The National Hotel Real Estate and Finance Conference 2019 | Hunter Hotels | 20 March 2019 | Marriott Marquis, 265 Peachtree Center Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA

The Hunter Hotel Investment Conference has long been recognized as one of the nation’s top hotel conferences. Our attendees are key hotel owners and leading industry influencers and come from a broad range of organizations. From expert speakers to networking opportunities, you’ll walk away with new insights into your operations.

Topic Highlights Include:
• Finance Friday – Hotel lenders are back and gaining confidence
• Crowdfunding
• Disruptors
• Buying and Selling Hotels
• Hotel Values Today
• New Hotel Development
• PIP’s and Renovations
• Asset Management
• Boutique Hotels
• Extended Stay
• The Economy Today!

2019 Speakers

Jennifer Abuzeid
Senior Director, Global Design Strategies, Marriott International Bethesda

Jim Alderman
Executive Vice President & Chief Development Officer, Extended Stay America Charlotte

Carmen Almos
Senior Vice President, Investra Capital, Inc. Atlanta

Scott Andrews
Managing Director, Hotel Franchise Finance, Wells Fargo Scottsdale

Matthew Arrants, ISHC, CHAM
Executive Vice President, Pinnacle Advisory Group Boston

Arvind Bajaj
Senior Banker, Morgan Stanley New York USA

Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr.
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Park Hotels & Resorts Tysons

Kim Bardoul, ISHC
Partner, The Highland Group Atlanta

Alan Benjamin, ISHC
President, Benjamin West Louisville

Beau Benton
President, LBA Hospitality Dothan

Rick Besse, ISHC
President, The Winslow Group Dallas

Adi Bhoopathy
Principal & Executive Vice President, Noble Investment Group Atlanta

Jamie Bourgeois
General Manager, Hospitality Lending, Live Oak Bank Wilmington

Paul Breslin, CHA, CHE, ISHC
Managing Director, Horwath HTL Atlanta

Ben Brunt
Principal & Executive Vice President, Noble Investment Group

Kate Burda
Principal, Kate Burda & Co. Dallas

Robert Burg
President & Chief Operating Officer, Aimbridge Hospitality Plano USA

Ron Burgett, CHA
Vice President Extended Stay Development, Choice Hotels International Matthews

Mike Castro
Vice President, Franchise Development Western US & Canada, RLH Corporation Spokane USA

Amanda Chivers, ISHC, CCIM
Managing Principal, Crown Hospitality Consulting Atlanta

Andy Chopra
Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Banyan Investment Group Atlanta USA

Keith Cline
President & Chief Executive Officer, CorePoint Lodging, Inc. Irving

Guy Crawford
Vice President Acquisitions & Development, Lightstone Group New York USA

Mathew Crosswy
Principal, StoneHill Atlanta

Joe Delli Santi
Acquisitions & Development, MCR New York

Jatin Desai
Managing Principal, Chief Investment Officer, Peachtree Hotel Group Atlanta

Timothy Dick
Senior Vice President, HotelAVE Providence

Kristie Dickinson
Executive Vice President, Business Development & Marketing, CHMWarnick Beverly USA

Noel Epelboim
Chief Executive Officer, Epelboim Development Group Miami

Warren Feldman, AIA, ISHC
Chief Executive Officer, JN+A Rockville

Kate Filipski
Associate, Rockbridge Columbus

Neil Freeman
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Aries Capital Chicago

Jan D. Freitag
Senior Vice President of Lodging Insights, STR Hendersonville

Stephen Gaylor
Senior Vice President, Capital Markets, Hunter Hotel Advisors Atlanta

Bob Geimer
Senior Vice President, Asset Management, Starwood Capital Group Atlanta

Mark J. Gerstein
Vice President, Capital Investments & Transactions, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) New York

Danny Givertz
Senior Vice President, Hunter Hotel Advisors Los Angeles

Adam Glickman
Principal, Parallax Hospitality Atlanta

Craig Greenberg
President & Chief Executive Officer, 21c Museum Hotels Louisville

Ken Greene
President, Americas, Radisson Hotel Group Minnetonka

Dan Hansen
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Summit Hotel Properties Austin

Glenn Haussman
No Vacancy Podcast Host, No Vacancy News Smithtown

Darlene Henke, ISHC
President/Chief Executive Officer, Audit Logistics, LLC Louisville

Andrew Hibbard
Senior Vice President of Finance & Investments, Vision Hospitality Group, Inc. Chattanooga

Jeff Higley, CHIA
Vice President Digital Media & Communications/Editorial Director, Hotel News Now/STR Lakewood

Roger Hill
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, The Gettys Group Chicago

Matthew Hostetler
Senior Vice President, Franchise Sales & Development, Red Roof Houston

Kate Hughes
Editor, Lodging Magazine Yardley

Teague Hunter, CHB
President, Hunter Hotel Advisors Atlanta

Lee Hunter, CHB, ISHC
Conference Chair & Chief Operating Officer Hunter Hotel Advisors Atlanta

Laurie Ivy
Senior Vice President, Lending, PMC Commercial Trust Dallas

Eric Jacobs
Chief Development Officer, North America, Marriott Select Brands, Marriott International Bethesda

Anand Jobanputra
Senior Vice President, Hospitality Finance Group, Wells Fargo Charlotte

Chris Kilcullen
Senior Vice President of Acquisitions, Legendary Acquisitions Fargo USA

Kirk Kinsell
Principal, Panther Ridge Partners, LLC Santa Rosa Beach

Nelson Knight
Executive Vice President & Chief Investment Officer, Apple Hospitality REIT Richmond

Daniel Lesser, MAI, FRICS, CRE, CHA
President & Chief Executive Officer, LW Hospitality Advisors New York

Mark Lomanno
Partner & Senior Advisor, Kalibri Labs Rockville

Elie Maalouf
Chief Executive Officer, Americas, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) Atlanta

Robert Mandelbaum
Director of Research Information Services, CBRE Hotels Americas Research Atlanta

Mike McGeehan
Chief Development Officer, G6 Hospitality LLC Carrollton

James T. Merkel
Chief Executive Officer, Rockbridge Columbus USA

Michael Merle
Vice President Business Development, Guerdon Modular Buildings Boise

Matt Mitchell
Senior Vice President, Hall Structured Finance Dallas

Katie Moro
Regional Vice President, Demand360 Partnerships, TravelClick New York USA

Tyler Morse
Chief Executive Officer, MCR, Managing Partner, Morse Development New York

Michael Morton
Vice President, Owner Relations at Best Western Hotels & Resorts Phoenix

Greg Mount
President & Chief Executive Officer, RLH Corporation Denver

W. Michael Murphy
Head of Lodging & Leisure Capital, First Fidelity Companies Atlanta

John Murray
President, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Trustee, Hospitality Properties Trust Newton

Chris Nassetta
President & Chief Executive Officer, Hilton McLean

Steven Nicholas
Principal & Executive Vice President, Noble Investment Group Atlanta

Heidi S. Nielsen
Senior Vice President, Consulting & Valuation, HVS Charleston

Corry Oakes
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, OTO Development Spartanburg

Chip Ohlsson
Executive Vice President & Chief Development Officer at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Parsippany

Greg O'Stean
Chief Development Officer, Interstate Hotels & Resorts Arlington

Patrick Pacious
President & Chief Executive Officer, Choice Hotels International Rockville

Tom Papelian
Senior Vice President, Hotel Development at Marriott International Atlanta

Alkesh Patel
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Evergreen Hospitality Development Battle Ground

Mitch Patel
President & Chief Executive Officer, Vision Hospitality Group, Inc. Chattanooga

Sanat Patel
Co-Founder & Chief Sales Officer, Avana Capital Glendale

David Pepper
Chief Development Officer, Choice Hotels International Rockville

Dilip Petigara
Chief Operating Officer, Access Point Financial, LLC Atlanta

James Petty
Senior Vice President, Managing Director - Hospitality Franchise Finance, Western Alliance Bank Atlanta

Ben Pierson
Vice President - Investments, Rockbridge Columbus

Jesse R. Blair, III
President, Blair Asset Management Frisco

Brad Rahinsky
President & Chief Executive Officer, Hotel Equities Atlanta

Matthew Ram
Investment Manager, Liberty Group

Greg Remeikis, CPA
Partner, CohnReznick Baltimore

William H. Reynolds Jr.
Senior Managing Director at MCS Capital, LLC Milwaukee

Stephanie Ricca
Editor-In-Chief, Hotel News Now Lakewood

Mark Ricketts
President/Chief Operating Officer, McNeill Hotel Company Germantown

Russ Rivard, MAI
Managing Partner, U.S. Hotel Appraisals Dallas

David Robert CHA
Chief Executive Officer, Midas Hospitality St. Louis

Carlos J. Rodriguez Jr.
Chief Operating Officer, Driftwood Acquisitions & Development Coral Gables

Chip Rogers
President & Chief Executive Officer, Ahla Washington USA

Chris Rutherford
Chief Operating Officer, Affordable Suites of America Myrtle Beach

Paul Sacco
Executive Vice President, President of Global Development, RLH Corporation Denver

Adam Sacks
President, Tourism Economics, LLC Wayne

Terry Sanders
Chief Development Officer, Radisson Hotel Group Minnetonka

Chirag Shah
Vice President for Government Affairs, AAHOA Washington USA

Mit Shah
Chief Executive Officer, Noble Investment Group Atlanta

Mark Skinner, ISHC
Partner, The Highland Group Atlanta

Anne Smith
Vice President, Brand Management, Design and Compliance, Choice Hotels International Rockville

Julienne Smith
Senior Vice President, Development & Owner Relations, Hyatt Hotels Chicago

Michael H. Sonnabend
Managing Member, PMZ Realty Capital LLC New York

Mark Tiedemann AIA
Chief Executive Officer, MWT Architect, PC New York

Larry Trabulsi
Executive Vice President, CHMWarnick Beverly

Christina Trauthwein
Editor-In-Chief, Hospitality Group, Hotel Business and InspireDesign Islandia

Scott Trebilco
Managing Director, Blackstone Group New York

J. Dana Tsakanikas
Executive Vice President, StoneHill

David Turley
Principal, Cronheim Hotel Capital Chatham

Ben Wallace
President, River Ridge Renovations, LLC Monroe

Dan Weber
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Lodging Advisory Group, LLC Denver

Matt Wehling
Senior Vice President US & Canada Development, Hilton McLean USA

Connor Wielgus
Regional Vice President, Development, Hyatt Hotels Atlanta

Mike Wilbert
Vice President, Acquisitions & Dispositions, Apple Hospitality REIT Richmond

Tanya Wong
Senior Associate, Houlihan Lokey New York USA

Mark Woodworth
Senior Managing Director, CBRE Hotels’ Americas Research Atlanta

Jon S. Wright
Chairman, Access Point Financial, LLC Atlanta

Denise Lee Yohn
Business Leadership Expert, Bestselling Author, Consultant San Francisco

2019 Sponsors & Exhibitors

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• Access Point Financial
• BestWestern
• Choice Hotels
• Hilton
• Hunter Hotel Advisors
• Hyatt
• InterContinental Hotels Group
• Marriott International
• Radisson Hotel Group
• RLH
• RockBridge
• Wells Fargo
• Western Alliance Hotel Franchise Finance
• Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Avana Capital
• CCR Solutions
• Crystal Hospitality
• Extended Stay America
• F10Hotels Investment Banking
• G6 Hospitality
• Hotel News Now
• Inn Vision Hospitality
• Legendary Acquisitions by Legendary Capital
• Live Oak Bank
• Mag Mile Capital
• Morris, Manning & Martin
• Park Hotels & Resorts
• SerendipityLabs
• StoneHill
• Venture X

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Affordable Suites of America
• Aimbridge Hospitality
• Apple Hospitality Reit
• Aptech
• Aries Capital
• Auro Hotels
• BakerTilly
• BroadVine
• Caymera International
• CohnReznick
• Credivia
• Cronheim Hotel Capital
• GFManagement
• Hall
• Horwath HTL
• Hotel Equities
• HVS
• Interstate Hotels & Resorts
• LBA Hospitality
• M3 Enterprising Hospitality
• Margaritaville
• MWT Hotel Architect
• Noble
• On Site Audio Visual
• Pacific Premier Bank
• PMC
• PMZ Realty Capital
• Profit Sowrd
• Red Roof
• The Lodging Conference
• TravelClick
• U.S. Hotel
• Vision Hospitality Group

MEDIA SPONSORS:
• Asian Hospitality
• HotelBusiness
• Hotel Management
• Hotel News Now
• Hotel Online
• Hotels Passion for Hospitality
• Hotels Investment Outlook
• Lodging Development Group
• Lodging Media
• No Vacancy
• Rouse Media
• Today's Hotelier

EXHIBITORS:
• Asian American Hotel Owners Association
• Access Point Financial
• Affordable Suites of America
• American Hotel & Lodging Association
• Aimbridge Hospitality
• Aptech
• Aries Capital
• Avana Capital Commercial Real Estate Debt Fund
• Bakertilly
• BestWestern
• BroadVine
• Caymera International
• Choic Hotels
• CohReznick
• Credivia
• Cronheim Hotel Capital
• Crystal Hospitality
• Dish Business
• Extended Stay America
• F10 Hotels Investment Banking
• G6 Hospitality
• J.Mack Robinson College of Business
• GFManagement
• Hall Structured
• HartAdvisors
• Hilton
• Horwath
• Hotel Business
• Hotel Effectiveness
• Hotel Equities
• Hotel Management
• Hotel News Now
• Hunter Hotel Advisors
• HVS
• Hyatt
• InterContinental Hotels Group
• Inn Vision Hospitality
• Interstate
• iResponze
• International Society of Hospitality Consultants
• JRC
• K Partners Hotel Management
• LBA Hospitality
• Legendary Acquisitions
• Live Oak Bank
• Lodging Media
• M3 Enterprising Hospitality
• Mag Mile Capital
• Margaritaville Hotels & Resorts
• Marriott International
• Morris, Manning & Martin
• MWT Hotel Architect
• MyDigitalOffice
• Northeast Bank
• On Site Audio Visual
• Pacific Premier Bank
• PMC
• PMZ Realty Capital
• ProfitSword
• Radisson Hotel Group
• Red Roof
• RLH Corporation
• Serendipity Labs
• SIB
• StoneHill
• Summit Investment Management
• Sustainable Turnkey Solutions
• Latino Hotel Association
• TravelClick
• U.S.Hotel
• Venture X
• Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
• Z Modular