Leadership
Intimate Roundtable Conversations — Think Tank
Market evidence gains depth through direct leadership experience.
Eight editions each year gather 50 senior participants for a two-hour discussion followed by networking. Every edition runs under the Chatham House Rule.
The format turns research findings into operational judgement, and returns fresh hypotheses to the Research Center.
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Format
- Editions annually
- 8
- Participants per edition
- 50
- Discussion, followed by networking
- 2 h
- Applies to every edition
- Chatham House Rule
Access
Three routes lead to a seat at the table.
- Application
- Invitation
- Membership
Outputs
Each edition produces a published record that protects the confidentiality of the room.
- Anonymised Roundtable Brief
- Emerging signals
- Research hypotheses
- Industry implications
Next conversation
2026 conversation archive
29 September 2026
Operational Efficiency in Professional Kitchens
Held
2027 programme
Seven planned dates for 2027.
19 January 2027
Intimate Roundtable Conversations — Think Tank
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17 February 2027
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23 March 2027
Intimate Roundtable Conversations — Think Tank
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20 April 2027
Intimate Roundtable Conversations — Think Tank
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18 May 2027
Intimate Roundtable Conversations — Think Tank
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14 September 2027
Intimate Roundtable Conversations — Think Tank
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6 October 2027
Intimate Roundtable Conversations — Think Tank
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National rollout
In 2027 the format will extend nationally, with conversations planned in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iași and Timișoara. Venues and city dates will be announced as they are confirmed.
How the room feeds the research
Each conversation starts from current market evidence. Participants add the operating detail behind the numbers: staffing, supply, pricing decisions, guest expectations and investment plans.
The curation team records signals under anonymity, turns them into hypotheses and passes them to the Research Center for the next annual study.
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Roundtable Brief — Beyond accommodation: the new hospitality economy
27 October 2026 · Final IRT edition of 2026 · Editorial synthesis under the Chatham House Rule.
The final 2026 conversation explored the hotel as a connected experience across accommodation, gastronomy, wellness and local identity. Gabriel Constantin, VP / Managing Director of Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago, joined online, as publicly announced. The brief draws on HCI’s public recap and presents non-attributed editorial takeaways.
Four editorial takeaways
- Reasons to choose a hotel
- Gastronomy, wellness and local identity can give guests a specific reason to select a property.
- Whole-hotel value
- Additional services deserve assessment through their contribution to the combined hotel offer, guest experience and total value.
- Demand across seasons
- New experiences and products can create reasons to visit beyond peak-season occasions.
- People and personalisation
- People and personalised service remain central alongside technology in the guest relationship.