The Experience Renaissance
Immersive Hospitality, Lifestyle and the Vision for 2027
26 November 2026 @ 18:00 – 23:30 · Vienna
This gathering is part of the Hospitality Leaders Club, our international community for hotel and F&B professionals who believe in a more human, emotionally intelligent and aesthetically driven future for the industry.
Hospitality is entering a renaissance.
Guests no longer seek service alone.
They seek feeling, identity, atmosphere, narrative and beauty.
Experiences that move them.
Spaces that change them.
Moments that stay with them.
Lifestyle is no longer a trend.
It is a cultural language.
A way of shaping spaces, teams, brands and guest journeys with intention and emotion.
This After-Hours event is an intimate, high-quality evening for leaders who want to explore the next era of hospitality, where immersion, storytelling and meaningful human connection take centre stage. It is designed for professionals who believe the future is not about offering more, but about offering deeper and better.
This is not a conversation about design.
It is a conversation about emotion.
About how to create beauty that transforms, and experiences that last.
You will meet leaders who care about atmosphere and meaning.
People who think with depth and aesthetic intelligence.
Professionals shaping the future of luxury, lifestyle and experiential hospitality.
What You Will Take Away
A premium evening designed to expand your imagination, refine your leadership and inspire your creative vision for 2027.
You will walk away with:
• A deep understanding of the emerging landscape of lifestyle and immersive hospitality
• Insights into designing experiences that resonate emotionally and create long lasting memory
• Human centred approaches to atmosphere, storytelling and guest journey design
• Visionary perspectives for the 2027 season and beyond
• High quality connections with leaders who value creativity, beauty and meaning
• A renewed sense of inspiration and purpose for the future of your brand and team
This is a human conversation first and a creative conversation second.
Who This Evening Is For
A boutique gathering for visionaries and leaders shaping the next era of hospitality:
• General Managers and Hotel Directors
• Operations, Rooms Division and Front Office leaders
• F&B Directors and senior F&B professionals
• Hospitality designers, brand creators and concept innovators
• People and Culture leaders shaping guest and team experience
• Founders, entrepreneurs and creative directors
• Emerging leaders passionate about meaningful, beautiful hospitality
Our Speakers
Four voices exploring immersion, meaning, lifestyle and the future of experience design.
(Placeholders until final speakers are confirmed.)
• Speaker A
On the emotional architecture of immersive experiences
• Speaker B
On lifestyle, identity and the guest of 2027
• Speaker C
On storytelling and the psychology of meaningful hospitality
• Speaker D
On the future of luxury as beauty, presence and human connection
The Experience
A beautifully paced evening at a premium Vienna venue, designed to awaken the senses and spark creative thought.
Expect thoughtful content, atmospheric detail and premium networking across two curated environments:
Quiet Lounge
Soft, reflective, perfect for meaningful conversations.
Lifestyle Lounge
Vibrant, stylish and elegantly energetic, ideal for spontaneous connection.
After the event, guests are invited to join an optional community dinner.
(Dinner not included in the ticket price.)
Event Agenda
18:00 — Doors Open · Welcome Home
A gentle arrival into an atmosphere crafted with care, presence and beauty.
18:30 — Opening Address
With Verónica Sánchez Martín, Founder of Between Forks and the Hospitality Leaders Club.
A reflection on experience, meaning and the vision for 2027.
TechTalks · Voices Shaping the Experience Renaissance
Short, powerful talks exploring immersion, storytelling and emotional hospitality.
Fire Chats
Intimate conversations about lifestyle, the guest psyche and the art of creating experiences with soul.
Premium Networking
Quiet Lounge or Lifestyle Lounge.
Two energies. One community of leaders who think deeply.
21:00 — Optional Community Dinner
An intimate dinner for those who wish to close the night together.
(Dinner not included.)
A Night for Leaders Who Create the Future
Where beauty becomes strategy.
Where emotion becomes design.
Where hospitality becomes art.
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 the 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 staff upon arrival.
Your 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 cannot attend, please notify us at hello@betweenforks.com
November 11 @ 18:00 – 23:30