International Hotel Investment Forum 2024 | Questex Hospitality+Travel Group | 27 April 2024 | InterContinental Berlin, an IHG Hotel, Budapester Str. 2, 10787 Berlin, Germany

The meeting place of hospitality innovators and game-changers.

Rub shoulders with forward-thinking investors, owners and developers at the leading annual conference and exhibition for the global hospitality industry. Quite simply, you can’t get this level of access anywhere else. At this events, we provide the connections, you do the deals.

2024 Speakers

Mahmoud Abdulhadi
Deputy Minister for Tourism Destination Enablement, Ministry of Tourism Saudi Arabia

Tim Abram
Managing Director, Starwood Capital Group

Tania Adir
Co-Founder, nu:per

Samira Ahmed
Broadcaster and Journalist, JLA

Jasna Ahrer
Head of Hotels & Tourism, Erste Group Bank AG

Hilda Alisandratou
Director Investment Promotion, Enterprise Greece

Helena Amaral Neto
Partner, Luxulting

Satya Anand
President EMEA, Marriott International

David Anderson
Divisional President – EMEA, Aimbridge Hospitality - EMEA

Patrick Apostolo
Senior Corporate Operation Director, Radisson Hotel Group

Paul Atema
Director of Real Estate, APG Asset Management

Anne-Marie Auriault
Director - Asset Management, Roundshield Partners

Stephane Baghdassarian
Senior Vice President Development - Hotels & Restaurants, Barrière Group

Maud Bailly
CEO Sofitel, Mgallery & Emblems, Accor

Dirk Bakker
CEO the Netherlands | Head of Hotels EMEA, Colliers

Inga Bakuridze
Deputy Head of Investment Department, Enterprise Georgia

Navneet Bali
CEO & Founder, LyvInn Hotels

Tim Barbrook
Head of Debt Advisory, HVS Hodges Ward Elliott

Imad Barrakad
Chairman & CEO, Moroccan Agency for Tourism Development -SMIT-

Philippe Bassoul
Development Director - Hotels and F&B, Barrière Group

Sébastien Bazin
Chairman & CEO, Accor

Andrea Belfanti
CEO, ISHC

Gaurav Bhushan
Co-CEO, Ennismore

Philippe Bijaoui
CDO Europe & North Africa | Premium, Midscale & Economy Brands, ACCOR

Felicity Black-Roberts
Vice President Development, Hyatt

Felicity Black-Roberts
Vice President Development Europe and North Africa, Hyatt Hotels Corporation

Andreea Bodea
Investment Director, Pygmalion Capital

Carine Bonnejean
Managing Director - Hotels, Christie & Co

Luc Boschmans
Managing Director, Tristan Capital Partners

Mathias Brandweiner
Managing Director, Hafenküche Berlin

Coley Brenan
Partner, KSL Capital Partners International LLP

Jerome Briet
Chief Development Officer EMEA, Marriott International

Wayne Brown
Global Vice President of F&B Development Operations & Culinary, Ennismore

Ivana Budin Arhanić
Management Board Member, Valamar Riviera d.d.

Gabriele Burgio
President & CEO, Alpitour World

Louise Burney
Operational Real Estate Sector Lead, Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM)

Mauricio Campos
Principal Demand Generation Hospitality - Europe, Honeywell Building Automation

Dimitri Chandogin
President & Co-Founder, Numa Group

James Chappell
Global Business Director, Horwath HTL

Marcello Cicalò
CEO, Bluserena Hotels & Resorts

Gilles CLAVIE
CEO, ACCORINVEST GROUP SA

Josh Cleveland
Partner & Head of EMEA, Real Estate, Stepstone Group

Cherise Cochrane
Director, Hotel Advisory Services, Colliers

Kathrin Cockhill
Commercial Director, HotStats Ltd

Harold Coenders
Partner | Chief Strategy Officer, Colliers

Anna Cohen
Investment Manager, Extendam

Maria Carmela Colaiacovo
President, Associazione Italiana Confindustria Alberghi

LILIANA COMITINI
PRESIDENT & CEO, B&B HOTELS ITALIA

Ronit Copeland
CEO, Copeland Hospitality

Lewis Corby
Senior Director, CBRE

Martin Creydt
Director & SVP, Pandox AB ser. B

Diane Daudin Clavaud
Corporate Director of Global Business Development, Nobu Hospitality

Gustavo De Hostos
Managing Partner, Forsite Creative

Yannis Delikanakis
Founding Partner & Managing Director, Southrock Asset Management SA

Stelios Demetriou
Head of Strategy and Transactions, EY Cyprus Advisory Services Ltd.

Catherine Dolton
Chief Sustainability Officer, IHG Hotels & Resorts

Pascal DONAT
Président, VALOTEL

Marius Donhauser
CEO, hotelkit GmbH

Ryan Donn
Managing Partner & Principal, Trinity Investments Europe

Jeff Down
Head of Sales, EMEA, Stayntouch

William Duffey
Senior Managing Director, JLL

Hannibal DuMont Schütte
CEO, STAYERY

Matt Duncombe
Partner, DLA Piper

Harriet Durbin
Managing Director, Panorama Hospitality / HAMA Europe

Veronica Eckhoff
Vice President, Aareal Bank AG

Thomas Emanuel
Senior Director, STR

Keith Evans
Founder, CEO, LHC Group

Andreas Ewald
Managing Partner, Engel & Völkers Hotel Consulting GmbH

Yuan Fang
SVP Development, NH Hotel Group, part of Minor Hotels

Shamsah Fatima Dhala
Global Lead Tourism, Retail and Property, International Finance Corporation

Elisabete Felix
Director, Turismo de Portugal

Paul Fiala
Chief Operating Officer, Next Hospitality Advisors Global

Alda Filipe
Real Estate Director, Kronos Homes

Ferdinando Fiore
Director, Italian Trade Agency - Berlin Office

Ed Fitch
Head of Hospitality UK&I, Cushman & Wakefield

Patrick Fitzgibbon
SVP Development EMEA, Hilton

Adrian Flück
Director - Alternative Investment Management, Invesco Real Estate

Rocco Forte
Chairman, Rocco Forte Hotels

Guido Fredrich
Chief Development Officer, Corinthia Hotels Limited

Deniel Frey
VP Revenue Management, H-Hotels.com

Karen Friebe
Head of Hotels, Hospitality and Leisure, Bird & Bird LLP

Tristan Gadsby
CEO, Alliants Ltd

Fabrizio Gaggio
Co-CEO & Asset Director, Starhotels Group

Willemijn Geels
VP Development Europe, IHG Hotels & Resorts

Pavlos Gennimatas
Managing Director - European Living, Hines Europe Limited

Alexander Gevers Deynoot
VP, Global Accounts & Hopper Technology Solutions, Hopper

Marinos Giannopoulos
CEO, ENTERPRISE GREECE

Antonio Gonzalez
CEO, Sunset Hospitality Group

Federico J Gonzalez Tejera
Executive Vice Chairman & CEO, Radisson Hotel Group / Louvre Hotels Group

David Goodger
Managing Director, EMEA, Tourism Economics, An Oxford Economics Company

Patrick Grant
Partner, AlphaReal

Joe Green
Managing Director, Acquisitions & Disposals, Klarent Hospitality

Andrea Grigg
Global Head of Hotel Asset Management, CBRE Hotels

Michael Grove
Chief Executive Officer, Hotstats

Gloria Guevara Manzo
Chief Special Advisor (CSA), Ministry of Tourism

Benjamin Habbel
Founder & Managing Partner, Limestone Capital

Bani Haddad
Founder & Managing Director, Aleph Hospitality

Jarkko Harmala
Franchise and International Development, VALO Hotel & Work

Christopher Hartley
CEO, Global Hotel Alliance

Kenneth Hatton
MD, Head of Hotels, Europe, CBRE

Nicole Hayes
Conference Producer, Questex

Alissa Hendel
Vice President Owner Advocacy, Oracle Hospitality

Paulina Herrmann
Director, Coverpoint

Thom Hetherington
Founder, Holden Media

Frank Hildwein
Head of Hotel Acquisitions, Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH

Victoria Hills
Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Dan Hiza
Vice President Business Development, Plusgrade

Christophe Hobeika
Executive Director Hotels & Resorts, Sunset Hospitality Group

Mark Hoplamazian
CEO, Hyatt

Mark S. Hoplamazian
President and Chief Executive Officer, Hyatt Hotels Corporation

Constantin Hoss
Head of Asset Management Hotels, Art-Invest Real Estate Management GmbH & Co. KG

Julien Huel
Executive Vice-President Hospitality and F&B, Barrière Group

Inge Huijbrechts
Chief Sustainability Officer, Radisson Hotel Group

Ruslan Husry
Owner & CEO, HRG Hotels GmbH

Ufi Ibrahim
CEO, EEA

Omer Kemal Isvan
President, Servotel

Ana Ivanovic
Executive Vice President, JLL Hotels & Hospitality

Dana Jacobsohn
Chief Development Officer, Marriott International

Daniel Johansson
Director of Development and Acquisitions, Cheval Collection

Jeremy Jones
Head of Brokerage - Hotels, Christie & Co

Paul Kapiris
Senior Vice President, Eastdil Secured

David Kellett
Managing Director, Invesco Real Estate

Russell Kett
Chairman, HVS

Alexi Khajavi
President, Questex

Neil Kirk
COO, L+R Hotels

Jordan Kiziuk
Head of Experience, edyn

Luke Knowles
Development & Strategy Director, St Christopher's Inn Hostels

Hakan Kodal
Chairman, Ando Living

Klaas Kout
Director Capital Markets, citizenM

Peter Krueger
Member of the Executive Board TUI Group, CEO Holiday Experiences, TUI Group

Theodor Kubak
Managing Partner, Arbireo Capital

Asli Kutlucan
CEO Europe, Adina Germany Holding GmbH & Co. KG

Larry Kwon
Managing Director, Moelis & Company

Thomas Laakso
Partner, CapMan

Jonathan Langston
IHIF Conference Host, Questex

Gregory Lanter
Chief Development, Construction and Property Officer & CEO Mountain Strategy, Club Med Sas

Frederic Le Fichoux
Head of Hotel Transactions, Continential Europe, Cushman & Wakefield

Michael Levie
Board Member, IreckonU

David Ling
Global Head of Hospitality Investments, City Developments Limited

Andreas Löcher
Head of Department Investment Management Operational, Union Investment Real Estate GmbH

Limin Lou
Director of Investment and Asset Management, The Ascott Limited

Panos Loupasis
Market Managing Director Türkiye, Middle East & Africa, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Christian Lungarotti
Head of Economic Section, Embassy of Italy Berlin

Elie Maalouf
Global Chief Executive Officer, IHG Hotels & Resorts

Martina Maly-Gaertner
COO, Member of the Board, UBM Development AG

Robert Mangan
Operating Partner, Bain Capital

Dimitris Manikis
President EMEA, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Ramsey Mankarious
CEO, Cedar Capital Partners

Alexis Marcoux-Varvatsoulis
Chief Consulting Officer & Partner, Livit

Gilberto Martins
Business Development, neoturis | CBRE

Babette Marzheuser-Wood
Partner and Global Head of Franchise Group, Dentons

Michael Mc Graw
Investment Principal, Inovia Capital

Fiona McDonnell
VP Global Partner Services, Booking.com

Tim McLucas
VP Bar & Restaurant, Questex

Nicholas Mellis
Vice President, Acquisitions, Highgate Hotels

Vincent Mezard
Global Head of Residential and Hospitality, AXA-IM

Paul Miller
CEO, Questex LLC

Chris Miller
CEO and Founder, White Rabbit Projects

Christian Mole
Partner, EY

Jean-Jacques Morin
Group Deputy CEO - CEO of Premium Midscale & Economy Division, ACCOR

Stephen Morita
Managing Director, Eastdil Secured

Monika Moser
Chief Technology Officer, BWH Hotels Scandinavia

Francisco Moser
CEO Hospitality, Arrow Global Portugal

Chris Nassetta
President & CEO, Hilton

George Nicholas
CEO / Founder, Shibui Capital

Ronen Nissenbaum
CEO UK/Ireland, Benelux, Spain, Portugal and US development, Fattal Hotels

Rainer Nonnengaesser
MD, Amro Real Estate Partners

Lauren Okada Young
Managing Director, Brookfield Asset Management

Eric OMGBA
Founding Partner, ALBORAN HOTELS & HOSPITALITY

Francesco Orofino
Deutsche Finance International LLP

Javier Oroz Usoz
Director, Savills

Chloe Parkins
Senior Economist, Tourism Economics

Pauline Pelissier
Head of Investment & AM, Petra

Christopher Perone
General Manager, NoMad London

Sophie Perret
Managing Director, HVS

Pascal Petit
CEO, Thynk

John Philipson
COO, Cheval Collection

Luis Picas Asmarats
Senior Director Investments, HIP

Alexis Pipilis
Head of Hospitality & Business Development, Prodea Investments SA

Ina Plunien
VP, Cedar Capital Partners Ltd

James Pomeroy
Global Economist, HSBC

Jacob Rasin
SVP Transactions, Pandox AB

Tobias Reinecke
Head of Development EMEA, Choice Hotels

Julie Rey-Gore
Content Director - Operational real Estate, Questex

Sophie Richard
Asset Management, M&L Hospitality

Alex Robinson
Director, STR

Robin Rossmann
Managing Director, STR

Elena Sainz De La Peña
Senior Director Project Management, CBRE

Enrique Sarasola
President, Room Mate Hotels

Sabine Schaffer
Co-Founder & CEO Europe, Pro-invest Group

Heidi Schmidtke
Head of Operator Selection EMEA, JLL

Alejandro Scholtz
Development Manager, Iberia, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Niels Schroeder
Managing Director, Fairmas GmbH

Ingo R. Schweder
Founder/ Chief Executive Officer, GOCO Bangkok Co., Ltd.

Rob Seabrook
Executive Director, CBRE

Nada Serhir
Tourism Investment Marketing Department Head, SMIT Morocco

Valentina Shegoyan
Founding Partner, OPREIM

Steven Smit
Director Investment & Asset Management, Vertiq Capital

Alex Sogno
CEO, Global Asset Solutions

Joe Stather
VP, Market Leader, Questex

Andrew Stembridge
Executive Director, Iconic Luxury Hotels

Vicki Stern
Head of Leisure Research, Barclays

Chitra Stern
CEO, Martinhal Group/Edu Hub Lisbon

Xiao Sun
Investment Vice President, Tikehau Capital

Hussein Sunderji
Managing Director, EQ Hotels

Caroline Tivéus
SVP, Director of Sustainable Business, Pandox AB

Elsa Tobelem
Deputy CEO, Hova Hospitality / Petra

Sinisa Topalovic
Managing Partner I Global Head of Tourism Advisory, Horwath HTL Croatia

Richard Valtr
Founder, Mews

Willem Van Bolderen
Co-Founder, Architect M.sc., Studio Puisto Architects

Nick van Marken
Managing Director, van Marken Consulting

Michiel Van Soest
Senior Vice President Development Management, LHC Group

Guy Verhofstadt
Member European Parliament, Former Prime Minister of Belgium, _

Hylko Versteeg
Head of Development Southern Europe, IHG Hotels & Resorts

Hubert Viriot
CEO, Yotel

Johanna Wagner
ESSEC Lecturer, ESSEC Business School

Louise Wallace
Partner, CMS

Patrick Whyte
Editor in Cheif, Hospitality Investor

James Wilkinson
Editor-In-Chief, Wayfarer

Thiemo Willms
VP DACH Development, ACCOR

Sean Woods
Head of Development – Central Europe, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Sabina Wyss Di Corrado
VP Development Europe, Aimbridge Hospitality

Camil Yazbeck
CDO, Premium Midscale & Eco, Accor Management Us Inc.

Hajoui Younes
Investment Development Manager, SMIT

Elie Younes
Global Chief Development Officer, Radisson Hotel Group

Tina Yu
Partner, KSL Capital Partners International LLP

Ivar Yuste
Partner, PHG Hotels & Resorts

Maria Zarraluqui
Development VP, Meliá Hotels International

2024 Sponsors and Partner

IHIF FOUNDER PATRON:
• CBRE

IHIF DIAMOND SPONSORS:
• Accor
• Hilton
• JLL
• Hyatt
• Wyndham

DIAMOND DESTINATION SPONSORS:
• Ministry of Tourism, Saudi Arabia
• Tourism Development Fund

LOYALTY PARTNER:
• Global Hotel Alliance

IHIF PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• BWH Hotels
• Cheval Collection
• Choice Hotels
• Christie
• Club Med
• Colliers
• Corinthia
• EG
• H World International
• HR Group
• IHG
• Italia
• Louvre
• Marriott International
• Melia
• SMIT
• PPHE
• Radisson Hotel Group
• Room Mate
• Sunset Hospitality Group

IHIF GOLD SPONSORS:
• Aimbridge EMEA
• Alliants
• BCLP
• Barriere
• Bird & Bird
• Booking.com
• CMS
• Coldwell
• Cushman-Wake
• KDLA
• Dentons
• Eastdill
• E&V
• EY
• Fairmas
• Goco
• HVS
• Highgate
• HTL
• Hotstats
• Moelis
• Minor Hotels
• Pandox
• STR
• Savills
• Servotel
• TUI Hotels and Resorts
• Ascott
• Tourism Economics
• Union
• Yotel

IHIF ADJACENT SPACES HUB SPONSORS:
• Ando Living
• LyvInn
• Nuper
• Numa
• St Chris Inn
• Stayery
• TFE
• Valo Hotel & Work

IHIF TECH HUB SPONSORS:
• Honeywell
• Hopper Technology Services
• iReckonU
• Mews
• Plusgrade
• Stay in Touch
• Sterling
• Thynk
• Unifocus
• Hotelkit

F&B OPTIMISATION HUB:
• Coverpoint
• Forsite Creative
• Next Hospitality

INVESTOR COUNCIL SPONSOR:
• Oracle Hospitality

ESG HUB SPONSORS:
• Enterprise Georgia
• Studi P Arch

IHIF OFFICIAL PUBLICATION:
• HI

IHIF SUPPORTERS:
• ISHC 35 yrs logo