{"id":1732,"date":"2025-07-30T09:58:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T07:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/executive-events.nextron.org\/?page_id=1732"},"modified":"2025-10-07T08:17:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T06:17:16","slug":"event-specialist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.executive-events.ch\/en\/about-us\/event-specialist\/","title":{"rendered":"Event specialist"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Otto J. Duranti
Owner and Managing Director<\/h4>


Swiss Federal Diploma in Hotel Management HF\/SHL
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With over 35 years of experience in the catering, events, and tourism industry, as a Swiss-certified hotelier and restaurateur HF\/SHL, I am truly passionate about organizing events with precision, creativity, and heart.<\/p>

Together with my well-established network, I organize events that move people\u2014personally, professionally, and with that certain something.<\/p>

Whether it’s a business event, incentive or anniversary, I am committed to ensuring that your event not only works, but also makes an impact and inspires.<\/p>

Thanks to my many years of experience in the national and international event and tourism business, I know the key factors for success:<\/p>

  • efficient planning<\/li>
  • perfect partners<\/li>
  • strong locations<\/li>
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    Career and experience<\/strong><\/p>

    • Commercial apprenticeship at the Lake Lucerne Navigation Company in Lucerne<\/li>
    • Cooking apprenticeship at the 5* Grand Hotel National Lucerne<\/li>
    • Higher technical college with diploma from the Swiss Hotel Management School Lucerne HF\/SHL<\/li>
    • Further training in hotel management, business administration, and gastronomy<\/li>
    • Federal wine trading license A from the Wine Engineering School W\u00e4denswil<\/li>
    • Diploma in Event Management at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts \u2013 Business HSW with thesis entitled \u201cTruffle Incentive Piedmont\u201d<\/li>
    • Further training in sales and marketing, event and destination management, communication, and tourism<\/li><\/ul>

      Most recent management positions prior to founding the company in 2005<\/strong><\/p>

      • National Sales Director Switzerland at the ACCOR Hotels Group (Sofitel – Novotel)<\/li>
      • Product Manager Business and MICE Marketing for the Convention Bureau Lucerne and Central Switzerland at Lucerne Tourism AG<\/li>
      • Senior Sales Manager for B\u00fcrgenstock Hotels & Resort<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        Member of national and international wine and gourmet fraternities
        Member of the European Wine Knights Order (OEVE)
        Officer Commander of the Confr\u00e9rie de la Cha\u00eene des R\u00f4tisseurs (the world’s oldest international gourmet club)<\/p>

        • Member of Mondial des Gourmet D\u00e9gustateur (International Association of Gourmets and Beverage Experts)<\/li>
        • Knight (honorary member) of the Gesellschaft zu Rebl\u00fcten Luzern (Lucerne Wine Brotherhood)<\/li>
        • Compagnon de la Confr\u00e9rie du Guillon (Vaud wine brotherhood)<\/li>
        • Officier-Sabreur of the Confr\u00e9rie du Sabre d’or (International Champagne Brotherhood)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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