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December 8 | 15:00 - 16:00 | (GMT + 0)
A Catalyst for Travel Industry Innovation
Anticipating the Pandemic’s Lasting Impact
Anticipating the Pandemic’s Lasting Impact
Moderator
Lissa Engle
Founder, Managing Director
Berkeley Capital Group ['BCG']
Moderator
Marloes Knippenberg
CEO
Kerten Hospitality
Special Guest
Aradhana Khowala
CEO & Founder
Aptamind Partners
Special Guest
Carolyn Prowse
Chief Commercial Officer
Volaris
Special Guest
Dan McKone
Head of Travel and Transportation
L.E.K Consulting
December 9 | 15:00 - 16:00 | (GMT + 0)
Hospitality’s Survival of the Fittest
Rethinking Assets, Operations and Trends
Rethinking Assets, Operations and Trends
- Macro trends and Hospitality: What are they and how will they play out in the hospitality industry?
- Technology & Innovation: What role does it play in adapting to the new markets and how much is being invested?
- Urban Regeneration: How are cities and tourist destinations transforming and how is hospitality adapting?
- Rethinking Operation models: What’s the right operating model and what improvements can be made?
- Resilience & Sustainability: ESG’s importance and role in the hospitality industry
December 10 | 15:00 - 16:00 | (GMT + 0)
Investing in Hospitality Post-COVID
New Rules & Opportunities for 2021
New Rules & Opportunities for 2021
- Transaction Volume: With low volume since COVID-19, when will cash-trapped owners have to sell? What role will Governmental and bank support play?
- Impact on Pricing: Large amount of equity raised for hotels but less financing, will there be money available but more expansive?
- Operator / Owner Relationship: Crisis creates the opportunity for brands to recuperate independent hotels, is there appetite to provide more owner friendly contracts?
- Transaction type: Development vs rebranding/conversion of existing assets?
- Asset type: City hotels vs Resorts vs MICE
Lissa
Lissa Engle
Founder, Managing DirectorBerkeley Capital Group ['BCG']
United Kingdom
Lissa Engle is Founder and Managing Director of Berkeley Capital Group ['BCG'], an agile, innovative, turnkey partner on hotel-led investments and developments. BCG partners with global investors and landowners on projects over €100m in value across the UK and Europe.
Lissa guides the strategic direction of the firm’s investments, including critical aspects of origination, underwriting, execution and asset management. Prior to real estate, Lissa worked in the US and across Europe in Strategy Consulting and Private Equity. She speaks French, German and Italian and holds a BA from Dartmouth College and MBA from INSEAD.
Lissa guides the strategic direction of the firm’s investments, including critical aspects of origination, underwriting, execution and asset management. Prior to real estate, Lissa worked in the US and across Europe in Strategy Consulting and Private Equity. She speaks French, German and Italian and holds a BA from Dartmouth College and MBA from INSEAD.
Marloes
Marloes Knippenberg
CEOKerten Hospitality
Ireland
Marloes continuously pioneers the role of innovation across the larger ecosystem with the aim to establish an industry platform where technology, hospitality and sustainability coexist and evolve for the benefit of consumers, investors and businesses. She is on the Advisory Boards of flagship events and she has been a mentor for students in hospitality schools. Marloes has been listed in the Hotelier Middle East Power List 2019 ranking the region’s most influential industry professionals. Most recently, she was listed in Hotelier Middle East 25 'women in hospitality power list' is a result of those women who are making waves in the industry. She is the Winner of CEO Today’s 2020 Business Women of the Year recognition in hospitality.
Aradhana
Aradhana Khowala
CEO & FounderAptamind Partners
United Kingdom
Carolyn
Carolyn Prowse
Chief Commercial OfficerVolaris
Mexico
Responsible for strategy, network planning, scheduling, sales, marketing, revenue management, pricing, ancillaries, cargo, call centre, digital, social media and commercial IT. Before Volaris in 2019, she was an independent consultant advising aviation clients on strategy, transformation and restructuring. Her clients included easyJet, Malaysia Airlines, Etihad, Air Arabia, Air Mauritius, Air Seychelles, LEK Consulting and Ernst & Young. From 2011-13 she was SVP, Corporate Strategy & Special Projects for Etihad Airways, responsible for strategy, M&A, and other key initiatives. She also spent 10 yrs with British Airways in London. Her background also includes roles in investment banking and strategy consulting with LEK Consulting.
Dan
Dan McKone
Head of Travel and TransportationL.E.K Consulting
USA
Over 25 years, he has worked with many of the world’s leading organizations across Hospitality (including CRE), Aviation and Transport Infrastructure. He has been named a “Top 25 Consultant” in the industry and co-authored the business book “Edge Strategy,” published by Harvard Business Review (HBR). He and his work have appeared in a variety of major publications including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The Economist, The Financial Times and Bloomberg. Most recently, he was featured by HBR in 2020 discussing the “future of airlines” in the wake of the pandemic.
MariaPia
MariaPia Intini
Development & Investment Director EuropecitizenM hotels
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.
Juan
Juan Corvinos-Solans
VP Development Latin America & CaribbeanHilton
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.
Peter
Peter Plaut
Executive DirectorWimmer Family Office
United Kingdom
Peter Plaut is an Executive Director at Wimmer Family Office focused on origination, researching and structuring private debt and equity transactions across a broad range of industries including specializing in real estate across the residential, office and hotel and hospitality sectors. Minimum transaction size is $100mm to well over $1 billion. Mr. Plaut is consistently recognized as a leader in the industry. Among his many achievements and awards, he was ranked as one of the Top 20 Rising Stars of Hedge Funds during the 2008 financial crisis –a recognition of his ability to manage through crisis and create positive investment opportunities in all environments.
Sanjay
Sanjay Sethi
Managing Director & CEOChalet Hotels Limited
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 Initial Public Offering. Chalet owns six hotels with ~2,550 keys spread across markets of Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. New greenfield hotel projects underway, will add an additional ~600 keys. 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).
Rami
Rami Badr
Managing DirectorOrion Capital Managers
United Kingdom
Rami is a Partner & MD of Orion located in London. Since joining Orion in 2002, he has been involved in acquisitions, asset mgmt and realizations for the Orion European RE Funds across Europe with a particular focus on larger corporate transactions, pan-European portfolios, debt acquisitions, restructurings, hotel & retail investments. This includes active involvement in investments such as Infracity in Stockholm, Puerto Venecia or Sotogrande in Spain, the equity participation in Société Foncière Lyonnaise or the debt acquisition & restructuring of the Spanish company Inmobiliara Colonial. Before joining Orion he was an associate at Arthur Andersen within the transaction support team, advising large corporations on their RE strategies.
Mauro
Mauro Rial
CFO South AmericaAccor
Brazil
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.
Rogerio
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.
Steffen
Steffen Doyle
Co-Head EU RE Investment BankingCredit Suisse
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.
Vincent
Vincent Mezard
Head of HospitalityAXA Investment Managers
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.
Welcome to WiH Global (‘WiH’): #StrongerTogether
We are a not-for-profit and best-in-class global community who believe that by collaborating, we can have greater impact and raise the game to create a hospitality industry that is more diverse and inclusive. Bring your best self and together we will raise the game.
In collaboration with the GRI Hospitality Committee
Alex Andjel
VP Development
Virgin Hotels
https://virginhotels.com/
+44 20 7313 2000
London | United Kingdom
Virgin Hotels is a lifestyle hospitality brand that combines heartfelt service, straightforward value and a seamless, personalized hotel experience with the track record of innovation and smart disruption attached to the global Virgin Group.
Alinio Azevedo
Managing Director and COO
The Little Nell Hotel Group
https://www.thelittlenell.com/hotel/development
+1 (970) 920-6365
Aspen | CO | USA
The Little Nell Hotel Group is a privately held hotel investment and management platform owned by Aspen Skiing Company.
Andrew Miele
Head of Development, Americas
Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas
From its beginning, in the early 1990s Six Senses quickly became recognized as the hospitality industry’s pioneer of sustainable practices, demonstrating that responsibility can be successfully wedded to uncompromised high-end facilities.
Andriy Gulakov
COO
easymalon
Tel Aviv | Israel
Hotel management company - exclusive franchisee for the development and operation of easyHotel Plc.
Asli Kutlucan
Chief Development Officer
Cycas Hospitality
Amsterdam | Netherlands
Pan-European, multi-brand, all-segment hotel operator, our diverse portfolio covers full and select-service properties as well as extended-stay hotels.
Bettina Graef-Parker
MD - Special Property Finance
Aareal Bank AG
http://www.aareal-bank.com
+49 611 348 3641
Wiesbaden | Germany
As the leading provider of smart financing, software products and digital solutions for the property sector and related industries we support our clients on three continents with our finance expertise and managing real estate projects.
Camil Yazbeck
Senior Vice President, Head of Development - Europe
Accor
http://www.accorhotels.com
+44 20 8237 7760
London | United Kingdom
Accor is a leading hospitality group offering experiences in more than 5,000 hotels across the world. The Group has been acquiring expertise for 50 years, with 39 hotel brands, from luxury to economy, supported by ALL, the new loyalty program.
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.
Cristina García-Peri
Managing Partner
Azora Capital
http://www.azora.es/
+34 913 106 370
Madrid | Spain
Is an independent asset manager, leader in Spain, which has raised over €3.7Bn of capital since its inception in 2003. Azora specializes in investments in different real estate classes, such as hotels or residential under rent, renewable energy and others
Dieter Kornek
Head of Project Scouting
TUI Hotels & Resorts
http://www.tuigroup.com/TUIhotels/
+49 (0)511 566-1400
Hanover | Germany
TUI is the world’s leading tourism group – an integrated business that operates in all stages of the customer’s holiday journey. TUI Hotels & Resorts as part of TUI Group operate more than 430 own hotels and resorts worldwide.The resorts operated by the hotel brands are located in top locations in the holiday regions and meet excellent performance, quality and environmental standards.
Federico Moreno-Nickerson
VP Development Mexico & LatAm
Apple Leisure Group
http://www.appleleisuregroup.com/
+1 610 359 6500
Newtown Square | PA | USA
Leading North American travel, hospitality and leisure management group serving travelers and destinations worldwide. Is the only vertically integrated travel company in the US with over 3.2 million passengers with 2.3 million of them travelling to LatAm.
Felicity Black-Roberts
VP Acquisitions and Development
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
http://www.hyatt.com
+44 0845 88 000 80
London | United Kingdom
Hyatt Hotels Corporation, headquartered in Chicago, is a leading global hospitality company.
Hyatt’s purpose to care for people so they can be their best informs its business decisions and growth strategy and is intended to create value.
Frank Croston
Founding Partner
Hamilton Hotel Partners
http://www.hamiltonhotelpartners.com
+44 (0)20 3696 1947
London | United Kingdom
An independent, world-class hotel advisory company offering hotel asset management, hotel management, and development services across EMEA.
Jan Hazelton
VP - Global Business & RE Development
Kerzner International
https://www.kerzner.com/
+44 203 900 4400
London | United Kingdom
Our brands reflect who we are at our core. They embody our mission, vision and values. With properties all over the globe, each Kerzner brand offers a different experience within the same vision.
Jared Melnik
Principal
KSL Capital Partners
http://www.kslcapital.com/
+1 720 284 6400
Denver | CO | USA
KSL Capital Partners is dedicated to investing in travel and leisure businesses. Since 2005, KSL has raised four private equity funds and two credit funds with approximately $9 billion in equity commitments.
Joan Bertran
Global Head of Commercial RE & Hotels
Banco Sabadell
http://www.bancosabadellmiami.com
+1 305-350 1200
Miami | USA
Banco Sabadell is Spain’s fourth largest private banking group, which is comprised of different banks, brands, subsidiaries and part-owned companies covering all areas of the financial business sector under a common denominator: professional performance and quality. A young, highly-qualified team, with the most modern, up-to-date technological and commercial resources and a multi-brand, multi-channel organisation focusing on the client enable Banco Sabadell to occupy an outstanding position in the personal and business banking markets.
Joanna Ayala Quintana
Asset&Development Director South America
NH Hotel Group
http://www.nh-hotels.com/home/brasil/
+34 91 451 97 18
Bogotá | Colombia
The NH story is one of growth, growth in establishments, quality and prestige over its 40-year track record. Today it is a benchmark operator of city hotels in Europe and Latin America.
John Brennan
Chairman
Amaris Hospitality
http://www.amarishospitality.com
+353 (0)1 669 4870
Dublin | Ireland
Amaris Hospitality is a leading hotel investment and management company, owned by LRC Group.
We currently manage a portfolio of 30 hotels in the UK and Ireland trading under prestigious, international brands such as Hilton, Mercre and Ibis Styles.
Juan Corvinos-Solans
VP Development Latin America & Caribbean
Hilton
http://www.hiltonworldwide.com/
+1 786 866 7212
Miami | FL | USA
Hilton Worldwide is a 95 year old leading global hospitality company, with more than 715,000 rooms in 94 countries and territories.
Justin Magazine
SVP, Development and Acquistions
Aimbridge Hospitality
http://www.aimbridgehospitality.com/
+1 972 952 0200
Plano | TX | USA
Aimbridge Hospitality leads the industry with its systematic approach to the acquisition and development of hotel properties. With an ownership-centric approach, we excel in identifying and maximizing opportunities for the best investment returns.
Justin Smathers
SVP Development -Europe
Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
http://www.fourseasons.com/
+44 (20) 7499-0888
London | United Kingdom
Hamilton Place, Park Lane London England W1J 7DR
Keith Evans
Chief Investment & Development Officer
Ennismore
http://ennismore.com/
+44 203 301 0890
London | United Kingdom
London-based owner and developer of unique hospitality properties and experiences around the world.
Lissa Engle
Founder, Managing Director
Berkeley Capital Group ['BCG']
http://www.berkeleycapitalgroup.com
+44 203 880 8494
London | United Kingdom
Berkeley Capital Group ['BCG'] is an agile, innovative, turnkey partner specialised in hotel investments and developments. BCG partners with global investors and landowners on projects over €100m across the UK and Europe.
BCG’s USP is to provide a turnkey solution and selects projects based on where BCG can create greatest impact with best in class partners.
- BCG launched landmark UK Hotel Financing Report
- BCG's Managing Director Chairs GRI's Hospitality Committee
Lloyd Lee
Managing Partner
Yoo Capital
http://www.yoocapital.com/
+44 (0)20 7009 0100
London | United Kingdom
Yoo Capital Management is a privately-held partnership formed by 25+ year investment veterans who specialise in transforming underperforming assets and companies into tomorrow’s institutional-quality core investments.
Lorcain Egan
Head of Lending
Starwood Capital
http://starwoodcapital.com/
+44 207 016 3650
London | United Kingdom
Starwood Capital Group is a private investment firm with a primary focus on global real estate. It has raised over USD 45 billion of equity capital and currently has in excess of $60 billion of assets under management.
MariaPia Intini
Development & Investment Director Europe
citizenM hotels
http://www.citizenm.com/
+31 20 811 7000
Voorschoten | Netherlands
citizenM is an integrated investor, developer and operator of “affordable luxury” hotels around the world. Participated by APG, GIC and KRC Capital, citizenM currently counts 20 open hotels and over 20 under development across Europe, USA and Asia.
Marloes Knippenberg
CEO
Kerten Hospitality
https://kertenhospitality.com
+353 1 208 0691
Dublin 2 | Ireland
Kerten Hospitality, a specialist mixed-use operator, is dedicated to the operation of mixed-use projects that
transform development projects into lifestyle destinations by combining branded residences, serviced apartments, luxury and mid-market hotels.
Matteo Ghedini
CEO
Brera Serviced Apartments
http://brera.de/
+49 (0)89 309 087 850
Munich | Germany
Serviced Apartments Operator and Developer, looking for properties of 2000-8000m2 to lease or buy in the top European cities.
Mauro Rial
CFO South America
Accor
http://www.accorhotels.com
+55 11 3818 6432
São Paulo | SP | Brazil
Accor is a leading hospitality group offering experiences in more than 5,000 hotels across the world. The Group has been acquiring expertise for 50 years, with 39 hotel brands, from luxury to economy, supported by ALL, the new loyalty program.
Oscar Calvillo
CEO
Fibra Inn
http://www.fibrainn.mx/
+52 81 5000 0200
Mexico City | NLE | Mexico
Fibra Inn is a Mexican REIT formed primarily to acquire, develop and rent a wide group of hotel properties in Mexico.
Paula Menis Dyksztein
COO
Excem Real Estate
http://www.excemre.com/
+34 914 174 620
Madrid | Spain
Excem Real Estate manages, co-invests and operates in the Spanish & Portuguese Real Estate markets. The company’s diversified portfolio includes hospitality, shared accommodation, co-working and residential asset classes.
Pedro Seabra
Partner
Explorer Investments
http://www.explorerinvestments.com/
+351 21 324 18 20
Lisbon | Portugal
Explorer is Portugal’s leading independent management firm for Private Equity across different asset classes. Explorer currently manages and advises over 1.3BN€ in assets across 4 Business Areas: Private Equity, Growth Capital, Real Estate and Tourism.
Peter Plaut
Executive Director
Wimmer Family Office
http://www.wfo.am
(+44) 207.432.7500
London | United Kingdom
Wimmer Financial is a London-based corporate advisory boutique investment bank with global reach through a network of partners and clients all over the world. Established in 2007, the firm brings together a team of senior banking professionals with diverse geographic, product and transaction focuses. This multi-disciplinary approach enables Wimmer Financial to offer its clients a breadth of professional experience characteristic of much larger franchises.
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.
Rainer Stampfer
President - Hotel Operations, APAC
Fourseasons
Shanghai | China
We have chosen to specialize within the hospitality industry by offering only experiences of exceptional quality. We create properties of enduring value using superior design and finishes, and support them with a deeply instilled ethic of personal service.
Rami Badr
Managing Director
Orion Capital Managers
http://www.orioncapital.com
+44 20 7199 2000
London | United Kingdom
Targets diversified pan-European real estate investments; single assets, developments, large portfolios, corporate divestitures and sale/lease-backs.
Ramsey Mankarious
Founder & CEO
Cedar Capital Partners
http://www.cedarcp.com
+44 20 7484 3560
London | United Kingdom
Cedar Capital Partners invests exclusively in the hospitality sector with an emphasis on luxury, full service and lifestyle hotels. Founded in 2004, the firm has made investments in excess of $4 billion and has maintained a consistent track record of strong performance and value creation throughout various market cycles. The firm’s principals have worked in nearly every major hotel market in the world and are industry professionals with backgrounds in acquisitions, finance and operations.
Ravi Govada
Head of Global Growth Strategy
Selina
https://www.selina.com
+507 202 7965
Panama | Panama
Selina is a hospitality network that provides an authentic, fun, affordable, boutique solution for individuals to explore, learn, live, work and collaborate in a whole new way. Selina is disrupting the hospitality industry by offering a design focused, technology forward and socially minded approach to hotel and coworking development, one that enables travelers to seamlessly live and work abroad. We’re built with the digital nomad in mind.
Reem Garrash
CEO
SHADA Hospitality
https://shadahotels.com/
+966 920028283
Jeddah | Saudi Arabia
SHADA Hospitality is a family-owned, family-run hospitality collective that creates curated lodging experiences, from the sleek, to the affordable, to the convenient, with uncompromising creative standards and quality.
Robert Mangan
Vice President - Head of Hotels
Bain Capital Credit
http://www.baincapital.com
+44 20 7514 5252
London | United Kingdom
A leading global credit specialist with $39.7 billion in assets under management. We invest across the full spectrum of credit strategies, including leveraged loans, high-yield bonds, distressed debt and special situations.
Rogerio Basso
Head of Hospitality & Tourism
IDB Invest
Rohan Thakkar
SVP, Development & Strategy EMEA
Yotel
http://www.yotel.com
+44 (0)207 100 1100
London | United Kingdom
Inspired by the language of first class travel, YOTEL has translated the language of luxury airline travel into smartly-designed cabins. Typically located in sought after and central locations, YOTEL city hotels deliver even more luxury with larger cabins as well as a sense of community with spaces for work, exercise and social gatherings. Currently open in 15 properties across North America, Europe and Asia
Rohit Kapoor
CEO - India & South Asia
OYO
OYO Hotels & Homes is the world’s third-largest chain of hotels, homes, managed living and workspaces. The portfolio combines fully operated real estate comprising more than 23,000 hotels and 125,000 vacation homes present in 800 cities in 80 countries.
Sanjay Sethi
Managing Director & CEO
Chalet Hotels Limited
https://www.chalethotels.com/
+91 22 26564000
Bangalore | Maharashtra | India
Chalet Hotels Limited (CHL) is an owner, developer and asset manager of high-end hotels in key metro cities in India.
Steffen Doyle
Co-Head EU RE Investment Banking
Credit Suisse
https://www.credit-suisse.com/
+44 20 7888 8888
London | United Kingdom
Our strategy builds on Credit Suisse's core strengths: its position as a leading wealth manager, its specialist investment banking capabilities and its strong presence in our home market of Switzerland.
Vincent Mezard
Head of Hospitality
AXA Investment Managers
http://www.axa-reim.com
+33 1 44 45 95 00
Paris | France
Prologis, Inc. ist der führende globaler Eigentümer, Betreiber und Entwickler von Logistikimmobilien.
Willemijn Geels
Vice President Development Europe
Intercontinental Hotels Group
http://www.ihgplc.com/
+7 495 786 7373
Paris | France
IHG® is one of the world’s leading hotel companies, with a promise to provide True Hospitality for everyone; making everyone feel welcome and cared for, recognised and respected, whoever and wherever they are in the world.
Zsolt NAGY
CEO
NIRO Investment Group
https://www.nirogroup.ro
+4 031 425 19 33
Bucureşti | Romania
NIRO Investment Group is a fully privately owned Romanian group of companies with over 25 years of expertise in investments, development and asset mgmt. Portfolio of developed projects spanning over 500,000 sq m built and amounting to over €400,000,000.
Alex
Alex Andjel
VP DevelopmentVirgin Hotels
United Kingdom
With 17 years’ experience in Hospitality and Real Estate , Alex has accumulated a track record in the sector. Currently, Alex is responsible for leading the expansion of Virgin Hotels in EMEA with the first project being VH Edinburgh (opening summer 2021). Virgin Hotels expect to announce a further two to three properties in Europe this year. Prior to Virgin Hotels, Alex was SVP Development at YOTEL, and previously as SVP Development of Orient-Express Hotels Ltd (Belmond) where he managed more than $500 million of acquisition, financing and dispositions of non-core assets. He successfully helped the company transition to third party hotel management agreements with its first hotel being the Belmond Cadogan Hotel.
Alinio
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.
Andrew
Andrew Miele
Head of Development, AmericasSix Senses Hotels Resorts Spas
USA
As Head of Development, Americas, based in Miami, Andrew has responsibility for growing the Six Senses portfolio of hotels, resorts, and spas across the Americas. He believes strongly in the pillars and values of the Six Senses brand, lives by them harmoniously, and applies them to shape how he looks at each new opportunity. As the world recalibrates the focus on well-being and sustainability will no doubt be amplified. Prior to joining Six Senses he spent over 12 years at Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, were he oversaw and lead the growth and due diligence on a number of projects and openings internationally such as, Megeve, Bogota, Sao Paulo, Surf Club (Florida), Los Cabos, Montreal, Rio de Janeiro, and New Orleans.
Andriy
Andriy Gulakov
COOeasymalon
Israel
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.
Asli
Asli Kutlucan
Chief Development OfficerCycas 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
Bettina Graef-Parker
MD - Special Property FinanceAareal Bank AG
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
Camil Yazbeck
Senior Vice President, Head of Development - EuropeAccor
United Kingdom
Camil is responsible for the development and expansion of all of Accor’s brands throughout Europe, working closely with investors, owners and partners and leading the development teams to increase Accor’s market share of new deal signings in Europe.
Prior to joining Accor, Camil was Partner and Investment Director - Hospitality & Leisure at Patron Capital, a leading Pan-European private equity real estate investor representing approximately €4.0 billion of equity across several funds and related investments including 60+ multi-branded hotels throughout Europe. Camil led all aspects of origination, acquisition, underwriting, execution and asset management of Hospitality related investments.
Carlos
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.
Cristina
Cristina García-Peri
Managing PartnerAzora Capital
Spain
Cristina García-Peri is Head of Corporate Development and Strategy for the Azora Group. Prior to joining Azora in 2011, she worked for 16 years in the investment- banking sector at both Merrill Lynch (2 years) and JP Morgan (14 years), where she held various positions in the area of M&A for 10 years was Managing Director responsible for Corporate Equity Derivatives for EMEA as well as Equity Capital Markets for Spain and Portugal. Cristina holds a bachelor degree in Economics form ICADE (Spain) and an MBA from Harvard Business School (USA).
Dieter
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
Federico Moreno-Nickerson
VP Development Mexico & LatAmApple Leisure Group
USA
Joined ALG in July 2017 to support the expansion of the company’s footprint for AMResorts in Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America. Federico has over 30 years of experience in luxury hotel management, operations, destination / hotel marketing, and travel product development in the luxury space. Before joining ALG, he spent 13 years as director of product development at Classic Vacations, Expedia's luxury brand, responsible for Caribbean and Mexico. During this time he lead the Classic Caribbean portfolio to become the top selling travel region within the company. Before that, in his role as Senior Director of Marketing at Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, for nearly a decade, he successfully opened the hotel in Mexico City and Punta Mita.
Felicity
Felicity Black-Roberts
VP Acquisitions and DevelopmentHyatt Hotels Corporation
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.
Frank
Frank Croston
Founding PartnerHamilton Hotel Partners
United Kingdom
Frank Croston is one of the two founding Partners of Hamilton Hotel Partners. His career progression combines a unique blend of senior executive positions in operations, asset management and strategic advisory services. Prior to setting up Hamilton in 2004 Frank was President UK & Ireland, for IHG; Partner in charge of Hospitality Advisory for Arthur Andersen EMEA and Managing Director PKF. Hamilton recently completed a merger with Pyramid Hotel Group out of the US and the combined group now manages 140 hotels across the US and Europe with AUM in excess of $5bn.
Jan
Jan Hazelton
VP - Global Business & RE DevelopmentKerzner International
United Kingdom
Ms. Hazelton joined Kerzner International in 2017 and is responsible for the growth of the Atlantis and One & Only brands in Europe and the Americas. As a seasoned hotel investment and development executive, her experience includes all aspects of hotel investment including banking, asset management, finance, development, feasibility and investment analysis.
Jared
Jared Melnik
PrincipalKSL Capital Partners
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
Joan Bertran
Global Head of Commercial RE & HotelsBanco Sabadell
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.
Joanna
Joanna Ayala Quintana
Asset&Development Director South AmericaNH Hotel Group
Colombia
Joanna Ayala responsible for the development and assets of the multiple brands for NH-Hotels Group for South America. She joined the group on 2019, after working 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.
John
John Brennan
ChairmanAmaris Hospitality
United Kingdom
John Brennan is non-Executive Chairman of leading hotel investment and management group, Amaris Hospitality. He is also Founder and Managing Director of Cloudbrook Partners, a boutique investment and advisory firm that provides advice to investors in the hospitality sector. Between 2015 and 2018, John was Chief Executive Officer of Amaris Hospitality which grew to comprise 89 hotels, over 14,000 rooms and 8,000 employees. Established by Lone Star, the business was subsequently sold to a range of international investors realising over €1.7 billion for its owners.
Juan
Juan Corvinos-Solans
VP Development Latin America & CaribbeanHilton
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
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
Justin Smathers
SVP Development -EuropeFour Seasons Hotels & Resorts
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
Keith Evans
Chief Investment & Development OfficerEnnismore
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
Lissa
Lissa Engle
Founder, Managing DirectorBerkeley Capital Group ['BCG']
United Kingdom
Lissa Engle is Founder and Managing Director of Berkeley Capital Group ['BCG'], an agile, innovative, turnkey partner on hotel-led investments and developments. BCG partners with global investors and landowners on projects over €100m in value across the UK and Europe.
Lissa guides the strategic direction of the firm’s investments, including critical aspects of origination, underwriting, execution and asset management. Prior to real estate, Lissa worked in the US and across Europe in Strategy Consulting and Private Equity. She speaks French, German and Italian and holds a BA from Dartmouth College and MBA from INSEAD.
Lissa guides the strategic direction of the firm’s investments, including critical aspects of origination, underwriting, execution and asset management. Prior to real estate, Lissa worked in the US and across Europe in Strategy Consulting and Private Equity. She speaks French, German and Italian and holds a BA from Dartmouth College and MBA from INSEAD.
Lloyd
Lloyd Lee
Managing PartnerYoo Capital
United Kingdom
Lloyd Lee, serves at the Managing Partner of Yoo Capital Management with overall responsibility for the firm’s investment strategy as well as for originating and negotiating its major transactions. He also chairs the firm’s Investment Committee. Lloyd brings over 24 years’ experience in real estate private equity and principal investing and has been involved in $12 billion of real estate acquisitions, public and private corporate opportunities, special situations and asset management turnarounds across the UK, EU, US and emerging markets in Turkey, India and Latin America.
Lorcain
Lorcain Egan
Head of LendingStarwood Capital
United Kingdom
Lorcain Egan is Head of Lending, Europe for Starwood. Mr. Egan is responsible for debt origination and asset management for Starwood’s lending platform in Europe. Since joining Starwood in 2013, Mr. Egan has structured and executed financings totaling $1.8bn and whilst working in Capital Markets for Starwood between 2013 and 2017 he secured $4.4bn of financing for Starwood’s equity acquisitions across Europe. Prior to joining Starwood Capital, Mr. Egan was a Vice President at Barclays Bank where he worked in their Structured Property, Debt Finance team. In this team, Mr. Egan focused on originating real estate debt opportunities for Barclays. Mr. Egan holds a degree in Law & Economics from the University of Ulster.
MariaPia
MariaPia Intini
Development & Investment Director EuropecitizenM hotels
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.
Marloes
Marloes Knippenberg
CEOKerten Hospitality
Ireland
Marloes continuously pioneers the role of innovation across the larger ecosystem with the aim to establish an industry platform where technology, hospitality and sustainability coexist and evolve for the benefit of consumers, investors and businesses. She is on the Advisory Boards of flagship events and she has been a mentor for students in hospitality schools. Marloes has been listed in the Hotelier Middle East Power List 2019 ranking the region’s most influential industry professionals. Most recently, she was listed in Hotelier Middle East 25 'women in hospitality power list' is a result of those women who are making waves in the industry. She is the Winner of CEO Today’s 2020 Business Women of the Year recognition in hospitality.
Matteo
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
Mauro Rial
CFO South AmericaAccor
Brazil
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
Oscar Calvillo
CEOFibra Inn
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
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
Pedro Seabra
PartnerExplorer Investments
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
Peter Plaut
Executive DirectorWimmer Family Office
United Kingdom
Peter Plaut is an Executive Director at Wimmer Family Office focused on origination, researching and structuring private debt and equity transactions across a broad range of industries including specializing in real estate across the residential, office and hotel and hospitality sectors. Minimum transaction size is $100mm to well over $1 billion. Mr. Plaut is consistently recognized as a leader in the industry. Among his many achievements and awards, he was ranked as one of the Top 20 Rising Stars of Hedge Funds during the 2008 financial crisis –a recognition of his ability to manage through crisis and create positive investment opportunities in all environments.
Pranav
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.
Rainer
Rainer Stampfer
President - Hotel Operations, APACFourseasons
China
Rainer joined Four Seasons in 2001 for the Boston food and beverage division and spent time in Los Angeles before taking on the first post of Managing Director with the opening of the Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui; moved to Bangkok to run all Four Seasons properties in the country as Regional Vice President in 2008, then moved to Shanghai to open what was then the city's second Four Seasons in Pudong, in 2011, directing several other properties in China and Southeast Asia. Rainer was promoted to his current position, residing in Singapore in 2016.
Rami
Rami Badr
Managing DirectorOrion Capital Managers
United Kingdom
Rami is a Partner & MD of Orion located in London. Since joining Orion in 2002, he has been involved in acquisitions, asset mgmt and realizations for the Orion European RE Funds across Europe with a particular focus on larger corporate transactions, pan-European portfolios, debt acquisitions, restructurings, hotel & retail investments. This includes active involvement in investments such as Infracity in Stockholm, Puerto Venecia or Sotogrande in Spain, the equity participation in Société Foncière Lyonnaise or the debt acquisition & restructuring of the Spanish company Inmobiliara Colonial. Before joining Orion he was an associate at Arthur Andersen within the transaction support team, advising large corporations on their RE strategies.
Ramsey
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
Ravi Govada
Head of Global Growth StrategySelina
United Kingdom
Mr. Ravi K. Govada has over 5 years experience working on urban development, planning, and research projects. He has worked as project manager and technical editor on a diverse range of projects for private and public sector clients including RE developers, government agencies and non-governmental organizations.
Govada has been a part of research initiatives focusing on sustainable development, rebranding projects for boutique firms and website development projects. Govada has a degree in Communications specializing in Public Relations and Rhetorical Advocacy from Purdue University. He is now also pursuing a Master of Arts Degree at Parsons School of Design in Theories of Urban Practice in New York City.
Reem
Reem Garrash
CEOSHADA Hospitality
Saudi Arabia
Robert
Robert Mangan
Vice President - Head of HotelsBain Capital Credit
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
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
Rohan Thakkar
SVP, Development & Strategy EMEAYotel
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
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
Sanjay Sethi
Managing Director & CEOChalet Hotels Limited
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 Initial Public Offering. Chalet owns six hotels with ~2,550 keys spread across markets of Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. New greenfield hotel projects underway, will add an additional ~600 keys. 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).
Steffen
Steffen Doyle
Co-Head EU RE Investment BankingCredit Suisse
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.
Vincent
Vincent Mezard
Head of HospitalityAXA Investment Managers
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
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
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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+52 55 5980 2000
Ciudad de México, DF | Mexico
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.
http://www.duffandphelps.it
+39 039 6423 1
Milan | Italy
The Duff & Phelps Real Estate Advisory Group (REAG) provides real estate advisory services tailored to meet the requirements of specific jurisdictions and aims to develop and increase the value of individual assets or properties. REAG has a network of over 750 professionals across Europe. Duff & Phelps is the premier global valuation and corporate finance advisor with expertise in complex valuation, dispute and legal management consulting, M&A, real estate, restructuring, governance and regulatory consulting. The firm’s more than 2,000 employees serve a diverse range of clients from offices around the world.
http://www.regus.com.br
+55 11 2755-1515
São Paulo | SP | Brazil
Global leader in flexible solutions of workspaces, with more than 3.000 business centers in 120 countries, provides convenient and high-quality spaces for people work, for minutes or for years. Companies such as Google, Toshiba and GlaxoSmithKline have chosen Regus as their workspace. The key to the flexible working is the convenience and, therefore, Regus is wherever its 2,1 millions members need. Founded in Brussels, in Belgium, in 1989, Regus is headquartered in Luxembourg and is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Dallas | TX | USA
La misión de SiiLA México es proporcionar inteligencia de mercado del sector inmobiliario comercial con los más altos estándares de calidad.
http://www.wolftheiss.com/
+48 22 378 8900/ 48 22 378847
Warsaw | Poland
Wolf Theiss is one of the leading law firms in CEE and SEE. We have built our reputation on a combination of unrivalled local knowledge and strong international capability. We opened our first office in Vienna 60 years ago. Our team now brings together over 340 lawyers from a diverse range of backgrounds, working in offices in 13 countries throughout the CEE and SEE region. Over 80% of our work involves cross-border representation of international clients, and we offer full range of services.
Ontario | Ontario | Canada
S2E is a canadian company established in 2006 in Waterloo, Ontario.
We specialize in developing sustainable solutions and projects with a positive environmental impact, with a focus on the development of real state Smart Communities and Microutilities energy solutions.
https://www.drooms.com/
+49 69 478640 0
Frankfurt | Germany
Drooms is the leading provider of data rooms in Europe, connecting professionals and information in the worlds´ real capital markets. Our mission is to drive the transformation of manual processes into smart digital workstreams by connecting data and professionals across boundaries. We are expanding our tools and services around the globe through online, direct and indirect distribution channels with our passionate people, the main driver of our success.
http://www.wework.com
+1 877.902.0681
New York | NY | USA
WeWork is a global network of workspaces where companies and people grow together. We transform buildings into dynamic environments for creativity, focus, and connection. More than just the best place to work, though, this is a movement toward humanizing work. We believe that CEOs can help each other, offices can use the comforts of home, and we can all look forward to Monday if we find real meaning in what we do.
https://www.smeg.pt/
+351 214 704 360
Lisbon | Portugal
Smeg is an Italian manufacturer of designer appliances.
Appliances designed with the collaboration of top architects worldwide. This combination of performance, style and attention to detail is the perfect expression of products made in Italy.
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Leonardo Di Mauro
Partner | Head of Real Estate LatAm
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+44 20 7121 5060
Leonardo Di Mauro é Sócio e Head do setor de Real Estate para LATAM, respondendo pela atuação do GRI Club em toda região. Começou sua carreira no CPqD onde atuou por quinze anos, finalizando sua trajetória nesta empresa como diretor comercial do setor de telecomunicações com forte atuação em países como Argentina, Brasil, Colômbia, Chile, México e Uruguai. É graduado em Engenharia Civil pela Escola de Engenharia de Lins, com MBA Executivo pela FGV e pós-graduado em Gestão de Projetos pela Universidade São Francisco.
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