Wednesday 10th March
The conference programme includes interviews with leading hoteliers, forecasts from top economists, panel discussions on the latest developments, trends and best practice in the hotel and investment industry, with an inspirational keynote speaker to conclude the three-day event. An average of 140 speakers take part in the conference, all leaders in their specialised fields, aiming to make the programme as interesting and diverse as possible.
Day 1 - Monday 8 March Day 2 - Tuesday 9 March Day 3 - Wednesday 10 March | Wednesday 10 Mar 2010 | ||||
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| 08:00 - 08:45 | | Morning Coffee and Pastries | ||
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| 08:45 - 09:00 | | Welcome Back and Prizes | ||
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| 09:00 - 10:00 | | The Developers Take To The Stand How are the brands going to support developers to get deals done? MODERATOR: Clive Hillier, Chief Executive Officer, Vision Hospitality Asset Management PANELLISTS: Simon M. Turner, President, Global Development, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc Carlton C. Ervin, Chief Development Officer Europe, Marriott International, Inc & Ritz-Carlton Ltd Christian Karaoglanian, Chief Development Officer, Accor Hospitality Patrick Fitzgibbon, SVP Development - Europe & Africa, Hilton Worldwide Paul Macpherson, Chief Development Officer, Jumeirah Group Puneet Chhatwal, SVP and Chief Development Officer, The Rezidor Hotel Group | ||
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| 10:00 - 10:15 | | IHIF Young Leaders' Award Presentation
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| 10:15 - 11:15 | | The Great Investment Forum Debate Which is the safest bet? “Chained or Unchained” “Dependence or Independence”. What are the differences in their strategies and successes and what lessons are to be learned? MODERATOR: Michael Hirst OBE, Consultant, CBRE Hotels PANELLISTS: Matt Avril, President, Hotel Group, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Paul White, President & CEO, Orient-Express Hotels Ltd Robert Hornman, Managing Director, WORLDHOTELS Tony Potter, Chief Executive Officer, Corinthia Hotels | ||
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| 11:15 - 11:45 | | Coffee Break and Sponsors' Exhibition | ||
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| 11:45 - 13:00 | | BREAKOUT SESSIONS | ||
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| 11:45 - 13:00 | | SESSION 15 Management Contracts In Tough Times To what extent can or should management contracts be broken in the context of insolvency or loan default? How can owners, lenders and operators work together to structure a hotel management agreement that works for all parties? MODERATOR: Charles Human, Managing Director, HVS Hodges Ward Elliott PANELLISTS: David Peters, Senior Counsel, Hyatt International (EAME) LLC Frank Veenstra, Corporate Director Development Europe, NH Hoteles Jeremy Richardson, Founding Director, Kew Green Hotels Michael E. Feldman, Partner, Co-Chair Lodging & Gaming Group, Proskauer | ||
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| 11:45 - 13:00 | | SESSION 16 Brand Proliferation, Have We Seen The End? What are the customers asking for? How are the brands adapting to the current situation? Is there a shift into the lower end of the market? Is lifestyle dead and replaced by ‘affordable design’? MODERATOR Peter Gee, Partner in Charge - Hotels & Leisure, King Sturge LLP PANELLISTS: Niall Kelly, VP Development EAME, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc Louis Woodcock, Group Chief Executive, BDL Management Ltd Paul Slattery, Co-Founder & Director, Otus & Co. William Morris, "Managing Director UK & Ireland & SVP Brand Performance EMEA, IHG | ||
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| 11:45 - 13:00 | | SESSION 17 The New Scramble For Africa – Investing In Sub-Saharan Africa’s Hospitality Sector MODERATOR: Trevor Ward, Managing Director, W Hospitality Group PANELLISTS: Emeka Ozomah, Head of Real Estate, Transcorp Hassan Ahdab, Vice President and Regional Director of Operations, Africa & Indian Ocean, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc Otto Stehlik, Chairman, Protea Hospitality Group Dr Benedict Okey Oramah, Executive Vice President, African Export-Import Bank | ||
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| 11:45 - 13:00 | | SESSION 18 Distressed Development Opportunities And How To Re-Structure From An Economic And Planning Perspective MODERATOR: Kevin Underwood, Vice President / Principal, AECOM Design + Planning PANELLISTS: Jerry Browne, Regional Director, John Sisk & Son Ltd René van Schie, Hotel Development Intermediary - Economic Development Department, City of Amsterdam Robert Cook, Chief Executive Officer, Malmaison and Hotel du vin Scott J. Woroch, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Development, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts | ||
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| 11:45 - 13:00 | | SESSION 19 What Are The Consumers Saying? What are the views of key industry consumers and how do they foresee their hotel spend in the year ahead? MODERATOR: Dr Crispian Tarrant, Chief Executive Officer, BDRC Hotel Research PANELLISTS: Caroline Strachan, Global Category Leader – Business Travel, AstraZeneca, Chairman of Institute of Travel & Meetings David Roche, President, Hotels.com & Venere.com Elaine Hanan, Director, Corporate Meetings Solutions & Advisory Services, American Express Business Travel Stephen Powell, Senior Vice President Worldwide Sales, IHG | ||
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| 11:45 - 13:00 | | SESSION 20 The 3rd Annual Student Strategy Challenge Developing a realistic, profitable and realisable hotel project within current (and challenging) market conditions. HOSTED BY: Demian Hodari, Professor of Strategic Management, Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne | ||
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| 13:00 - 13:15 | | Lifetime Achievement Award
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| 13:15 - 15:00 | | Lunch | ||
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| 15:00 - 15:30 | | Eat, Drink & Sleep With Simon Woodroffe. What Britain’s Most-Innovative Entrepreneur Can Teach The Hotel Industry What Britain’s Most-Innovative Entrepreneur Can Teach the Hotel Industry. INTERVIEW BY: Simon Calder, Senior Travel Editor and Independent TV & Radio Presenter WITH: Simon Woodroofe, Founder, YOTEL | ||
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| 16:00 - 18:00 | | Sightseeing Trips | ||
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