The 21st International Hotel Investment Forum 2018 | Questex Hospitality+Travel Group | 5 March 2018 | InterContinental Berlin, InterContinental Berlin Budapester Strasse 2, Berlin 10787, Germany

Over 2,000 senior members of the hotel industry from 80 countries joined together to celebrate the 20th anniversary of IHIF from 6th – 8th March at the InterContinental Berlin.

They celebrated in style with multiple networking opportunities throughout the event creating a light-hearted yet productive atmosphere. New for 2017, the opening night reception, incorporating IHIF’s 20th birthday party, took place amongst the exhibition stands and provided guests with a culinary tour of tastes from around the world. Musicians and entertainers reflected the geographical origins of the food and culture and created a fun and unique environment.

The industry leading programme had been crafted to include both a retrospective look at the previous 20 years of the hospitality industry as well as a look at emerging and future trends as the speakers and audience looked forward to the next 20 years. IHIF continues to be the preferred platform to announce breaking news to the hotel investment community and the latest news stories from IHIF 2017 can be found here.

Notable announcements included IHG stating that it has signed eight new hotels to the Holiday Inn & Holiday Inn Express brand in Germany and Hilton’s news that they had passed the milestone of 100,000 rooms trading across its Europe, Middle East & Africa portfolio. The combination of such a broad delegate reach with the positioning of a deal announcing platform continues to attract numerous sponsors, representing a wide variety of sectors across the industry. The event welcomed several new sponsors for its 20th anniversary year.

2018 Speakers

Lauren Adams
Principal and Strategy Director, Gensler New York

Abhishek Agarwal
Managing Director Real Estate, Blackstone

Thomas Allemann
Managing Director, hotelleriesuisse

Dr. Andreas Andreadis
CEO, LBRI (Sani & Ikos Resorts)

Giuseppe Atzeri
Managing Director, VT Capital Ltd

Riaz Azadi
Managing Director, Eastdil Secured

Philip Bacon
Director, Planning and Development & Valuations, Horwath HTL

David Bailey
Senior Director Consultancy, CBRE Hotels

Guus Bakker
CEO EMEA, Frasers Hospitality

Dirk Bakker
Chief Executive Officer Netherlands, Colliers International

Navneet Bali
Chairman, MEININGER Hotels

Geoff Ballotti
President and CEO, Wyndham Hotel Group

Keith Barr
CEO, IHG

Sébastien Bazin
Chairman and CEO, AccorHotels

Pierre Beckerich
President, Euragone Investment Management

Sophie Benge
Journalist and Author

Blanche van Berckel
Managing Director, Fairquest & Partners

Oliver Berger
Founder & Managing Director, Roseberg Hospitality LLC

Philippe Bijaoui
Chief Development Officer EMEA, Wyndham Hotel Group

Vedrana Bilanovic Riley
CEO, Ciel Capital

Cody Bradshaw
Managing Director and Head of European Hotels, Starwood Capital Group

Coley J. Brenan
Partner, Head of Europe, KSL Capital Partners

John Brennan
CEO, Amaris Hospitality

Martin J. Brühl
CIO and Member of the Management Board, Union Investment

Tariq Bsharat
Strategy & Business Development Director, Al Marjan Island

Jaime Buxó
Chief Development Officer, Barceló Hotels & Resorts

Alex Campbell
Partner, Fieldfisher

Miguel Casas
Director Spain, CBRE Hotels Limited

Raj Chandnani
Vice President, Strategy, WATG ǀ Wimberly Interiors

Arthur Chapin
Chief Product Officer, Brand Expedia Group

James Chappell
Global Business Director, Horwath HTL

Saurabh Chawla
Chief Development Officer, Louvre Hotels Group

Andy Cox
Partner, Crisis and Security Consulting practice, Control Risks

Mark Daliere
Partner - Hotels and Leisure, ‎Dentons

Gary Davis
Executive Chairman, Village Hotel Club

Chris Day
Global Managing Director, Christie & Co

Carlo De Vito
Chairman, FS Sistemi Urbani

Christabelle Morgan Desouches
International Hotel Development Director, ‎Aparthotels Adagio

Kristian Dijkstra
Director, C1 Capital

Rastko Djordjevic
Board Member, HAMA Europe Chapter, and EVP – Head of Asset Management EMEA, JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group

Carol Dodds
Vice President of Commercial, Interstate Hotels & Resorts

Philippe Doizelet
Managing Partner, Horwath HTL

Joanne Dreyfus
THL Lead Partner, Deloitte France

Arnoud Duin
VP Finance, Arena Hospitality Group

Matthew Duncombe
Partner, DLA Piper

Ian Edwards
Partner, Bird & Bird

Jesper Engman
Vice President Business Development, Scandic

Peter Erceg
Senior Vice President Global Cyber & Technology, Lockton

Yannis Ermilios
Head Asset Management Europe. Colony NorthStar

Carlton C. Ervin
Chief Development Officer, Europe Marriott International, Inc. and The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, LLC

David Etmenan
CEO, Novum Hospitality

Keith Evans
Vice President, Hotel Acquisitions, Starwood Capital Europe

Andreas Ewald
Managing Partner, Engel & Völkers Hotel Consulting

John Fareed
Chairman, ISHC

Julie Fawcett
Managing Director, Qbic Hotels

Lorenzo Felici
Managing Director, Artelia Hospitality

Mark Fenelon
Group Managing Director, Clink Hostels

Marc Finney
Head of Hotels & Resorts Consulting, Colliers International

Patrick Fitzgibbon
Senior Vice President- EMEA, Hilton

Patrick Flaton
Chief Financial and Operating Officer, Avignon Capital

Susanne Friedrich
Director Business Development, Deutsche Hospitality

Markus Förder
CFO, Alpina Partners

Wolfgang Gattringer
Managing Director, Solutions dot WG Hospitality Advisory Alliance GmbH

Goodwin Gaw
Chairman, Gaw Capital Partners

Prof. Stephan Gerhard
Owner, Solutions Holding GmbH

Gregory Gilbert
Principal, Benson Elliot

Raúl González
CEO, Barceló

Federico J González
President & CEO, The Rezidor Hotel Group

Chris Gow
Head of debt advisory EMEA, Hotels and Hospitality Group, JLL

Neville Graham
Managing Director International Member Services, Best Western Hotels & Resorts

Megan Greene
Managing Director and Chief Economist, Manulife Asset Management

Kerry Gumas
President & Chief Executive Officer, Questex LLC

Liv Gussing Burgess
Managing Director, ‎Luxury Hotel Consulting

Bruno Hallé
Managing Partner, Magma Hospitality Consulting

David Hart
Chief Financial Officer, Redefine bdl Hotels

Elias Hayek
Partner, Head of Global Hospitality and Leisure, Squire Patton Boggs

Roland Hehn
Founder and CEO, HQ plus GmbH

Rom Hendler
Founder and Managing Partner, InnoVel

Michael Hirst OBE
Consultant, CBRE Hotels

Daniel Holl
Head of Global Hotel Sales, trivago

James Houlston
Managing Director, BH Group

Carmen Hui
Commercial Director, Owner Partnerships, Booking.com

Jonathan Humphries
Chairman, HoCoSo

Ömer Isvan
President, Servotel

Tom Ito
FAIA, LEED AP, Principal and Global Lifestyle Sector Leader, Gensler Los Angeles

Erik Jacobs
Founder, HORECA Investment Partners

Dr. Joanne Jia
Head of Asia, Christie & Co

Alistair Johnson
Director, Spa Creators

Kelly Johnstone
Scotland, North England & Midlands Director, Springboard UK

Frederic Josenhans
President, Grape Hospitality

Bruno Juin
Managing Director , BNP Paribas Real Estate Hotels

Christian Karaoglanian
Advisor

Wilma Kellermann-Baans
VP Business Development, Deutsche Hospitality

Russell Kett
Chairman, HVS - London Office

Alexi H. Khajavi
Managing Director EMEA & Chair of Hospitality + Travel Group, Questex LLC

Neil Kirk
Principal, Henderson Park

Marloes Knippenberg
CEO of International Hospitality Development, Kerten Capital

Klaus Kohlmayr
Chief Evangelist, ‎IDeaS Revenue Solutions

Dieter Kornek
Head of Project Scouting & Development, TUI

Dr. Max Kownatzki
Senior Vice President Network & Partnership Management Hub Airlines, Lufthansa Group

Kristen Kozlowski
Senior Director, CBRE Hotels

Ursula Krieg
Executive Director, Transaction Advisory Services, EY

Theodor Kubak
Board Member and Co-Founder, HAMA Europe, Senior Investment Manager, Union Investment

David Kuperberg
Chief Development Officer, Dream Hotel Group

Amar Lalvani
CEO & Managing Partner, Standard International

Jonathan Langston
Managing Director, HotStats

Jens Lapinski
CEO & Founder of AngelInvest

Jo Layton
Managing Director, The Apartment Service

Markus Lehnert
Regional Vice President International Hotel Development, Europe, Marriott International

Michael Levie
Chief Operations Officer, citizenM

Michael Lidl
TREUGAST Solutions Group

Keith Lindsay
Managing Director EMEA, CBRE Hotels

David Ling
Head Strategic Development, CDL Hospitality Trusts

Thomas Magnuson
CEO & Co-Founder, Magnuson Hotels

Chris Martin
Senior Director, HVS Hodges Ward Elliott

José Matheu
Chief Development Officer, Palladium Hotel Group

Michael McCartan
Managing Director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Duetto

Angela Michalopoulou
Director General for Investments ENTERPRISE GREECE

Christopher Michau
Vice President, Global Partner Group, Expedia

Christian Michel
Vice President Development Central & Eastern Europe, Wyndham Hotel Group

Christian Mole
Associate Partner, EY

Catarina Molen-Runnäs
CEO, Nordic Property Management

Paul Moxness
VP Corporate Safety and Security, ‎Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group

Helena Murano Carney
Director Hotels & Tourism, CaixaBank

Hayo Nadler
Managing Partner, HIGHSTREET DESIGN GmbH

Amir Nahai
CEO Food & Beverages, AccorHotels

Christopher J. Nassetta
President and CEO, Hilton

Chris Newman
Chief Operating Officer, Emaar Hospitality Group LLC

George Nicholas
Global Head of Hotels, Savills

Stefano Nigro
FDI Department Director, Italian Trade Agency (ITA)

Xander Nijnens
Head of the Hotels & Hospitality for Sub-Saharan Africa, JLL

Anders Nissen
CEO, Pandox

Nicholas Northam
Managing Director UK, Interstate Hotels & Resorts

Alex Notay
Director of Product and Service Innovation, Places for People

Mehmet Onkal
Founding & Managing Partner, BDO Hospitality Consulting

Joanne Owen
Partner, Proskauer

John Ozinga
Chief Executive Officer, AccorInvest

Cathy O’Dowd
Alpinist - First Woman to Summit Everest from North & South Sides

Patrick Pacious
President and CEO, Choice Hotels International

Lambis Pahiyiannakis
Director Hotel Group, Barings Real Estate Advisers

Giorgio Palmucci
President A.I.C.A. (Italian Hotel Association - Confindustria)

Francesco Palumbo
Director-General Tourism, Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Activities and Tourism (MiBACT)

Sharan Pasricha
Founder, Ennismore

Karl-Heinz Pawlitzki
CEO Dorint Hotels

Greg Payne
M anaging Director, Spa & Wellness Advisory

Eric Pearson
Chief Commercial and Technology Officer, IHG

Daniel C. Peek
Senior Managing Director, HFF

Sophie Perret
Director, HVS London

Paul Pisani
Senior Vice President Hotel Development, Corinthia Hotels

Gwenaëlle Pouy
Head of Development, Foncière des Regions Hotels & Hospitality

Alessandra Priante
Head of International Relations for Tourism,

Bob Puccini
CEO, Puccini Group

MPS Puri
Chief Executive, Nira Hotels & Resorts

Rufino Pérez
Chief Operations Officer and Global Transformation Leader, NH Hotel Group

Julien Renaud-Perret
Managing Director Hospitality, PAREF

Todd Reppert
EVP Global Development, Standard International Management

Dr. Jochen Reuter, LL.M
Partner, Beiten Burkhardt

Ruairidh Roberts
Industry Head for Travel, Google

Paul Roberts
CEO, Village Hotel Club

Gesa Rohwedder
Head of Hospitality, ‎Drees & Sommer

Tea Ros
Managing Director, Strategic Hotel Consulting

Robin Rossman
Managing Director, STR

Pierre-Frédéric Roulot
CEO, Louvre Hotels Group

Patrick J Saade
Co-Head European Transactions, Hotels & Hospitality Group, JLL

Hansjörg Sage
Consultant, Horeca.digital METRO AG

Marco Sangiorgio
General Manager, CDP Investimenti SGR

Kike Sarasola
President and Founder Room Mate Group

Anthony Say
Director - Hotels, Natwest

Jochen Schaefer-Suren
Partner, Head of Hotels and Leisure Division, Internos Global Investors

Boris Schran
Founding Partner, Peakside

Dirk Schuldes
Head of Hotel Investment and Asset Management, CommerzReal AG

Alexander Schöneich
Senior Investment Manager Hotels, Art-Invest Real Estate Management

Andreas Scriven
Head of Hospitality & Leisure, Deloitte

Rob Seabrook
Head of Hotel Transactions EMEA, Cushman & Wakefield

Matthias Seck
Sales Executive International Markets, SÄLZER GmbH

Mac Segal
Head of Fixed Site & Hotel Security Consulting, AS Solution

Sanjay Singh
Managing Director, Fico Corporation

Alexander Smertnik
VP Hospitality Investments, Quantum Global Alternative Investments

Emma Smith
CEO, Envolve Technology

Martin Stegner
Chief Information Officer, Novum Hospitality

Jay Stein
Chief Executive Officer, Dream Hotel Group

Ariane Steinbeck
Managing Director, RPW Design

Desmond Taljaard
Managing Director – Hotels, London + Regional

Juay Hiang Tan
Chief Executive Officer of Ascendas Hospitality Fund Management Pte. Ltd

Doros Theodorou
Chief Commercial Office, MEININGER Hotels

Xavier Trias Arraut
Partner - IT Advisory, EY

Pieter Van Tilburg
Founder and CEO, ‎CityHub

Wytze Van den Berg
Managing Director Belgium & The Netherlands, Best Western Hotels & Resorts

David Vely
VP Regional Development & Asset Middle East, Africa and India

Peter Verhoeven
Global Director of Partner Services, Booking.com

Hubert Viriot
CEO , Yotel

Louise Wallace
Partner, CMS

Michael Walsh
Vice President of Design & Engineering, IHG

Timothy Walton
Regional Vice President – Western Europe, International Hotel Development, Marriott International

Philip Ward
CEO Hotels & Hospitality Group EMEA, JLL

Wilhelm K. Weber
Partner, SHS Swiss Hospitality Solutions AG

Willy Weiland
Managing Director, Solutions dot WG Hospitality Advisory Alliance GmbH

Michael Widmann
Managing Partner, PKF hotelexperts GmbH

Chiu Man Wong
Managing Director, WOW Architects | Warner Wong Design

Michelle Woodley
President of Preferred Hotels & Resorts

Sabina Wyss di Corrado
Director of Acquisitions & Development, PPHE Hotel Group

Jon Yantin
Managing Partner EMEA, Hospitality House

Camil Yazbeck
Partner & Investment Director, Patron Capital Advisers LLP

Christian Youens
Principal, Cedar Capital Partners and VP HAMA Europe

María Zarraluqui
Global Development Managing Director, Meliá Hotels International

Adrian Zecha
Co-Founder, Regent International Hotels, & Founder, Amanresorts, Azerai

Alejandro Zozaya
President and CEO , Apple Leisure Group

FOUNDFER PATRON:
• CBRE

PATRONS
• Accor Hotels
• Al Marjan Island
• Best Western
• Carlson Rezidor
• Colliers
• Choice Hotels
• Christie & Co
• Corinthia Hotels
• Deutsche Hospitality
• Grace hotels
• IHG
• InterContinental Berlin
•JLL
• Louvre Hotels
• Marriott International
• Melia Hotels International
• PPHE
• Scandic
• Wyndham

SPONSORS:
• Amaris Hospitality
• BNP Paribas Real Estate
• Apple Leisure Group
• Arena
• Barcelo Hotel Group
• CMS Law Tax
• Cushman & Wakefield
• Deloitte
• Dentons
• DLA Piper
• Dream Hotel Group
• Drees & Sommer
• Duetto
• Eastdil Secured
• EY
• Field Fisher
• HFF
• Horwath HTL
• HVS
• Hodges Ward Elliott
• Interstate Hotel & Resorts
• Magma Hospitality Consulting
• Magnuson Worldwide
• Meininger
• NH Hotel Group
• Novum
• Pandox
• PKF HotelExperts
• Prokauer
• Puccini Group
• Savills
• NH Hotel Group
• The Standard
• STR
• Union Investment
• Viceroy Hotel Group
• WATG Wimberly Interiors
• Yotel