Part Consultant, Part Academic, Part Storyteller, Part Philosopher ALL HOSPITALER! Professor Ioannis S. Pantelidis SFHEA, CMBE, FIH, FAHMA, HMdip, MSc, PhD. Professor Pantelidis is the Head of the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Ulster University Business School Ulster (UUBS) which is the 6th largest business school in the U.K. The department was ranked 1st for hospitality and tourism out of 54 higher education institutions in the UK in the Complete University Guide 2021. In the same guide, for 2022 the University of Ulster achieved a ranking of 44th out of 130 Universities!Ioannis sits on the Advisory Board for Be Inclusive Hospitality,  is in the current executive, and is a Past Chair (18-21) of The Council for Hospitality Management Education, Director of The Association of North America Higher Education International. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Hospitality a  Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Certified Management and Business Educator. He has served on the Executive Boards of The Institute of Hospitality, Tourism Concern, and Cavendish Academy.At the University of Brighton (2011-2022) Ioannis held roles such as Lead Academic for Knowledge Exchange for the School of Business and Law, inaugural Director of Help to Grow, and Director of Doctoral Studies for Brighton Doctoral College. Other roles included Academic Leader for widening participation projects and Head of Admissions, Marketing and Recruitment Tutors in the School of Sport and Service Management (SaSM). Before that, he was the Programme Centre Leader for Postgraduate Courses for SaSM and was a founding member of the European Hospitality Academy. Until 2011 he was Head of International Hospitality Research Group, Course leader for MA International Hotel and Restaurant Management, and Senior Consultant Events Management Knowledge, at London Metropolitan University.Until 2006 he was Course Leader in BSc International Hospitality Management at the University of Surrey. Before that, he held management positions in hotels and restaurants across Europe.Ioannis is visiting professor for Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences, an External evaluator for professorship promotions with the University of Patras, and was visiting Professor for the University of Granada.Raised on the island of Leros, Greece Ioannis comes from a family of hoteliers and restaurateurs. He is proud of both his Hellenic and Career inheritances.