

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: AI@Biz: Hospitality
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 05 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am – Thu, 05 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us to explore how AI can support smarter, more sustainable, and more human-centred hospitality.About this EventAI@Biz – AI in Hospitality: Productivity, Personalisation and Sustainable GrowthAI’s transformative potential for productivity, service quality, sustainability, and competitiveness is reshaping the hospitality sector. From personalised guest experiences and smart operations to sustainability management and workforce augmentation, AI is becoming a core enabler of value creation across hotels, food services, and tourism-related businesses.As part of its AI@Biz event series, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, in collaboration with department of Operations, Technology, Events and Hospitality Management (OTEHM), The Manchester College Business Innovation Hub and the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, brings together regional stakeholders to explore how AI can be practically adopted, responsibly deployed, and effectively scaled within the hospitality sector, with a strong Greater Manchester focus.This half-day event is designed to inform, inspire, and support hospitality businesses of all sizes, including SMEs, large operators, entrepreneurs, educators, and researchers. It will showcase how AI is already being used to address sector-specific challenges such as rising operating costs, labour shortages, sustainability pressures, changing guest expectations, and digital skills gaps.By convening diverse voices from industry, education, and research, this AI@Biz event aims to strengthen the regional AI ecosystem for hospitality, supporting smarter operations, sustainable growth, and more resilient businesses—while keeping guest experience and human empathy at the centre of innovation.What you’ll learnü How AI is being used in hospitality to optimise energy use, reduce food waste, and track sustainability KPIsü How hotels and operators are delivering personalisation at scale using AI-driven guest insights and digital concierge toolsü Practical AI solutions for SMEs, including marketing automation, dynamic pricing, demand forecasting, and reputation managementü How to build AI skills in the hospitality workforce while balancing innovation with guest empathyü Opportunities for academic–industry collaboration and regional supportWho should attendü Hospitality business owners and managersü SMEs and large hospitality groupsü Entrepreneurs, researchers, and policymakersü Educators, trainers, and skills providersü Innovation, digital, and operations leadsWhy attendü Hear real-world case studies from industry and academiaü Discover accessible, low-cost AI tools you can use nowü Network with regional hospitality and AI leadersGain insight into skills development and collaboration pathwaysThe event includes expert talks, a panel discussion, and networking over lunch.Join us to explore how AI can support smarter, more sustainable, and more human-centred hospitality.Please send you inquiries to event organisers addressing Dr Nader Virk (n.virk@mmu.ac.uk) or Ruth Potter (rpotter@tmc.ac.uk)AI@Biz: AI in HospitalityAI@Biz | OTEHM | The Manchester College Business Innovation HubNote: Your registration details will be shared only between Manchester Metropolitan University and The Manchester College event organising teams, solely for event administration, health and safety procedures, and post-event feedback. Your data will not be used for marketing purposes or shared with third parties.The Manchester College Business Innovation Hub is part of the Greater Manchester Further Education Innovation Programme, funded by Innovate UK.  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/88ae1530-e3f8-11f0-b1e5-fb8d04c0193d-rimg-w1200-h426-dcffffff-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/890535e0-e3f8-11f0-983f-3f1406156a47-rimg-w1200-h675-dcffffff-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/89864cc0-e3f8-11f0-b1e5-fb8d04c0193d-rimg-w1200-h579-dcffffff-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/89e4e780-e3f8-11f0-b1e5-fb8d04c0193d-rimg-w1200-h628-dcffffff-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/8a2b3f50-e3f8-11f0-820b-e5e04fbe28e9-rimg-w1110-h740-dcffffff-gmir.jpg Agenda?: 10:00 AM - 10:15 AMRegistrations and refreshments?: 10:15 AM - 10:25 AMWelcome to The Manchester College?: 10:25 AM - 10:40 AMIntro to AI in hospitalityInfo: Overview of how AI is reshaping hospitality, briefly introducing topics to come?: 10:40 AM - 11:00 AMPresentation one – AI and sustainability in hospitalityInfo: How AI optimises energy, waste, and resource management, smart building systems, food waste analytics, supply chain optimisation. The role of data in tracking sustainability KPIs?: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AMPresentation two – Personalisation at scaleInfo: Using AI to understand guest preferences and deliver customised experiences
• Balancing data privacy with service innovation
• Examples: AI-driven concierge, voice assistants, guest profiling?: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PMTea and coffee break?: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PMPresentation three – AI for SMEs Info: Low-cost tools and accessible AI applications for small operators
Challenges: skills, data, infrastructure
Opportunities: marketing automation, dynamic pricing, reputation management?: 12:30 PM - 01:15 AMPanel - AI skills and collaboration for a smarter hospitality futureHost: Emma Holt, Manchester Met and GM ChambersInfo: Discussion topics:
• Workforce upskilling for AI readiness
• Academic–industry collaboration
• Balancing innovation with guest empathy
• Support initiatives?: 01:15 AM - 01:45 AMLunch and networking ?: 01:45 AM - 02:00 AMEvent close
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Cheetham Hill
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: The Manchester College - City Campus
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- **full address**: The Manchester College - City Campus, 60 Great Ducie Street, Cheetham Hill, United Kingdom

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- **organizer**: Manchester Metropolitan University (https://allevents.in/org/manchester-metropolitan-university/23222878)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 05 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am
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- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Manchester Metropolitan University
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** business, health-wellness
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