Featured Speakers at Oracle Hospitality Summit

Mathieu Bruce

Global Director Property Management Systems, Hyatt Corporation

Mathieu Bruce, Global Director Property Management Systems at Hyatt Corporation, is a highly motivated and results-oriented professional with 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry.

Throughout his career, Mathieu has demonstrated expertise in the project management and implementation of hotel technology. He has a successful track record of leading strategic initiatives that drive operational efficiency and profitability. Mathieu has led large global teams focused on onboarding front of house operational platforms and led the PMS integration for Hyatt’s major acquisitions, including Two Roads Hospitality, Dream Hotel Group, and Lindner Hotels & Resorts.

Currently, Mathieu is spearheading Hyatt’s global migration from Opera V5 to OPERA Cloud across 1,200 properties.

He enjoys the hospitality industry’s dynamic nature and is passionate about leveraging technology to support hotel operations and empowering colleagues to deliver exceptional guest experiences.

Thérèse Cedercreutz

Chief Commercial Officer, Scandic Hotels

Thérèse Cedercreutz is an accomplished international executive with 30 years of management experience driving growth, transformation, and commercial excellence across global and EMEA markets. She currently serves as Chief Commercial Officer at Scandic Hotels Group leading commercial strategy, digitalization, and customer experience for revenues of €2 billion. Thérèse has held numerous board positions in prominent organizations demonstrating her expertise in corporate governance, and business transformation. She holds a Master of Sciences in Economics and is recognized for her passion to combines strategic vision with deep expertise in leveraging technology to create value and enhance customer experience.

David Coler

Founder, DJR Enterprises

David Coler is a leading global technology strategist focused on transforming the hospitality, real estate, and travel sectors. Over the past two decades, he has guided private equity firms and their portfolio companies through the modernization of more than 50 businesses across multiple continents — from high-growth real estate startups to complex, multinational enterprises.

As co-founder of DJR Advisors, a venture capital firm with an advisory unit that focus on IT transformation and profit optimization, David partners with investors and operators to align technology, operations, and commercial strategy to accelerate value creation. David’s work in hospitality spans marquee brands and diverse operating models. He has led technology and operating transformations for organizations including Hilton, Center Parcs, Motel 6, Extended Stay of America, Warner Hotels, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, and Great Wolf Lodge — helping each leverage digital platforms, integrated systems, and modern guest-experience tools to drive sustained performance. David brings a practitioner’s perspective on how AI, data, and integrated ecosystems — including solutions like Oracle’s OPERA Cloud Platform — can unlock seamless guest journeys and measurable operational impact across all segments of the hotel industry.

David has also advised top private equity firms on building shared-service platforms that enable efficient scaling and profit optimization across real estate and hospitality portfolios. He has also supported travel- and hospitality-technology startups from early stage through successful exits for their founders and investors.

Cameron Hammond

SVP Global Field Technology Services, Hyatt

Hammond is a seasoned leader, currently serving as the SVP of Global Field Technology at Hyatt where he oversees a global team focused on shaping the technological landscape across a diverse array of platforms and reaching key stakeholders. With his leadership, Cameron’s team helps to ensure that Hyatt remains at the forefront of technological innovation, helping to enhance the guest, member and customer experience while optimizing technological operational efficiency.

Cameron has been a proud member of the Hyatt family for over 30 years and during his illustrious career has held various global roles taking him to some incredible locales including the U.S., Europe, China and Australia. Additionally, he is a proud member of the AHLA/HTNG Global Technology 100 leadership team and Vice Chair of the HITEC Advisory Council, helping to drive technological advancements across the broader hospitality community.

Sarah Fults

Vice President, Distribution, MGM Resorts International

Sarah Fults brings 30 years of hospitality experience to her role as Vice President of Distribution at MGM Resorts International. In her role at MGM, Sarah is responsible for discovering and implementing new technologies to optimize channel performance while driving operational efficiencies and reducing costs.

Sarah’s career began at the front desk, working at Gardiner’s Resort on Camelback in Scottsdale, Arizona, where she discovered her passion for hospitality technology. She went on to hold key roles at Choice Hotels and Loews Hotels & Resorts, overseeing Third Party Distribution, and contributed to advancements in property management systems and channel management solutions at Pegasus Solutions, Interactive Sites, Blue Square Studios, and HBSI.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Global Business with a specialization in Marketing from Arizona State University. Beyond her professional achievements, Sarah is passionate about international travel, hiking, interior design and fashion.

Dany Katra

Senior Revenue Success Manager, Revenue Strategy, Accor Hotels

With 10 years of industry experience, Dany has held commercial roles in hotel sales focused on MICE and wholesale, managed key accounts for Gulf Air in the airline sector, and worked at Accor’s headquarters on revenue management technology projects, including large-scale RMS implementations across the global portfolio.

Jean Noel Lau Keng Lun

Chief Distribution Officer, Accor

Jean Noel is currently serving as Chief Distribution Officer at Accor. He is a seasoned executive with over 15 years of senior leadership in travel and hospitality technology. This role follows strategic leadership in Accor's global product management. Previously, as Senior Director of Product Marketing at Expedia Group, he established the foundational product marketing function for Egencia. His background includes pivotal product management roles at Amadeus IT Group, where he led global Product for core reservation, fulfillment, and e-commerce platforms, driving significant market expansion and technology transformation. He possesses a proven track record in P&L management, large-scale global distribution, and scaling technology.

Mathieu Manchon

Customer Success Manager, Accor

Mathieu is currently serving at Accor as the primary liaison between Accor, hotel owners, and General Managers on all OPERA Cloud–related topics for the Europe & North Africa Region. He is a hospitality professional with over a decade of operational experience in the Front Office department, across diverse hotel environments including openings, airport hotels, convention centers, and seaside resorts.

This role follows his contribution as an Operational Champion in Accor’s Elevate project, guiding hotels through the transition from FOLS, Accor’s legacy Property Management System, to OPERA Cloud.

His career reflects strong expertise in hotel operations, property management systems implementation, and stakeholder engagement, with a commitment to driving operational excellence and accelerating technology adoption across the network.

Jawad Sabir

SVP Technology & Business Solutions, PPHE Hotel Group

Jawad Sabir is the Senior Vice President of Technology & Business Solutions at PPHE Hotel Group, a leading international hospitality company renowned for its Park Plaza and art’otel brands. With over two decades of global expertise in hospitality technology, Jawad drives PPHE’s technological innovation, overseeing IT strategy, digital transformation, and business solutions to enhance guest experiences and operational efficiency across the group’s portfolio in Europe.

Before joining PPHE, Jawad held pivotal leadership roles at prestigious hospitality brands, including Group Head of ICT at Imperial Hotel London, and senior positions at Maybourne Hotel Group, Corinthia Hotel Group, Anantara Hotels and Resorts, and Jumeirah Hotels and Resorts. In these roles, he spearheaded complex system implementations, led hotel pre-opening projects, and developed cutting-edge IT strategies that elevated both guest satisfaction and business performance.

A dynamic and forward-thinking leader, Jawad is passionate about fostering innovation and mentoring high-performing teams in the fast-evolving hospitality technology landscape. His global experience across diverse markets has equipped him to deliver transformative solutions that align with industry trends and guest expectations. Jawad’s ability to build lasting relationships and drive cross-functional collaboration has been instrumental in positioning PPHE as a leader in technology-driven hospitality.

Based in London, Jawad is a sought-after speaker on topics such as digital transformation, technology in hospitality, and creating seamless guest experiences through innovative solutions. His insights into leveraging technology to drive business success make him a compelling voice in the industry.

Lars Schottker

Director Digital Solutions, TUI Hotels & Resorts

Lars Schöttker is Director Digital Solutions at TUI Hotels & Resorts and a recognised Digital Hotel Experience Leader. He leads the Digital Hotel Platform for more than 400 hotels worldwide, shaping the end-to-end guest journey across multiple brands and regions.

Lars drives TUI’s global OPERA Cloud adoption and the transformation toward data-driven, personalised and seamless digital journeys. His work focuses on cloud modernisation, real-time integrations and AI-enabled experiences — guided by his core belief that digital hospitality succeeds when technology becomes invisible and the guest experience becomes effortless.

He collaborates with leading international technology partners and innovators to accelerate digitalisation, enhance operational efficiency and redefine how guests interact with hotels.

Before joining TUI, Lars held several senior leadership roles in digital product, engineering and transformation. He is known for building high-performing teams and influencing the evolution of digital hospitality at scale.

Sanjay Sharma

Chief Technology Officer, Orascom

A passionate leader who thrives on driving business transformation and achieving tangible outcomes through innovation and technology Sanjay Sharma is recognized as the top 10 CIOs in the middle east and awarded the BT 150 (Business Transformation) in Silicon Valley. As the Chief Technology Officer of Orascom Hotel Management, he is responsible for driving digital transformation and change within the Group. In his previous role with Jumeirah Group and Emirates Airline, he has launched many industry first solutions elevating the guest experience, increasing the revenue and driving the cost out.

Amy Stevens

Group Director Revenue & Distribution, Rocco Forte Hotels

Amy is the Group Director of Revenue Management & Distribution at Rocco Forte Hotels, where she leads global strategy and oversees the integration of advanced distribution technologies across a luxury portfolio.  With more than 30 years of experience and a career spanning five countries, Amy has shaped innovative revenue frameworks, championed distribution transformation & digital innovation, and guided cross-functional teams through market shifts and expansions.  She is recognized for leveraging automation, predictive analytics, and emerging digital tools to optimize pricing, streamline connectivity, and strengthen competitive positioning in rapidly evolving markets. 

A passionate world traveler, Amy draws inspiration from experiencing new cultures and destinations. This global curiosity informs her leadership approach and fuels a deep commitment to crafting guest-centric strategies that resonate across markets.   Amy continues to advocate for data-driven decision-making, talent development, and forward-thinking commercial strategy within the luxury hospitality space. 

Debbie Stuempfig

Corporate Director of IT, Omni Hotels

Debbie Stuempfig is a highly accomplished hospitality professional with over 30 years of hands-on experience working with multiple generations of OPERA software, including FTCRS, Fidelio, OPERA V5, and the latest OPERA Cloud. Throughout her career, she has developed deep expertise across key areas of the hospitality industry, including revenue management, channel distribution, reservations, operations, loyalty programs, and IT systems integration.

Known for her ability to bridge the gap between business and technology, Debbie excels at ensuring hospitality systems are not only operationally efficient but also optimised to drive revenue and enhance the guest experience. Before joining Omni, Debbie spent 18 years with Wyndham Hotels, where she held several leadership roles and made history as the company’s first Revenue Manager in 1995. Debbie currently resides in Texas, where she and her husband are enjoying life as empty nesters.

Aaron Zwas

Strategic Advisor, DJR Enterprises

Aaron Zwas is a Strategic Technology Advisor with 20 years of experience in developing technology-enabled roadmap strategies that tie directly to owners’ return on assets invested.  He then partners closely with executives to guide clients through the projects that transform strategic vision into sustainable reality. 

Leveraging the best practices of DJR Enterprises, Aaron is a primary advisor for Oracle Hospitality's new Strategic Advisory Services (OHSAS), an actionable horizon-level approach to digital transformation that delivers the increased flexibility and pace of innovation required to meet modern business needs and opportunities such as AI. 

Aaron is also a seasoned educator: more than 1,500 professionals across 15+ countries have participated in his three-day workshops focused on defining, designing, and deploying strategic IT solutions in a collaborative, cost-effective, and risk-aware manner.