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Michael has been in the hospitality industry for 17 years, starting in hotel operations, working overseas in some of the finest hotels in the world. Since 10 years, Schäffner is part of the technology sector and held several management positions in sales and marketing. In March 2017, he joined Duetto to build up the presence in the German speaking markets. He is also a guest lecturer at the University of Cooperative Education in Ravensburg. While travelling, he likes to bring his running shoes exploring new places and cities

Hospitality enthusiast with a demonstrated history of working with travel tech companies, always looking for the latest innovations to move the hotel industry forward, enabling hotels to create modern guest experiences!

Fabio is a business developer within Siemens Smart Infrastructure taking care of premium customers operating in hospitality and Real Estate with a quantifiable and value-based approach to digitalization programs. He pursued International Business studies with focus on finance management. His professional career spanned from a global FMCG player towards IT-OT integration mastery at Siemens.

Having more than 20 years of experience in information technology enterprise implementations, Nicos has been instrumental in Dot.Cy’s own transformation by converting a general Microsoft Dynamics 365 consulting company into a leader in hospitality, travel and leisure business automation solutions by leveraging Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Azure technologies. Nicos is currently working with Dot.Cy’s internal product teams and clients in the development of guest-centric, cloud-based, innovative business and operational solutions for the hospitality industry, leveraging Microsoft Dynamics 365 enterprise features and solutions ecosystem.

Agustin is the Sustainability Officer and Business Development for Energy Performance Services within Siemens Smart Infrastructure. He advises organizations to digitalize turning buildings more sustainable and decarbonized. Agustin held different positions in the Real Estate industry for more than 15 years, from Real Estate Consulting to Asset Development and Acquisition in different Private Equity Real Estate in Europe and South America. Agustin has a Master of Architecture and is a lecturer of Real Estate Program at IE Business School.

Stefano has more than 20 years of experience in valued-based Strategic Partnerships and Account Development. He focuses his effort on supporting primary customers in the area of Sustainability, Digital Transformation, Smart Buildings, Asset and Energy Efficiency for Commercial and Industrial Real Estate. Stefano holds a degree in Marketing Economics and Science of Mechanical Engineering as well as New Media and Artificial Intelligence.

Sarah Coop is a Thematic Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Sarah has covered the themes making the biggest impact across all sectors, authoring reports on technologies such as AI, cybersecurity, AR, and IoT. Sarah is passionate about data and cybersecurity and has previous experience working as a data modeler at Shell. Sarah has a master’s degree in Big Data from Kings College London.