On 28 February 2023, Piers Schmidt featured in the closing panel moderated by Olivier Harnisch for a discussion on the “Rise of Fashion and Luxury Goods Branded Hotel & Hotel Residences – Do the New Marques Really Drive More Revenue?”
On 24 March 2022, Sue Harmsworth and Piers Schmidt, Advisory Board members of Red Sea Global, took part in a panel discussion with Skift President Carolyn Kremins to explore Regenerative Travel and the Future of Global Tourism.
On 16 November 2021, Piers Schmidt joined Jo Rzymowska, Vice President & Managing Director, EMEA, of Luxury Branding client Celebrity Cruises, Filip Boyen and Claire Peake on a panel to discuss the impact of Covid on the luxury sector.
At the third edition of the Italian Hospitality Investment Conference, held at the Palacongressi in Rimini, Italy, Piers Schmidt and Alexander Rae, Head of M&A for Beaumier, were interviewed on stage by Massimiliano Sarti of Travel Quotidiano, on the ‘Financing and Developing of Alternative Locations and Platforms’.
Piers Schmidt joins an illustrious panel of (mainly) Italian five-star hoteliers at the Luxury Hospitality Conference in Milan.