Source: KIHA

This month a new hospitality educational programme, Kepler International Hospitality Academy (KIHA) announces its inaugural edition, taking place in Amsterdam on 7 October 2024. The first of its kind, KIHA’s mission is to evolve current luxury hospitality models, with a focus on impact-positive hospitality. The premise of KIHA is based on the rapidly evolving expectations of the affluent consumer and the need for hoteliers to keep up with demand for businesses and service models that put people and planet first. KIHA was created to develop and evolve the expertise today’s industry leaders require to redefine and deliver elevated luxury in hospitality.

KIHA is the brainchild of Jannes Sörensen,Phillippe Krenzer, Jacob Mayne and Ken Yokoyama, and its five-month Senior Executive Leadership Programme is tailored to ambitious, successful senior executives in the premium echelons of the hospitality sector, who are looking to challenge current luxury hospitality models in accordance with the evolution of changing consumer demand.

Delivering impact-positive luxury hospitality requires acute awareness, rigorous discipline, and a deep understanding of strategy, combined with business and leadership skills of the highest order. The Senior Executive Leadership Programme accordingly revolves around three core themes: Deep Service Hospitality, Positive Impact Business Models and Leadership through Self-Mastery, and is divided into two consecutive stages:

The first stage consists of three intensive five-day residential study modules, two in Europe (Amsterdam and Freiburg/Basel); one in Asia (Kyoto). The second stage consists of a two-month Leadership Assignment in the Workplace. Throughout, participants are supported by their personally assigned mentors, coaches, and peer group, with development coaching sessions provided for every participant before, during and after the study modules.

KIHA Founder Jannes Sörensen comments: “Kepler’s intensive, experience-based approach to the development of senior hospitality managers is unique in the international business school world. Where schools of hospitality management tend to emphasise technical and financial subjects at the expense of personal development, service, and cultural aspects, learning at KIHA focuses on personal growth and development, as well as the acquisition of new business skills and insights.”

Today’s leading hoteliers are often operationally excellent, and at this stage of their careers, they need to become visionary leaders. This training program will support them by immersing them in situations that completely challenge their certainties. Philippe Krenzer.

The KIHA Leadership Programme is selective, with each cohort limited to 15 participants. A diverse participant mix is an important part of KIHA programmes, with successful candidates reflecting a broad range of hospitality models, national cultures, and professional backgrounds to enrich the cohort’s learning experience.

About Kepler International Hospitality Academy (KIHA)

Kepler International Hospitality Academy (KIHA) was established in late 2023 by four principal founders to develop industry leaders to redefine and deliver a new form of elevated luxury. Training with the Academy will equip senior professionals to design, deliver and manage new positive-impact hospitality and tourism models. For more information visit: www.kepleriha.com

Jannes Sörensen
Founder
KIHA