PROGRAMME

International Investment Forum 2016
7-9 MARCH 2016 | INTERCONTINENTAL | BERLIN, GERMANY
Schedule at a glance
MONDAY 7 MARCH
13:30 – 13:45 WELCOME REMARKS AND CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
13:45 – 16:00 BEWITCHED, BOTHERED AND BEWILDERED: THREATS, CHALLENGES AND DISRUPTION FACING OUR INDUSTRY
13:45 – 14:30 TECHNOLOGY DOESN’T CARE ABOUT YOU: WHY AIRBNB IS ONLY THE BEGINNING
14:30 – 14:55 CYBER SECURITY – DATA THEFT – PRIVACY
14:55 – 15:20 TERRORISM: SECURITY – PROVIDING A SAFE AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT IN TURBULENT TIMES
15:20 – 16:00 THE DISTRIBUTION CHALLENGE: IMPACT ON HOTELS’ STRATEGIES
16:00 – 16:15 HARD TALK – LOOKING IN: AN OUTSIDE VIEW OF THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
16:15 – 16:45 IHIF LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2016 AND THE PRESENTATION OF THE YOUNG LEADER AWARD
16:45 – 17:30 CEOS’ PANEL: RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES
17:30 – 18:30 NETWORKING XPRESS
19:00 – 21:00 OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION HOSTED BY THE STEIGENBERGER HOTEL GROUP
TUESDAY 8 MARCH
07:30 – 08:30 BREAKFAST AND SPONSORS’ EXHIBITION
08:30 – 11:00 GENERAL SESSIONS
08:30 – 08:50 OPENING REMARKS & MEET YOUR NEIGHBOUR (CARD EXCHANGE)
08:50 – 09:35 ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: A GLOBAL OVERVIEW
09:35 – 09:45 HAMA EUROPE ASSET MANAGEMENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
09:45 – 10:15 CHECK IN WITH THE INVESTORS & ANALYSTS
10:15 – 11:00 THE RISE OF ASIAN INVESTORS
11:00 – 11:45 COFFEE BREAK AND SPONSORS’ EXHIBITION
12:00 – 13:00
BREAKOUT
SESSIONS
SESSION 1
IRAN – FROM DEVELOPMENT
CAPITAL TO DOMESTIC
DEMAND…
SESSION 5
HOTELS 2020 – THE IMPACT
OF THE ALL PERVASIVE DIGITAL
ICT ENVIRONMENT…
13:15 – 14:45 NETWORKING BUFFET LUNCH
15:00 – 16:00
BREAKOUT
SESSIONS
SESSION 8
GERMANY – THE HOTTEST
MARKET IN EUROPE
SESSION 12
THE DEBT MARKET – LENDERS
GOT TALENT
SESSION 2
DO MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS
WORK FOR INVESTORS?
SESSION 6
THE DEAL MAKERS
16:00 – 16:30 COFFEE BREAK AND SPONSORS’ EXHIBITION
16:30 – 17:30
LATE AFTERNOON
SESSIONS
SESSION 15
THE CHANGING FACE OF
LUXURY
SESSION 9
WHITE LABEL VS BOUTIQUE VS
OWNER VS AFFILIATIONS
SESSION 13
NEW GENERATION, NEW
BUSINESS MODELS
SESSION 16
INNOVATIVE LIFESTYLE
INVESTMENTS
SESSION 3
MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENTS
SESSION 7
BRAND X-RAY
SESSION 19
SESSION 20
LIFESTYLE HOTELS “FROM FROM TRADITIONAL TO
FRINGE TO THE MAINSTREAM” CHALLENGER TO NICHE
LENDING SOURCES
18:30 – 20:30 GALA NETWORKING RECEPTION HOSTED BY THE INTERCONTINENTAL BERLIN
WEDNESDAY 9 MARCH
08:15 – 09:00 BREAKFAST AND SPONSORS’ EXHIBITION
09:00 – 11:00
EACH IN-THE-ROUND
SESSION WILL RUN
TWICE
STARTING AT
09:00 AND 10:00
IN-THE-ROUND 1
SELECTING THE BEST BRAND
FOR A HOTEL INVESTMENT
IN-THE-ROUND 5
COPING WITH SEASONALITY –
HOW TO GENERATE DEMAND
FOR HOTELS AND RESORTS
DURING THE OFF-SEASON?
11:15 – 11:45 COFFEE BREAK AND SPONSORS’ EXHIBITION
11:45 – 12:45
BREAKOUT
SESSIONS
13:00 – 15:30 LUNCH
SESSION 23
PRESENT YOUR PROJECT
SESSION 27
MAKING YOUR PROJECT
ATTRACTIVE TO INVESTORS
PLEASE NOTE: THE PROGRAMME IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
IN-THE-ROUND 2
FINDING FINANCE IN EMERGING
MARKETS
IN-THE-ROUND 6
YEAR TWO AFTER THE
LIBERATION OF THE SWISS
FRANC
SESSION 24
RESORTS – CREATING VALUE
THROUGH RENOVATIONS AND
CONVERSIONS
SESSION 10
BRAND REPUTATION
SESSION 14 NEW
NETWORKING XPRESS – MEET
PROJECTS FROM AROUND THE
WORLD SEEKING INVESTMENT
SESSION 17
AIRPORT CITY HOTELS: WHAT
IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT THEM?
SESSION 21
BUILDING OUT BRAZIL
IN-THE-ROUND 3
PRODUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS
IN-THE-ROUND 7
INVESTING IN BOARDING
HOUSES
SESSION 25
EMERGING EUROPEAN HOT
SPOTS FROM POLAND TO
ROMANIA
SESSION 4
RECYCLING, UPCYCLING &
CONVERSIONS
SESSION 11
MANAGEMENT NEGOTIATIONS IN
EMERGING MARKETS – WHAT’S
DIFFERENT?
SESSION 18
HUNTER VS HUNTED
SESSION 22 NEW
NETWORKING XPRESS – MEET
PROJECTS FROM AROUND THE
WORLD SEEKING INVESTMENT
IN-THE-ROUND 4
RESORT DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITIES IN GERMANY
IN-THE-ROUND 8
PREPARING FOR ASIAN TRAVEL
SESSION 26
TOP TIPS FOR NEGOTIATING A
FRANCHISE AGREEMENT & HOW
TO SELECT A FRANCHISE