The Alpine International Advisory Board is comprised of prominent industry leaders as well as academicians located in Greece, Switzerland, the UK, the USA, Mauritius, Dubai, and Bahrain.
The mission of the International Advisory Board includes helping develop a breakthrough learning curriculum, assisting with student mentoring, and promoting the value of a career in the global hospitality and tourism industry.
The Advisory Board fosters close ties between Swiss Alpine Center and the business community. It helps the School achieve its mission by providing advice and assistance within areas of each member’s expertise. The Members of the Board facilitate the achievement of the School’s goals by:
Mentoring students - Sharing their expert advice through guest lectures - Providing feedback on the curricula - Serving as subject matter experts and contributing up-to-date information to the curricula, in order to best prepare students for the most recent developments in the hospitality industry.
Peter Alatsas, Veteran Hotelier, Visiting Lecturer, and Author of Books on hospitality management
Panagiotis Almyrantis*, General Manager at Daios Cove Luxury Hotel & Villas, Crete, VP of EHMA—European Hotel Manager Association, President of Greece - Cyprus Chapter, Greece
Afroditi Arvaniti, General Manager, Milos The Hotel & Restaurant, Athens, Greece
Chariton Brousalian, Member of the Board at International Federation for Information Technologies in Travel & Tourism, Sales & Marketing Manager, Greek Travel Pages, Greece
Joseph Chalfoun*, Area Restaurants & Bars Director - Middle East & Africa, Radisson Hotel Group, UAE
Philipp John Economou*, Area General Manager KSA East & Bahrain at IHG Hotels & Resorts, Bahrain
Roman Goetsch*, General Manager at One&Only Resorts, Mauritius
Nikos Hadjos*, Founder & MD, Hotellect, Consultant at Marriott Hotels International, Greece
Hassan Kadbi,* CEO & Board Member, Hapimag Hotels & Resorts, Switzerland
Vania Kamtsiou, Senior Trainer and Founder, Welcome Global, Empowering Talent, Greece
Ed Kastli, Corporate Vice President, Sales, American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute, USA
Lena Kasfiki Livanidou, CEO, Zeus International, Greece
Stelios Koumantakis, Complex EAM i/c Operations Marriott @ Costa Navarino Resort, Greece
Stavros Mavridis, General Manager at ΣOUL TAILORΣ Member of Eurotel Group, Wellness & Spas
Vasileios Oikonomopoulos, General Manager at Mondrian sbe Lifestyle, Hospitality, Doha, Qatar
Dr Ioannis Pantelidis*, Director of Doctoral Studies, University of Brighton, UK
Dimitris Perrakis*, Area Operations Manager at Atlantica Hotels & Resorts, Greece
Panagiotis Podimatas, CEO of P.C.Podimatas S.A. Audiovisual & Events Company, Greece
Andreas Sammoutis, Academic Dean, City Unity College, Greece
Elena Sergeeva*, Greece Development Consultant, JayWay Travel USA, & MD of Blog Smart Agency
Dr Marianna Sigala, Director of the Centre for Tourism & Leisure Management - University of South Australia, and starting now as Professor of Marketing, University of Piraeus, Greece
Dr Jean (Yannis) Suvatjis, Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Mary-Hardin Baylor, Texas, USA
Themis Trakas*, Hospitality Asset Management at Hines Investment Management, Greece
Irini Varda, Director of Sales & Marketing at Kalesma Mykonos, Greece
Penny Zaglaridou, Vice President of the Board & CEO Astir Palace Vouliagmeni, Greece
