BERLIN, Germany – “With more than 1,900 delegates from more than 60 countries expected to attend, IHIF is the largest gathering of its kind, consistently attracting the most senior professionals from across the hotel investment industry,” said Kerry Gumas, president & chief executive officer of Questex Media Group LLC, commenting on the 17th annual International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIT).
More chief executive officers than in any previous year are expected to attend the 17th annual International Hotel Investment Forum, which will be held at the InterContinental Berlin from March 3-5. Gumas, who is also the event manager, said “The conference addresses all the main areas influencing and affecting the hotel investment industry.”
Michael Hirst OBE, Consultant to Founder Patron of IHIF, CBRE Hotels, will moderate The World According to the Global CEOs session with panelists Jim Abrahamson, President & Chief Executive Officer, Interstate Hotels & Resorts; Sebastien Bazin, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Accor; Eric Danziger, President & Chief Executive Officer, Wyndham Hotel Group; Henri Giscard d’Estaing, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Club Mediterranee; and Michael Glennie, President & Chief Operating Officer, FRHI Hotels & Resorts.
On his forthcoming session, Hirst said: “Every year this panel is the must-attend scene-setter and establishes the tone for the rest of the conference. I will be asking the panelists about their vision for their businesses, the strategies they are adopting for future prosperity and growth and their leadership values. I’ll be probing their investment sources and development opportunities, so we can get a better understanding whether they believe we really are entering a sustained period of growth in the economy and what challenges the hotel sector continues to face in terms of new markets and changing guest demands.”
The World According to the Global CEOs session is scheduled Tuesday 4 March from 9.55 to 10.45 in the InterContinental Berlin’s Potsdam Ballroom.
The IHIF 2014 program includes more than 30 chief executive officers from throughout the global hotel community including:
Arnaud Bertrand, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, HouseTrip
Richard Solomons, Chief Executive Officer, IHG
Anders Nissen, Chief Executive Officer, Pandox AB
Clive Hillier, Chief Executive Officer, Vision Hospitality Asset Management
Jim Abrahamson, President & Chief Executive Officer, Interstate Hotels & Resorts
Sebastien Bazin, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Accor
Eric Danziger, President & Chief Executive Officer, Wyndham Hotel Group
Henri Giscard d’Estaing, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Club Mediterranee
Michael Glennie, President & Chief Operating Officer, FRHI Hotels & Resorts
Ian Schrager, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Ian Schrager Company
Alan Leibman, Chief Executive Officer, Kerzner International
Josep Ejarque, Chief Executive Officer, Explora
Giorgio Palmucci, Chief Executive Officer, Hotelturist S.p.A
Navneet Bali, Chief Executive Officer, Meininger Hotels
Duncan Berry, Chief Executive Officer, Choice Hotels Europe, UK
Robert Hornman, Chief Executive Officer, Worldhotels
Budl Tirtawisata, Chief Executive Officer, Panorama Group
Ramiro Alem, Chief Executive Officer, CAT-Camara Argentina de Turismo
Jonathan Hubbard, Chief Executive Officer Northern Europe – Hotels and
Hospitality Group, Jones Lang LaSalle
Sean C. Worker, Chief Executive Officer, BridgeStreet Global Hospitality
Paul Johnson, Chief Executive Officer, Kew Green Hotels
Dr. Edward Wojakovski, Chief Executive Officer, Tonstate
Denis Sorin, Chief Executive Officer, Mangalis Management Group
Francisco J. Melia Fullana, Chief Executive Officer, Centro Canalejas Madrid S.L
Christoph Harle, Chief Executive Officer Continental Europe – Hotels &
Hospitality, Jones Lang LaSalle
Wolfgang M. Neumann, President & Chief Executive Officer, The Rezidor Hotel Group
Jean-Philipps Chomette, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Algonquin
Federico Gonzalez Tejera, Chief Executive Officer, NH Hotel Group
Chris Bolton, Chief Executive Officer, Yoo Group
Frank Wolfe, Chief Executive Officer, Hospitality Financial & Technology Professionals
Susan Harmsworth, MBE Chief Executive Officer, ESPA International (UK) Ltd.
A new focus for 2014 is a session dedicated to understanding how tourism ministers from around the globe are attracting new investment to their regions. More information on this session will follow next week.
IHIF is known as THE place where deals get done and is Europe’s largest gathering of senior-level global hotel industry leaders. Visit www.berlinconference.com for full program details and to register for the 2014 event. Advance rate registration ends Friday 7 February.
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WHAT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS ARTICLE:
- I'll be probing their investment sources and development opportunities, so we can get a better understanding whether they believe we really are entering a sustained period of growth in the economy and what challenges the hotel sector continues to face in terms of new markets and changing guest demands.
- More chief executive officers than in any previous year are expected to attend the 17th annual International Hotel Investment Forum, which will be held at the InterContinental Berlin from March 3-5.
- A new focus for 2014 is a session dedicated to understanding how tourism ministers from around the globe are attracting new investment to their regions.
