PROGRAMME

THE MEETING OF GLOBAL COLLABORATION
TUESDAY 8 MARCH CONTINUED
12:00 – 13:00 BREAKOUT SESSIONS
SESSION 1
SESSION 2
SESSION 3
SESSION 4
SESSION 5
IRAN – FROM DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL TO DOMESTIC DEMAND. WHAT IS THE SIZE OF THIS
OPPORTUNITY?
What does Iran mean for hotel investment and what are the myths and the realities? Development Capital – the
missing piece of the puzzle and the impact of the new Silk Road on Iran’s travel & tourism growth.
SCOTT ANTEL Partner, Head of Hospitality & Leisure MEA, Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP
IN DISCUSSION WITH
ALI BORHANI Founder & CWO, Incubemea
ROUZBEH PIROUZ Chairman, Turquoise Partners
FILIPPO SONA Director - Head of Hotels (MENA Region), Colliers International
DO MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS WORK FOR INVESTORS?
JOANNE OWEN Partner, Global Co-Chair and Head of Hospitality & Leisure Group EMEA, DLA Piper
IN DISCUSSION WITH
KARL J. BADSTUBER Senior Hotel Specialist - Real Assets, AXA Real Estate Investment Managers SGP
CLAUDIO CAPACCIOLI Group SVP of Development, NH Hotel Group
KEITH EVANS Vice President - Hotel Acquisitions, Starwood Capital Europe Advisers LLP
FRANK HILDWEIN Head of Hotel Acquisitions and Sales, Deka Immobilien GmbH
BRUNO JUIN Managing Director Hotels, BNP Paribas Real Estate
MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENTS
What is the hotel value proposition compared to other elements (retail, residential, hotels)? Why include a hotel
element when others are more profitable?
GILES FURZE Director, Savills
IN DISCUSSION WITH
ERIC JAFARI Managing Director Development, SACO
DIMITRIS MANIKIS Vice President Business Development, RCI Europe, Middle East & Africa
PAUL PISANI Senior Vice President Hotel Development, Corinthia Hotels
HANNES SPANRING Head of Projects, MEININGER Hotels
RECYCLING, UPCYCLING & CONVERSIONS
Recycling hotels to the tastes of the modern consumer. How many generations does a product last for? What
concepts are timeless? What are the trends in FF&E reserve? How to make hotels future-proof to satisfy millennials?
BEN GODON Chief Executive Officer, Vision Hospitality Asset Management
IN DISCUSSION WITH
ANTONIO FERNANDEZ Senior VP, Projects, Construction & Engineering, NH Hotel Group
DEXTER MOREN Director, Dexter Moren Associates
JACOB RASIN Business Intelligence, Pandox AB
ROBERT SWADE Group Chief Operating Officer, Jumeirah Group
HOTELS 2020 – THE IMPACT OF THE ALL PERVASIVE DIGITAL ICT ENVIRONMENT ON HOTEL BUSINESS
MODELS, BRAND RELEVANCE AND GUEST EXPERIENCE
GILLIAN SAUNDERS Principal & Head of Advisory Services, Grant Thornton
IN DISCUSSION WITH
NIKHIL GUPTA Director Hotels & Car Hire, SkyScanner
MICHAEL LEVIE Chief Operating Officer, CitizenM
JEROEN MERCHIERS General Manager Europe & Russia, Airbnb
GREG MARSH Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Onefinestay
THE FLAGS DISPLAYED SHOW THE COUNTRIES THAT ARE REPRESENTED BY THE SPEAKERS ON EACH OF THE SESSIONS
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IHIF is the time when the whole industry comes together from all over the world to discuss current activities and to discuss
business opportunities. The three days are a hive of activity with a really big buzz this year, lots going on, lots of deals to
be done and lots of new innovation to consider. The most important thing is there are assets to buy and assets to sell, and
this is the real place to come to do all of that.
MICHAEL HIRST OBE, CBRE HOTELS
ihif.com
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