Spark Innovation Sphere By Les Roche
Spark brings students closer to cutting edge hospitality innovation.
Through Spark, we’re building a global sphere to foster hospitality innovation, including pre-incubation and incubation services for startups which are bringing disruptive thinking to our industry and inspiration to our students.
We’re inviting students, alumni and industry partners to develop and test new hospitality solutions in living laboratories on campus.
Spark is also being embedded across our entire academic curriculum, putting innovation and entrepreneurship at the heart of the Les Roches Way of Life.
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Meet some of the innovative startups we’re supporting; and find expert opinion and commentary on hospitality’s developing technologies.
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Hospitality’s personalization problem – and how to solve it
In hospitality, the customer is king… but how can hotels ensure their customers feel like royalty when so many online...
Clever talk: what do AI ‘chatbots’ like ChatGPT mean for the hospitality industry?
You cannot open your social media or look at a news site without seeing a story about ChatGPT and other…
Harnessing the power of collaboration in business
In order to stay ahead in today’s competitive business environment, CEOs must find ways to encourage more collaboration between employees…
Taking ‘try before you buy’ to a whole new level – MBA students explore the potential of immersive virtual reality in hospitality
Imagine walking into a travel agent and being virtually transported to your dream destination. You’re fully immersed, by the pool,…
We Inspire our students to develop an innovative mindset.
- Events
- Conferences
- Spark TV & stories
Spark surrounds our students with innovative thinking. From guest speakers and alumni we invite to bring their experience and insights into the classroom, to exclusive networking events focused on technology, sustainability and more, there’s so much for Les Roches students to take from Spark.
And now we’re launching Spark TV, where innovation comes to life through entertaining and informative programming that you won’t want to miss!
We Ignite our students’ passion for innovation and entrepreneurship.
- Real-world consultancy challenges
- Entrepreneurial opportunities
- Living laboratory for hospitality innovation
Our Spark truly ignites. For students it means opportunities to work on real-life business consultancy and academic challenges, using genuine commercial cases provided by our industry partners.
Students also play their part in testing cutting edge products and services, helping to shape the future of hospitality innovation.
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See more projects Clever talk: what do AI ‘chatbots’ like ChatGPT mean for the hospitality industry?
You cannot open your social media or look at a news site without seeing a story about ChatGPT and other...
Harnessing the power of collaboration in business
In order to stay ahead in today’s competitive business environment, CEOs must find ways to encourage more collaboration between employees...
Taking ‘try before you buy’ to a whole new level – MBA students explore the potential of immersive virtual reality in hospitality
Imagine walking into a travel agent and being virtually transported to your dream destination. You’re fully immersed, by the pool,...
We Incubate disruptive startups by students, alumni and others.
- Pre-incubation/incubation services
- Startup coaching
- Research & Development Center
Spark is helping to bring new concepts and new innovations to life, through specialized pre-incubation and incubation services offered at Crans-Montana and Marbella campuses.
Students can rub shoulders with some of the most creative minds in hospitality, as well as having the chance to pitch their own concepts to earn pre-incubation/incubation support.
Incubation & Institutional Partners Include
Does your business need a Spark?
If you would like to find out more about Spark, and how you or your business can benefit from partnering with us, get in touch today.
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AI and face recognition
WebApp/ecommerce
AV/VR/RX
Internet of things (IOT)
Robotics
Block chain
Product technology
Ai and Big Data
