The Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) 2019 | Northstar Travel Group | 28 January 2019 | JW Marriott & Microsoft Theater, 900 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015, USA

ALIS is the leading and largest hotel investment conference in the world. ALIS in January 2018 had nearly 3,000 attendees. ALIS features numerous networking opportunities and an extensive array of seminars and panels by hotel industry experts, who discuss important trends and identify new opportunities for the year ahead.

2019 Speakers

Jennifer L. Abuzeid
Marriott International

Robert A. Alter
Seaview Investors, LLC

Gary E. Axelrod
Latham & Watkins LLP

Arash Azarbarzin
SH Hotels & Resorts

Stewart Bainum, Jr.
Choice Hotels International, Inc.

Geoff Ballotti
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Heather Balsley
IHG

Maki N. Bara
Chartres Lodging

Keith Barr
IHG

Ed Bastian
Delta Air Lines

Andrea L. Belfanti
ISHC

Alan Benjamin
Benjamin West

Montgomery J. Bennett
Ashford Inc

Scott D. Berman
PwC LLP

Rick Besse
Newmark Grubb Knight Frank

Caroline Beteta
Visit California

Michael D. Bluhm
Host Hotels & Resorts

Mark Blutstein
Phocuswright

John I. Bralower
Avison Young

Ben Brunt
Noble Investment Group

James E. Burba
BHN

Lynn Cadwalader
DLA Piper LLP (US)

Chris J. Cahill
AccorHotels

Janis Cannon
Choice Hotels International

Anthony Capuano
Marriott International

James Carroll
Crestline Hotels & Resorts

Raj Chandnani
WATG | Wimberly Interiors

Jason Choulochas
Bank OZK

John Cohlan
Margaritaville Holdings

Raj Contractor
Host Hotels & Resorts

Thomas J. Corcoran
TCOR Hotel Partners

Brian Crawford
AHLA

Mathew T. Crosswy
Stonehill

Mary Beth Cutshall
HVMG

Christopher Cylke
REVPAR International, Inc

Eric Danziger
Trump Hotel Group

Thomas Day
Wells Fargo

Jack DeBoer
WaterWalk

Mike Deitemeyer
Interstate Hotels & Resorts

Patrick J. Deming
Eastdil Secured

Kristie Dickinson
CHMWarnick

Christopher P. Diffley
Rockbridge

Navin C. Dimond
Stonebridge Companies

Greg Doman
AccorHotels

Roger Dow
U.S. Travel Association

Dorothy Dowling
Best Western Hotels & Resorts

Aly El-Bassuni
Radisson Hotel Group

Mark W. Elliott
Hodges Ward Elliott, LLC

Michelle Finn
Emerald Expositions

Jonathan Firestone
Eastdil Secured

Rebecca L. Flemming
Park Hotels & Resorts

JP Ford
Lodging Econometrics

James Francque
Hyatt Hotels Corporation

Kevin Frid
AccorHotels

Michael A. Fuerstman
Pendry Hotels

Kristian Gathright
Apple Hospitality REIT

Laurence Geller
Geller Capital Partners

Michael George
Crescent Hotels & Resorts

Akshay Goyal
Starwood Capital Group

Bettina Graef-Parker
Aareal Bank AG

Cindy Estis Green
Kalibri Labs

Ken Greene
Radisson Hotel Group

Kenneth R. Greger
Ward Howell International

Gloria R. Guevara Manzo
World Travel & Tourism Council

John S. Hamilton
Pyramid Hotel Group

Christopher Hart
Locke Lord LLP

Robert Hee
Canyon Equity LLC

Naftali Holtz
Goldman, Sachs & Co

Scott Homa
JLL

Mike H. Hu
Gaw Capital

Tom Huffsmith
CBRE Hotels & Advisory

Kurien Jacob
Highgate Ventures

Dave Johnson
Aimbridge Hospitality

Christopher J. Jordan
Wells Fargo

John Karver
CBRE, Inc

Jared H. Kelso
Cushman & Wakefield

Douglas Kessler
Ashford Hospitality Trust

Rick S. Kirkbride
Paul Hastings LLP

David Kong
Best Western Hotels & Resorts

Chris Kosonen
JP Morgan

Lawrence Y. Kwon
Moelis & Company

Guy Langford
Deloitte & Touche, LLP

Bradley G. Langner
Piper Jaffray & Co

Christopher Lee
Dentons

Rich Lillis
Colliers International

John Linss
Caesars Entertainment

Andreas J. Löcher
Union Investment Real Estate

Elie Maalouf
IHG

Kevin E. Mallory
CBRE Hotels

Vera Manoukian
Hilton

Nir Margalit
Perkins Coie LLP

Michael Marquez
Red Lion Hotel Corp

Robert McDowell
Choice Hotels International, Inc.

Jon Mehlman
HIT REIT

Suzanne Mellen
HVS

Rogerio Miranda de Souza
London & Regional

Greg Mount
RLH Corporation

Michael Murphy
First Fidelity Companies

Francis J. Nardozza
REH Capital Partners, LLC

Jonas Niermann
PwC

Drew Noecker
HVS

Chip Ohlsson
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Rob Palleschi
G6 Hospitality

Alpa M. Patel
Spaceez

Champ Patel
Champion Hotels

Mehul Patel
NewcrestImage

Daniel Peek
HFF

David Pepper
Choice Hotels International

David Perel
Civitas Capital

Gilda Perez-Alvarado
JLL Hotels & Hospitality

Steen Petri
HEI Hotels & Resorts

Chuck Pinkowski
Pinkowski & Company

Ron Pohl
Best Western Hotels & Resorts

Jake Puryear
ADIA

Ricky Raman
PeachState Hospitality

Elizabeth Randall Winkle
STR

Jordan Ray
Mission Capital

Kathleen Reidenbach
Kimpton

Connie Rheams
Beekeeper

Tyler Rindler
Morgan Stanley

Cliff Risman
Foley Gardere

Lynne Roberts
Aimbridge Hospitality

Marco Roca
Caesars Entertainment

Chip Rogers
AAHOA

Vail S. Ross
STR

Jamie Sabatier
Two Roads Hospitality

Grant Sabroff
Concord Hospitality

Paul Sacco
RLH Corporation

Upen Sachdev
Deloitte

Terry Sanders
Radisson Hotel Group

Spencer Schlee
Canyon Partners, LLC

David Schwartz
Natixis

Jay H. Shah
Hersha Hospitality

Mitesh Shah
Noble Investment Group

Neil H. Shah
Hersha Hospitality Trust

A.J. Singh
The University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley

Julienne Smith
Hyatt Hotels Corporation

David M. Solomon
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc

Chad F. Sorensen
CHMWarnick

Matthew Sparks
Park Hotels & Resorts

JJ Steeley
Carbon Lighthouse

Louis Stervinou
Eastdil Secured

Robert B. Stiles
RobertDouglas

Richard Stockton
Braemar Hotels and Resorts

Peter J. Strebel
Omni Hotels & Resorts

Lionel Sussman
Marriott International

Rick Takach
Vesta Hospitality

Robert D. Tanenbaum
Park Hotels and Resorts

Rob Torres
Google

Scott Trebilco
Blackstone

Benjamin Tschann
Goodwin

Dianna F. Vaughan
Hilton

Homi Vazifdar
Canyon Equity LLC

Tara E. Waldier
Rockbridge

Michael Watson
BMO

Colby Weaver Walker
IRC/InterMountain Management

Andrew Wharton
REH Capital Partners LLC

Thomas Whitesell
CapitalSource

Laurence Wolfe
Newmark Knight Frank

Mark Woodworth
CBRE Hotels

Mark Wynne Smith
JLL

Benjamin Young
Avison Young

Jonathon S. Zink
BHN

Gillian Zucker
L.A. Clippers

2019 Sponsors

PATRONS:
• ACCOR HOTELS
• ASHFORD
• BEST WESTERN
• CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT
• CBRE
• CHOICE HOTELS
• CM&D
• EASTDIL SECURED
• HILTON
• HODGESWARD ELLOITT
• HYATT
• IHG
• JLL
• Marriott
• Studio 6
• Park Hotels & Resorts
• Radisson
• RLH
• WYNDHAM

PLANTINUM:
• Aimbridge Hospitality
• Avison Young
• Berkadia
• BMO
• Canyon Equity LLC
• Carbon Lighthouse
• CHMWarnick
• Colliers International
• Crescent Hotels & Resorts
• Crestline Hotels & Resorts, LLC
• Cushman and Wakefield
• Deloitte
• DLA Piper
• Dentons
• Foley & Lardner LLP
• Goldman, Sachs & Co.
• Goodwin
• HEI Hotels + Resorts
• Hersha Hospitality Trust
• HFF
• Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
• HVS
• InterMountain Management / IRC
• Interstate Hotels & Resorts
• Kalibri Labs
• Latham & Watkins LLP
• Locke Lord LLP
• Margaritaville Resorts
• Mission Capital
• Moelis & Company
• Montage International
• Morgan Stanley
• NKF – Lodging Capital Markets
• Noble Investment Group
• Omni Hotels and Resorts
• Paul Hastings LLP
• Perkins Coie LLP
• Piper Jaffray & Co
• PwC LLP
• Pyramid Hotel Group
• REH Capital Partners, LLC
• RobertDouglas
• Rockbridge
• Sidley Austin LLP
• Stonehill
• STR
• Trump Hotel Group
• Two Roads Hospitality
• Vesta Hospitality
• WATG | Wimberly Interiors
• Wells Fargo
• Z Modular

MEDIA SPONSORS:
• Asian Hospitality
• Business Travel News
• GlobalHotelNetwork.com
• Hospitality Design Magazine
• Hotel Business
• Hotel Interactive, Inc.
• Hotel Management Magazine
• Hotel News Now/STR
• HOTELS' Investment Outlook
• HOTELS Magazine
• Lodging Development Group
• Lodging Media
• Sleeper
• ST Media Group/Boutique Design
• Today’s Hotelier
• Travel Weekly

SUPPORTERS:
• AAHOA
• Castell Project, Inc.
• HAMA
• HBI
• HFTP
• HSMAI
• IFC
• ISHC
• LHA
• NABHOOD
• NEWH, Inc.