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Inès Blal

Associate Professor & Co-Director of the EHL Institute of Nutrition R&D

EHL Hospitality Business School

Lausanne, Switzerland

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Exploring how hospitality and gastronomy drive social innovation, community transformation, and more inclusive, sustainable business models.

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EHL Hospitality Business School is a University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland and a global leader in hospitality management research and innovation. Its research focuses on addressing real-world challenges in strategy, sustainability, entrepreneurship, and impact within hospitality and service industries. EHL integrates academic rigor with practical application through close collaboration with industry and public partners. With campuses in Lausanne, Chur-Passugg, and Singapore, EHL fosters an international ecosystem that advances knowledge and drives systemic transformation in hospitality and beyond.
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About me

I believe hospitality has the power to transform communities and systems. As a professor and researcher at EHL Hospitality Business School, I investigate how gastronomy, hospitality, and social entrepreneurship can drive social innovation and achieve lasting impact.

My background in strategic management and finance helps me bridge rigorous analysis with real-world change, both in research and practice. As a social entrepreneur myself, I collaborate across disciplines to design more inclusive, sustainable, and value-creating ecosystems.

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Skills

  • Strategic social innovation in hospitality systems
  • Social innovation in hospitality ecosystems
  • Strategic & social entrepreneurship research
  • Strategy, finance & social impact research
  • Social impact strategy in hospitality
  • Leading research–practice collaborations

Interests

  • Social innovation through hospitality systems
  • Gastronomy and community transformation
  • Ecosystem approaches to social impact
  • Practice-based social entrepreneurship
  • Inclusive and sustainable business models

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