The Lodging Conference 2021 | The Lodging Conference, LLC | 27 September 2021 | JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, 5350 E Marriott Dr, Phoenix, AZ 85054, USA

The Lodging Conference is one of the top hotel industry events in the world. Over the past 25 years, tens of thousands of high-powered hotel owners and executives from around the globe have participated. The event has been sold out for the last six years. We bring together the hotel industry's most influential owners, operators, presidents, CEOs and dealmakers to strategize about development, finance, franchising, management, construction, design, and operations. More than just a conference, the entire event is a THINK TANK where everybody in attendance has the opportunity to join in the conversation, discuss issues, and solve problems.

With continuous opportunities to network, gourmet food, and a casual dress code, along with a who's who of senior-level industry executives in attendance, it's no surprise that our attendees say they make more contacts, and do more deals at The Lodging Conference than at any other industry event. This year we are excited to announce that we will be holding the 26th annual Lodging Conference at the beautiful JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix Arizona. Please Register Early as we expect an early sell-out. See you in Phoenix.

2021 Speakers

Minaz Abji
Executive Vice President of Asset Management (Retired), Host Hotels & Resorts

Greg Adams
Sr. Vice President & Chief Digital Officer, Best Western® Hotels & Resorts

Jim Alderman
Chief Executive Officer, Radisson Hotel Group Americas

Scott Andrews
Managing Director – Hotel Franchise Finance, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

CJ Arlotta
Managing Member, CJ Media Solutions, LLC

Gary Badge
Managing Principal, FK Architecture

Renee Bagshaw
Chief Operating Officer, Continental Contractors, Inc

Geoff Ballotti
President & CEO, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Bernard Baumohl
Chief Global Economist, The Economic Outlook Group, LLC

Daniel F. Benavides
Principal, Sandman Savrann PLLC

Alan Benjamin, ISHC
President, Benjamin West, LLP

Scott Berman
Principal and Industry Leader, Hospitality & Leisure Group, PwC

Lee Blair
Vice President Hospitality, Milliken and Company

Michael Blake
SVP & CTO, American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA)

Michael Blank
Principal, Woodmont Lodging

Barry A.N. Bloom
President & Chief Operating Officer, Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

Roger Bloss
CEO, Alternative Hospitality

Vamsi Bonthala
Chief Executive Officer, Arbor Lodging Partners

John Bourret
Managing Director - Hotel Investment Advisory, Hodges Ward Elliott

Keith Brandofino
Partner, Holland & Knight LLP

Liam Brown
Group President, United States & Canada, Marriott International

Ron Burgett
SVP, Extended Stay Development, Choice Hotels International

Jim Butler
Partner, Chairman, Global Hospitality Group®, Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

John Chang
Senior Vice President, National Director Research Services, Marcus & Millichap

Jim Chu
Executive Vice President, Global Franchise & Development, Hyatt Hotels Corporation

Rod Clough, MAI
President - Americas, HVS

Raj Contractor
SVP, Head of Investments,Host Hotels and Resorts

Brian Contreras
Director of Corporate Operations, Global Franchise, Hyatt Hotels Corporation

Tom Corcoran
President/CEO, TCOR Hotel Partners

Jason Cowan
Senior Vice President, Signature Brands Development, Choice Hotels International, Inc.

Adam Crocini
Sr. Vice President Global Head Brands Food & Beverage, Hilton

Mathew Crosswy
President, Stonehill

Mary Beth Cutshall
Founder & Managing Partner, Amara Capital

Paul Daly
SVP, Global Franchise Operations and Owner Relations, Hyatt Hotels Corporation

Terry Dammeyer
Chief of Owned Assets, White Lodging

Michael J. Deitemeyer
President & CEO, Aimbridge Hospitality

Frederick J. DeMicco, Ph.D., RDN
Executive Director & Professor, School of Hotel and Restaurant Management, Northern Arizona University

Safet Dokara
Director of Operations, Valencia Hotel Group

Manny Dominguez
Principal, Cooper Carry

Roger J. Dow
President & CEO, U.S. Travel Association

David Duncan
President/CEO, First Hospitality

David Durell
Chief Investment Officer, Legendary Acquisitions

Jarrad Evans
Chief Investment Officer, Remington Hotels

Michelle Finn
Vice President, Boutique Design Group, Emerald

Russell Flicker
Managing Partner, AWH Partners

Bruce Ford
SVP and Director of Global Business Development, Lodging Econometrics

JP Ford, ISHC
SVP, Director of Global Business Development, Lodging Econometrics

Greg Friedman
Managing Principal, Chief Executive Officer, Peachtree Hotel Group

Kyle Gagne
Vice President, Full Service Hotel Development, Marriott International

Plato Ghinos
President, Shaner Group

Adam Glickman
VP of Marketing, Hotel Effectiveness

Meaghan Goedde
Chief Operating Officer, Sage Restaurant Concepts

W. Chris Green
President & CEO, Chesapeake Hospitality

Ken Greene
President & CEO, AAHOA

Kenneth R. Greger
Partner – Travel & Hospitality Practice, August Leadership LLC

Bill Grice
Co-Head of Hospitality Capital Markets, CBRE

Bill Hall
Senior Vice President, Development, Americas, Radisson Hotel Group Americas

Suzie Hall, ASID, LEED AP ID+C
Founder and CEO, The Cornerstone Collective

Jody Harwood
Senior Vice President, Grace Hospitality

Glenn Haussman
Host, No Vacancy podcast

Robert Hayward
Senior Vice President, CHMWarnick

Kenneth Heymann
COO, UniFocus

Brian Holstein
Principal, US Hotel Advisors

Danny Hughes
EVP & President, Americas, Hilton

Lee Hunter
Chief Operating Officer, Hunter Hotel Advisors

Debbie Johnson
Executive Director, Arizona Office of Tourism

Rebecca D. Jones, IIDA, ISHC
Founder, CEO, RD Jones + Associates

Naveen P. Kakarla
President & CEO, HHM

Brett Katz
Managing Director, Capital Markets, Hodges Ward Elliott

Christopher Kearney
Vice President, EXP

Christine Killion
Editor, LODGING Media

David Kong
President and CEO, Best Western® Hotels & Resorts

Adam Lair, MAI, MRICS
Managing Director, Senior Partner, HVS

Brad LeBlanc
Chief Development Officer, Best Western® Hotels & Resorts

Mark LeBlanc
EVP of Development, Aimbridge Hospitality

Rob Leven
Chief Investment Officer, Procaccianti Companies

George Limbert
CEO, Red Roof

Mark V. Lomanno
Partner & Senior Advisor, Kalibri Labs

Vito F. Lotta, AIA
Vice President, Architecture & Design Full Service Brands, Hilton

Bruce Lowrey
Chief Lending Officer, Access Point Financial

Keith Mack
Director - Development Services, Regent Partners, LLC

Rosanna Maietta
President & CEO, The American Hotel & Lodging Foundation (AHLAF)

David Martin
Chief Operating Officer, Humanist Hospitality

Heather McCrory
CEO North & Central America, Accor

Adam S. McGaughy
Senior Managing Director, JLL | Hotels & Hospitality Group

Mike McGeehan
Chief Development Officer, G6 Hospitality

Joseph A. McInerney
President & CEO, McInerney Hospitality International LLC

Gurtej Medi
Principal, Investment Strategy, Witness Investment

Richard Millard
Managing Director, Highgate

Dana Miller
Senior Reporter, Hotel News Now

Mitch Miller
CEO, Miller Law Group, P.C.

Brian Mitchell
Loan Officer,HALL Structured Finance

Bobby Molinary
Regional Vice President, Lodging Development, Marriott International

Federico Moreno-Nickerson
VP of Development, Apple Leisure Group | AMResorts

Katie Moro
Vice President, Data Partnerships, Hospitality, Amadeus

Tyler Morse
Chairman & CEO, MCR

Branigan Mulcahy
Co-Founder, Virdee, Inc.

Dennis Nessler
Editor-in-Chief, Hotel Interactive

Paul Novak
Managing Director, Whitman Peterson

Stefani C. O'Connor
Journalist, New York City

Chip Ohlsson
EVP and Chief Development Officer, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Krishna Paliwal
President, LaQuinta & Hawthorn Suites Brand Head of Architecture, Design & Construction

Rob Palleschi
Chief Executive Officer, G6 Hospitality

John Pascal
Managing Director, Paramount Capital Advisors

Al Patel
President, Baywood Hotels

Bharat Patel
2021-2022 Treasurer AAHOA Owner, Gulf Coast Hospitality Solutions, LLC

Biran Patel
Immediate Past Chair, AAHOA Partner, BHP Investments Company

Mehul "Mike" Patel
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, NewcrestImage

Miraj Patel
2021-2022 Secretary, AAHOA President, Wayside Investment Group

Mitch Patel
President and CEO, Vision Hospitality Group, Inc.

Nishant (Neal) Patel
2021-2022 Vice Chairman, AAHOA Managing Partner, Blue Chip Hotels

Parth Patel
VP of Investments, Hawkeye Hotels

Vinay Patel
2021-2022 Chairman, AAHOA President & CEO, Fairbrook Hotels LLC

Staci Patton
Principal, Hospitality Interior Design Leader, DLR Group

Kirby D. Payne, CHA
President, HVS Asset Management - Newport | HVS Hotel Management

Gilda Perez-Alvarado
Global CEO, Hotels & Hospitality Group, JLL

Steen Petri
SVP Investments, HEI Hotels & Resorts

Ron Pohl
Chief Operations Officer, Best Western® Hotels & Resorts

Trisha Poole, IIDA
Founder & President, Design Poole

Brian Quinn
Chief Development Officer, Sonesta International Hotels Corporation

Brad Rahinsky
President & CEO, Hotel Equities

Grey Raines
Managing Partner, Raines

Robert A. Rauch
CEO, RAR Hospitality

Allison Reid
Chief Development Officer, Kimpton Hotel Group

Stephanie Ricca
Editorial Director, Hotel News Now

Chip Rogers
President & CEO, AHLA

Wilson Rogers
Senior Director | Capital Markets, Walker & Dunlop

Kevin Rohani
Head of Lifestyle Development, Accor

Del Ross
Chief Revenue Officer, Hotel Effectiveness

Vail Ross
SVP, Global Business Development & Marketing, STR

Rachael Rothman, CFA
Head of Hotels Research & Data Analytics, CBRE

Russell C. Savrann
Partner, Sandman Savrann PLLC

Kevin Schramm
Vice President, Development, IHG Hotels & Resorts

Benjamin Seidel
President & CEO, Real Hospitality Group

Mitesh Shah
Chief Executive Officer, Noble Investment Group

Rushi Shah
Principal and CEO, Mag Mile Capital

Stacy Shoemaker Rauen
Editor-in-Chief, Hospitality Design Magazine SVP, Design Group Emerald

Steve Shpilsky
CEO, STAY OPEN

Stephen Siegel
Principal, H-CPM (Hospitality CPM)

Stacy Silver
President, Silver Hospitality Group

Elaine Simon
Senior Managing Editor, Hotel Management | Questex

David Smith
Senior Vice President, CWCapital Asset Management

Julienne Smith
Senior Vice President, Development, IHG Hotels & Resorts

Samuel M. Spiritos
Managing Shareholder, Shulman Rogers

Andrea Stokes
Practice Lead, Hospitality, J.D. Power and Associates

David Stoup
Chairman, Trilogy Spa Holdings

Ron Swidler
Chief Innovation Officer, The Gettys Group Companies

Amber Thiel
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Radisson Hotel Group Americas

Rick Tomljenovic
COO, Tristar Hotel Group

Christina Trauthwein
VP, Content & Creative, Hotel Business | InspireDesign

Rajiv Trivedi
Managing Principal, TST Capital

Eric Ullmann
Principal,OBMI | UCO

Homi Vazifdar
Chief Executive Officer, Canyon Equity LLC

Bashar Wali
Founder & CEO, This Assembly and Practice Hospitality

Ben Webster
Senior Managing Director,Paramount Lodging Advisors

Paul Wegert
Chief Executive Officer, Boutique Hotel Professionals

Chris Williams
Managing Director, Commercial Banking, Western Alliance Bank

Mark Williams
Managing Director, Franchise Development, Extended Stay America

Sarah Williams
Chief Revenue Officer, InterMountain Hotels

Chris Wilroy
SVP, Commercial Director Americas, Hilton

Mark Woodworth
Principal, R.M. Woodworth & Associates

2021 Sponsors

PLATINUM:
• Best Western Hotels & Resorts
• Choice Hotels International
• DIRECTV Hospitality
• Encore
• Extended Stay America
• Hilton
• Hodges Ward Elliott
• Hyatt Hotels Corporation
• IHG Hotels & Resorts
• Marriott International
• Motel 6 / Studio 6
• Northern Arizona University College of Hotel and Restaurant Management
• R.D. Olson Construction
• Radisson Hotel Americas
• Sonesta
• Wells Fargo Hotel Franchise Finance
• Western Alliance Bank Hotel Franchise Finance
• Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

CONFERENCE:
• AAHOA
• Access Point Financial
• Accor
• Advance Catastrophe Technologies (ACT)
• Aimbridge Hospitality
• Allied Group, The
• Amerail Systems
• Arizona Lodging and Tourism Association
• Avendra
• Axis Hospitality Design ● Purchasing ● Logistics
• Boutique Hotel Professionals
• Castell Project
• CBRE Hotels
• Chesapeake Hospitality
• Continental Contractors Inc.
• Cooper Carry
• Cornell University - School of Hotel Administration
• Cornerstone Collective, The
• Cox HCS
• Crystal Hospitality
• Deacon Construction
• DLR Group
• exp
• FK Architecture
• ForWard - Women Advancing Hospitality
• GES Exposition
• Get Your Name On It
• H-CPM (Hospitality CPM)
• Hall Group, The
• Hotel Effectiveness
• Humanist Hospitality / Vision Hospitality Group
• Hunter Hotel Advisors
• Hunter Hotel Investment Conference
• HVS
• InterMountain Hotels
• InterMountain Renovations
• International Society of Hospitality Consultants
• JLL
• JMBM Global Hospitality Group®
• JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort
• Legendary Acquisitions
• LightBox
• Lodging Econometrics / New England Hotel Realty
• Long Live Lodging
• Mag Mile Capital
• Marcus & Millichap
• Margaritaville
• Mitsubishi Electric HVAC
• Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc. Elevator and Escalator Division
• myDigitalOffice
• NEWH
• OBMI | UCO
• Paramount Capital Advisors
• Paramount Lodging Advisors
• Red Roof
• Remington Hotels
• Samuelson Furniture
• Sandman Savrann PLLC
• Serta Simmons Hospitality
• Stonehill
• US Hotel Advisors
• Valencia Hotel Group
• Walker & Dunlop
• Westmont Hospitality Group

PUBLICATION SPONSORS:
• AAHOA
• Asian Media Group USA & Asian Hospitality
• BLLA
• Boutique Design
• Hospitality Design
• Hospitality Upgrade
• Hotel Business
• Hotel Interactive
• Hotel Management
• Hotel News Now
• Hotel-Online
• Hotels Investment Outlook
• HOTELS Magazine
• Inspire Design
• Lodging Magazine
• LodgingDevelopment.com
• NEWH
• No Vacancy Live!
• Real Estate Alert
• Rupesh.co
• Todays Hotelier
• Travel and Tour World