Venue
Hotel Rio, Baltimore
Hotel Rio, Baltimore, Hotel Rio, Baltimore

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Event Date Thu Aug 24 EDT (over 7 years ago)
Location Hotel Rio, Baltimore
Hotel Rio, Baltimore
Region Americas
Details

While both supply and demand are up, Baltimore’s hospitality industry is still feeling the financial hit from 2015’s protests and violent unrest. The only way to come back is to change the perception of the city. Visit Baltimore, the city’s CVB, has a campaign out to convince the city and state to build a new convention center, which would drive business dollars back into the economy. Baltimore’s City Council is also working toward attracting meetings and conferences currently scheduled in North Carolina looking to move due to the recent passing of House Bill 2.

Why Attend?

You will be armed with ideas, solutions and actionable insights that will make an immediate impact on your property. Whether you focus on infrastructure investment opportunities or strategies that force you to “think and act locally” in targeting specific growth sectors, you can take steps that positively influence your ROI.

Speakers

Stephen Barth
President, HospitalityLawyer.com
Houston

Tom Segesta
General Manager, Four Seasons
Houston

Mike Waterman
President, Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau | EVP, Houston First Corp.
Houston

Chuck Bedsole
Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal
Houston

Dilip Petigara
COO, Access Point Financial
Series Speaker

Guy Langford
Vice Chairman & US Leader of Travel, Hospitality & Leisure, Deloitte
Houston

Greg Posmantur
CEO & Managing Partner, JYI Hospitality Management & Consulting
Houston

Angela Gonzalez-Rowe
Director of Franchise Development, Choice Hotels International
Houston

Hitesh (HP) Patel
Vice Chairman, AAHOA
Houston

John Keeling
Executive Vice President, Valencia Group
Houston

Dina Patel
Female Director at Large, AAHOA
Houston

Cliff Risman
Partner, Gardere
Houston

Tim Peter
Founder, Tim Peter & Associates
Houston

John Merkin
CEO, Popeyes
Houston

Suzanne Gatrell
President, Kingsbridge Management Ltd.
Houston

John Bourret
Managing Director, Holliday Fenoglio Fowler
Houston

Kirby Payne
President, HVS Asset Management & HVS Asset Management - Newport
Houston

Chip Rogers
President, AAHOA
Houston

Nick Massad, Jr.
President & CEO, American Liberty Hospitality
Houston

Ira Mitzner
President, RIDA Development Group
Houston

Bhavesh Patel
Chairman, AAHOA
Houston

Sawan Patel
CEO, Unity Hotels Group
Houston

Tom Sharpin
SVP, South Central Region of North America, Wyndham Hotel Group
Houston

Alexi Khajavi
Senior Vice President, Questex Hospitality
Series Speaker

Dave Eisen
Editor-in-Chief, Questex Hospitality Group
Series Speaker

Pamela Williams,
Partner, Fisher Phillips
Houston

Kenny Lee
VP of Marketing, Revinate
Los Angeles

Alan B. Bowles
Director of Development, California, La Quinta Inns & Suites
Los Angeles

Robert Sonnenblick
Chairman, Sonnenblick Development
Los Angeles

Scott Andrews
RVP, Franchise Sales & Development, Wyndham
Los Angeles

Bruce Baltin
Managing Director, CBRE Hotels
Los Angeles

Matt Hostetler
SVP of Franchise Sales & Development, Red Roof
Los Angeles

Joseph Latino
President, Allergy Technologies
Los Angeles

Keith Thompson
Principal, Avison Young
Los Angeles

Chris Winterhalter
CEO, Hotel Rehabs
Los Angeles

Timesh Patel
Co-Founder/South Pacific Regional Director, SupplyOcean / AAHOA
Los Angeles

James Cole
Director of Asset Management, Ohana Real Estate Investors
Los Angeles

Jared Meabon
Regional Vice President of Development, Choice Hotels International
Los Angeles

Sponsors & Partners

Asian American Hotel Owners Association