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Event Date |
Mon Jan 22 PST - Wed Jan 24 PST (11 months ago)
In your timezone (EST): Mon Jan 22 3:00am - Wed Jan 24 3:00am |
Location |
The Ritz-Carlton
900 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015, USA |
Region | Americas |
It has delivered an unrivaled combination of compelling content, top-tier delegates, and extraordinary networking opportunities, making it the leading and largest hotel investment conference in the world.
Who Attends
The People You Want to Meet are Here
The number one reason to attend ALIS is the networking. It is the place the industry gathers to network, make deals, explore trends, and gain insights into the hotel investment and development community.
2024 Speakers
HOST:
David Sjolander
VP HTNG Operations, AHLA
Jeff Weinstein
Editor in Chief, Hotel Investment Today
PRESENTERS:
Tom Botts
Chief Commercial Officer, Uplift, Inc.
Darren Genstil
Chief Revenue Officer, Docyt
Sammy Greenwall
Co-founder, Lev
Joy Hou
COO / Head of Hospitality, Inhabitr
Jessica Janis
Director, Business Development, Corning Optical Communications
Russell Lemmer
CEO & Founder, Grazzy
Sean Miller
Chief Revenue Officer, Sensor Industries
Kishan Patel
Founder, INNREV - Innovative Revenue Management
Chandell Stone
CEO, Hospitality ESL
Jay Wardle
President & GM, Adara – A RateGain Company
Jeff Higley
President, The BHN Group
JP Ford
Principal, Lodging Econometrics
John R. Karver
President, Karv Corp
Michael Murphy
Chairman, American Hotel Income Properties
Thomas J. Corcoran Jr
President, TCOR Hotel Partners
Jeff Higley
President, The BHN Group
Chip Rogers
CEO, AHLA
SPEAKERS:
Mike Bomstad
Chief Sales Officer, Entegra
Jeff Higley
President, The BHN Group
Chip Rogers
CEO, AHLA
Jeff Higley
President, The BHN Group
Valerie Feng
Associate, The BHN Group
Jonathon S. Zink
COO, The BHN Group
Jeff Higley
President, The BHN Group
MODERATOR:
Andrea Belfanti
CEO, ISHC
Geoff Freeman
President & CEO, U.S. Travel Association
John Lancaster
Vice President, Emerging Markets, Choice Hotels International
Leeny Oberg
Chief Financial Officer and EVP Development, Marriott International
Daniel Peek
President & COO, Hodges Ward Elliott
Francis J. Nardozza
Chairman & CEO, REH Capital Partners, LLC
Bradley Levy
Partner, DLA Piper
Mark D. Bratton
Senior Vice President, Colliers
David Berins
Managing Partner, Berins & Co., LLC
Stephany Chen
Executive Vice President, JLL Hotels & Hospitality
Adam McGaughy
Senior Managing Director, JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group
Stephanie Ricca
Editorial Director, Hotel News Now
Rachel Humphrey
Founder, Women in Hospitality Leadership Alliance and Principal, DEI Advisors
Alex Cole
Partner, Perkins Coie LLP
Kirsten Smiley
Managing Director, HVS
Chuck Pinkowski
Owner, Pinkowski & Company
Rachael Rothman
Head of Hotels Research & Data Analytics, CBRE
David Duncan
President & CEO, First Hospitality
Peggy Berg
President, Analiza, LLC
John Berean
Senior Vice President, HVS
Dorothy Dowling
Managing Director, Horwath HTL
Meghan Cocci
Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP
Mark Owens
Vice Chair, Hospitality Practice Leader, Colliers
PANELISTS:
Raj Contractor
Head of Investments, Host Hotels & Resorts
Jeni Jackman
Developer/Owner Participant, She Has a Deal
Arjun Singh
Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Paul Whetsell
CEO, Capstar Advisors
Danielle Bozarth
Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company
Christine Duffy
President, Carnival Cruise Line
Bill Hornbuckle
CEO & President, MGM Resorts International
Peter Kern
Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Expedia Group
Dana Jacobsohn
Chief Development Officer, Marriott International
Robin Kennedy
EVP & CDO, Montage International
Rachel Moniz
Chief Operating Officer, HEI Hotels & Resorts
Monica Xuereb
Chief Commercial Officer, Loews Hotels & Co.
Cindy Estis Green
CEO, Kalibri Labs
Amanda Hite
President, STR
Ryan Meliker
President, Lodging Analytics Research & Consulting (LARC)
Laura Resco
Director of Hotel Intelligence – Americas, HotStats
Julie Arrowsmith
President & CEO, G6 Hospitality
John Cohlan
CEO, Margaritaville
Michael Lipson
CEO, President, Access Point Financial
Jim Merkel
CEO & Co-Founder, Rockbridge
Christian Charre
Senior Managing Director, Berkadia
Kevin Davis
Americas CEO, JLL Hotels & Hospitality
Patrick Deming
Managing Director, Eastdil Secured
Alexandra Lalos-Church
Managing Director, Hodges Ward Elliott
Bob Webster
Vice Chairman/President, CBRE
Lan Elliott
Co-Founder & Principal, Acacia Hospitality LLC
Keith Oltchick
Chief Development Officer, Remington Hospitality
Bharat Patel
Chairman, AAHOA and Partner, Gulf Coast Hospitality
Abraham Tieh
Director of National Commercial Property Tax, O'Connor & Associates
Andrew Wharton
Managing Director, REH Capital Partners LLC
Tiffany Cooper
Chief Development Officer, Americas & The Caribbean, Aimbridge Hospitality
Krishna Paliwal
President of La Quinta & Hawthorn Brands, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Brian Quinn
Chief Development Officer, Sonesta
Mark Shalala
Senior Vice President, Upscale Development, Choice Hotels International
Michael G. Smith
EVP, Development & Real Estate, Omni Hotels & Resorts
Sarah Gulla
SVP Asset Management, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
Amy Hulbert
VP Boutique and Upscale Brands, BWH Hotels
Lindsay A. Jewell
Partner, Dentons
Richard Schaeffer
VP, Franchise Development, Red Roof
Maud Bailly
CEO, Sofitel Legend, Sofitel, MGallery, Emblems, Accor
Elizabeth Harlow
Chief Brand Officer, Sonesta International Hotels
Amy King
VP Development Luxury, Hilton
Yvette Martinez-Edwards
SVP of Field Operations – Luxury and Miraval, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Kathleen Reidenbach
SVP, Marketing & Commercial, Luxury & Lifestyle Americas,
Laura Lee Blake
CEO, AAHOA
Greg Juceam
President & CEO, Extended Stay America
Sam Nazarian
Founder & CEO, sbe Entertainment Group
Russell Urban
CEO, Principal, Managing Partner, Electra America Hospitality Group
Sloan Dean
CEO, Remington Hospitality
Andy Ingraham
President & CEO, NABHOOD
Pat Pacious
President & CEO, Choice Hotels International
Mark Tamis
Global President, Aimbridge Hospitality
Tina Burnett
Chief Development Officer, G6 Hospitality
Greg Doman
Chief Development Officer, Virgin Hotels
Chip Ohlsson
EVP & Chief Development Officer, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Noah Silverman
Global Development Officer, US & Canada, Marriott International
Julienne Smith
Chief Development Officer, IHG Hotels & Resorts
Bob Alter
CEO, Seaview Investors LLC
Mary Beth Cutshall
Managing Partner, US & Europe, Amara Capital Group
Ryan Lindgren
Managing Director, Berkadia
Deanne Brand
SVP, Strategy & Analytics and Treasurer, Host Hotels & Resorts
Rebecca Cocchiola
Senior Vice President, Singerman Real Estate
Deric Eubanks
Chief Financial Officer, Ashford
Anand Jobanputra
Managing Director, Wells Fargo Bank
Derek Roth
Partner, Paul Hastings
Shruti Buckley
SVP Brand Leader, Hampton, Hilton
Clint Hodges
Managing Director, Hodges Ward Elliott
Biran Patel
SVP, National Director- Hospitality Division, Marcus & Millichap
Camil Yazbeck
Global Chief Development Officer, Accor
Anjali Agarwal
Senior Vice President, Starwood Capital Group
Rick Cunningham
Senior Vice President, Development, Margaritaville
Ben Tschann
Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP
Todd Wynne-Parry
Managing Director, Horwath HTL
Zach Eckler
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
Eliot Freeston
Managing Director, Moelis & Company LLC
Sean Gormley
Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
Brad Langner
Managing Director, Piper Sandler
Ron Burgett
Senior Vice President, Extended Stay Development, Choice Hotels International
Matthew Hostetler
Chief Development Officer, Red Roof
Eric Jacobs
Chief Development Officer- Midscale Brands, Marriott International
Brad LeBlanc
Chief Development Officer, BWH Hotels
Mark Williams
Managing Director, Franchise Development, Extended Stay America
Mike Garcia
President, Matthews Southwest Hospitality
Helene Okabe
Vice President of Feasibility, Concord Hospitality Enterprises
Sergio Rascon
Vice President, Institutional Investors, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
James Carroll
President & CEO, Crestline Hotels & Resorts
Liz Uber
Chief Operating Officer, Extended Stay America
Patrick Volz
Chief Operating Officer Global Operations, Aimbridge Hospitality
Steve Woodward
Vice President, Quality, Training & Development, Red Roof
Kimo Bertram
Vice President, Real Estate & Development, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Kathleen Hollis
SVP Development, Evolution Hospitality
Evan Laskin
Chief Investment Officer, Margaritaville
Jason Reader
Executive Vice President of Operations, Remington Hospitality
Omer Acar
CEO, Raffles & Fairmont
Geoff Ballotti
President & CEO, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Jolyon Bulley
Chief Executive Officer, Americas, IHG Hotels & Resorts
Larry Cuculic
President & Chief Executive Officer, BWH Hotels
2024 Sponsors
PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• Crescent Hotels & Resorts
• Crestline Hotels & Resorts
• Dentons US LLP
• DLA Piper
• Electra America Hospitality Group / AKA Hotels + Hotel Residences
• First Hospitality
• Goldman Sachs
• Goodwin
• Hard Rock Hotels
• HEI Hotels & Resorts
• Hilco Real Estate
• Horwath HTL
• HotStats
• HVS
• Kalibri Labs
• KHP Capital Partners
• KSL Capital Partners
• Latham & Watkins LLP
• LW Hospitality Advisors / LARC
• Marcus & Millichap
• Matthews Southwest Hospitality
• McKinsey & Company
• McNeill Investment Group / McNeill Hotel Company
• Moelis & Company Group LP
• Montage International
• Morgan Stanley
• Noble Investment Group
• O’Connor & Associates
• Omni Hotels & Resorts
• Outrigger Hospitality Group
• Paul Hastings LLP
• Peachtree Group
• Perkins Coie LLP
• Piper Sandler & Co.
• Pyramid Global Hospitality
• REH Capital Partners, LLC
• Rockbridge
• STR
• The Huntington National Bank
• Vesta Hospitality
• Virgin Hotels Collection
• Wells Fargo