HLC After-Hours – Copenhagen –
April 29 @ 17:30 – 22:30
The New Nordic Hospitality
Flexibility, Culture and the Traveller of Tomorrow**
April 2026 @ 17:30 – 22:30 · Copenhagen
This gathering is part of the Hospitality Leaders Club, our international community for hotel and F&B professionals who believe in a more human, culturally intelligent and future-driven industry.
Scandinavia is not only influencing the future of design. It is influencing the future of hospitality.
Travellers are shifting.
Expectations are evolving.
Flexibility, cultural connection, sustainability with soul and meaningful experiences now define the new Nordic guest journey.
This After-Hours event is an intimate, high-quality evening for leaders who want to understand how modern travellers think, feel and choose. It is crafted for professionals who want to anticipate what tomorrow’s guest values most: authenticity, ethics, community, emotional intelligence and design with purpose.
This is not a trends briefing.
It is a conversation.
A space where insight becomes foresight, and foresight becomes strategy.
You will meet people who care about the craft of hospitality.
People who think with depth.
Leaders who want to shape a future where culture and humanity remain at the centre.
What You Will Take Away
A premium evening designed to give you clarity, perspective and meaningful connection.
You will walk away with:
• A deep understanding of the new Nordic traveller and their evolving expectations
• Insights into flexibility, hybrid living and the lifestyle-driven nature of modern hospitality
• Tools for creating culturally connected, meaningful guest experiences
• Approaches to sustainability that feel authentic, ethical and emotionally resonant
• High-quality, boutique networking with leaders shaping Nordic and European hospitality
• A renewed sense of direction and creative inspiration for your teams and your brand
This is a human conversation first and a business conversation second.
Who This Evening Is For
A curated, boutique gathering for:
• General Managers and Hotel Directors
• Operations, Rooms Division and Front Office leaders
• People, Culture and Learning professionals
• F&B Directors and senior F&B leaders
• Hospitality designers, architects and brand creatives
• Innovators, strategists and founders
• Emerging leaders shaping the future of European hospitality
Our Speakers
Three voices redefining the future of Nordic hospitality through culture, design and human behaviour.
(These placeholders will be refined once speakers are confirmed.)
• Speaker A
On the mindset, values and expectations of the new Nordic traveller
• Speaker B
On flexibility, hybrid living and lifestyle-driven hospitality models
• Speaker C
On sustainability, culture and emotionally intelligent experience design
The Experience
A beautifully paced evening designed to spark new ways of thinking, observing and creating.
Expect thoughtful content, warm atmosphere and premium networking across two distinct social spaces:
Quiet Lounge
Calm, elegant and perfect for deeper, reflective conversations.
Social Lounge
Energetic, modern and ideal for spontaneous, organic connections.
Guests may join an optional community dinner after the event.
(Dinner not included in the ticket price.)
Event Agenda
17:30 — Doors Open · Welcome Home
A gentle arrival filled with Scandinavian calm and warm hospitality.
18:00 — Opening Address
With Verónica Sánchez Martín, Founder of Between Forks and the Hospitality Leaders Club.
A reflection on the values and intention behind Nordic hospitality and the future it is shaping.
TechTalks · Voices Shaping the Traveller of Tomorrow
Short, powerful talks exploring flexibility, cultural meaning and the evolving nature of guest expectation.
Fire Chats
Intimate conversations on culture, design, lifestyle travel and what the next generation of guests truly values.
Premium Networking
Quiet Lounge or Social Lounge
Two atmospheres. One community of modern hospitality leaders.
21:30 — Optional Community Dinner
A warm, intimate gathering for those who wish to continue the evening.
(Dinner not included.)
A Night for Thinkers, Doers and Visionaries
Where culture meets innovation.
Where hospitality becomes meaning.
Where the future is shaped by leaders who care.
Explore the Community Behind This Gathering
Discover the Hospitality Leaders Club here:
https://hospitality-leaders-club.com/index.php/membership/
Privacy and Media Notice (GDPR Compliance)
Photography and video may be taken during this event for documentation and promotional purposes by Between Forks e.U. and media partners.
If you prefer not to appear in any material, please inform our team upon arrival.
Your personal data will be processed according to EU GDPR regulations.
For enquiries: hello@betweenforks.com
Refund Policy
Tickets are non-refundable but may be transferred.
If you are unable to attend, please notify us at hello@betweenforks.com