GRI Hospitality eSummit 2020

8th - 10th December

Over the last decade, the global hotel industry demonstrated resilience and continuous growth, increasing its attractiveness among investors. Nevertheless, 2020’s Coronavirus pandemic destabilized the hospitality value chain, leaving operators and developers gasping for liquidity in only a couple of months. COVID-19 has accelerated consumer and technological trends, pushing industry players to innovate and find creative solutions to their assets to overcome the quarantines. But as the second wave reactivates lockdowns and restrictions around the world, a question remains: when will hotels be able to reopen to full capacity?

Join the global GRI Club to discuss such challenges and opportunities through candid peer-to-peer discussions. Navigate the current challenges presented by the Coronavirus recovery and changing real estate demands, especially cash flow, maintaining liquidity and landlord/tenant partnerships. Engage with C-level hospitality real estate leaders on what the post-Coronavirus world of hospitality might look like and what opportunities this might open up for buy/sell and repositioning.

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December 8 | 15:00 - 16:00 | (GMT + 0)

Anticipating the Pandemic’s Lasting Impact
A Catalyst for Travel Industry Innovation?

A WiH Global curated session

Moderator

Lissa Engle

Managing Director

Berkeley Capital Group

Moderator

Marloes Knippenberg

CEO

Kerten Hospitality

Special Guest

Aradhana Khowala

CEO & Founder

Aptamind

Special Guest

Carolyn Prowse

Chief Commercial Officer

Volaris

Special Guest

Dan McKone

L.E.K Consulting

December 9 | 15:00 - 16:00 | (GMT + 0)

Hospitality’s Survival of the Fittest
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

Moderator

MariaPia Intini

Development & Investment Director Europe

citizenM hotels

Juan Corvinos-Solans

VP Development Latin America & Caribbean

Hilton Worldwide - USA

Peter Plaut

Executive Director

Wimmer Family Office

Sanjay Sethi

Managing Director & CEO

Chalet Hotels Limited

Willemijn Geels

Vice President Development Europe

IHG - Intercontinental Hotels Group - France

December 10 | 15:00 - 16:00 | (GMT + 0)

Investing in Hospitality Post-COVID
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

Moderator

Rami Badr

Managing Director

Orion Capital Managers - UK

Mauro Rial

CFO South America

Accor - América Latina

Rogerio Basso

Head of Hospitality & Tourism

IDB Invest

Steffen Doyle

Co-Head EU RE Investment Banking

Credit Suisse - London

Vincent Mezard

Head of Hospitality

AXA IM Real Assets - Paris

Lissa

Lissa Engle

Managing DirectorBerkeley Capital Group

United Kingdom

Lissa Engle is Managing Director of Berkeley Capital Group ['BCG'], an agile, innovative, turnkey partner on sustainable hospitality investments and developments. BCG partners with global investors 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.

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

United Kingdom

Aradhana is a global authority on the travel, tourism and hospitality industries and has two decades of experience across 70+ countries. She is the CEO of Aptamind Partners and formerly, the MD of Tourism at NEOM, the US$500 Billion land of the future in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. She also serves as the Chair of the Advisory Board of the Red Sea Project in KSA, Board Member of World Tourism Forum Lucerne in Switzerland & Board Member of the leisure arm of SEDCO Holding. She has participated in global discussions across UN bodies, WEF as well as G20 apart from some of the foremost tourism & leadership summits. She read at Cornell, has an MBA from Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne as well as an International Director certification from INSEAD.

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

L.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 Worldwide - USA

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 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 global financial crisis. More recently, since the Covid-19 Pandemic locked down the global economy, Plaut has signed over $5 billion of Engagements and/or Term Sheets across various real estate assets classes including residential, mixed use, office, and hospitality. This is 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).

Willemijn

Willemijn Geels

Vice President Development EuropeIHG - Intercontinental Hotels Group - France

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.

Rami

Rami Badr

Managing DirectorOrion Capital Managers - UK

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 - América Latina

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 - London

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 IM Real Assets - Paris

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.

Timetable

Friday, December 10th 2021

Close See complete schedule

03:00pm - 04:00pm

Investing in Hospitality Post-COVID
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

Thursday, December 9th 2021

Close See complete schedule

03:00pm - 04:00pm

Hospitality’s Survival of the Fittest
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

Wednesday, December 8th 2021

Close See complete schedule

03:00pm - 04:00pm

Anticipating the Pandemic’s Lasting Impact
A Catalyst for Travel Industry Innovation?

A WiH Global curated session

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 that Sir Richard Branson's global Virgin Group has pioneered for over 40 years. Each property will intermix a passion for food and beverage with music and culture, fusing with the local landscape and providing a vibrant and inclusive environment for travelers and locals alike.

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 Resorts & Spas

https://www.sixsenses.com/en

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

https://www.linkedin.com/company/easymalon/

Tel Aviv | Israel

Hotel management company - exclusive franchisee for the development and operation of easyHotel Plc.

Asli Kutlucan

Chief Development Officer

Cycas Hospitality

http://www.cycashospitality.com

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 - Germany

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 Hotels - UK

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

Grupo Azora

http://www.azora.es/

+34 913 106 370

Madrid | Spain

PE investment and Asset Management Is an independent asset manager, based in Spain, which has raised over €3.7Bn of capital since its inception in 2003. Azora invests in real assets across Europe and has a special focus on hospitality, rented residential

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 & Resorts - London

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 for shareholders, build relationships with guests and attract the best colleagues in the industry.

Frank Croston

Founding Partner

Hamilton Hotel Partners

http://www.hamiltonhotelpartners.com

+44 (0)20 3696 1947

London | United Kingdom

At Hamilton Hotel Partners we offer our clients a unique combination of world-class hotel advisory skills and unparalleled industry experience of operations, development and asset management across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Our philosophy is to structure long-term relationships with our clients where our efforts are results focused and we participate in the value we create on your behalf.

Jan Hazelton

VP - Global Business & RE Development

Kerzner International - UK

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 - Denver

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 de Sabadell, S.A. - Miami

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 Hoteles - Colombia

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 Limited

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. Our current strategy focuses on investing in established hotels trading under acclaimed international brands in key strategic locations to significantly grow our portfolio of high performing hotels with a view to delivering long-term, sustainable returns for investors.

Juan Corvinos-Solans

VP Development Latin America & Caribbean

Hilton Worldwide - USA

http://www.hiltonworldwide.com/

+1 786 866 7212

Miami | FL | USA

One of the world's largest, fastest-growing hospitality companies

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 - London

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 Capital

http://ennismore.com/

+44 203 301 0890

London | United Kingdom

We develop, operate and curate unique hospitality brands in some of the most exciting cities and neighborhoods around the world. Our development team travels the globe, looking for buildings and projects that make us buzz. We re-imagine old buildings and breathe life into new ones. From giant industrial warehouses to forgotten estates, we collaborate and create innovative experiences that are grounded in authentic places, people and crafts.

Lissa Engle

Managing Director

Berkeley Capital Group

http://www.berkeleycapitalgroup.com

+44 203 2057030

London | United Kingdom

Berkeley Capital Group ['BCG'] is an agile, innovative, turnkey partner on sustainable hospitality investments and developments. BCG partners with global investors 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. The firm originates turnaround, value-creation and restructuring opportunities in edge-of-prime and infill locations and utilises its in-house private equity, asset and development management teams to drive value and create institutional quality core real estate assets.

Lorcain Egan

Head of Lending

Starwood Capital - UK

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. Founded in 1991 by Chairman and CEO Barry Sternlicht, Starwood Capital's hallmark is to invest opportunistically, moving between asset classes, geographies and positions in the capital stack as the firm perceives risk/return dynamics to be evolving. To execute this strategy, Starwood Capital has built up asset-class and geographic expertise in our target markets.

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 is a division of Ireland-based Kerten, focusing on operating mixed use projects: branded residences, serviced apartments, hotels, serviced offices, burgers and F&B. Kerten Hospitality has a lean and dynamic team who are essentially corporate disruptors, rebel hoteliers and food enthusiasts with hospitality pedigrees from well-known brands based in Dubai, Istanbul, Dublin and Vienna.

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 - América Latina

http://www.accorhotels.com

+55 11 3818 6432

São Paulo | SP | Brazil

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

We provide real estate services with added value and specialist knowledge, leveraging on the experience gained from over 40 years that attest to our capacity as transaction enablers in various industries.

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

https://www.fourseasons.com/

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 - UK

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 - UK

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

http://www.idbinvest.org

+1 202 623 1000

Washington | USA

IDB Invest is a multilateral development bank committed to promoting the economic development of its 26 member countries in Latin America and the Caribbean across a broad range of industry sectors.

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

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India

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 - London

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 IM Real Assets - Paris

http://www.axa-reim.com

+33 1 44 45 95 00

Paris | France

AXA IM - Real Estate Assets currently manages a c. €10B residential portfolio spanning Europe, Asia and the U.S. Alongside this, it manages an 11,000-bed student accommodation portfolio in Europe and in the U.S, in partnership with leading operators.

Willemijn Geels

Vice President Development Europe

IHG - Intercontinental Hotels Group - France

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 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

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 Hotels - UK

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 PartnerGrupo Azora

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 & Resorts - London

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.

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 - UK

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 - Denver

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 de Sabadell, S.A. - Miami

USA

Joan Bertran joined Banco Sabadell in 2008 to manage the Group’s Real Estate portfolio ($15bn). Since then he served in different executive positions and today he is the Banco Sabadell’s Group Global Head of Commercial Real Estate & Hotels. Based in Miami, he is in charge of the CRE & Hotels Group’s financing activity with teams in America and Europe. Previously, Joan served as Business Manager at ‘Logispark’, a Banco Sabadell JV with a RE developer, where he managed investments for $400M to develop more than 700.000sqm of CRE in Europe. He started his professional career in 1999 as Construction Manager at Ferrovial.

Joanna

Joanna Ayala Quintana

Asset&Development Director South AmericaNH Hoteles - Colombia

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 Limited

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 Worldwide - USA

USA

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 - London

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 Capital

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

Managing DirectorBerkeley Capital Group

United Kingdom

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 - UK

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

Marloes

Marloes Knippenberg

CEOKerten Hospitality

Ireland

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 - América Latina

Brazil

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

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 - UK

United Kingdom

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 - UK

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

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

Steffen

Steffen Doyle

Co-Head EU RE Investment BankingCredit Suisse - London

United Kingdom

Vincent

Vincent Mezard

Head of HospitalityAXA IM Real Assets - Paris

France

Willemijn

Willemijn Geels

Vice President Development EuropeIHG - Intercontinental Hotels Group - France

France

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.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.

https://s2etech.com/

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.

http://www.siila.com.mx

MEX | Mexico

SiiLA Mexico's mission is to provide market intelligence of the commercial real estate sector with the highest quality standards. SiiLA Mexico is a cloud-based platform backed by the best technology, reliable methodology and advanced statistics. This has successfully positioned us in Latin America as a provider of objective data and specialized consulting that allows our clients to make informed decisions.

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.

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

London | United Kingdom

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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Brenda

Brenda Salas

Content & Production Director Latin AmericaGRI Club

[email protected]

+52 777 496 8366

+44 20 7121 5060

Leonardo Di Mauro

Partner | Head of Real Estate LatAm

GRI Club

[email protected]

+55 19 9 9369 6733

+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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