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December 8 | 15:00 - 16:00 | (GMT + 0)
Anticipating the Pandemic’s Lasting Impact
A Catalyst for Travel Industry Innovation?
A WiH Global curated session
A Catalyst for Travel Industry Innovation?
A WiH Global curated session
December 9 | 15:00 - 16:00 | (GMT + 0)
Hospitality’s Survival of the Fittest
Rethinking Assets, Operations and Trends
Rethinking Assets, Operations and Trends
- Macro trends and Hospitality: What are they and how will they play out in the hospitality industry?
- Technology & Innovation: What role does it play in adapting to the new markets and how much is being invested?
- Urban Regeneration: How are cities and tourist destinations transforming and how is hospitality adapting?
- Rethinking Operation models: What’s the right operating model and what improvements can be made?
- Resilience & Sustainability: ESG’s importance and role in the hospitality industry
Moderator
MariaPia Intini
Managing Director, Almar Resorts & Spa
HNH Hospitality
Juan
Corvinos-Solans
President Caribbean and Latin America
Hotel Equities
Peter
Plaut
Managing Director
BC Partners
Sanjay
Sethi
Managing Director & CEO
Chalet Hotels
Willemijn
Geels
Vice President Development Europe
Intercontinental Hotels Group
December 10 | 15:00 - 16:00 | (GMT + 0)
Investing in Hospitality Post-COVID
New Rules & Opportunities for 2021
New Rules & Opportunities for 2021
- Transaction Volume: With low volume since COVID-19, when will cash-trapped owners have to sell? What role will Governmental and bank support play?
- Impact on Pricing: Large amount of equity raised for hotels but less financing, will there be money available but more expansive?
- Operator / Owner Relationship: Crisis creates the opportunity for brands to recuperate independent hotels, is there appetite to provide more owner friendly contracts?
- Transaction type: Development vs rebranding/conversion of existing assets?
- Asset type: City hotels vs Resorts vs MICE
Marloes Knippenberg
CEOKerten Hospitality
Ireland
The award-winning CEO of Kerten Hospitality, Marloes Knippenberg, has established the organization as a disruptive, dynamic international hospitality group dedicated to the management of mixed-use lifestyle developments in key global destinations. Her journey in the hospitality field started with Hilton where Marloes held senior operational and commercial management positions for over a decade. At the helm of Kerten Hospitality, which she developed and launched with the backing of Kerten, Ireland-based investment vehicle, Marloes has grown the organization’s operational and pipeline portfolio from one brand in one country to 11 aspirational lifestyle-driven concepts in 35+ development projects across 3 continents.
Aradhana Khowala
CEO & FounderAptamind
United Kingdom
Aradhana is a global authority on the travel, tourism and hospitality industries and has two decades of experience across 70+ countries. She is the CEO of Aptamind Partners and formerly, the MD of Tourism at NEOM, the US$500 Billion land of the future in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. She also serves as the Chair of the Advisory Board of the Red Sea Project in KSA, Board Member of World Tourism Forum Lucerne in Switzerland & Board Member of the leisure arm of SEDCO Holding. She has participated in global discussions across UN bodies, WEF as well as G20 apart from some of the foremost tourism & leadership summits. She read at Cornell, has an MBA from Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne as well as an International Director certification from INSEAD.
Carolyn Prowse
Chief Commercial OfficerVolaris
Mexico
Responsible for strategy, network planning, scheduling, sales, marketing, revenue management, pricing, ancillaries, cargo, call centre, digital, social media and commercial IT. Before Volaris in 2019, she was an independent consultant advising aviation clients on strategy, transformation and restructuring. Her clients included easyJet, Malaysia Airlines, Etihad, Air Arabia, Air Mauritius, Air Seychelles, LEK Consulting and Ernst & Young. From 2011-13 she was SVP, Corporate Strategy & Special Projects for Etihad Airways, responsible for strategy, M&A, and other key initiatives. She also spent 10 yrs with British Airways in London. Her background also includes roles in investment banking and strategy consulting with LEK Consulting.
Dan McKone
L.E.K Consulting
USA
Over 25 years, he has worked with many of the world’s leading organizations across Hospitality (including CRE), Aviation and Transport Infrastructure. He has been named a “Top 25 Consultant” in the industry and co-authored the business book “Edge Strategy,” published by Harvard Business Review (HBR). He and his work have appeared in a variety of major publications including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The Economist, The Financial Times and Bloomberg. Most recently, he was featured by HBR in 2020 discussing the “future of airlines” in the wake of the pandemic.
MariaPia Intini
Managing Director, Almar Resorts & SpaHNH Hospitality
Italy
MariaPia Intini is the Managing Director of Almar Resorts & Spa, the luxury division of the independent operator HNH Hospitality. In this role, she drives the overall business strategy with a focus on brand development, operational excellence, and market expansion. MariaPia’s career spans more than 15 years across hospitality and real estate investment, marked by impactful roles that bridge operational leadership and financial expertise. Before joining HNH, she led development and investment across Europe for citizenM hotels, the disruptive, tech-forward brand that created the concept of affordable luxury, and recently joined the Marriott International portfolio. Her foundation was built at Cushman & Wakefield and Colliers International, where she specialised in financial feasibility and valuations for hotel assets across EMEA. MariaPia holds a Master’s degree in Hospitality Management with a concentration in Real Estate Finance and Investment from Cornell University (USA).
Juan Corvinos-Solans
President Caribbean and Latin AmericaHotel Equities
USA
Responsible for overseeing operations, business development, commercial and establishing key partnerships and infrastructure to position Hotel Equities for success in the Caribbean and Latin America hospitality markets. With a proven track record in corporate development, development of Hotels and owners relations, he brings expertise in market conditions, strategic advice, commercial negotiations, and project management. His leadership will play a critical role in growing Hotel Equities' portfolio and strengthening its presence in these International dynamic regions.
Formerly he was responsible for the full circle corporate development for Hilton brands in Latin America & Caribbean inclusive of Development, Architecture, Design, Project Management and Owner Relations- Retention functions.
Peter Plaut
Managing DirectorBC Partners
Monaco
Peter is a dual American and British citizen who splits his time between New York and London—but his true home is wherever bold ideas are being built. He’s traveled to more than 65 countries, often venturing into the world’s most remote corners. That global curiosity has shaped a 30-year career focused on helping visionary founders turn world-changing ideas into investable, scalable realities.
A recognized leader in global finance, Peter has worked across the buy-side and sell-side, earning accolades including “Top Rising Stars of Hedge Funds,” “Institutional Investor All-American,” and “Euromoney Top Research Analyst.” He’s also held a term membership at the Council on Foreign Relations—testament to his credibility not only in markets,
Sanjay Sethi
Managing Director & CEOChalet Hotels
India
Sanjay is a hotel management graduate from IHM Pusa. He is the Managing Director and CEO of Chalet Hotels Ltd, a leading hospitality asset owner in India. In February of 2019, Sanjay took Chalet Hotels public. The company was listed on the Indian Stock Exchanges through a successful IPO. Chalet owns six hotels with ~2,550 keys spread across markets of Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru and Hyderabad..The company also owns co-located non-hotel real estate assets in Bengaluru and Mumbai. He is an Executive Committee Member of Hotel Association of India (HAI), Member CII committee for Tourism & Hospitality, and special invitee to the Hotel and Restaurant Association of West India.
Willemijn Geels
Vice President Development EuropeIntercontinental Hotels Group
France
Willemijn brings to the role 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry and holds an MBA in International Hospitality Management. Prior to joining IHG in 2015, Willemijn was Development & Acquisitions Director for Europe at Louvre Hotels Group. She also gained experience in Deloitte’s Transport, Hospitality and Leisure team in Paris, where she led multiple hotel valuations, feasibility studies, and transaction and strategic advisory assignments.
Rami Badr
Managing DirectorOrion Capital Managers
United Kingdom
Rami is a Partner & MD of Orion located in London. Since joining Orion in 2002, he has been involved in acquisitions, asset mgmt and realizations for the Orion European RE Funds across Europe with a particular focus on larger corporate transactions, pan-European portfolios, debt acquisitions, restructurings, hotel & retail investments. This includes active involvement in investments such as Infracity in Stockholm, Puerto Venecia or Sotogrande in Spain, the equity participation in Société Foncière Lyonnaise or the debt acquisition & restructuring of the Spanish company Inmobiliara Colonial. Before joining Orion he was an associate at Arthur Andersen within the transaction support team, advising large corporations on their RE strategies.
Mauro Rial
Chief Operating Officer - North & Hispanic AmericasAccor Hotels
Mexico
Mauro RIAL joined AccorHotels in 2017 as Chief Financial Officer for South America, in charge of leading all financial and administrative activities and supporting all the development challenges in the region. Seasoned executive with extensive experience in restructurings, ERP implementations, process reengineering and M&As. Previously worked for Arthur Andersen, Ernst & Young and Suez Group, where he fulfilled for more than 13 years executive financial positions in Puerto Rico, Chile, Argentina, France, Spain and Brazil. Holds a Public Accountant degree by Universidad Nacional del Sur, Argentina, a Master of Finance from Universidad del CEMA, Argentina, and a specialization on Mergers & Acquisitions from London Business School.
Rogerio Basso
Head of Hospitality & TourismIDB Invest
USA
With over 25 years of real estate and hospitality experience, Rogerio leads all initiatives related to hospitality and tourism in Latin America and the Caribbean for IDB Invest, the private sector division of the Inter-American Development Bank Group. In his capacity as Head of Tourism, he is responsible for origination efforts and executing IDB Invest's strategy in the region, offering a variety of financial instruments including debt, mezzanine and equity.
Vincent Mezard
Global Head of Living & HospitalityAXA IM
France
Vincent Mezard joins AXA IM - Real Assets from AccorInvest, where he was Head of Development, and oversaw the development of the real-estate focused platform of AccorHotels. Prior to that, he was Opening General Manager of the iconic Hotel Molitor Paris, MGallery by Sofitel, having also worked for Colony Capital and Bouygues Construction.
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In collaboration with the GRI Hospitality Committee
Alinio Azevedo
Managing Director, Luxury and Lifestyle
Driftwood Capital
https://www.driftwoodcapital.com/
+1 305 500 9998
CORAL GABLES | USA
Driftwood Capital is a vertically integrated commercial real estate investment, development, and lending platform specializing in hospitality. The principals of Driftwood Capital boast a 30+ year track record transacting on more than $5 billion in hospitality assets through various affiliated management and ownership entities. Driftwood Capital provides the necessary structure and high-quality opportunities for accredited investors to achieve long-term capital growth and wealth preservation.
Dimitri Chandogin
Co-founder/ President
NUMA Group
Berlin | Germany
Numa Group SE is Europe’s leading tech-driven digital hospitality platform, operating hotels and serviced apartments under the brands Numa and Native. Operating 10,000+ units across prime European cities, Numa combines proprietary technology with a fully digital model to maximise efficiency, revenue, and asset value. Numa is presented in 15 European countries and >40 A-cities in prime locations.
Camil Yazbeck
Global Chief Development Officer
Accor Hotels
http://www.accorhotels.com
+44 20 8237 7760
London | United Kingdom
Accor is a leading hospitality group offering experiences in more than 5,000 hotels across the world. The Group has been acquiring expertise for 50 years, with 39 hotel brands, from luxury to economy, supported by ALL, the new loyalty program.
Diane Daudin Clavaud
Global Director of Business Development
Nobu Hotels
Lisbon | Lisboa | Portugal
Named one of luxury's 25 Most Innovative Brands by Robb Report, Nobu Hospitality is ranked among an elite selection of global lifestyle brands. The natural growth of Nobu Hospitality, built on service, image, and reputation, offers the complete spectrum of hotel, restaurant, and residence management for unique projects around the world.
Dieter Kornek
Head of Project Scouting
TUI Hotels & Resorts
http://www.tuigroup.com
+49 (0)511 566-1400
Hanover | Germany
TUI is the world’s leading tourism group – an integrated business that operates in all stages of the customer’s holiday journey. TUI Hotels & Resorts as part of TUI Group operate more than 430 own hotels and resorts worldwide.The resorts operated by the hotel brands are located in top locations in the holiday regions and meet excellent performance, quality and environmental standards.
Hal Shaw
Partner, Head of European Capital Solutions
KSL Capital Partners
http://www.kslcapital.com/
+44 20 8069 0161
London | London, City of | United Kingdom
KSL is a $7bn private equity fund investing in travel and leisure businesses
Josef Maximilian Vollmayr
Co-Founder and Managing Director
Limehome
http://www.limehome.com
+49 89 262097332
München | Germany
limehome is a tech-driven hospitality concept which is based on automated back-end processes & a fully digital customer journey. Its very lean operations allow it to operate a very wide range of properties starting from 10 to 250 rooms in A to D cities.
Massimo Baldo
Vice President Europe - The Palace Company
The Palace Company
Milano | Lombardia | Italy
International hospitality conglomerate specializing in luxury and ultra-luxury resorts, hotels, and vacation clubs.
Namid Mangalji
Co-Founder & Senior Managing Director
EQ Group
http://www.eqgrp.com
07919105386
London | United Kingdom
EQ’s institutional quality discipline coupled with entrepreneurial, hands-on operational management enables us to identify and execute niche, high value-add real estate opportunities in the hotel investment market.
Nicolas Capelle
Vice President Development and Asset Management
Meininger Hotels
http://www.meininger-hotels.com
+49 (0)30 666 36 100
Berlin | Germany
MEININGER currently operates 31 locations in 9 countries and 21 cities with 8 signed deals in the pipeline.
Alinio Azevedo
Managing Director, Luxury and LifestyleDriftwood Capital
USA
As Managing Director, Luxury and Lifestyle for Driftwood Capital, Alinio brings his 25+ years of luxury and lifestyle hospitality experience to lead Driftwood Capital’s further expansion into these segments, as well as to support Driftwood Hospitality’s management and operating expertise in highly-amenitized, service-focused and mixed-use properties.
Dimitri Chandogin
Co-founder/ PresidentNUMA Group
Germany
Dimitri Chandogin is a Co-founder of Numa Group, the leading European digital hotel operator and technology developer. The company provides disruptive design hotels and serviced apartments for modern travellers. A trusted partner for investors, owners, and developers, NUMA uses proprietary technology-based operating solutions that largely automate operations and increase cost efficiencies and revenues. NUMA successfully operates over 8,500 units across 34 European A-cities.
Camil Yazbeck
Global Chief Development OfficerAccor Hotels
France
Camil Yazbeck is French and Lebanese. He holds an MBA in International Hotel Management from IMHI – a joint program between Cornell University, New York, and ESSEC Business School, Paris. Camil spent over 25 years in the hospitality industry, focusing on all aspects of hotel management in a variety of roles throughout the world. He held several senior leadership positions with international hotel companies, including Group Operations Director, Group & Area General Manager. He acquired extensive experience moving up the ranks in hotel management, in pre-openings as well as the extended stay market, within independent and branded hotels. Prior to joining Accor, Camil held the position of Partner and Investment Director – Hospitality & Leisure at Patron Capital, a leading Pan-European private equity real estate investor representing approximately €4.0 billion of equity across several funds and related investments including 60+ multi-branded hotels throughout Europe.
Diane Daudin Clavaud
Global Director of Business DevelopmentNobu Hotels
Portugal
More than 15 years of experience, across geographies and cultures, in communications, marketing strategies and business development at a global level with exposure to a various sectors and industries, in start-up businesses, SME enterprises, at governmental and consulting offices and in International Companies. Extensive public speaking experience and relationship management skills with natural influencing instincts and proven risks assessment capabilities. A methodological strategic planner with abilities to employ structured tactics in private and public sectors in complex ecosystem and fast pacing market. Innovative and entrepreneurial business personality.
Dieter Kornek
Head of Project ScoutingTUI Hotels & Resorts
Germany
Nearly25 years of experience in hotel development in various senior management positions. From 1995 to 2003 Director Development of ACCOR Hotels in Germany and Austria, from 2003-2011 Director Development of Motel One Group for European development of these Budget Design Hotels. In 2011 I joined TUI Hotels & Resorts, but after strategic change in hotel business I started in 2013 as Managing Director Development for Vienna based Falkensteiner Hotels & Residences, being responsible for the growth of Falkensteiner in CEE. In 2017 I returned to TUI Group to manage the growth of Tui own hotels & resorts worldwide, especially TUI Blue, Club Robinson and Club Magic Life
Hal Shaw
Partner, Head of European Capital SolutionsKSL Capital Partners
United Kingdom
Hal Shaw is a Partner at KSL Capital Partners where he serves as Head of European Capital Solutions and is based out of London. Hal joined KSL in 2007 as a Summer Associate with the Private Equity Team. During his time at KSL, Hal has invested across the capital structure ranging from senior and mezzanine debt originations to acquisitions and has played a lead role in the formation and subsequent growth of KSL’s Capital Solutions strategies. Hal is a member of KSL’s Equity Investment Committee, Credit Investment Committee and Tactical Opportunities Investment Committee.
Josef Maximilian Vollmayr
Co-Founder and Managing DirectorLimehome
Germany
Dr. Josef Vollmayr is Co-Founder and Managing Director of limehome, a 2018 founded, radically tech-driven hospitality concept. Within less than 2 years the company grew to over 120 employees, operates around 100 locations in Germany, Austria, Spain and Netherlands in over 40 cities. In Series-A they received more than 25 Mio funding from HV Ventures, Lakestar, Picus and GGC. Previously, Dr. Josef Vollmayr worked for 5 years as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company with a focus on growth strategies for consumer industries and private equity. He is author of research articles, lecturer for statistics, CRM and empirical research methods at several universities and invests as a business angel in tech start-ups.
Massimo Baldo
Vice President Europe - The Palace CompanyThe Palace Company
Italy
Business Administrator, Master in Real Estate & Hotel Investment. More than 10 years of experience in business leadership, performing senior management roles in various sectors.
Ability to combine commercial and financial experience and strategic vision to produce final results and demonstrated financial strength.
Leader in comprehensive company strategy, through the generation of plans that ensure business sustainability in the medium and long term, guaranteeing the achievement of income and profitability objectives.
Namid Mangalji
Co-Founder & Senior Managing DirectorEQ Group
United Kingdom
Namid is the Senior Managing Director and co-founder of EQ Hotels, with over 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry underwriting, acquiring, and managing hospitality assets across North America, Asia, and Europe.
Nicolas Capelle
Vice President Development and Asset ManagementMeininger Hotels
Germany
Vice President Development and Asset Management
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