Simone Puorto

Head of Emerging Trends and Strategic Innovation

Simone Puorto is a techno-philosopher, consultant with over 25 years of international experience, and the prolific author of five best-selling books exploring the intersection of technology and the travel industry.

He is Head of Emerging Trends & Strategic Innovation at Hospitality Net, the leading global platform for hospitality professionals. Simone also serves as a board advisor to more than a dozen global tech companies, including BWG Global, RobosizeME, Sleap, and E23.

He is the founder of several innovation-driven ventures at the forefront of hospitality and technology, including Travel Singularity, Elegia, and Rebyū. Simone made history by organizing Polybius, the world's first hospitality event held entirely in the metaverse.

In the academic sphere, he is a respected MBA lecturer, collaborating with top-tier institutions such as EHL Hospitality Business School, Les Roches, SHMS, Glion, ESSEC, 24Ore Business School, LUISS, Forte Village's Master Five Stars Hotel Management program, IULM, Ca' Foscari, Università di Roma Tre, University of Parma, and IMHI.

His written work includes over 300 published articles featured on leading platforms such as Hospitality Net, PhocusWire, TendanceHotellerie.fr, Hotel-Online, HOTELS Magazine, Skift, HotelTechReport.com, 10 Minutes Hotels, HFTP, and Robonomics: The Journal of the Automated Economy, in addition to more than 100 others published under pseudonyms or as a ghostwriter.

He describes himself as a "digital bodhisattva," blending philosophical inquiry with technological advocacy to relentlessly explore and expand the boundaries of human potential.