Boutique Hotel Investment Conference 2023 | BLLA Events | 7 June 2023 | FIAF French Institute Alliance Française: Florence Gould Hall, 55 E 59th St, New York, NY 10022, USA

One thing has been clear over the course of fourteen years of the boutique movement this community is a magnet for pioneers. We absorb the abstract, we capture the attention of the daring, and we always throw together the unexpected. As a community, we have altered the hospitality industry, and continue to do so every day.

As are all of our events, this is a center for commerce, culture, and art in hospitality. The purpose of this conference is to make the simple and boring in our industry, interesting. We liberate what it means to be a hotelier and progress the boutique sector of hospitality into the future.

So, who’s attending?

Founders, Owners, C-Suite Executives, Operation and Management Executives, Managers, Sales and Marketing Directors, Portfolio Managers & Investors, Revenue Managers, New Hoteliers and Decision Makers.

Investment Institutions and Decision Makers:
Boutique-specialized Investors, Developers, Banks, Lenders in Distressed Assets, Financial Institutions and Real Estate Companies.

Suppliers, Vendors & Interested Parties:
Boutique-specialized vendors and suppliers including designers, architects, technology providers, F&B providers, restaurateurs, marketing agencies, insurance firms, FF&E suppliers, advisors and others.

2023 Speakers

Ariela Kiradjian
Partner & COO of BLLA and Co-Founder of StayBoutique

Raul Leal
CEO of SH Hotels & Resorts

Andrew Zobler
Founder & CEO of Sydell Group

Ariela Kiradjian
Partner & COO of BLLA and Co-Founder of StayBoutique

Jason Pomeranc
Founder/Owner of SIXTY Hotels

Larry Pomeranc
Business Partner of SIXTY Hotels

Michael Pomeranc
Real Estate & Hospitality Investment at SIXTY Hotels

Channing Henry
Managing Director, Head of US at PKF Hospitality Group

Marissa Ballan
Vice President, Global Investment Management at citizenM Hotels

Benedetta Cassinelli
CEO & Co-Founder of Considerate Group

Samantha Ahuja
Shareholder of Greenberg Traurig

Rod Clough
President of HVS Americas

Daniel Peek
President & COO at Hodges Ward Elliott

Chris Hemmeter
Managing Director of Thayer Ventures

Richard Valtr
Founder of Mews

Matt Livian
Managing Director of Prospect Ridge

Homi Vazifdar
Founder & Executive Director of Canyon Group

Sarah Eustis
CEO of Main Street Hospitality

Brad Bloom
Managing Director of Citi

Rob Kivell
Vice President, Real Estate Financing Group at Goldman Sachs

Ariela Kiradjian
Partner & COO of BLLA and Co-Founder of StayBoutique

Michael Achenbaum
President & Founder of Gansevoort Hotel Group

Caryl Helsel
Founder & CEO of Dragonfly Strategists

Jason Pinto
COO of Pace Revenue

Curtis Crimmins
CEO of Roomza

David Disque
President of Corporate Spending Innovations

Deborah O’Donnell
Director Strategic Sales, Lodging & Institutions at DIRECTV

Frank Wolfe
CEO of HFTP

Alexander Rae
Head of M&A at Beaumier

Ben Leahy
Partner of Cedar Capital Partners

Allison Callen
Director, Investments at Global Holdings Management Group

Andy Azzarello
Risk and Insurance Advisor at Lockton

Todd Birnbaum
Partner of FOC

Jody Pennette
Founder & CEO of cb5 Hospitality Group

Kaysilyn Lawson
President of KLHG

Chef David Burke
President of David Burke Hospitality Management

Peter Wright
Division

Mark Keiser
Chief Development Officer of EOS Hospitality

Richard Arnold
Chief Development Officer of Auberge Resorts Collection

Atit Jariwala
CEO of Bridgeton

Ariela Kiradjian
Partner & COO of BLLA and Co-Founder of StayBoutique

2023 Sponsors

HEADLINE SPONSORS:
• Stay Boutique
• Lockton
• Acqua Panna
• Greenberg Traurig
• Dragonfly Strategists
• Boutique Money Group
• Corporate Spending Innovations
• Pace Revenue
• Roomza
• Directv Hospitality

BOUTIQUE & LIFESTYLE SPONSORS:
• Cb5 Hospitality Group
• Stay Pineapple
• Lily Jack