

of

Passugg

the

has

educational

program and defined four roles in which students are trained

for

years :

three

Host,

Communicator,

Entrepreneur and Networker. A strong focus has been placed

on

the

training

competencies ,

which

personality and

acting

careers .

For

this

developed

four

cooperation

skills

the

interdisciplinary

in

strengthen

of our students

purpose ,

modules

with

of

should

EHL

"Affective

the

in

their

Passugg

has

Hospitality "

Center of Affective

Science

in of

the University of Geneva , which we already reported in Fall

2021. In January 2022, the first students on EHL

Campus

Passugg

started

Affective

Hospitality

is

much

the

course .

more

than

However, just

a

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new

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subject.

Strengthening Resilience and the Ability to Act We are in a time in which the voices of the wokeness movement are getting louder and louder. Serious discrimination and related structural flaws should definitely be addressed through awareness raising and new frameworks . However, in certain contexts , the impression is created that the

"outside" world

should adapt to each individual with his or her own unique perception and sensibility, whether it is race , gender, personal boundaries , cultural background , or dietary preferences . If we really tried to avoid offending and hurting people at all costs through more and more policies , rules , and behavioral guidelines , taking everything and everyone into account, we would probably have very little room to maneuver over the next few years .

The four modules of Affective Hospitality, therefore , aim to train the awareness of self- responsibility and

to

strengthen

resilience

and

one's

own

ability

to

act.

The

basis

for

this

is ,

first

of

all ,

the

understanding of the nature and tasks of emotions ( Module 1: Emotion understanding ) and the training of self- awareness and self- regulation ( Module 2: Emotion regulation). The awareness that each person

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The resplendent EHL Passug Campus.

creates his or her own emotions and that external circumstances are not

" to blame" for our well - being

or discomfort, must first be digested . The conclusion to be drawn is that we are responsible for our own experience and reality. On this basis , in a second step, empathy and compassion for oneself and for others are practiced

( Module 3: Emotion recognition), and emotionally intelligent leadership of people

is taught ( Module 4: Emotion management).

From “Egosystem” to Ecosystem: the Need to Invest in Inner Development Currently, we can observe how more and more people , groups , schools , and organizations are trying to evolve from an

“egosystem ” to an ecosystem . That means , according to Otto Scharmer, researcher at

MIT, to move from a factual , controlling and market- oriented behavior to a creative , co - creative and collective consciousness ( Scharmer, p.33).

The fledgling

Inner Development Goals

around the world are

not succeeding

( IDG )

initiative

is also in this vein . When asked why people

in consistently addressing and achieving the

goals defined by the UN , the IDG project group formulated the following answer :

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sustainability

" there is a blind spot

in our efforts to create a sustainable global society : the need for investing in inner development to build

sustainable

and

regenerative

futures ."

Nations , has developed five categories with

The

initiative ,

which

is

also

supported

by

the

United

23 competencies and presented them this spring during

the first IDG Summit in Stockholm .

Going through those competencies , it is obvious that emotional intelligence could help us far beyond human

interaction .

Only

the

recognition

that

we

are

not

really

detached

from

our

surroundings

( people, nature, environment) and that there is no separation between our inner and outer world will generate in us the necessary impulse to solve the problems at hand . This personal involvement can only arise when the issues gain an emotional relevance and meaning for us . Competencies such as presence , self- awareness , mindfulness , connectedness , appreciation , trust, sense - making , humility, etc ., which have so far been cultivated more in spiritual settings , are becoming increasingly important in scientific , economic and social contexts .

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ffective Hospitality:

The Culture of A

Willingness to Open Up The

training

of

emotional

competence

for

students

is

therefore

only

one

element

of

Affective

. The environment in which teaching takes place must also develop in the direction of emotionally competent behavior.

Hospitality on EHL Campus Passugg

Staff and

and

lecturers

empathic

were

listening

a

introduced year

ago

to

attentive

. According to

, "listening is the most important and most underrated leadership skill " and it takes a lot of training and introspection to practice true , open - minded listening that is not burdened constantly by our own ideas and thoughts . For the training of empathic listening , EHL Campus Otto Scharmer

Passugg

is

gradually

introducing

platforms

that

support open exchange and mutual understanding between and

students

hierarchies

and

staff

across

departments

. For example, the EHL Passugg

Family Circle is used to find answers to important

, or the Baobab Table, an idea from EHL Campus Lausanne , is intended to

campus

questions

together

lower the inhibition threshold in the Food Court to sit

down

exchange

at

the

ideas

table

with

informally

unknown and

get

people

to

know

and and

.

understand each other better

, and it takes time and patience to break down sees students and staff as mature , selfresponsible people and where fruitful collaboration , exploration and action are possible . Affective Hospitality means the willingness to open up, to show oneself as vulnerable and approachable , and to make the emotional component just as important as the factual and subject- related one . This affective attitude can be lived out in every single work and study place . It takes courage to venture beyond one's own comfort zone and into a field of uncertainty. But the trust, security and connectedness that underlie an affective culture will enable us to move forward in the future with agility, purpose and new ideas .

On EHL Campus Passugg we want to live what we teach hierarchies

and

silos

to

enable

a

culture

of

trust

that

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Summer Break

5 Top Wellness Tips to Reset & Transform Your Mindset This Summer Summer is

here ! The

season

of

endless

sunsets ,

barbecue

by the

lake ,

retiring your stockings ,

and

practicing your barista skills with new summer cocktails to impress your friends ( hey, you ’re AEHL , after all ).

It ’s also a great time to encourage healthy habits , and outdoor activities , and to take your wellness up a notch . Read our top five summer wellness ideas to reset your mindset.

Remain Hydrated Dehydration

can

cause

in mood changes , to

constipation

unclear thinking ,

resulting

body overheat, and could lead

and

kidney

stones .

But

proper

hydration is more than having an occasional sip of water. Aim to keep a reusable bottle with you and refill it regularly throughout the day.

You

can

hold

yourself

accountable

by

setting

reminders to drink more water using the alarm on your smartphone or smartwatch .

Reapply Sunscreen One - off

application

isn ’ t

enough .

Keep

sunscreen

with you when you know you ’re going to be outside , and remember to reapply every two hours !

This

is

especially important for those

of you

who

live in a colder mountain climate . Build up your sun exposure respond

slowly. by

This

will

producing

give

more

your

skin

melanin ,

time

which

to will

offer increased levels of sun protection itself.

Step Outside Spending more time outdoors has been shown to improve short- term memory, restore mental energy, reduce stress , and spark creativity. Also warm weather and clear skies are the perfect excuse to step out of your home office and get active .

Make an effort to get out and meet up with friends or do so on your own . This is your time to focus on the things that make you happy, reconnecting

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with nature and taking time to breathe .

Summer Wellness Tips

Eat Fresh Who doesn ’ t love fresh , seasonal veggies and fruit on a warm , summer day ? And summertime is

great

for

a

nutritious

diet

full

of

fresh

produce .

Eating more fruit and veggies will help you feel more

energized ,

productive ,

and

boost

your

immune system . The ideal wellness boost that your body desperately craved for.

Develop a Healthier Routine If you struggle getting out of bed in winter, try changing that habit now that it 's warmer. You ' ll find that waking up and getting out of bed are easier during summer, being a perfect time to develop healthier routines .

Take

these

self- care

extra

either

morning

by

hours

reading

a

to

practice

chapter

of

a

book , having a mindful breakfast, meditating , or simply stretching your entire body.

Make Time to Relax After a few summers of lockdowns and travel restrictions , make some fun plans to let loose and

relax .

Research

You ’ ll

shows

do

your

those

who

health relax

a

have

favor. lower

heart rates , less stress , and reduced symptoms of issues like anxiety and depression .

Summer Wellness Tips

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Sitting with a Faculty We all miss our evenings at BDS

(well , maybe our student cards don' t miss it as much). Champagne as

appetizers ,

made

delicious

set

menus

by

our colleagues ,

and

the

grand

finale :

the

cheese

trolley.

Today, we ’ ll learn more about our BDS puppet master, Eric Iunker, who has been managing our favorite Michelin Star restaurant for nothing less than

22 years . Find out fine dining predictions and how Eric

maintains happiness and balance working in such a demanding position for so many years .

Interview with Eric Iunker Tell us a little bit about yourself.

EI : I ’m a Senior Lecturer in the Berceau des Sens

My

role

is

to

train

the

AP

students

in

( BDS).

theory

and

practice in a two - week workshop.

What brought you to work at EHL? EI : Before EHL , I worked in a Michelin Star not far from

here . Back in Director,

1999, I learned that EHL’s former General

Maurice

Zufferey,

wanted

to

open

a

public

restaurant at the school and was looking for someone to run this ambitious new project.

I

was

highly interested

in

the

challenge

of

creating

a

training restaurant that is open to the public , so I was hired as a project manager to create the first BDS .

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Funny enough , I thought I ’d remain for no longer than five years the

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least long enough to create and launch

‘’ baby ’’). Twenty- two years later, here I am . Always

with pleasure , of course .

What about all of this made you stay for so long and still enjoy your position ?

EI : To me, if we have a pleasant personal life, family, or friends,

Firstly,

have

one

I

love

leg

in

the

duality,

meaning ,

the

operational

field

I

always

and

the

other in the academic field .

that ’s where we shine. It ’s what fuels us towards wellbeing and satisfac tion in what we do.

It doesn ’ t even feel like I ’m going to work in the morning , rather it ’s a true pleasure . Also, both my colleagues and I feel very valuable and have a deep pride when we see students evolving in the workshop. This is very rewarding .

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Sitting with a Faculty

What

to

you

is

the

next

big

trend

in

the

gastronomy world ?

EI : We can clearly see that global warming is having

a

huge

impact

on

the

industry,

food

but

the

fine

dining niche seems to have reacted with some delay.

The good news is that more and more establishments are

now

obliged

to

take

this

into

account.

Also

in

these branches , we' re more aware of our employee's working

conditions .

The

work

is

hard

and

very

demanding .

It 's extremely difficult to find qualified personnel and you have to ask the question

" why ". Why did people

get

during

out

don' t

of

this

come

environment

back?

We

must

Covid

reconsider

and

they

working

conditions , hours , vacations ... There is definitely a lot of progress to be made .

You ’re clearly a busy man , what do you do to maintain the balance between wellbeing and work , especially with the long hours that the restaurant industry demands ?

EI : This is a huge challenge because one of the goals is consistency

( i .e.

to keep the same level of

quality). But as humans , it ’s essential we keep ourselves mentally fit.

To me , if we have a pleasant personal life , family, or friends , that ’s where we shine . It ’s what fuels us towards wellbeing and satisfaction in what we do. The notion of pleasure is essential for many reasons : the results , the personal evolution , the health , etc .

BOOK NOW ENJOY A MICHELIN

STAR DINNER FROM A

PLACE YOU CAN CALL HOME .

WE

ARE

ALWAYS

HAPPY

TO

WELCOME

BACK OUR ALUMNI .

BOOK NOW

Alumni with their Lifetime member card enjoy a

Sitting with a Faculty

20% discount at BDS.

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Sitting with an Alumna

Interview with Amélie Loubeyre

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Amélie Loubeyre in her element, amongst the mountains.

Tell us a little bit about yourself.

AL : I grew up in Paris and came to EHL in

1999, graduating in 2002. At the time, I wanted to work in

Canada , but life decided otherwise , going to Geneva where I dove into the Swiss hotel business . I then branched into finance , more in multinational trading companies

(commodities , treasury), ending up in

trade finance .

Living in Geneva and being close to fantastic nature has only made my love for mountains grow. I wanted to link my love for the mountains , my sense of service , and my hotel side . That 's why Potentiels Montagne was created , a platform to easily organize tracking , team - building , or unusual events .

Today your work is 100% Potentiels Montagne?

AL :

It ’s only the beginning , but I try to, yes . My niece is also an AEHL and she told me about this

eJournal and I thought this was a good way to get known within the network .

Where did the idea to leave the office to start an entrepreneurial venture come from ?

AL : It 's been coming for a long time

* laughs*, back to when I studied at EHL when I was 21 years old . I

could already see myself setting up a hotel in nature where I could offer sporting activities .

This is to say, I went to EHL knowing that I would like to be independent. I had ambitious ideas of opening a bar, altogether with another former student, but nothing was done .

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Sitting with an Alumna

42 nd

birthday,

ever,

I

When I climbed Mont Blanc for my something

happened .

More

than

knew

I

wanted to become independent, to be free in the

"Ever ything is possible for

mountains , it was very resourceful . Stumbling upon those who dream, dare, work

this

school

Et

confinement,

Col

which

Et

Pic

proposed

during a

the

first

program

that

and, never give up". EHL gives you the tools to move for ward

interested me .

and you have to be daring.

I told myself

‘’ it ’s now or never, Amélie !’’. It ’s funny

how sometimes you need to get lost to get back on

track . I feel infinitely more passionate about my choice than when I was in finance .

Let ’s travel back to your early years at EHL . Tell us one or two most memorable moments .

AL :

Well ,

evenings at EHL were always

spent drunk

* laughs*. That 's

where

I

learned to drink .

More

seriously, yes , even though the evenings were memorable , the education , the place , the infrastructure , and the high - level teachers .

Being always on campus , even those of us who didn ’ t actually live on it, gave us the possibility to create lifelong friendships . We were with them seemingly

24/7 * laughs*. And then , there is the alumni

side , with ongoing support. If you ' re lucky to be an alumni , you ’ ll always have this fantastic network to fall upon . And that 's our strength .

Do you have a message for the AEHL community ?

AL :

If you're lucky to be an

EHL gives

us

all

the

tools

to

move

forward

and

become independent. This top - notch education , opens many doors , and we should not be afraid , we must go.

alumni, you’ll always have this fantastic network to

I

read

a

sentence

that

I

really

like :

" Everything

is

fall upon. That's our

possible for those who dream , dare , work and never

strength.

give up". EHL gives you the tools to move forward and you have to be daring . We know how to work and we have the skills . Just don ’ t give up.

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EHL Connect Features EHL Connect

-

the platform to stay connected and involved with the EHL Alumni Network . Powered by

our Alumni Team globally, its content includes resources , news and everything else you need to stay up to date with the AEHL world . Make the most of your network and discover all of EHL Connect 's features and what they have to offer. For this edition , we will be looking at the :

Alumni Business Feature The Alumni Business Feature allows you to submit a request to feature your Business within out network .

This is a great opportunity to put your business out there

within

the

EHL

Network ,

promote

a

launch ,

special deal or simply make your business known .

Follow the steps below to submit a Business Feature request :

HEAD OVER TO CONNECT.EHL.EDU

SELECT 'ALUMNI BUSINESS FEATURE' UNDER THE 'SERVICES' TAB

YOU WILL THEN BE REDIRECTED TO A GOOGLE FORM TO SUBMIT YOUR FEATURE REQUEST

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EHL Connect

Feature

The submission form will ask you to fill in information about

your

business

such

as

its

activity,

years

of

operation , its sector etc .

Once the

submitted ,

our

EHL Connect

team

request and get in touch with you

will

review

if necessary

before any publication is done .

MAKE THE MOST OUT OF YOUR AEHL NETWORK BY HAVING YOUR BUSINESS KNOWN AMONG YOUR PEERS .

ACESS EHL CONNECT TODAY

EHL Connect Feature

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BNXT We

are

pleased

platform

to

announce

the

launch

of

, a revolutionary talent- matching , and learning

BNXT

. BNXT leverages EHL’s global hospitality expertise in the service industry.

Discover the Innovative Talent-Matching & Learning Platform BNXT

,

-

.

BNXT the innovative talent matching and learning platform

’

BNXT s mission is to empower individuals to fulfill their personal and professional lives by making a

-

powerful impact in services oriented organizations hospitality to the service industry as a whole

. With BNXT, we will introduce service excellence in

, including customer service companies and the luxury

, addressing the industry ’s most pressing needs .

retail sector

How can BNXT help you

?

The platform will allow you to access personalized job and learning opportunities looking for flexibility as an extra

. Whether you are

, better work- life balance, or a new challenge at a leading institution

, the data - driven algorithm of BNXT will match you with the best opportunities in

in the service industry the field

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.

BNXT

Your next steps start here

At the same time

, you are offered the opportunity to reach your personal development goals thanks to

-

tailored

- BNXT webpage.

e learning

recommendations

created with industry experts learning methodologies

and

customized

microlearning

formats

.

BNXT

courses

are

, or developed and certified by the EHL Group using the latest innovative

.

BNXT is also uniquely positioned to offer your business a smart

way

to

find

,

train

and

retain

employees

.

The

platform will fast track the recruitment process with the use

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their

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talents

to

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.

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It will also offer a pool of reliable staff looking for short term

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HEIMA A Startup from the EHL Innovation Village

HEIMA - unique spaces with a character of their own.

Heima started from our quest for reconnection to nature and our desire to share it with like - minded individuals . We believe inspiration and knowledge to navigate today ’s world are within reach if we listen and allow back silence and spaciousness .

Heima ’s founders

Mark Tosi and

Marco Antonio Caporale

( EHL

Alumni )

have

partnered with

Kengo

Kuma ’s architect Paolo Danesi decided to disrupt the industry with the bold vision to make outdoor journeys accessible for luxury travelers while facilitating their own inner journeys .

Heima ’s

offer

is

for

landowners ,

companies ,

public

stakeholders

or

simply

investors ,

who

have

a

willingness to conserve a pristine location and /or heritage .

The

inspiration

started from cabins , the tiny wooden

houses

used

in the

Scandinavian countries to

retreat in nature with as little as a layer of glass to separate living space from natural habitat. At Heima

we

decided

hospitality services ,

to

this

organizing

authenticity that today ’s

26

take

“ fenced

consolidated

wellness

archetype

retreats

in

the

to

most

the

next

stunning

stage

providing

scenarios ,

and

impeccable

providing

the

resorts ” may lack .

EHL Innovation Village

Being privileged to develop projects in such pristine locations

, to us sustainability is not .

an option but a duty We are on a mission to

’

shift

hospitality s

,

mainstream

sustainability

from

recovery

fostering

to

through actions

We

strive

pattern as

a

to

limiting

impact

positive

of and

change

.

create

space

for

a

different

, in which each development is seen

unique

living

ecosystem

between

and

communities

local

ensured

through

chain

technical

the

from

services

blurring

,

boundaries

value

view

resort

.

Consistency

curation

the

surroundings

of

feasibility

the

is

whole

studies

and

, to pre opening services .

and ongoing management

Since its incorporation

HEIMA

- unique spaces with a character of their own.

, Heima has been receiving important recognitions through international awards

and prestigious partnerships such as the one with watchmaker JaegerLeCoultre from the Richemont group

. A strong focus has been put from the start on R& D through projects funded by the Swiss .

government with Swiss Universities to ensure a constant flow of technological upgrades of our offer

, the first developments will be rolled out over Europe and Asia . If you resonate with our

Next year message

, contact us to explore potential collaborations .

GET IN TOUCH WITH THE FOUNDERS , MARK TOSI AND MARCO ANTONIO CAPORALE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS PROJECT OR WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT.

GET IN TOUCH

EHL Innovation Village

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Sitting with a Stammvater -

Remember those after work gatherings at La Ferme after burning our brains with student projects Maybe you went to unwind

?

, to chat with friends before going home, or to drink . Yes , gone are our

-

student days after work gatherings but

, thankfully, we have regular Stamm events around the world to

# EHLSpirit alive. Today, we’ ll hear from Luzern’s Stammvater, Christian Laue ; how he got

keep the

started in the Stamm

, the challenges keeping it alive, and more.

Interview with Christian Laue .

Tell us about yourself

2005, French section .

CL : I graduated from the BSC program in

’

I ve

only worked

having

moved

for a to

short time

the

in

the

insurance

companies such as Novartis

,

,

hospitality industry

and

pharmaceutical

.

, I ’m quite active in the Basel Alumni network and I ’m

Currently

happy to have been elected as Stammvater of Luzern

. Now I ’m

.

starting work in a consulting company

’

It s

been

a

few

months

since

Stammvater of the Luzern Stamm you to apply for this position

CL : Thank you so much

?

you

were

elected

as

, congrats ! What drove

. To me, the Stamm is very important

’

and it s wonderful to have these events where people have the chance to gather and reconnect with their EHL peers

But the former committee was almost dissolving and to keep it alive is

to

bring

beyond

, wanting

, altogether with Simon , I stepped up. Our goal

diverse

pure

.

cultures

and

industries

together

(going

CONNECT WITH CHRISTIAN

) and form what the Stamm really

hospitality

should be about that unites them

LAUE ON LINKEDIN

: a strong community with this one big thing

–the EHL spirit.

This July edition of the eJournal will focus on transformation and we understand that Stamm Luzern will go through one years

?

. That ’s exciting . What are the challenges you see in the next three CL : To me

, there are two main challenges . Firstly, the prior

committee

had

hard

. We need to attract the EHL community with a

to fill

program

that

Wherever the Stamm

five

people

gives

value

whose

so

shoes

they

will

remain

be

extremely

active

in

the

. We can’t solely rely on the relationships the

community is,

you’ll

always

have

former committee had

; we need to nurture them .

a home.

, it ’s becoming harder to attract a great number of

Secondly

active EHL students who are either in internships or who

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Sitting with a Stammvater

.

have just graduated This makes it more difficult to integrate them from the beginning into the Stamms

.

, upon graduating , students won’t work in hospitality anymore and this will

A concern of mine is that

. We need to convey our worth . Be it in a social way, be it in a professional way, or even for those who are

impact their ability to perceive the value of joining the Stamm

looking for jobs

To you

.

, what ’s so special about the Stamm ?

CL : Networking is one of the skills that make you successful

not a

(or

) in your job. If you need any advice, or if you want to create

new

where

, if you need a partner, a job referral - this is

concept the

network

shines

. They have the

’

experience

you re

.

looking for

The AEHL network is one of the strongest global ones among the

’

business schools I ve seen have a home

.

What would you

tell your EHL student

years since graduating CL : Just the thing

gives

you

successful

. Wherever the Stamm is , you ’ ll always

a

self after all

these

?

: EHL is an amazing school that teaches you and

big

backpack

with

everything

you

need

to

be

. You ’ ll be equipped to be prosperous in any industry.

’

But don t expect to come out of EHL and not be ready to work

.

for what you want

The

, Is there any message you would like to ?

As Stammvater

one

AEHL the

network

strongest

is

global

send to the community

CL : Be proud of your achievements

. Let us live this EHL spirit

ones among the business schools I’ve se en.

together and continue to be part of one of the biggest mafia networks in the world

. Join us at the next Stamm event.

STAY INFORMED OF THE LUZERN STAMM LOCAL GATHERINGS BY JOINING THE GROUP.

Sitting with a Stammvater

CONNECT WITH THE LUZERN STAMM

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Highlights Video Highlights

'

Watch industry leaders

Watch our MBA students talk

Discover more about Mark s

discuss and share ideas

about their experiences with

journey from EHL to the

during our HFE Conference

the MBA in Hospitality from

hospitality industry and his

managing their workload to

top tips for current and

how the program primes

future EHL students

from

27 June 2022.

:

,

.

them with the skills to rise to challenges of the next step

.

in their career

Inauguration Photos

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Highlights

Upcoming Events Alumni Gathering Back to the Roots 19.11.2022

Dear Alumni ,

Time is flying and we can' t wait to welcome you to our Back to the Roots event on Saturday November

19 th , 2022 at EHL .

We' ve pushed the limits of the walls at EHL Campus Lausanne to welcome many of you to this event.

Therefore , we are happy to inform you that we' ve been able to increase the attendance to 2'000 Alumni in the form of a cocktail dinner evening .

Ticket sales opened on Monday July

11 th , 2022 on EHL Connect and we are happy to see so many of

you purchasing tickets . Some groups have been sold out, but we will work on adding additional spots to ensure that a maximum of alumni can attend . If there are no more ticket sales for your group, please send an email to alumni

@

ehl .ch so we can add you to the waiting list.

We can' t wait to celebrate together and cherish the EHL Spirit.

Your Alma Mater is waiting for you.

Greetings from Chalet- à - Gobet,

Your AEHL Team Grégoire , Morgane , Sébastien , Daniel & Guillaume

# EHLFamily

Upcoming Events

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Events Highlights Global Oline Alumni Conference

06.2022

We would like to thank those who participated and contributed to our Global Online Alumni Conference

2022 that took place in June .

We

had

over

messages

sent

1’500

session

and

over

1000

these around 22 sessions with

&

Industry

Relations

views ,

team

is

more

profile

than

visits

–

800

all

of

41 speakers . The Alumni pleased

to

have

had

seven official sponsors for this second edition of the Global Online Alumni Conference .

On behalf of EHL Group, we would like to thank them for their support and participation .

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'

Event s Highlights

Do you want to be featured in our next edition?

@

Please reach out to us at alumni

ehl.ch

Bottin Congratulations to • Quentin Thireau (AEHL 2014) for his wedding • Christelle Seger & Jan - Philip Seger (AEHL 2012) for the birth of their daughter • Panna Balla (AEHL 2016) for her wedding • Oriah Kaspi (AEHL 2016) for her wedding • Manon Maréchal (AEHL 2016) for her wedding • Charlotte Toucas (AEHL 2013) for the birth of her daughter • Marielle van Helvoort (AEHL 2017) for her wedding • Benjamin Kahn (AEHL 2015) for his wedding • Arnaud Egea (AEHL 2015) for his wedding • Vincent Billiard (AEHL 2002) for his wedding • Sandy Varone (AEHL 2015) for her wedding • Iria Segesser von Brunegg (AEHL 2016) for her wedding • Claudia Chudzik (AEHL 2016) & Nicola Molaschi (AEHL 2014) for their wedding • Lea Benmayor (AEHL 2020) for her wedding • Margaux Lienau (AEHL 2016) & Fabrizio Bongarzone (AEHL 2015) for their wedding • Axel Wolf (AEHL 1991) for his wedding

Our deepest condolences to the friends and family of •

Ingrid Summerfield (AEHL 1981) - our dear Stammlady from the Stamm USA – West Coast Read the Obituary here .

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Your Alumni & Industry Relations Team

Grégoire, Fabienne, Morgane, Sébastien, Daniel, Stéphane & Guillaume

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