Lutz Leichsenring is one of the world’s foremost authorities for protecting creative industries. Since 2009, he has been the spokesman & executive board member for the Berlin Club Commission. He has fought tirelessly for the rights of Berlin’s vast underground club scene by organizing demonstrations, conferences, workshops and by speaking at round tables & parliamentary committees. Lutz is one of the chief shareholders of a Berlin & London-based recrutainment company. His role with the Club Commission & the Berlin Music board has led Lutz into the city’s Chamber of Commerce, where he frequently votes on development issues that protect creative space affected by gentrification.

Matthew started his stint with the Hakkasan group in 2010 as the Head Bartender for Hakkasan Hanway for four years. In 2014, Matthew started spearheading the entire bar program of Asia while making Shanghai his home country. Currently, Hall is working closely with the Hakkasan India to develop their ‘Only At’ menu. Along with managing the bar at Hakkasan, Matthew is also one of the founders of a project called ‘The London Bartenders’ Association’. Over the last two years the association has managed to develop a contact base of around 40,000 London and international Bartenders, with a direct database of 50,000 UK industry contacts.

A hospitality expert with over 20 years’ experience, Hayan is the International General Manager of Cavalli Club, and General Manager of Three Dots International FZE, the consultancy division of Pragma Group. He is working with Cavalli Club since 2011 after joining Pragma Group as Operations Manager.Under Hayan’s guidance the venue greatly exceeded its target of 100 million annual revenue, and waschosen as one of The World’s Finest Clubs. At Three Dots, Hayan managed the relationship between Pragma Group and its franchisees. In 2015 Hayan managed and supervised the opening of Cavalli Club, Puerto Banus. Upon successful completion of this project, Hayan was re-appointed as General Managerof Cavalli Club Dubai.