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Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne

Key player in food and hospitality Innovation

Winnaretta Zina Singer

Head of Innovation Pole

V1 May 2019

Our Heritage125 years of innovation to

remain on top

First hotel management school

in the world founded in 1893 by

the Swiss Hotel Association, and

owned by a non-profit

foundation

Based in Switzerland, with

offices in Beijing, Shanghai

and Delhi

500+Corporate clients in 60+

countries—

40 yearsof hospitality

academic andadvisoryexpertise

—

N°1University in Hospitality

and Leisure Management—

1 Michelin Star16/20

Gault & Millau rating forBerceau des Sens

—

45%Academic

Faculty with Ph.D—

17%Practical Arts

faculty withdistinctions

—

OUR EXPERTISE IN BUSINESS & EDUCATION

Top 10 RankingIn 7 categories at the International Student

Benchmark survey —

Balanced education

model with theory and

practice

Certified Schools

Advisory for Learning Centers

Our International Presence

Regional OfficesAPAC | Singapore

Americas | San Francisco, Florida

Consulting Offices | Beijing, Shanghai & Delhi

OUR AMBITION

—

Impact on

the Industry

&

1 Million

Students

IS TO CREATE A GLOBAL NETWORK OFEXCELLENCE

Lausanne Passugg Singapore

Higher Education

Professional Education

Vocational Education & Training programs

5 000 students from 3 campuses:

-Lausanne

-Passugg

-Singapore

25 000

students worldwide

70 000

students worldwide

900 000

students worldwide

Head of Innovation Pole, EHL Education Group

EHL Innovation VillageFood & Hospitality

Winnaretta Zina Singer

A fertile ground for entrepreneurs

Inspiration and disruption

Mission

Provide a fertile

ground for

entrepreneurs

Inspire and

disrupt the

hospitality and

food industry

VisionA unique

hospitality

innovation

ecosystem with

the right players

and energy. Let chemistry work its magic!

Experts

Researchers

Students

Entrepreneurs

Investors

Artists

Businesspeople

Alumni

Passers by…

A new cultureFrom excellence To “No judgment”

Let the community feel at homeSavoir-être, dresscode

The placeAt the right distance

Adding new bricks

An incubator an innovation foundation A foodlab An auberge LAB

Incubator 19 start-ups - entities

Education

Smart pricing

Sustainability

Foodtech

Personalized

nutrition and

wellness

Student Entrepreneurship

Optimization

Hotel Tech

Service providers

<<<<<<<<

Strategic

organisations

Innovation FoundationA powerful tool FIT Digital by EHL

Innovation Foundation

Start-ups

Corporate or institutional partners

By EHL

FIT Digital by EHL

Seed

(loan) 50 KCHF

Validate business model

complete team

product evolution

FIT Digital by EHL

Growth

(loan) 200 KCHF

Put in place and execute

first growth strategies

FIT Digital by EHL

Grant

20KCHF

Test the business

model

assumptions &

validate customer

needs

ZOOM FoodlabFrom fundamental… to applied… to industry

Foodlab Start-ups Industries

ZOOM Auberge / HostelBeyond just services

12 to 4 modular rooms

1 restaurant

1 research room

1 shop

1 café

Lots of experiments

ZOOM EventsThe catalyser, the glue

• Conferences

• Workshops

• Coaching

• Battles

• Showcases

• Private events

• Makerspace• Pop-up concepts

Thank you for your attention

Winnaretta Zina Singer

Head of Innovation Pole

Zina.singer@ehl.ch