Jean-Paul Herzog
After hotel school in Lucerne, Switzerland, Jean-Paul has spent most of his professional life with Hilton. In the 41 years with the company he has lived in 19 different locations including a spell in Budapest. He opened several Hilton hotels in the capacity of General Manager and later took on regional responsibilities culminating in the CEO position for the 130-hotel Scandic Hotels that belonged to Hilton for a time, and, on its sale, moved to Dubai as President MEA East for the Hilton brands again. After his retirement in 2011, Jean-Paul was on the boards of Dedeman Hotels Turkey and of Millennium&Copthorne Hotels Middle East. He undertakes various consultancy, teaching and coaching assignments, and is the general business consultant for a Swiss uniform company. Jean-Paul lives in his native Switzerland and attends key trade and industry conferences and exhibitions.
Construction Industry 2026
AI in Business 2026
Portfolio Insurance 2026
25 years of Portfolio Conferences
The Portfolio Group's event division has been shaping the professional events market for over two decades, continuously in a market-leading position. We organize 60 business conferences and nearly 10 awards ceremonies nationwide each year, setting the direction in 9 industries: economy, agriculture, real estate, healthcare, finance, automotive, energy, IT, sustainability. We reach 40,000 participants annually. The name Portfolio Events is a guarantee of high-quality professional content and outstanding B2B and B2C networking – in premium hotels, exclusive environments, with business networking and lead generation opportunities. So far, more than 7,000 speakers and nearly 50,000 companies have participated in our events: experts, top executives, decision-makers, opinion leaders, owners. Join us and level up - we provide the top community of the domestic business sphere!