ROUNDTABLE FORMATS

There will be two Roundtable Sessions per day, for a total of four across the two days.

  • The first (morning) Roundtable on Day 1 will serve as an Icebreaker Session to kick things off.

  • The final (afternoon) Roundtable on Day 2 will act as the Wrap-Up Session, bringing the cycle to a close.

The two Core Sessions in between (afternoon Day 1 and morning Day 2) are where each table group will focus on the key challenges identified and shared by participants.

The macro areas of discussion will include Growth, Operations, Tech Stack, Marketing, Safety, and Guest Experience.

Important note: tables are not topic-specific; rather, they cover all the issues attendees are facing and where peer advice or solutions are most valuable.

So, think about a challenge you’re currently experiencing in one of these areas—something you’d like to share with your group to get support, fresh perspectives, and actionable advice.

Roundtables Explanation

Time: 60 Minutes each
Over the course of two days you’ll take part in 4 roundtables – 2 per day. Each table will be managed by a Facilitator, previously sourced and trained by VRWS among the Speakers, and Sponsor companies.

The first Roundtable on Day 1 will be an icebreaking session, where the aim is to get to know your table peers using a format that’s going be quite surprising and pleasant.

The next roundtables between Day 1 Afternoon and Day 2 Morning are Help & Support sessions and will deep dive into a few macro areas that affect your business and where we believe you may identify something you’ve been struggling with and you’d like to solve; these areas are:

  • Growth
  • Operations
  • Tech Stack
  • Marketing
  • Safety & Guest Experience.

The last Roundtable on Day 2 afternoon will see you wrapping up the key takeaways from the Summit, and will require you to write them down together with an implementation strategy, following the S.M.A.R.T.E.R. goal-setting framework we prepared for you.

The success of the Roundtables depends on your mindset, your openness and your willingness to give and share.

So be prepared to share the struggles you have related to your business and seek advice, as the roundtables work as your special peer group of colleagues who’ve been there and have done that, or who’re on the same boat and tried some solutions they can share with you.

Maybe you’re looking for more effective ways to grow you inventory and acquire more properties, or you’d like to add some features to your PMS that make you do that specific thing you can’t; or you’re looking at improving your guest experience with something unique, or you need to get a wider reach online to attract more travelers and increase bookings.

Whatever it is, be open to share your experience with the others and you’ll receive way more in return than you can imagine.