Hospitality Executive in Residence Chris Cowls
- When?
- Monday 4 April 2011 to Tuesday 5 April 2011
- Where?
- Various
- Open to:
- Staff, Students

Chris Cowls MA, MBA, MIH has been CEO of Eproductive Ltd since starting up the business in 2000. The company provides innovative Cloud based solutions to over 75 hospitality and charity retail organisations with 4,000 sites between them.
Hotel clients include IHG, Ramada Jarvis, Hyatt and Bilderberg Hotels whilst charity clients include Save the Children, British Heart Foundation, Age UK and Barnardos.
Monday 4th April
10am – 12pm '15 minutes of Fame!’
An opportunity for students, individually or in small groups (no more than 3) to meet on a face-to-face basis for 15 minutes with Chris to discuss any issues of interest – by appointment
Room: 01MS02
3pm – 5pm ‘What’s new, what’s hot, in the restaurant industry?’
A presentation on new concepts and Innovations in the UK foodservice industry
Room: 14MS01
Tuesday 5th April
10am – 12pm ‘eproductive – how the internet can transform managing people in the hotel industry’
Room: 32MS02
2pm – 4pm ‘How to get a job and develop your career in hospitality’ i.e. what industry expects from graduates.
Room: 80MS02 [Sponsored by the Hospitality Entrepreneurs Society]
Please RSVP to Natalie Berge at fmlevents@surrey.ac.uk.