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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
A Catalyst for Travel Industry Innovation?
A WiH Global curated session
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
Moderator
MariaPia Intini
Development & Investment Director Europe
Private Investments
Juan
Corvinos-Solans
SVP Development Latin America & The Caribbean
Hilton Worldwide
Peter
Plaut
Executive Director
BC Partners
Sanjay
Sethi
Managing Director & CEO
Chalet Hotels
Willemijn
Geels
Vice President Development Europe
Intercontinental Hotels Group
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
Moderator
Rami Badr
Managing Director
Orion Capital Managers
Mauro
Rial
Chief Operating Officer - North & Hispanic Americas
Accor
Rogerio
Basso
Head of Hospitality & Tourism
IDB Invest
Steffen
Doyle
Co-Head EU RE Investment Banking
Santander Bank
Vincent
Mezard
Global Head of Living & Hospitality
AXA IM
Lissa Engle
Managing DirectorBerkeley Capital Group (BCG)
Portugal
Lissa Engle is Managing Director at Berkeley Capital Group (BCG). BCG is an impact investor and operating partner on regenerative hospitality developments and repositionings across the UK & Europe.
Lissa guides strategic direction of investments, including critical aspects of origination, underwriting, execution and asset management. She serves on several boards including IWBI (WELL) Investing for Health, LEED Existing Buildings Consensus Committee and member of GRESB Foundation RE Expert Resource Group. Prior to CRE, she worked in the US & Europe in Strategy Consulting & Private Equity. She speaks French, German, Italian and holds a BA from Dartmouth College and MBA from INSEAD.
Lissa chairs GRI's Regenerative Hospitality Committee.
Marloes Knippenberg
CEOKerten Hospitality
Ireland
The award-winning CEO of Kerten Hospitality, Marloes Knippenberg, has established the organization as a disruptive, dynamic international hospitality group dedicated to the management of mixed-use lifestyle developments in key global destinations.
Her journey in the hospitality field started with Hilton where Marloes held senior operational and commercial management positions for over a decade. At the helm of Kerten Hospitality, which she developed and launched with the backing of Kerten, Ireland-based investment vehicle, Marloes has grown the organization’s operational and pipeline portfolio from one brand in one country to 11 aspirational lifestyle-driven concepts in 35+ development projects across 3 continents.
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 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 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 Intini
Development & Investment Director EuropePrivate Investments
Netherlands
Mariapia Intini is Development and Investment Director at citizenM hotels, where she is responsible for securing new acquisitions in target cities in Europe. Prior to joining citizenM, she was Associate Director at Cushman & Wakefield’s EMEA Hospitality, where she valued over €1.5bn worth of single assets and portfolios (including NPLs) across Europe, and, before then, Senior Consultant at Colliers International’s EMEA Hotels. She started her real estate career at the global architectural firm Design International. She is a MRICS Chartered Surveyor and holds a Master’s Degree in Hotel Real Estate Finance from Cornell University School of Hotel Administration, NY, when she completed a rotational programme at Marriott International’s US HQs.
Juan Corvinos-Solans
SVP Development Latin America & The CaribbeanHilton Worldwide
USA
Responsible for corporate development for Hilton Worldwide's brands in the Central America, Andean & Hispanic Caribbean regions and for supporting the overall Americas development team. Juan's main role is to drive the growth of Hilton Worldwide's portfolio of brands in the region. Juan started his career within the company in 2010 in human resources in Malaysia, before joining the Iberian Peninsula development team in September 2010 and transferring to the European HQ in March 2011 where he was Manager for development for Europe & Africa. A short span as Luxury and Corporate Development Manager Americas based in the Global HQ took him to his current role.
Peter Plaut
Executive DirectorBC Partners
Monaco
Sanjay Sethi
Managing Director & CEOChalet Hotels
India
Sanjay is a hotel management graduate from IHM Pusa. He is the Managing Director and CEO of Chalet Hotels Ltd, a leading hospitality asset owner in India. In February of 2019, Sanjay took Chalet Hotels public. The company was listed on the Indian Stock Exchanges through a successful IPO. Chalet owns six hotels with ~2,550 keys spread across markets of Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru and Hyderabad..The company also owns co-located non-hotel real estate assets in Bengaluru and Mumbai. He is an Executive Committee Member of Hotel Association of India (HAI), Member CII committee for Tourism & Hospitality, and special invitee to the Hotel and Restaurant Association of West India.
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.
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 Rial
Chief Operating Officer - North & Hispanic AmericasAccor
Mexico
Mauro RIAL joined AccorHotels in 2017 as Chief Financial Officer for South America, in charge of leading all financial and administrative activities and supporting all the development challenges in the region. Seasoned executive with extensive experience in restructurings, ERP implementations, process reengineering and M&As. Previously worked for Arthur Andersen, Ernst & Young and Suez Group, where he fulfilled for more than 13 years executive financial positions in Puerto Rico, Chile, Argentina, France, Spain and Brazil. Holds a Public Accountant degree by Universidad Nacional del Sur, Argentina, a Master of Finance from Universidad del CEMA, Argentina, and a specialization on Mergers & Acquisitions from London Business School.
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 Doyle
Co-Head EU RE Investment BankingSantander Bank
United Kingdom
Steffen has over 20 years of experience in investment banking; including long tenures at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Jefferies and Credit Suisse were he is the Co Head of European Real Estate and Head of Lodging Investment Banking. Based in London, he is recognised as a leading investment banker in the Real Estate, Lodging and Leisure industries. His industry knowledge and transaction experience cover all sub-sectors, public and private, in the real estate, lodging, and leisure sectors, as well as industry specialized financial sponsors and fund managers. Steffen has acted as an adviser on many prominent transactions for a diverse range of clients in Europe and the US involving M&A, debt and equity capital raising.
Vincent Mezard
Global Head of Living & HospitalityAXA IM
France
Vincent Mezard joins AXA IM - Real Assets from AccorInvest, where he was Head of Development, and oversaw the development of the real-estate focused platform of AccorHotels. Prior to that, he was Opening General Manager of the iconic Hotel Molitor Paris, MGallery by Sofitel, having also worked for Colony Capital and Bouygues Construction.
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In collaboration with the GRI Hospitality Committee
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.
Andy Chopra
Managing Partner
Banyan Investment Group
http://satoricol.com
6786121752
Atlanta | USA
Satori Collective is a commercial real estate investment and asset manager focused primarily on hotel property investment. We are resilient investors committed to fostering meaningful relationships while delivering out-sized, risk adjusted returns.
Asli Kutlucan
CDO
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.
Ben Grippi
Senior Director, Head of Real Estate Technology & Innovation
The RMR Group
https://www.rmrgroup.com
+1 (617) 796 8390
Newton | MA | USA
The RMR Group (Nasdaq: RMR) is a leading U.S. alternative asset management company, unique for its focus on commercial real estate (CRE) and related businesses. RMR’s vertical integration is strengthened by over 600 real estate professionals in more than 30 offices nationwide who manage over $37 billion in assets under management and leverage more than 35 years of institutional experience in buying, selling, financing and operating CRE.
Bettina Graef-Parker
MD - Special Property Finance
Aareal Bank
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. As a top employer with excellent trainee programs we offer various personalities a professional work place.
Camil Yazbeck
Chief Development Officer
Accor Hotels
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.
Daniel Campos
General Director
Caribe Hospitality
http://www.caribehospitality.com/
+(506) 2208-8890
Escazú | Costa Rica
Caribe Hospitality es una compañía nacida del objetivo de desarrollar hoteles para ser manejados por hoteleros experimentados y respetados. La estrategia comienza seleccionando ubicaciones clave y construyendo instalaciones que son diseñadas y ajustadas para alcanzar las necesidades del viajero de esparcimiento y negocios. Alcanzamos nuestra misión de ser el desarrollador regional líder de las mejores y más prestigiosas marcas de hoteles a través de la eficiencia, compromiso, trabajo en equipo y responsabilidad, todos componentes clave de relaciones a largo plazo con nuestros socios de negocio.
Dieter Kornek
Head of Project Scouting
TUI Hotels & Resorts
http://www.tuigroup.com
+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.
Dominic Seely
Vice President - Acquisitions & Development
WHG
http://www.whg.com
+1 713-782-9100
Houston | USA
One of the largest privately-held hospitality organizations in the world specialised in the acquisition and operation of internationally-branded hotels. Westmont has had an ownership interest in and operated over 1,000 hotels. Currently this stands at over 500 hotels across four continents. Westmont has strategic alliances with many of the world’s largest hotel brands including Hilton, Marriott, IHG, Hyatt, Fairmont/Accor, Choice, Wyndham, and LHW.
Federico Holzmann Pérez-Portabella
Director Development & Asset Management
Catalonia Hotels
http://www.hoteles-catalonia.com/
+34 93 236 00 00
Barcelona | Spain
Catalonia Hotels is one of the most renowned hotel chains in Spain. Leading Hotel Chain in Barcelona (26 Hotels and over 3.000 rooms). Current portfolio of 71 establishments, 85% self-owned. 57 hotels in the European market and 8 Caribbean resorts.
Federico Moreno-Nickerson
VP Business Development Latin America
World of Hyatt Inclusive Collection
https://world.hyatt.com/content/gp/en/inclusive.html
+1 610 359 6500
Newtown Square | PA | USA
The World of Hyatt Inclusive Collection manages 111 resorts. Nine brands: Zoëtry® Wellness & Spa Resorts, Secrets® Resorts & Spas, Breathless Resorts & Spas®, Dreams® Resorts & Spas, Vivid Hotels & Resorts®, Alua Hotels & Resorts®, and Sunscape® Resorts & Spas, Hyatt Ziva®, Hyatt Zilara®. Subsidiaries of the Company operate the World of Hyatt® loyalty program,. ALG Vacations®, Unlimited Vacation Club®, Amstar DMC destination management services, and Trisept Solutions® technology services.
Felicity Black-Roberts
VP Acquisitions and Development
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts
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.
Francesco Cefalú
Chief Development Officer
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
http://www.mandarinoriental.com/
+44 20 7908 7888
London | United Kingdom
MOHG is an international hotel investment and management group, the Group now operates 32 hotels and six residences in 21 countries and territories.
François Cédelle
Investment & Asset Management Director
Groupe BFM
Jared Melnik
Managing Director
Starwood Capital Group
http://starwoodcapital.com
+1 305 695 5200
Miami | FL | USA
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.
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
Director of Development
Marriott International
Miami | FL | USA
Hospitality sector with presence worldwide (4,000+ Hotels) & 18 brands, from luxury to select service.
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. 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.
Jonah Sonnenborn
Head of Real Estate
Access Industries
https://www.accessindustries.com/
+1 212-333-3810
New York | NY | USA
Founded in 1986 by Len Blavatnik, a global entrepreneur and philanthropist, Access is an international industrial concern with strategic investments in the United States, Europe, and South America.
Josh Littman
VP of Development (Europe)
SH Hotels & Resorts
SH Hotels & Resorts, an affiliate of global private investment firm Starwood Capital Group, is a hotel brand management company that operates 1 Hotels, Baccarat Hotels, Treehouse Hotels, and SH Collection properties. Leveraging its marketing, design, operational, and technological expertise, SH is the force behind some of the most groundbreaking and dynamic hotel brands in the world.
Justin Magazine
SVP, Development and Acquistions
Aimbridge Hospitality
http://www.aimbridgehospitality.com/
+1 972 952 0200
Plano | TX | USA
Es la firma de gestión e inversión hotelera independiente más grande de Estados Unidos, con una amplia trayectoria ofreciendo rendimientos superiores a los propietarios y desarrolladores hoteleros más prestigiosos en aquel país. Con sede corporativa en Plano, Texas, y con oficinas regionales en Chicago, San Clemente y San Juan, opera una gran gama de propiedades como resorts, franquicias de marca, hoteles independientes de lujo, boutiques y hoteles lifestyle. Cuenta con gran experiencia en la creación y maximización de activos; además mantiene una posición privilegiada como empresa de gestión, desarrollo, renovación y consultoría de las principales marcas de hospitalidad.
Keith Evans
Chief Investment & Development Officer
Lifestyle Hospitality Capital (LHC) Group
Lloyd Lee
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
Co-Head Europe
Starwood Capital Group
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.
Marc-Olivier Assouline
Principal
PineBridge Benson Elliot
https://www.pinebridge.com/en/
+44 20 7808 8900
London | United Kingdom
PineBridge Benson Elliot is a pan-European real estate private equity specialist, applying two decades of investment experience, deep market knowledge and in-house operational expertise to generate sustained investment outperformance.
MariaPia Intini
Development & Investment Director Europe
Private Investments
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
Chief Operating Officer - North & Hispanic Americas
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.
Michael Register
Managing Director
Trust Hospitality
http://www.trusthospitality.com/
+1 (305) 537-7040
Coral Gables | FL | USA
Trust Hospitality is a privately held company based in Coral Gables, Florida. It has been in business for over 30 years (originally “Tecton Hospitality”) and had its origin as a hotel work-out company for governmental agencies (e.g., FDIC, FSLIC) in the early 1980s. In the mid-1980s it became focused full time on hotel management and for approximately the next 15 years it managed full and limited service branded hotels, including brands from Marriott, Hilton, IHG, Starwood, Choice, and Best Western.
In the early 2000s, Trust Hospitality shifted its management focus to independent lifestyle (aka boutique) hotels. This shift resulted primarily for three reasons: (1) the emergence of the internet and e-commerce; (2) its view that the management of branded hotels, especially in the select and limited service sectors, was becoming a commodity business; and (3) its proximity to over 150 unbranded hotels in the greater Miami area.
Neil Kirk
Chief Operating Officer Hotels
L+R Hotels
Nitin Bhandari
CIO
LetterOne Treasury
http://www.letterone.com/
+352 26 38 77 1
London | United Kingdom
LetterOne Treasury invests in and manages investments in public securities, private equity, real estate, hedge funds, and direct lending.
Oscar Calvillo
CEO
HDC
Paul Arnold
Vice President Development - Americas
Rosewood Hotels Group
https://www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/london
+44 20 7781 8888
London | United Kingdom
Rosewood Hotel Group, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, encompasses three brands: ultra-luxury Rosewood Hotels & Resorts.
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
Refundos-Explorer
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.
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.
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.
Rohan Thakkar
Chief Development Officer
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
https://www.oyorooms.com/
9313931393
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
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.
Steve Newman
Global Head of Sustainability
Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts
Singapore
The Group is a leading international operator and developer of premium resorts, hotels, spas and residences with a strong industry track record since 1994. It also manages and/or has ownership interests in niche resorts and hotels. A resort managed by the Group typically commands room rates at the high end of each property’s particular market.
The Group’s revenue is generated by three core business segments: Hotel Investments segment, Property Sales segment and Fee-based segment. Property Sales segment comprises sales of Hotel Residences or serviced apartments, Laguna Property sales and sales of Development project and sites. Fee-based segment comprises Hotel Management operations which include hotel management, club management and fund management, Spa/Gallery operations and Design and Others operations.
Vamsi Bonthala
Co-Founder Managing Principal & CEO
Arbor Lodging Partners
Chicago | IL | USA
Arbor Lodging Partners is a national debt and equity investor in the hospitality industry.
Vincent Mezard
Global Head of Living & Hospitality
AXA IM
https://realassets.axa-im.com
+33 1 44 45 95 00
Paris | France
AXA IM Real Assets is the largest European real estate investment manager. Our European capabilities span a wide array of expertise, covering both equity and debt across different real assets classes. We are notably active in traditional real estate sectors (offices, retail, residential) and alternatives (hotels, healthcare, datacenter), we are a leading player in the development field and the leading European commercial real estate (CRE) debt platform.
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.
Alinio Azevedo
Managing Director and COOThe Little Nell Hotel Group
USA
Twenty year career includes hotel/resort acquisitions and development for Loews Hotels, the opening of a Miami development office and brand expansion in the Americas for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, real estate advisory services for Ernst and Young LLP in Miami. An internationally-experienced industry professional, including investor relations and projects in North America, Latin Americas, Europe. As a former adjunct Professor in the Hospitality Management Master’s Program at Florida University, has an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the Universidade Federal in Brazil and also attended the École Supérieure des Sciences Économiques et Commerciales (ESSEC) in Paris.
Andriy Gulakov
COOeasymalon
Germany
COO at easyMalon Ltd - exclusive representative of easyHotel in Israel, aiming to open seven franchised properties across Israel with the next ten years. Andriy is responsible for overall program management, investor relations, and fundraising. His 15 years in hospitality started with the development and sales of wellness products. Then he transitioned to the event business as a co-founder and CEO of the event management company, which led until moving to Tel Aviv, Israel. There, he joined a local company rendering purchasing and supply chain management services to electronic device manufacturers. Though currently serving as a COO for two companies, his primary focus is on bringing the very first easyHotels to Israel.
Andy Chopra
Managing PartnerBanyan Investment Group
USA
As a co-founder of Satori Collective, Andy functions as the MP and focuses on the firm’s strategic direction, business development, company culture, and is a voting member on the investment committee. US. Under his leadership, Satori has raised and deployed over USD $150MM in equity across USD $500MM in hotel investments across the USA.
Asli Kutlucan
CDOCycas Hospitality
Netherlands
Asli is a hotel development professional who has worked in global hospitality for over 25 years. Specialising in luxury, full & limited service as well as extended stay hotels acquisition, negotiation and execution of deals, focusing on the UK and continental Europe. Before Cycas, Asli was a hospitality and entrepreneurship lecturer in Rwanda, where she also developed and opened the country’s first boutique hotel. While a member of the Rwanda Development Board, she helped the governmental think tank maximise tourism. Her previous tenures involved managing Country House Hotels as well as Resort Hotels in America as well as Turkey.
Ben Grippi
Senior Director, Head of Real Estate Technology & InnovationThe RMR Group
USA
Real estate innovation thought leader. Seasoned investment professional with deep portfolio management, FinTech & PropTech experience across a wide variety of asset classes including Real Estate, Public & Private Fixed Income, Derivatives and Equity. Decisive leader who has managed global implementations impacting asset management, trade execution, asset & liability management and regulatory infrastructure enhancements.
Bettina Graef-Parker
MD - Special Property FinanceAareal Bank
Germany
Mrs. Bettina Graef-Parker is Head of Hotel Properties at Aareal Bank AG, one of the leading providers of debt financing to the hospitality industry worldwide. With her team, she is responsible for the structuring and origination of various forms of loans to the lodging industry. Aareal Bank AG provides property finance solutions in more than 25 countries across Europe, North America and Asia.
Camil Yazbeck
Chief Development OfficerAccor Hotels
United Kingdom
Carlos Hernandez Garcia
Chief Executive OfficerPellas Development Group
Costa Rica
Carlos Hernández has extensive experience in developing innovative and sustainable concepts in the urban planning, luxury hotels and real estate development sectors in remote or emerging destinations. As CEO of Pellas Development, he oversees a portfolio of development and investment of lands and resorts in Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama; for more of 1,000 million dollars. Among its most significant projects is the Development of the Mukul Hotel, Beach Golf & Spa (Auberge Resorts in Nicaragua) and the Hotel Dreams Las Mareas Resort & Spa (AMResorts in Costa Rica). Also has experience in various projects in Bahamas, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica and USA.
Daniel Campos
General DirectorCaribe Hospitality
Costa Rica
Mr. Campos has been the General Director of Caribe Hospitality since the Company began in 2000, when an exclusive agreement was signed with Marriott for the development of several Courtyard by Marriott hotels in Central America and the Caribbean. Since the beginning, Mr. Campos has been leading the company’s growth by incorporating new markets and properties in the project’s portfolio, highlighted by the first Residence Inn Hotel to be built in Latin America and the first Fairfield Inn in Central America. An Industrial Engineer from the University of Costa Rica, he has a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Catholic University of Chile and the Kenan Flager Business School from the University of North Carolina, USA
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
Dominic Seely
Vice President - Acquisitions & DevelopmentWHG
United Kingdom
Mr. Seely is responsible for acquisitions in Europe. Westmont, founded in 1975, has been active in Europe since 1996 and has acquired, owned, and operated more than 350 hotels across twelve countries including Italy. Prior to Westmont, Mr. Seely ran his own hospitality investment advisory firm called Townhouse Capital that acted for a dozen different institutional and private investors. He has also held senior executive positions at Kuwait?s Kharafi Group and the Stein Group. Before the hotel industry, he worked in VC and investment banking with Kleinwort Benson. He is a regular speaker and past member of the Advisory Board of the IHIF, the world’s leading hotel investment forum.
Federico Holzmann Pérez-Portabella
Director Development & Asset ManagementCatalonia Hotels
Spain
Federico Holzmann (Director of Development & Asset Management, Catalonia Hotels & Resorts) has developed expertise in hospitality companies such as the Ritz-Carlton and Catalonia Hotels & Resorts. Currently he is teaching as adjunct professor on the International Master in Hospitality Management at EADA and is also associated professor at the Hospitality Master of the UAB. After 10 years working for Catalonia H & R where he has developed experience within Hotel Operations, he is now responsible for the corporate Development Strategy & Asset Management.
Federico Moreno-Nickerson
VP Business Development Latin AmericaWorld of Hyatt Inclusive Collection
USA
Federico joined ALG, now World of Hyatt Inclusive Collection, in 2017. He leverages over 30 years of experience in luxury hotel management/operations, destination/hotel marketing, and travel product development in the luxury segment Before that he spent 13 years as director of product development at Classic Vacations, Expedia Group's luxury brand, responsible for Caribbean and Mexico. His prior role was Senior Director of Marketing at Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, for nearly a decade, where he successfully opened Mexico City and Punta Mita. Federico was founder and President of the Promotions Committee at the Mexico City Hotel & Motel Association and later appointed Chief Counsel of the first Mexico City Tourism Board,
Felicity Black-Roberts
VP Acquisitions and DevelopmentHyatt Hotels & Resorts
United Kingdom
Felicity Black-Roberts joined Hyatt in 2016 in her current role as Vice President of Development. She is based in London and leads a team responsible for the development of Hyatt’s brand portfolio across Western Europe.
Since joining Hyatt, Felicity’s team has achieved significant milestones for the company including market entries in Dublin, Madrid, Biarritz and Barcelona along with brand debuts in London, Paris and Frankfurt. Felicity brings more than 25 years of hospitality experience working for brands such as Forte, Le Méridien, Starman and Starwood Hotels and Resorts.
Since joining Hyatt, Felicity’s team has achieved significant milestones for the company including market entries in Dublin, Madrid, Biarritz and Barcelona along with brand debuts in London, Paris and Frankfurt. Felicity brings more than 25 years of hospitality experience working for brands such as Forte, Le Méridien, Starman and Starwood Hotels and Resorts.
Francesco Cefalú
Chief Development OfficerMandarin Oriental Hotel Group
United Kingdom
Francesco is Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group’s Regional Development Director for EMEA & South America. He leads MOHG development and investment activities in the region. In his previous role as Vice President Development Europe at Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts he was responsible for expansion of the brand in Europe. Previously he was part of the development team at Hilton Worldwide with management roles in Brazil, Italy and the UK. In his earlier career he held several positions at Starwood Hotels & Resorts and at Sony Electronics. Francesco has an MBA from Harvard Business School and graduated in Economics from Bocconi University in Milan.
François Cédelle
Investment & Asset Management DirectorGroupe BFM
France
Jared Melnik
Managing DirectorStarwood Capital Group
USA
Mr. Melnik joined KSL Capital Partners in September 2006. Previously, he worked as an investment banker in the Gaming and Leisure Groupe of Merrill Lynch. He holds a B.S. in Finance and International Business (magna cum laude) from New York University's Stern School of Business. Additionally, he is a CFA Chartholder.
Joan Bertran
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 Ayala Quintana
Director of DevelopmentMarriott International
USA
Joanna Ayala is responsible for the development of managed properties in the Caribbean for Marriott International . She joined Marriott on 2022 after working for more than 3 years for Nh Hotel Group as Assets and Development Director for America. Before NH, she worked for more than 5 years at AccorHotels as Development manager for different countries. Between 2010 and 2014 she worked for the Synergy Group owned by Germán Efromovich, where she was part of the group that created Movich Hotels in Colombia and she later led its development in the country. Joanna has a BA degree at CESA University in Colombia and she followed her studies at the University of Kansai Gaidai in Hirakata, Japan.
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.
Jonah Sonnenborn
Head of Real EstateAccess Industries
USA
Jonah Sonnenborn is the Head of Real Estate for Access Industries, an investment firm founded by Len Blavatnik, whose investments include opportunistic real estate deals. Jonah is in charge of investing capital in new acquisitions. Previously, Sonnenborn worked at Dune Real Estate Partners, a New York-based private equity real estate firm with more than $1.5 billion under management, serving as a managing director and member of the investment committee, responsible for sourcing, executing and managing the firm’s investments.
Josh Littman
VP of Development (Europe)SH Hotels & Resorts
United Kingdom
Josh Littman is the VP of Development for SH Hotels & Resorts, responsible for growing the company’s Baccarat Hotels, 1 Hotels and Treehouse Hotels brands throughout the EMEA region. With over 20 years of experience across the hospitality space, from operations to sales & marketing and real estate development, Josh has worked with a variety of international groups, including most recently as Head of Luxury Development in Europe for InterContinental Hotels Group, as VP of Development (EMEA) for Hard Rock Hotels and Casinos and in roles with Kerzner International, PKF Consulting and Mandarin Oriental.
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.
Keith Evans
Chief Investment & Development OfficerLifestyle Hospitality Capital (LHC) Group
United Kingdom
Keith leads the global investment and development team at Ennismore. This includes new acquisitions as well as expanding the management platform with investment partners from all over the world. Prior to joining Ennismore, Keith was SVP of European Hotel Acquisitions at Starwood Capital. He has transacted on>2bl USD of hotel real estate across the globe in his numerous investment roles from institutional funds
Lloyd Lee
YOO Capital
United Kingdom
Lorcain Egan
Co-Head EuropeStarwood Capital Group
United Kingdom
Lorcain Egan is a Managing Director and Co-Head of Europe for Starwood. Mr. Egan is responsible for Starwood’s international lending platform covering Europe and Asia. Since joining Starwood in 2013, Mr. Egan has structured and executed financing transactions and secured financing for Starwood’s equity acquisitions across Europe and Asia. Prior to joining Starwood Capital, Mr. Egan was a Vice President at Barclays Bank where he worked in their Structured Property, Debt Finance team based in London. In this team, Mr. Egan focused on originating, structuring and executing real estate debt opportunities for Barclays.
Marc-Olivier Assouline
PrincipalPineBridge Benson Elliot
United Kingdom
Marc-Olivier has 16 years of industry experience and joined Benson Elliot in 2007 to cover acquisitions and asset management for France and hotels in Europe.
Prior to that, he was a member of the acquisitions team at London-based Starwood Capital, where he was involved in various projects in the hospitality sector, and also worked on office transactions in the UK and France. Before joining Starwood, Marc-Olivier was at Goldman Sachs in Paris, where he focused on M&A in the real estate sector.
Marc-Olivier graduated from ESSEC Business School in Paris with a specialisation in Finance and Real Estate. Marc-Olivier is a native French speaker and fluent in Spanish.
MariaPia Intini
Development & Investment Director EuropePrivate Investments
Netherlands
Mariapia Intini is Development and Investment Director at citizenM hotels, where she is responsible for securing new acquisitions in target cities in Europe. Prior to joining citizenM, she was Associate Director at Cushman & Wakefield’s EMEA Hospitality, where she valued over €1.5bn worth of single assets and portfolios (including NPLs) across Europe, and, before then, Senior Consultant at Colliers International’s EMEA Hotels. She started her real estate career at the global architectural firm Design International. She is a MRICS Chartered Surveyor and holds a Master’s Degree in Hotel Real Estate Finance from Cornell University School of Hotel Administration, NY, when she completed a rotational programme at Marriott International’s US HQs.
Matteo Ghedini
CEOBrera Serviced Apartments
Germany
Matteo Ghedini is the founder and CEO of Brera Serviced Apartments. Matteo started Brera in 2013 by opening the first location in Nuremberg. Since then Brera expanded in many German cities and manages today ca. 700 Apartments. Born in Italy, Matteo started his career as a consultant at the Boston Consulting Group, attended an MBA at INSEAD and thereafter successfully completed the turnaround of a Real Estate Family Office in Germany. Passionate about Interior Design and about unleashing People´s talent, Matteo´s goal is to develop Brera to one of the most important long stay players in Europe.
Mauro Rial
Chief Operating Officer - North & Hispanic AmericasAccor
Mexico
Mauro RIAL joined AccorHotels in 2017 as Chief Financial Officer for South America, in charge of leading all financial and administrative activities and supporting all the development challenges in the region. Seasoned executive with extensive experience in restructurings, ERP implementations, process reengineering and M&As. Previously worked for Arthur Andersen, Ernst & Young and Suez Group, where he fulfilled for more than 13 years executive financial positions in Puerto Rico, Chile, Argentina, France, Spain and Brazil. Holds a Public Accountant degree by Universidad Nacional del Sur, Argentina, a Master of Finance from Universidad del CEMA, Argentina, and a specialization on Mergers & Acquisitions from London Business School.
Michael Register
Managing DirectorTrust Hospitality
USA
Michael Register is a partner at Trust Hospitality, a hotel management company with independent and branded properties in the United States, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. In addition, Michael works with investment partners to source hotel properties for acquisition or development. Prior to Joining Trust Hospitality, Michael was in charge of business development and legal matters for Nikki Beach worldwide. At Nikki Beach, Michael was responsible for sourcing over 20 new hotel and other F&B development projects around the world. Prior to working in the hospitality industry, Michael was the co-founder of a successful software company, AAAT, which was acquired by a publicly-traded Swisscompany.
Neil Kirk
Chief Operating Officer HotelsL+R Hotels
United Kingdom
Neil responsible for the strategic asset management of the owned & operated estate of over 40 hotels at L+R Hotels and is a key member of the hotel transactions team.
Previously, as a Director at Westmont Hospitality Group, Neil was involved in hotel investing, asset management, and driving operational initiatives across many of the group’s assets.
Most recently he worked as a Principal at Henderson Park where he had responsibility for asset management of the business’ growing hotel portfolio.
Neil brings on board over fifteen years of hotel investing and asset management experience as well as being a Chartered Accountant.
Nitin Bhandari
CIOLetterOne Treasury
United Kingdom
Nitin has over 25 years of rounded investment experience spanning private equity, private debt, capital markets and M&A. From 2013-2022, Nitin was Head of Direct Investments at L1 Treasury, responsible for all private equity, private debt and special situations investments within L1 Treasury. From 2013 -2019, Nitin was also a Partner in Pamploma Capital Management responsible for private debt and special situations in the credit opportunities fund. Prior to that, Nitin led the European Real Estate and Principal Finance businesses of Nomura and Bear Stearns. Nitin started his career at SG Warburg & Co (now part of UBS) in M&A.
Oscar Calvillo
CEOHDC
Mexico
CEO of Fibra Inn, Advisor, Hotel Manager and Administrator. He has more than 27 years of experience in the real estate industry and more than 34 years of experience in the area of Finance. Responsible for REIT management, property acquisition and development. He graduated as a Mechanical Engineer from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana; He has a Masters in Business Administration from the Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresas (IPADE) and Member, Former Vice-President, Secretary and President of the 2003 Forum of the Monterrey Chapter of IMEF, the prestigious Mexican Institute of Finance Executives, which has among its members with Mexico's leading finance executives.
Paul Arnold
Vice President Development - AmericasRosewood Hotels Group
USA
Paul Arnold is responsible for leading expansion initiatives in the Americas. Prior to his move to the U.S., he was based in London and Dubai responsible for Rosewood’s expansion across Europe, Middle East and Africa. Mr. Arnold worked globally with Ernst & Young for 12 years, five of which were spent in the United States before relocating to Dubai where he helped establish, and later led, the firm’s real estate, hospitality and leisure advisory services practice across the Middle East and North Africa. He began his career in the hospitality industry in operational roles at several hotels in the United States.
Paula Menis Dyksztein
COOExcem Real Estate
Spain
Experienced Real Estate professional with a track record of 18 years in the Banking sector, Family Office business and Investment firms. Lived and worked in Argentina, Singapore and Madrid.
Pedro Seabra
PartnerRefundos-Explorer
Portugal
Joined Explorer in 2012 and currently is the Partner in the Real Estate Business Area. He worked at CBRE in Madrid in 1987 and opened the Portuguese office in 1988, leading it until 2012. Pedro has a degree in Systems Engineering from Instituto Superior de Matemáticas Aplicadas and a master in Finance and Company Financial Management from ISCTE-INDEG. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and appraiser certified by the CMVM.
Pranav Bhakta
Managing PartnerBhakta Capital
USA
Pranav's transactional track record includes negotiating over US $3 Billion of transactions (M&A, Distressed Dispositions, Restructuring), capital markets (debt and equity/fund raising/VC), developments (ground up and conversion), in an international context. Unlike many professionals, he brings a 360-degree, cross-functional and multi-disciplinary perspective to the table – innovation and strategy through business model canvasing, principal investor, third party advisor, developer, and operator/asset manager – that collide into one objective: delivering shareholder value.
Ramsey Mankarious
Founder & CEOCedar Capital Partners
United Kingdom
Ramsey is Chief Executive of Cedar Capital Partners, a specialist hotel investment firm. Cedar has acquired hotels with a value in excess of $4 bln. Prior to Cedar, Ramsey was EVP at Kingdom Holding, a major investor in the tourism industry with sizeable holdings in both hotel real estate and management companies (Four Seasons, Fairmont and Mövenpick). Ramsey was previously Associate Director at HVS International in their London and NY offices. Ramsey received his MA in Property Valuation and Law from City University in London and his BA in Hotel and Restaurant Management from Michigan State University in the U.S. He has published numerous articles and sits on several tourism-related boards.
Reem Garrash
CEOSHADA Hospitality
Saudi Arabia
Rohan Thakkar
Chief Development OfficerYotel
United Kingdom
Rohan is responsible for overseeing the development efforts for all Yotel brands across EMEA along with the global corporate strategy including feasibility and portfolio management. He joined YOTEL from Starwood Hotels and Resorts where he spent four years on the Real Estate Investment Management team responsible for the corporate owned assets. Over his time with Starwood, Rohan worked towards transacting over USD700M in asset sales to support the overall ‘asset light’ brand strategy. In addition to asset sales, Rohan worked on the asset management and renovation planning of existing properties across all brands in the North America portfolio. Previous to Starwood, Rohan was with E&Y on the Transaction & Hospitality Advisory team.
Rohit Kapoor
CEO - India & South AsiaOYO
India
Rohit is currently the CEO for India & South Asia business across Hotels, Homes, LIFE & Workspaces at OYO. Started in 2013, OYO Hotels & Homes, a young hotel startup, today is one of the world’s leading chain of hotels and homes. OYO today operates in over 800 cities in 80 countries, including the U.S., Europe, U.K., India, Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Japan. A seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience, Rohit has worked in various leadership positions across sales and finance in several companies such as Max India Limited and Mckinsey&Company. Prior to joining OYO, Rohit was the Executive Director & Board Member at Max Healthcare for close to 4 years. He has also been Senior Director-Strategy & Business Performance at Max.
Sanjay Sethi
Managing Director & CEOChalet Hotels
India
Sanjay is a hotel management graduate from IHM Pusa. He is the Managing Director and CEO of Chalet Hotels Ltd, a leading hospitality asset owner in India. In February of 2019, Sanjay took Chalet Hotels public. The company was listed on the Indian Stock Exchanges through a successful IPO. Chalet owns six hotels with ~2,550 keys spread across markets of Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru and Hyderabad..The company also owns co-located non-hotel real estate assets in Bengaluru and Mumbai. He is an Executive Committee Member of Hotel Association of India (HAI), Member CII committee for Tourism & Hospitality, and special invitee to the Hotel and Restaurant Association of West India.
Steffen Doyle
Co-Head EU RE Investment BankingSantander Bank
United Kingdom
Steffen has over 20 years of experience in investment banking; including long tenures at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Jefferies and Credit Suisse were he is the Co Head of European Real Estate and Head of Lodging Investment Banking. Based in London, he is recognised as a leading investment banker in the Real Estate, Lodging and Leisure industries. His industry knowledge and transaction experience cover all sub-sectors, public and private, in the real estate, lodging, and leisure sectors, as well as industry specialized financial sponsors and fund managers. Steffen has acted as an adviser on many prominent transactions for a diverse range of clients in Europe and the US involving M&A, debt and equity capital raising.
Steve Newman
Global Head of SustainabilityBanyan Tree Hotels & Resorts
United Kingdom
Vamsi Bonthala
Co-Founder Managing Principal & CEOArbor Lodging Partners
USA
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Arbor Lodging Partners, a lodging debt/equity investor and operator; Co-Founder of Arbor Lodging Management, a leading hotel management company
Vincent Mezard
Global Head of Living & HospitalityAXA IM
France
Vincent Mezard joins AXA IM - Real Assets from AccorInvest, where he was Head of Development, and oversaw the development of the real-estate focused platform of AccorHotels. Prior to that, he was Opening General Manager of the iconic Hotel Molitor Paris, MGallery by Sofitel, having also worked for Colony Capital and Bouygues Construction.
Willemijn Geels
Vice President Development EuropeIntercontinental Hotels Group
France
Willemijn brings to the role 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry and holds an MBA in International Hospitality Management. Prior to joining IHG in 2015, Willemijn was Development & Acquisitions Director for Europe at Louvre Hotels Group. She also gained experience in Deloitte’s Transport, Hospitality and Leisure team in Paris, where she led multiple hotel valuations, feasibility studies, and transaction and strategic advisory assignments.
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One of the leading international corporate law firms. It is ranked 2nd largest law firm in France by revenue. Its unique positioning and highly recognised expertise enable it to deliver innovative, high-value-added solutions in Tax, Business, Corporate and Employment law.
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https://www.drooms.com/
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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.
London | United Kingdom
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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
Leonardo Di Mauro
Partner | Head of Real Estate LatAm
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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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