Willy Legrand is a Professor at the IU International University of Applied Sciences in Germany with a specialization in sustainable management. He is a visiting lecturer at ESSEC Business School and École Ducasse in Paris, Institut Lyfe in Lyon and CETT (University of Barcelona). He is the lead author of ‘Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry: Principles of Sustainable Operations’ and of ‘Critical Questions in Sustainability and Hospitality’. Prof Legrand chairs the ‘Hospitality Net World Panel on Sustainability in Hospitality’ where 100+ industry experts regularly interact with the aim is to get sustainability anchored more than ever into the business conversation and decision-making.O’Shannon Burns is a researcher and regenerative practitioner focused on enabling collective action, systems transformation, well-being-aligned economies, and ecosystems of entrepreneurship. Her work is often at the intersection of climate action, environmental justice, conservation, and sustainable travel and tourism. O’Shannon conducts applied research as part of Cornell University’s Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise, and has facilitated projects on regenerating finance, healthcare, housing and business. She is part of Regenerative Travel where she focuses on embedding regenerative principles into tourism entrepreneurship, and Aurora Collective where she supports women leaders and place-based collective climate action.Jonathon Day, an Associate Professor in Purdue’s School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, is committed to ensuring tourism is a force for good in the world. In addition to over 50 academic articles and chapters, he is the author of several books and co-author of “The Tourism System 8th Edition”. Dr Day’s research interests focus on sustainable tourism, responsible travel, and strategic destination governance within the tourism system. He is the lead researcher and director of the Sustainable Tourism and Responsible Travel Lab and the chair of the Travel With Care Initiative.
