8:00am – 8:40am

Breakfast & Registration

8:40am – 8:45am

Opening Remarks

8:45am – 9:15am

Kathleen Taylor
President & Chief Operating Officer
Four Seasons Hotel and Resorts

9:20am – 9:50am

“Strategies, Marketing, and Innovation in a Fast Changing World.”

Leland Pillsbury
Co-Chairman & CEO
Thayer Lodging Group

9:50am – 10:20am

Coffee Break

10:20am – 11:35am

Panel Discussion

"Strategies for Brand Development"

Moderator:
Candace Jackson
Reporter
The Wall Street Journal

Panelists:
Jim Anhut
Senior Vice President, Franchise Development, The Americas
InterContinental Hotels Group

Edie Bornstein
Vice President Business Development and Strategic Partnerships
Carnival Cruise Lines

Jeff McIntyre
Principal
Gemstone Hotels & Resorts

David Pepper
Senior Vice President, Franchise Development and President, Upscale and Extended Stay Brands
Choice Hotels International

Gus Stamoutsos
Executive Vice President, Domestic Franchise Development
Wyndham Hotel Group

11:40am – 12:10pm

"Successfully Upending The Hospitality Industry"

Roger Bloss
Founder and CEO
Vantage Hospitality Group, Inc.

Interviewed by:
Glenn Haussman
Editor-in-Chief
Hotel Interactive

12:10pm – 1:10pm

Lunch

1:10pm – 1:50pm

Panel Discussion

"Industry Outlook"

Moderator:
Jeri Clausing
Senior Editor, Hotels and Hospitality
Travel Weekly

Panelists:
Ezzat Coutry
Senior Vice President
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company

James Fitzgerald
Managing Director – Hotel Investments
Principal Real Estate Investors

Neil Jacobs
President, Global Hotel Operations
Starwood Capital Group

1:55pm – 2:25pm

Brett Yormark
President & Chief Executive Officer
Nets Sports and Entertainment

2:25pm – 2:55pm

Coffee Break

2:55pm – 3:35pm

Panel Discussion

"Deal Making in Hospitality"

Moderator:
Jeffrey A. Horwitz
Partner
Proskauer Rose LLP

Panelists:
Jonathan Falik
CEO
JF Capital Advisors

Michael Levy
Managing Director
Morgan Stanley Investment Banking Division

Bernard Siegel
Principal
KSL Capital Partners

3:40pm – 4:10pm

Anthony Marino
Managing Partner, Leisure and Hospitality
Virgin USA

*This Session is Off the Record

4:10pm – 4:15pm

Closing Remarks

4:15pm – 5:15pm

Closing Reception

 

*This Agenda is Subject to Change