The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences

Mr. GEORGE D. SCHWAB – Chairman President, GDS Inc., International Hotel Consulting NY

Mr. JOSEPH V.CINQUE – Director of Operations, The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences

Mr. PETER BALLY – Managing Director, Park Hotel Vitnau, Lucerne, Switzerland

Mr. HEINZ BECK – Executive Chef, Two Star Michelin, La Pergola, Rome, Italy

Mr. MICHAEL BROWN- Managing Director, Brazilian Court, Palm Beach, FL

Mr. DAVID BURKE – Executive Chef, Park Avenue Cafe, New York, NY

Mr. MARK DECOCINIS – General Manager, The Portman Ritz-Carlton, Shanghai

Mr. ALBERTO DE HOYO – General Manager, The Beverly Hills Hotel & Bungalows, Los Angeles, CA

Mr. LARRY FORGIONE – Chef/Proprietor, An American Place, New York, NY

Mr. HANS R. FRITZ – General Manager, Rome Cavalieri Hilton, Italy

Mr. VITTORIO GAI – The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences

Mr. JENS GRAFE – President, Rafael Hotels Limited, USA

Ms. SUZANNE HATJE – General Manager, Mandarin Oriental, Munich, Germany

Mr. HERVE HUMLER – Executive Vice President International, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company L.L.C.

Mr. EZIO INDIANI – General Manager, Hotel De Bergues, Geneva, Switzerland

Mr. WALTER KOHLROSS – Senior Vice President, Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, NJ

Mr. MARCEL LEVY – General Manager, Hotel Eden, Rome, Italy

Mr. BERND LEMBCKE – Managing Director, The Mar-a-Lago Club, Palm Beach, FL

Mr. EDWARD MALLOY – President, Building & Construction Trades Council, New York, NY

Mr. JAMES MCBRIDE – General Manager, The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, DC

Mr. MARK LETTENBICHLER – General Manager, The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong

Mr. FRANCO MORA – General Manager, Hotel Ritz, Paris, France

Mr. LAURENCE M. NEUMAN, M.D. – Medical Director Urgent Medical Care P.C., New York, NY

Mr. GUENTER RICHTER – General Manager, Swizzotel New York / The Drake, New York, NY

Mr. HORST SCHULZE – President, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C.

Mr. GARY SCHWEIKERT – General Manager, The Plaza, New York, NY

Mr. THOMAS M. STRAW – Director Public Funds Marketing, Des Moines, IA

Mr. PETER W. TISCHMANN – Managing Director, Ciragan Palace Hotel, Instanbul, Turkey

Mr. JEAN-GEORGE VONGERICHTEN- Chef/Proprietor, Jean George, New York, NY

Mr. HEINZ WINKLER – Proprietor, Residenz Heinz Winkler, Aschau, Germany