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Board Committee
Vice-chairperson
Federico Holzmann Pérez-Portabella
Director Development & Asset Management
Catalonia Hotels
Felicity Black-Roberts
VP Acquisitions and DevelopmentHyatt Hotels & Resorts
United Kingdom
Felicity Black-Roberts joined Hyatt in 2016 in her current role as Vice President of Development. She is based in London and leads a team responsible for the development of Hyatt’s brand portfolio across Western Europe.
Since joining Hyatt, Felicity’s team has achieved significant milestones for the company including market entries in Dublin, Madrid, Biarritz and Barcelona along with brand debuts in London, Paris and Frankfurt. Felicity brings more than 25 years of hospitality experience working for brands such as Forte, Le Méridien, Starman and Starwood Hotels and Resorts.
Since joining Hyatt, Felicity’s team has achieved significant milestones for the company including market entries in Dublin, Madrid, Biarritz and Barcelona along with brand debuts in London, Paris and Frankfurt. Felicity brings more than 25 years of hospitality experience working for brands such as Forte, Le Méridien, Starman and Starwood Hotels and Resorts.
Joan Bertran
Global Head of Commercial RE & HotelsBanco de Sabadell - Miami
USA
Joan Bertran joined Banco Sabadell in 2008 to manage the Group’s Real Estate portfolio ($15bn). Since then he served in different executive positions and today he is the Banco Sabadell’s Group Global Head of Commercial Real Estate & Hotels. Based in Miami, he is in charge of the CRE & Hotels Group’s financing activity with teams in America and Europe. Previously, Joan served as Business Manager at ‘Logispark’, a Banco Sabadell JV with a RE developer, where he managed investments for $400M to develop more than 700.000sqm of CRE in Europe. He started his professional career in 1999 as Construction Manager at Ferrovial.
Mauro Rial
Chief Operating Officer - North & Hispanic AmericasAccor
Mexico
Mauro RIAL joined AccorHotels in 2017 as Chief Financial Officer for South America, in charge of leading all financial and administrative activities and supporting all the development challenges in the region. Seasoned executive with extensive experience in restructurings, ERP implementations, process reengineering and M&As. Previously worked for Arthur Andersen, Ernst & Young and Suez Group, where he fulfilled for more than 13 years executive financial positions in Puerto Rico, Chile, Argentina, France, Spain and Brazil. Holds a Public Accountant degree by Universidad Nacional del Sur, Argentina, a Master of Finance from Universidad del CEMA, Argentina, and a specialization on Mergers & Acquisitions from London Business School.
Francesco Cefalú
Chief Development OfficerMandarin Oriental Hotel Group
United Kingdom
Francesco is Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group’s Regional Development Director for EMEA & South America. He leads MOHG development and investment activities in the region. In his previous role as Vice President Development Europe at Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts he was responsible for expansion of the brand in Europe. Previously he was part of the development team at Hilton Worldwide with management roles in Brazil, Italy and the UK. In his earlier career he held several positions at Starwood Hotels & Resorts and at Sony Electronics. Francesco has an MBA from Harvard Business School and graduated in Economics from Bocconi University in Milan.
Sanjay Sethi
Managing Director & CEOChalet Hotels
India
Sanjay is a hotel management graduate from IHM Pusa. He is the Managing Director and CEO of Chalet Hotels Ltd, a leading hospitality asset owner in India. In February of 2019, Sanjay took Chalet Hotels public. The company was listed on the Indian Stock Exchanges through a successful IPO. Chalet owns six hotels with ~2,550 keys spread across markets of Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru and Hyderabad..The company also owns co-located non-hotel real estate assets in Bengaluru and Mumbai. He is an Executive Committee Member of Hotel Association of India (HAI), Member CII committee for Tourism & Hospitality, and special invitee to the Hotel and Restaurant Association of West India.
Oscar Calvillo
CEOHDC
Mexico
CEO of Fibra Inn, Advisor, Hotel Manager and Administrator. He has more than 27 years of experience in the real estate industry and more than 34 years of experience in the area of Finance. Responsible for REIT management, property acquisition and development. He graduated as a Mechanical Engineer from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana; He has a Masters in Business Administration from the Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresas (IPADE) and Member, Former Vice-President, Secretary and President of the 2003 Forum of the Monterrey Chapter of IMEF, the prestigious Mexican Institute of Finance Executives, which has among its members with Mexico's leading finance executives.
Federico Holzmann Pérez-Portabella
Director Development & Asset ManagementCatalonia Hotels
Spain
Federico Holzmann (Director of Development & Asset Management, Catalonia Hotels & Resorts) has developed expertise in hospitality companies such as the Ritz-Carlton and Catalonia Hotels & Resorts. Currently he is teaching as adjunct professor on the International Master in Hospitality Management at EADA and is also associated professor at the Hospitality Master of the UAB. After 10 years working for Catalonia H & R where he has developed experience within Hotel Operations, he is now responsible for the corporate Development Strategy & Asset Management.
Committee Members
Alinio Azevedo
CEO
Aspen Hospitality
Andy Chopra
Managing Partner
Banyan Investment Group
http://satoricol.com
6786121752
Atlanta | USA
Satori Collective is a commercial real estate investment and asset manager focused primarily on hotel property investment. We are resilient investors committed to fostering meaningful relationships while delivering out-sized, risk adjusted returns.
Carlos Hernandez Garcia
Chief Executive Officer
Pellas Development Group
http://www.pellasdevelopment.com/es/
(+506) 2205-7111
San Jose | Costa Rica
Pellas Development's vision is to become the leader of Central America in development and responsible operation of planned communities and exclusive resorts. With a focus Modern and sustainable planning, design and construction.
Daniel Campos
General Director
Caribe Hospitality
http://www.caribehospitality.com/
+(506) 2208-8890
Escazú | Costa Rica
Caribe Hospitality es una compañía nacida del objetivo de desarrollar hoteles para ser manejados por hoteleros experimentados y respetados. La estrategia comienza seleccionando ubicaciones clave y construyendo instalaciones que son diseñadas y ajustadas para alcanzar las necesidades del viajero de esparcimiento y negocios. Alcanzamos nuestra misión de ser el desarrollador regional líder de las mejores y más prestigiosas marcas de hoteles a través de la eficiencia, compromiso, trabajo en equipo y responsabilidad, todos componentes clave de relaciones a largo plazo con nuestros socios de negocio.
Joanna Ayala Quintana
Director of Development
Marriott International
Miami | FL | USA
Hospitality sector with presence worldwide (4,000+ Hotels) & 18 brands, from luxury to select service.
Josh Littman
VP of Development (Europe)
SH Hotels & Resorts
SH Hotels & Resorts, an affiliate of global private investment firm Starwood Capital Group, is a hotel brand management company that operates 1 Hotels, Baccarat Hotels, Treehouse Hotels, and SH Collection properties. Leveraging its marketing, design, operational, and technological expertise, SH is the force behind some of the most groundbreaking and dynamic hotel brands in the world.
MariaPia Intini
Development & Investment Director Europe
Private Investments
Paul Arnold
Vice President Development - Americas
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts - UK
https://www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/london
+44 20 7781 8888
Los Angeles | CA | USA
O Rosewood Hotel Group é uma empresa líder em administração de hotéis, comprometida com uma abordagem personalizada de hospitalidade. Seu portfólio combinado consiste em mais de 40 hotéis em 19 países.
Paula Menis Dyksztein
COO
Excem Real Estate
http://www.excemre.com/
+34 914 174 620
Madrid | Spain
We provide real estate services with added value and specialist knowledge, leveraging on the experience gained from over 40 years that attest to our capacity as transaction enablers in various industries.
Pranav Bhakta
Managing Partner
Bhakta Capital
http://www.bhaktacapital.com
17372282780
USA
Bhakta Capital is a data-driven real estate investment firm focused on developing, operating, and acquiring limited and select-service hospitality assets nationwide.
Alinio Azevedo
CEOAspen Hospitality
USA
Twenty year career includes hotel/resort acquisitions and development for Loews Hotels, the opening of a Miami development office and brand expansion in the Americas for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, real estate advisory services for Ernst and Young LLP in Miami. An internationally-experienced industry professional, including investor relations and projects in North America, Latin Americas, Europe. As a former adjunct Professor in the Hospitality Management Master’s Program at Florida University, has an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the Universidade Federal in Brazil and also attended the École Supérieure des Sciences Économiques et Commerciales (ESSEC) in Paris.
Andy Chopra
Managing PartnerBanyan Investment Group
USA
As a co-founder of Satori Collective, Andy functions as the MP and focuses on the firm’s strategic direction, business development, company culture, and is a voting member on the investment committee. US. Under his leadership, Satori has raised and deployed over USD $150MM in equity across USD $500MM in hotel investments across the USA.
Carlos Hernandez Garcia
Chief Executive OfficerPellas Development Group
Costa Rica
Carlos Hernández cuenta con amplia experiencia en desarrollo de conceptos innovadores y sostenibles en los sectores de urbanismo, hoteles de lujo y desarrollo inmobiliario en destinos remotos o emergentes. Como CEO de Pellas Development, supervisa una cartera de desarrollo e inversión de tierras y resorts en Nicaragua, Costa Rica y Panamá; por más de 1.000 millones de dólares. Entre sus proyectos más significativos se encuentra el desarrollo del Hotel Mukul, Beach Golf & Spa (Auberge Resorts en Nicaragua) y el Hotel Dreams Las Mareas Resort & Spa (AMResorts en Costa Rica). Además, cuenta con experiencia en diversos proyectos en Bahamas, México, Panamá, Costa Rica y Estados Unidos.
Daniel Campos
General DirectorCaribe Hospitality
Costa Rica
Mr. Campos has been the General Director of Caribe Hospitality since the Company began in 2000, when an exclusive agreement was signed with Marriott for the development of several Courtyard by Marriott hotels in Central America and the Caribbean. Since the beginning, Mr. Campos has been leading the company’s growth by incorporating new markets and properties in the project’s portfolio, highlighted by the first Residence Inn Hotel to be built in Latin America and the first Fairfield Inn in Central America. An Industrial Engineer from the University of Costa Rica, he has a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Catholic University of Chile and the Kenan Flager Business School from the University of North Carolina, USA
Joanna Ayala Quintana
Director of DevelopmentMarriott International
USA
Joanna Ayala is responsible for the development of managed properties in the Caribbean for Marriott International . She joined Marriott on 2022 after working for more than 3 years for Nh Hotel Group as Assets and Development Director for America. Before NH, she worked for more than 5 years at AccorHotels as Development manager for different countries. Between 2010 and 2014 she worked for the Synergy Group owned by Germán Efromovich, where she was part of the group that created Movich Hotels in Colombia and she later led its development in the country. Joanna has a BA degree at CESA University in Colombia and she followed her studies at the University of Kansai Gaidai in Hirakata, Japan.
Josh Littman
VP of Development (Europe)SH Hotels & Resorts
United Kingdom
Josh Littman is the VP of Development for SH Hotels & Resorts, responsible for growing the company’s Baccarat Hotels, 1 Hotels and Treehouse Hotels brands throughout the EMEA region. With over 20 years of experience across the hospitality space, from operations to sales & marketing and real estate development, Josh has worked with a variety of international groups, including most recently as Head of Luxury Development in Europe for InterContinental Hotels Group, as VP of Development (EMEA) for Hard Rock Hotels and Casinos and in roles with Kerzner International, PKF Consulting and Mandarin Oriental.
MariaPia Intini
Development & Investment Director EuropePrivate Investments
Netherlands
Mariapia Intini is Development and Investment Director at citizenM hotels, where she is responsible for securing new acquisitions in target cities in Europe. Prior to joining citizenM, she was Associate Director at Cushman & Wakefield’s EMEA Hospitality, where she valued over €1.5bn worth of single assets and portfolios (including NPLs) across Europe, and, before then, Senior Consultant at Colliers International’s EMEA Hotels. She started her real estate career at the global architectural firm Design International. She is a MRICS Chartered Surveyor and holds a Master’s Degree in Hotel Real Estate Finance from Cornell University School of Hotel Administration, NY, when she completed a rotational programme at Marriott International’s US HQs.
Paul Arnold
Vice President Development - AmericasRosewood Hotels & Resorts - UK
USA
Paul Arnold is responsible for leading expansion initiatives in the Americas. Prior to his move to the U.S., he was based in London and Dubai responsible for Rosewood’s expansion across Europe, Middle East and Africa. Mr. Arnold worked globally with Ernst & Young for 12 years, five of which were spent in the United States before relocating to Dubai where he helped establish, and later led, the firm’s real estate, hospitality and leisure advisory services practice across the Middle East and North Africa. He began his career in the hospitality industry in operational roles at several hotels in the United States.
Paula Menis Dyksztein
COOExcem Real Estate
Spain
Experienced Real Estate professional with a track record of 18 years in the Banking sector, Family Office business and Investment firms. Lived and worked in Argentina, Singapore and Madrid.
Pranav Bhakta
Managing PartnerBhakta Capital
USA
Pranav's transactional track record includes negotiating over US $3 Billion of transactions (M&A, Distressed Dispositions, Restructuring), capital markets (debt and equity/fund raising/VC), developments (ground up and conversion), in an international context. Unlike many professionals, he brings a 360-degree, cross-functional and multi-disciplinary perspective to the table – innovation and strategy through business model canvasing, principal investor, third party advisor, developer, and operator/asset manager – that collide into one objective: delivering shareholder value.
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