Archives: Speakers

Nathan Boublil is co-founder and CEO of ZEN Rooms, now one of the leading hospitality companies in Southeast Asia (SEA). ZEN is dedicated to changing the state of budget hospitality in SEA through radical technological and operational improvements. ZEN grew to become within 4 years the largest and best-rated budget hotel franchise in the fast-growing Philippines and top 3 in SEA. With a team of 500 staff, ZEN is backed by Korean travel unicorn Yanolja and leading emerging market investors. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Nathan was previously Economic Advisor to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and an Investment Banker at Deutsche Bank in London. Economist by training, he graduated from the University of Cambridge where he was also a Research fellow. An avid traveler, he is fluent in 5 languages

Alyce King is a business development professional with 15+ years of experience in health care. She has been with Novotech for seven years working both in Australia and the United States. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Physiology from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.

Rosemary Coates is an Expert Witness for legal cases involving global supply chain matters. She is also the President of Blue Silk Consulting, a Global Supply Chain consulting firm and Executive Director of the Reshoring Institute. She is a best-selling author of: 42 Rules for Sourcing and Manufacturing in China and Legal Blacksmith – How to Avoid and Defend Supply Chain Disputes  Ms. Coates lives in Silicon Valley and has worked with over 80 clients worldwide

Growing up multilingual with Norwegian, German and Danish, Jette Cathrin Hopp is the director for acquisition and new projects and part of the executive management of Snøhetta. 

Jette has extensive experience in complex both Norwegian and international projects, leading major international project developments and competitions. She regularly lectures at architectural symposia, conferences and international institutions, sharing Snøhetta´s philosophy and design ideas and she is also a jury member for several architecture competitions and prizes. Jette is also regularly invited as critic to international architecture universities. Jette is member of the Board of Trustees of the Schelling Architecture Foundation and the President of Jury for the Italian Architecture Award 2021. She is holding a teaching position at the University of Technology and Design, Wismar, Germany. 

Examples of her experience are her leading role a the museum in the King Abdul Aziz Center for Knowledge and Culture, Dharhan in Saudi Arabia and as project leader for the Opera tower in Düsseldorf. She has led major international developments with focus on sustainability as Astana Expo 2017 ” Future Energy “, Kazakhstan and Lingkong Soho Shanghai, China, in Norway innovative environmental projects in Norway as Powerhouse One in Trondheim and Powerhouse Kjørbo concept phase in Sandvika which is the world first rehabilitated energy-positive building.