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Ludwig Menke
Global Production, Real Estate, Europe
GRI Club
Laura
Laura Sancesario
Club Manager - GRI Real Estate - Southern EuropeGRI Club
With over 13 years of experience in an international company and with corporate events she was able to work with many levels of seniority, roles, departments, and transformation projects.
Ludwig
Ludwig Menke
Global Production, Real Estate, EuropeGRI Club
International Relations and Affairs Analyst and Economist at Faculdades de Campinas (FACAMP). Study abroad in France and Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA Program) at ICN Business School. Currently, Global Production, Real Estate, Europe at GRI Club.
I'm an experienced conference/event producer with +45years of experience in the real estate industry, producing local and global private gatherings for leading real estate players and companies. Responsible for the whole cycle of production activities, including project management, market research, program and business development, for online and face-to-face meetings. Brief work with commercial team and customer relationship.
Discussion
Cost Inflation vs Capital Values:
Is it All About P&L?
- Centrepieces for Investor´s Decision Making
- What are they looking for in the new markets?
- P&L Under Pressure: Outstanding practices to reduce costs
- New Technologies Adhesion: Is it a must-have?
- On the Other Hand, Personal Service is the New Luxury Definition?
Discussion
GRI Global Committee
Hospitality Chapter
Alinio
Azevedo
Managing Director and COO
The Little Nell Hotel Group
Andriy
Gulakov
COO
easymalon
Andy
Chopra
Managing Partner
Banyan Investment Group
Asli
Kutlucan
CDO
Cycas Hospitality
Bettina
Graef-Parker
MD - Special Property Finance
Aareal Bank
Camil
Yazbeck
Chief Development Officer
Accor Hotels
Carlos
Hernandez Garcia
Chief Executive Officer
Pellas Development Group
Dieter
Kornek
Head of Project Scouting
TUI Hotels & Resorts
Federico
Moreno-Nickerson
VP Business Development Latin America
World of Hyatt Inclusive Collection
Felicity
Black-Roberts
VP Acquisitions and Development
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts
Jared
Melnik
Managing Director
Starwood Capital Group
Joan
Bertran
EVP Commercial Real Estate & Hotels
Banco Sabadell
Joanna
Ayala Quintana
Director of Development
Marriott International
Juan
Corvinos-Solans
SVP Development Latin America & The Caribbean
Hilton Worldwide
Justin
Magazine
SVP, Development and Acquistions
Aimbridge Hospitality
Justin
Smathers
SVP Development -Europe
Four Seasons
Keith
Evans
Chief Investment & Development Officer
Lifestyle Hospitality Capital (LHC) Group
Lloyd
Lee
YOO Capital
Lorcain
Egan
Co-Head Europe
Starwood Capital Group
Marc-Olivier
Assouline
Principal
PineBridge Benson Elliot
MariaPia
Intini
Development & Investment Director Europe
Private Investments
Matteo
Ghedini
CEO
Brera Serviced Apartments
Mauro
Rial
Chief Operating Officer - North & Hispanic Americas
Accor
Oscar
Calvillo
CEO
HDC
Paula
Menis Dyksztein
COO
Excem Real Estate
Pedro
Seabra
Partner
Refundos-Explorer
Peter
Plaut
Executive Director
BC Partners
Pranav
Bhakta
Managing Partner
Bhakta Capital
Ramsey
Mankarious
Founder & CEO
Cedar Capital Partners
Ravi
Govada
VP growth
Habitas
Reem
Garrash
CEO
SHADA Hospitality
Robert
Mangan
Vice President - Head of Hotels
Bain Capital
Rogerio
Basso
Head of Hospitality & Tourism
IDB Invest
Rohan
Thakkar
Chief Development Officer
Yotel
Rohit
Kapoor
CEO - India & South Asia
OYO
Sanjay
Sethi
Managing Director & CEO
Chalet Hotels
Steffen
Doyle
Co-Head EU RE Investment Banking
Santander Bank
Vamsi
Bonthala
Co-Founder Managing Principal & CEO
Arbor Lodging Partners
Vincent
Mezard
Global Head of Living & Hospitality
AXA IM
Willemijn
Geels
Vice President Development Europe
Intercontinental Hotels Group
Zsolt
NAGY
CEO
Niro Investment Group
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.
Bryan Younge
EVPNewmark Valuation and Advisory
USA
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.
Vincent Mezard
Global Head of Living & HospitalityAXA IM
France
Vincent Mezard joins AXA IM - Real Assets from AccorInvest, where he was Head of Development, and oversaw the development of the real-estate focused platform of AccorHotels. Prior to that, he was Opening General Manager of the iconic Hotel Molitor Paris, MGallery by Sofitel, having also worked for Colony Capital and Bouygues Construction.
Zsolt NAGY
CEONiro Investment Group
Romania
1994 – 1995 Head of office, Hungarian Student Assn in Cluj. 1995 – 1999 Vice-president for Youth, Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in RO (DAHR). 1998 – 2009 Rep of DAHR in EU People’s Party, member of Steering Committee. 1999 – 2004 Vice-president for local organizations and public administration DAHR. 2004 – 2007 Minister for Communication and IT– Government of RO. 2007 – 2010 Head of Sigma Tower (multifunctional tower building, including a 5* international hotel brand). 2009 – 2012 Head of dev team, renewable energy projects – 3 wind farms, 1 solar plant. 2007 – 2017 Strategic political consultant in Local/National/Presidential elections. 2007 – 2017 Consultant in IT&C, M&A. 2017 – CEO NIRO Investment Group
Alinio Azevedo
Managing Director and COOThe Little Nell Hotel Group
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.
Andriy Gulakov
COOeasymalon
Germany
COO at easyMalon Ltd - exclusive representative of easyHotel in Israel, aiming to open seven franchised properties across Israel with the next ten years. Andriy is responsible for overall program management, investor relations, and fundraising. His 15 years in hospitality started with the development and sales of wellness products. Then he transitioned to the event business as a co-founder and CEO of the event management company, which led until moving to Tel Aviv, Israel. There, he joined a local company rendering purchasing and supply chain management services to electronic device manufacturers. Though currently serving as a COO for two companies, his primary focus is on bringing the very first easyHotels to Israel.
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.
Asli Kutlucan
CDOCycas Hospitality
Netherlands
Asli is a hotel development professional who has worked in global hospitality for over 25 years. Specialising in luxury, full & limited service as well as extended stay hotels acquisition, negotiation and execution of deals, focusing on the UK and continental Europe. Before Cycas, Asli was a hospitality and entrepreneurship lecturer in Rwanda, where she also developed and opened the country’s first boutique hotel. While a member of the Rwanda Development Board, she helped the governmental think tank maximise tourism. Her previous tenures involved managing Country House Hotels as well as Resort Hotels in America as well as Turkey.
Bettina Graef-Parker
MD - Special Property FinanceAareal Bank
Germany
Mrs. Bettina Graef-Parker is Head of Hotel Properties at Aareal Bank AG, one of the leading providers of debt financing to the hospitality industry worldwide. With her team, she is responsible for the structuring and origination of various forms of loans to the lodging industry. Aareal Bank AG provides property finance solutions in more than 25 countries across Europe, North America and Asia.
Camil Yazbeck
Chief Development OfficerAccor Hotels
United Kingdom
Carlos Hernandez Garcia
Chief Executive OfficerPellas Development Group
Costa Rica
Carlos Hernández has extensive experience in developing innovative and sustainable concepts in the urban planning, luxury hotels and real estate development sectors in remote or emerging destinations. As CEO of Pellas Development, he oversees a portfolio of development and investment of lands and resorts in Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama; for more of 1,000 million dollars. Among its most significant projects is the Development of the Mukul Hotel, Beach Golf & Spa (Auberge Resorts in Nicaragua) and the Hotel Dreams Las Mareas Resort & Spa (AMResorts in Costa Rica). Also has experience in various projects in Bahamas, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica and USA.
Dieter Kornek
Head of Project ScoutingTUI Hotels & Resorts
Germany
Nearly25 years of experience in hotel development in various senior management positions. From 1995 to 2003 Director Development of ACCOR Hotels in Germany and Austria, from 2003-2011 Director Development of Motel One Group for European development of these Budget Design Hotels. In 2011 I joined TUI Hotels & Resorts, but after strategic change in hotel business I started in 2013 as Managing Director Development for Vienna based Falkensteiner Hotels & Residences, being responsible for the growth of Falkensteiner in CEE. In 2017 I returned to TUI Group to manage the growth of Tui own hotels & resorts worldwide, especially TUI Blue, Club Robinson and Club Magic Life
Federico Moreno-Nickerson
VP Business Development Latin AmericaWorld of Hyatt Inclusive Collection
USA
Federico joined ALG, now World of Hyatt Inclusive Collection, in 2017. He leverages over 30 years of experience in luxury hotel management/operations, destination/hotel marketing, and travel product development in the luxury segment Before that he spent 13 years as director of product development at Classic Vacations, Expedia Group's luxury brand, responsible for Caribbean and Mexico. His prior role was Senior Director of Marketing at Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, for nearly a decade, where he successfully opened Mexico City and Punta Mita. Federico was founder and President of the Promotions Committee at the Mexico City Hotel & Motel Association and later appointed Chief Counsel of the first Mexico City Tourism Board,
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.
Jared Melnik
Managing DirectorStarwood Capital Group
USA
Mr. Melnik joined KSL Capital Partners in September 2006. Previously, he worked as an investment banker in the Gaming and Leisure Groupe of Merrill Lynch. He holds a B.S. in Finance and International Business (magna cum laude) from New York University's Stern School of Business. Additionally, he is a CFA Chartholder.
Joan Bertran
EVP Commercial Real Estate & HotelsBanco Sabadell
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.
Juan Corvinos-Solans
SVP Development Latin America & The CaribbeanHilton Worldwide
USA
Responsible for corporate development for Hilton Worldwide's brands in the Central America, Andean & Hispanic Caribbean regions and for supporting the overall Americas development team. Juan's main role is to drive the growth of Hilton Worldwide's portfolio of brands in the region. Juan started his career within the company in 2010 in human resources in Malaysia, before joining the Iberian Peninsula development team in September 2010 and transferring to the European HQ in March 2011 where he was Manager for development for Europe & Africa. A short span as Luxury and Corporate Development Manager Americas based in the Global HQ took him to his current role.
Justin Magazine
SVP, Development and AcquistionsAimbridge Hospitality
USA
Justin oversees retention for Aimbridge Hospitality. His team focuses on retaining management contracts for Aimbridge’s strategic hotels that are placed for sale by their respective owners. During his tenure at Interstate, his team nearly doubled the company's retention success rate. As Aimbridge’s ownership base continues to grow and diversify, Justin adds further acumen to the Development team focusing on communicating Aimbridge’s value proposition and leveraging relationships with investors, hotel owners, and brokers to increase retention. Additionally, he specializes in key strategic business development opportunities for strategic ownership groups.
Justin Smathers
SVP Development -EuropeFour Seasons
United Kingdom
Justin is SVP Development - Europe for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts since June 2016. In this role, Justin is responsible for all development activities across the European region. Prior to joining Four Seasons, Justin was with Starwood Hotels for 14 years in a number of operational and corporate roles in the U.S. and Europe, including within the Finance and Treasury team in the U.S. and Europe, notably overseeing Starwood's extensive capital deployment program across its owned and leased portfolio in Europe as well as leading the EMEA portfolio management group. Justin moved into Starwood's development group in 2012 and, as VP Acquisitions & Development, oversaw new development activities across Starwood's Southern European region.
Keith Evans
Chief Investment & Development OfficerLifestyle Hospitality Capital (LHC) Group
United Kingdom
Keith leads the global investment and development team at Ennismore. This includes new acquisitions as well as expanding the management platform with investment partners from all over the world. Prior to joining Ennismore, Keith was SVP of European Hotel Acquisitions at Starwood Capital. He has transacted on>2bl USD of hotel real estate across the globe in his numerous investment roles from institutional funds
Lloyd Lee
YOO Capital
United Kingdom
Lorcain Egan
Co-Head EuropeStarwood Capital Group
United Kingdom
Lorcain Egan is a Managing Director and Co-Head of Europe for Starwood. Mr. Egan is responsible for Starwood’s international lending platform covering Europe and Asia. Since joining Starwood in 2013, Mr. Egan has structured and executed financing transactions and secured financing for Starwood’s equity acquisitions across Europe and Asia. Prior to joining Starwood Capital, Mr. Egan was a Vice President at Barclays Bank where he worked in their Structured Property, Debt Finance team based in London. In this team, Mr. Egan focused on originating, structuring and executing real estate debt opportunities for Barclays.
Marc-Olivier Assouline
PrincipalPineBridge Benson Elliot
United Kingdom
Marc-Olivier has 16 years of industry experience and joined Benson Elliot in 2007 to cover acquisitions and asset management for France and hotels in Europe.
Prior to that, he was a member of the acquisitions team at London-based Starwood Capital, where he was involved in various projects in the hospitality sector, and also worked on office transactions in the UK and France. Before joining Starwood, Marc-Olivier was at Goldman Sachs in Paris, where he focused on M&A in the real estate sector.
Marc-Olivier graduated from ESSEC Business School in Paris with a specialisation in Finance and Real Estate. Marc-Olivier is a native French speaker and fluent in Spanish.
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.
Matteo Ghedini
CEOBrera Serviced Apartments
Germany
Matteo Ghedini is the founder and CEO of Brera Serviced Apartments. Matteo started Brera in 2013 by opening the first location in Nuremberg. Since then Brera expanded in many German cities and manages today ca. 700 Apartments. Born in Italy, Matteo started his career as a consultant at the Boston Consulting Group, attended an MBA at INSEAD and thereafter successfully completed the turnaround of a Real Estate Family Office in Germany. Passionate about Interior Design and about unleashing People´s talent, Matteo´s goal is to develop Brera to one of the most important long stay players in Europe.
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.
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.
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.
Pedro Seabra
PartnerRefundos-Explorer
Portugal
Joined Explorer in 2012 and currently is the Partner in the Real Estate Business Area. He worked at CBRE in Madrid in 1987 and opened the Portuguese office in 1988, leading it until 2012. Pedro has a degree in Systems Engineering from Instituto Superior de Matemáticas Aplicadas and a master in Finance and Company Financial Management from ISCTE-INDEG. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and appraiser certified by the CMVM.
Peter Plaut
Executive DirectorBC Partners
Monaco
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.
Ramsey Mankarious
Founder & CEOCedar Capital Partners
United Kingdom
Ramsey is Chief Executive of Cedar Capital Partners, a specialist hotel investment firm. Cedar has acquired hotels with a value in excess of $4 bln. Prior to Cedar, Ramsey was EVP at Kingdom Holding, a major investor in the tourism industry with sizeable holdings in both hotel real estate and management companies (Four Seasons, Fairmont and Mövenpick). Ramsey was previously Associate Director at HVS International in their London and NY offices. Ramsey received his MA in Property Valuation and Law from City University in London and his BA in Hotel and Restaurant Management from Michigan State University in the U.S. He has published numerous articles and sits on several tourism-related boards.
Ravi Govada
VP growthHabitas
United Kingdom
Ravi is the VP of Real Estate at Yon. He has worked across real estate, fundraising, master planning, and big data over the past 10 years. He was most recently the Head of Global Growth Strategy at Selina where he led the company's real estate strategy, origination, feasibility and investment committee. During his time there he oversaw more than 70 deals closed in 13 countries across three continents.
Reem Garrash
CEOSHADA Hospitality
Saudi Arabia
Robert Mangan
Vice President - Head of HotelsBain Capital
United Kingdom
Robert has over 14 years experience in hotel real estate. His experiences range from limited-service through to high-end luxury hotel real estate, and include both branded and non-branded assets across UK, US, Caribbean, South America, Europe and Eastern Europe.
Rogerio Basso
Head of Hospitality & TourismIDB Invest
USA
With over 20 years of real estate and hospitality experience, Rogerio leads all initiatives related to hospitality and tourism in Latin America and the Caribbean for IDB Invest, the private sector division of the Inter-American Development Bank Group. In his capacity as Head of Tourism, he is responsible for origination, transactions and for executing IDB Invest's strategy in the region, offering a variety of financial instruments including debt, mezzanine and equity.
Rohan Thakkar
Chief Development OfficerYotel
United Kingdom
Rohan is responsible for overseeing the development efforts for all Yotel brands across EMEA along with the global corporate strategy including feasibility and portfolio management. He joined YOTEL from Starwood Hotels and Resorts where he spent four years on the Real Estate Investment Management team responsible for the corporate owned assets. Over his time with Starwood, Rohan worked towards transacting over USD700M in asset sales to support the overall ‘asset light’ brand strategy. In addition to asset sales, Rohan worked on the asset management and renovation planning of existing properties across all brands in the North America portfolio. Previous to Starwood, Rohan was with E&Y on the Transaction & Hospitality Advisory team.
Rohit Kapoor
CEO - India & South AsiaOYO
India
Rohit is currently the CEO for India & South Asia business across Hotels, Homes, LIFE & Workspaces at OYO. Started in 2013, OYO Hotels & Homes, a young hotel startup, today is one of the world’s leading chain of hotels and homes. OYO today operates in over 800 cities in 80 countries, including the U.S., Europe, U.K., India, Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Japan. A seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience, Rohit has worked in various leadership positions across sales and finance in several companies such as Max India Limited and Mckinsey&Company. Prior to joining OYO, Rohit was the Executive Director & Board Member at Max Healthcare for close to 4 years. He has also been Senior Director-Strategy & Business Performance at Max.
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.
Steffen Doyle
Co-Head EU RE Investment BankingSantander Bank
United Kingdom
Steffen has over 20 years of experience in investment banking; including long tenures at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Jefferies and Credit Suisse were he is the Co Head of European Real Estate and Head of Lodging Investment Banking. Based in London, he is recognised as a leading investment banker in the Real Estate, Lodging and Leisure industries. His industry knowledge and transaction experience cover all sub-sectors, public and private, in the real estate, lodging, and leisure sectors, as well as industry specialized financial sponsors and fund managers. Steffen has acted as an adviser on many prominent transactions for a diverse range of clients in Europe and the US involving M&A, debt and equity capital raising.
Vamsi Bonthala
Co-Founder Managing Principal & CEOArbor Lodging Partners
USA
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Arbor Lodging Partners, a lodging debt/equity investor and operator; Co-Founder of Arbor Lodging Management, a leading hotel management company
Vincent Mezard
Global Head of Living & HospitalityAXA IM
France
Vincent Mezard joins AXA IM - Real Assets from AccorInvest, where he was Head of Development, and oversaw the development of the real-estate focused platform of AccorHotels. Prior to that, he was Opening General Manager of the iconic Hotel Molitor Paris, MGallery by Sofitel, having also worked for Colony Capital and Bouygues Construction.
Willemijn Geels
Vice President Development EuropeIntercontinental Hotels Group
France
Willemijn brings to the role 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry and holds an MBA in International Hospitality Management. Prior to joining IHG in 2015, Willemijn was Development & Acquisitions Director for Europe at Louvre Hotels Group. She also gained experience in Deloitte’s Transport, Hospitality and Leisure team in Paris, where she led multiple hotel valuations, feasibility studies, and transaction and strategic advisory assignments.
Zsolt NAGY
CEONiro Investment Group
Romania
1994 – 1995 Head of office, Hungarian Student Assn in Cluj. 1995 – 1999 Vice-president for Youth, Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in RO (DAHR). 1998 – 2009 Rep of DAHR in EU People’s Party, member of Steering Committee. 1999 – 2004 Vice-president for local organizations and public administration DAHR. 2004 – 2007 Minister for Communication and IT– Government of RO. 2007 – 2010 Head of Sigma Tower (multifunctional tower building, including a 5* international hotel brand). 2009 – 2012 Head of dev team, renewable energy projects – 3 wind farms, 1 solar plant. 2007 – 2017 Strategic political consultant in Local/National/Presidential elections. 2007 – 2017 Consultant in IT&C, M&A. 2017 – CEO NIRO Investment Group
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Bryan Younge
EVPNewmark Valuation and Advisory
USA
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New York | USA
Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) is one of the world's leading commercial real estate advisory firms. With roots dating back to 1929, our strong foundation makes us one of the most trusted names in the industry. NKF prides itself on delivering the highest level of service to our clients to meet their needs and exceed their expectations. NKF's fully integrated platform of services provides clients with a single-source solution for every phase of owning or occupying a property. We service prominent multinational corporations and institutional investors across the globe as well as owners, occupiers and developers of real estate. Additionally, as a leader in real estate technology, we utilize the most high-tech tools in the industry along with our deep bench of knowledge, data and research to optimize businesses and properties.
Jaideep Dang
MD, Hotels & Hospitality GroupJLL India
India
Jaideep works closely with the Executive Chairman of The Oberoi Group, Mr. P.R.S. Oberoi in strategic growth and development of ‘The Oberoi’ and ‘Trident’ brands across Indian sub-continent, Asia, Middle East and Africa. He has been with the Group since 2011. He has helped the Group in securing management contracts and assisted in development of the Group’s owned real estate assets. Jaideep had spent ten years in real estate and hotel development business. He had been involved in business consulting, real estate transactions, hotel management contracts, project feasibility, appraisals and market research. He has worked with Jones Lang LaSalle in India in various disciplines including hospitality, retail and residential markets.
Jayanand Potdar
PresidentGrowthDNA
India
Jayanand Potdar worked as the President, Real Estate Development at Reliance Industries Ltd, based at Mumbai. Jayanand Potdar brings with him over 30+ years of experience of working with some of the best brands in the Indian Real Estate & Construction segment. He is Civil Engineer and Alumni of Harvard University. Before joining Reliance Industries, JP was Chief Operating Officer at Godrej Properties where he worked for five years and was responsible for all project related functions including engineering, costing and budgeting, monitoring, safety, quality, contracts, procurement, innovation, planning and project execution. Hands on experience in Infra, hospitality and real estate projects.
Marson Cunha
Managing DirectorInveniam
USA
Marson Cunha joined Inveniam as Managing Director, Brazil and Peru Lead in April 2022. Mr. Cunha is an accomplished finance professional with extensive experience leading and planning structured finance, mergers & acquisitions (end to end cycle), and private equity real estate. For the past 20 years, Mr. Cunha led real estate investments in LATAM and the US for companies such as Midtown Capital, Wtorre, Rio Bravo, PSG Investments, and others.
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