Fifth Floor, Westside Ballroom
Enjoy a great breakfast with reunited colleagues as you prepare for an enlightening day that will focus on changes and trends in the industry.
MONDAY, JUNE 6th - PART 1
8:00 a.m. – 8:10 a.m.
WELCOME FROM NYU Jonathan M. Tisch Center for Hospitality
Sixth Floor, Broadway Ballroom
Nicolas Graf, PhD, Jonathan M. Tisch Chaired Professor and Associate Dean, Jonathan M. Tisch Center of Hospitality, NYU School of Professional Studies will provide opening remarks to kick off the first day of the Conference, which is packed with high-energy panels and informative breakout sessions.

Nicolas Graf, PhD
Jonathan M. Tisch Chaired Professor and Associate Dean, Jonathan M. Tisch Center of Hospitality, NYU School of Professional Studies
8:10 a.m. to 8:20 a.m.
CONFERENCE CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS
Sixth Floor, Broadway Ballroom
An introduction on what is happening in the industry, why the Conference is important, and how it is structured to provide the most relevant and timely information.

Jonathan M. Tisch
Chairman and CEO of Loews Hotels & Co. and Co-Chairman of the Board, Loews Corporation
8:25 a.m. to 8:55 a.m.
Policy Update
Sixth Floor, Broadway Ballroom

Jeffrey Stewart
Conference Vice Chair; Founder and President, Walnut Hill Advisors

Brian Crawford
Executive Vice President of Government Affairs, American Hotel & Lodging Association

Andy Ingraham, PhD
President, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators and Developers (NABHOOD)

Laura Lee Blake, Esq.
President and Chief Executive Officer, AAHOA

Lynette Montoya
Chief Executive Officer, Latino Hotel Association
9:00 a.m. to 9:55 a.m.
THE CEOs CHECK IN: A VIEW FROM THE TOP
Sixth Floor, Broadway Ballroom
Learn from top hospitality executives about the evolving investment landscape and the changing consumer base, as well as the ways in which the competition is pressing these CEOs to lead their brands and to differentiate their companies.

Sara Eisen
Anchor, “Closing Bell,” CNBC

Keith Barr
Chief Executive Officer, IHG Hotels & Resorts

Sébastien M. Bazin
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Accor

Anthony Capuano
Chief Executive Officer, Marriott International

Mark S. Hoplamazian
President and Chief Executive Officer, Hyatt Hotels Corporation

Christopher J. Nassetta
President and Chief Executive Officer, Hilton
10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Whither Value: The Outlook for Interest and Capitalization Rates
Sixth Floor, Broadway Ballroom
It’s been some time since the hotel investment markets have had to factor meaningful concerns about interest rate increases into their valuation calculus. Welcome to 2022: The cost of debt is increasing, not just for new acquisitions and development, but for all existing assets whose capital stacks include floating rate debt. With equity investor demand for hotel assets still strong, how might higher interest rates impact required equity ROI’s, cap rates, the supply of assets available to trade, and, ultimately, asset value? These major market players discuss their views on how, exactly, the “the leg bone’s connected to the thigh bone.”

Jeffrey A. Horwitz
Senior Partner, Proskauer

Michael D. Bluhm
Managing Director, Global Head of Gaming and Lodging, Morgan Stanley - Investment Banking

Rob Hays
President and Chief Executive Officer, Ashford Hospitality Trust

Michael I. Lipson
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, Access Point Financial

Thomas C. Morey
Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Park Hotels & Resorts

Jay H. Shah
Chief Executive Officer, Hersha Hospitality Trust
11:00 a.m. to 11:25 a.m.
HOTEL VALUES AND TRENDS - STATISTICALLY SPEAKING!
An Analysis of Industry Trends
Sixth Floor, Broadway Ballroom
Data is a critical factor in the hospitality industry for planning, growth, expansion, and taking advantage of new and emerging opportunities. Learn from top industry research and consultation specialists about current trends, and hear their forecasts.

Amanda Hite
President, STR

Stephen Rushmore, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer, HVS
11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Inter-Disciplinary Leadership Summit: Point and Counterpoint
Sixth Floor, Broadway Ballroom
Hotel owners are public and private, majority and sliver. Hotel managers are branded and unbranded, investors and third parties. Hotel lenders are conventional and unconventional. The hotel brands include both multiple- and single-brand entities. Add in investment bankers, OTA’s, gaming, alternative, and tech and it becomes clear: the constituency of the lodging industry is diverse, with interests that are not always aligned. But when there’s a storm we all get wet. How do leaders from various perspectives in the industry look at the broad issues, and at each other? When concerns intersect, where is the strategic convergence and where is the divergence? And most importantly, what can we learn from each other? Join these very smart thought leaders in a provocative discussion as major players from different parts of the industry compare and contrast their thinking about the big picture, the future, and what it will take to thrive.

Gary E. Axelrod
Partner, LATHAM & WATKINS

James Bermingham
Chief Executive Officer, Virgin Hotels

Greg Friedman
Managing Principal, Chief Executive Officer, Peachtree Hotel Group

Steve Hafner
Chief Executive Officer, KAYAK

R. Tyler Morse
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, MCR

Greg Schulze
Senior Vice President, Strategic Travel Partners, Expedia Group
WORKSHOP I – Finance
Alt-lodging
Fourth Floor, Odets
The ongoing and growing development of residential, long-stay and the general “hotelization” of numerous forms of commercial real estate, ranging from Kasa and The Guild to subscription models like Inspirato and hybrids like Selina. So much money is pouring into this sector. What is the draw and what are the implications for more traditional hotel brands and developers?

Rick Ross
Partner, Global Chair, Hotels & Leisure and Global Co-Chair, Family Office & High Net Worth, Dentons

Matt Gaghen
Chief Executive Officer, Under Canvas

Jenny Hsieh
Vice President, Homes & Villas, Marriott International

Roman Pedan
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Kasa Living

Kevin L. Rifkin
Senior Director - Real Estate, Inspirato

Kanishk Roy
Vice President, Transactions & Residential, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
WORKSHOP II – Design/Development
Enhanced Storytelling: How To Use Branding To Elevate Your Hotel
Fourth Floor, Wilder
Separating your property from the competition starts with branding and developing the story to create a unique guest experience. Panelists will explain the importance of branding, its role in developing the design, and how the two work together.

Scott P. Rosenberg
President, Nehmer

Jenna Hackett
Global Brand Head, Curio & Tapestry Collections by Hilton, Hilton

Anthony V. Nacci Jr.
Senior Director, Global Brand Management, Autograph Collection and Tribute Portfolio, Marriott International

Kathleen Reidenbach
Chief Commercial Officer, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants (IHG)

Roger G. Hill II
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, The Gettys Group Companies
WORKSHOP III – Industry Segment
Lifestyle Hotels: Learnings in the New Normal
Fourth Floor, Ziegfeld
Whether they provide an environment of calm serenity and a safe cocoon, or one with cutting edge nightclubs and Instagram-able celebrity buzz, lifestyle hotels seem exceptionally well- positioned to capture demand from a traveling public that is pandemic-weary. How are the dynamics of this segment playing out in today’s environment? From the brands’ standpoint, what influences are providing creative inspiration, and what are the newest ideas? Operationally, how does one continue to offer cushy service levels and meet guest expectations with labor shortages and operating costs that are caught up in an inflationary spiral? As investments, is there enough price elasticity to maintain profitability? And how – if at all - does new development pencil, with high construction costs and material shortages? These experts are knee-deep in this segment as owners, operators, and brands, and they are here to share what they are seeing, and what they have learned.

Len Wolman
Chairman, Waterford Hotel Group

Michael C. Coolidge
Chief Investment & Development Officer, HRI Hospitality

Daniel A. Hostettler
President and Chief Executive Officer, The Boca Raton

Todd Hricko
SVP, Head of Global Hotel Business Development, Hard Rock International

Jay Stein
Chief Executive Officer, Dream Hotel Group

Homi Vazifdar
Founder and Executive Director, Canyon Equity
WORKSHOP IV – Operations
The Franchising Model Today and the Power of Partnerships.
Fifth Floor, Booth and Edison in the Lyceum Complex
Experienced panelists discuss a myriad of pertinent topics including:
The key differences between affiliating and branding; when should an owner self-operate or hire a third party to operate? What relationships should you leverage to ascertain that you are maximizing your asset, beyond the brand or operator?
How are consumers influencing the franchising model and how are owners influencing the brands?

Julienne Smith
Senior Vice President, Development, IHG Hotels & Resorts

Justin Magazine
Senior Vice President - Development & Acquisitions, Aimbridge Hospitality

Steen Petri
Senior Vice President-Investments, HEI Hotels & Resorts

Cartarwa Jones
Senior Vice President, Investment & Portfolio Analysis, RLJ Lodging Trust

Lisa Sexton
Regional Vice President, Marriott International

Shawn Tuli
Chief Financial Officer, Head of Investments, Hersha Hospitality Management (HHM)
WORKSHOP V – Finance
DIGITAL SECURITIES: Tokenized Property Interests and the Capital Stack of the Future
Fifth Floor, Salon 4 in the Lyceum Complex
TPI’s are privately issued digitized securities that, after a prescribed hold period, may be traded in digital form on one or more Alternative Trading System exchanges. The use of blockchain technology in digitizing the securities and providing a means of trading them on a secondary market using one or more ATSs provides an opportunity for liquidity not presently enjoyed by private placement real estate securities. Are TPI’s the future of real estate investment offerings? Will this form of “De-Fi” investment attract non-traditional investors to hotel investments? Will hotel owners prefer equity raises using TPI offerings in lieu of a more demanding family office or institutional investor sources? Hear the issuers, exchanges and tech advisors discuss what this nascent technology means for you, your company, and your assets’ capitalization.

Michael J. Sullivan
Co-Chair, Hospitality Group, Greenberg Traurig

Wee Ming Choon
Deputy General Counsel, Ava Labs

Jeffery S. Gangl
Chief Commercial Officer, Templum

Michael Hiles
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, 10XTS

Brent Reynolds
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner, Nolan Reynolds International
WORKSHOP VI – Industry Data
Using Customer Data to Formulate a Competitive Advantage
Fifth Floor, Salon 2 in the Julliard Complex
How can the hotel owners and managers leverage data insights to understand competition and portfolio performance? Who are your customers, who else should be your customers, and what do these customers want? And can you understand this without violating their privacy? With a proliferation of data collection technologies, where are smart owners and managers spending data dollars and how is the investment return measured? Exactly how does data collection and utilization translate into a competitive advantage, and how are owners and managers playing in this space?

Rachael S. Rothman
Head of Hotels, Research, and Data Analytics, CBRE

Jennifer Chick
Senior Vice President and Global Head, Hilton Honors & Customer Engagement, Hilton

Rod G. Clough
President, HVS Americas

Peggy Fang Roe
Global Officer of Customer Experience, Loyalty, and New Ventures, Marriott International

Bharet Malhotra
Senior Vice President of Sales, Cvent

Vail Ross
Senior Vice President, Global Business Development and Marketing, STR
WORKSHOP VII – Technology
How Technology Touches the Human Touch: Innovations at the Asset Level
Fifth Floor, Belasco and Broadhurst in the Julliard Complex
Technology doesn’t replace the human touch in lodging as was once feared; it augments the human touch and every other aspect of modern hotel operations. On the revenue side, we have tools for revenue management/pricing, reservations, marketing, SEO/website optimization, mobile, loyalty, customer identification, menu development, and more. For expenses and operations, we have tools for accounting and payroll, energy management, purchasing, and a spectrum of labor-management tools for recruiting, hiring, compensation, scheduling, and compliance. These tools all have one thing in common—they make promises. They produce higher yields, better guest satisfaction, deeper cost savings, better associate engagement, and, in one way or another, improved operating results. Hear from the experts who are creating and using some of the latest asset-level tech tools: what’s new, what’s better, what works, and what doesn’t.

Debra Wolman
Group Vice President, Americas, Duetto

Doug Carrillo
Chief Marketing Officer, Virgin Hotels

Andrew Jordan
Chief Marketing Officer, Aimbridge Hospitality

Nina Kleiman
CHAM, Executive Vice President, HotelAVE
WORKSHOP VIII - Finance
Private Capital – Land of Investment Opportunity in the New Normal Environment
Sixth Floor, Winter Garden in the Majestic Complex
Where is private capital looking for returns today? This panel will explore how smart private investors are viewing hotel investments amidst what is being called the “New Normal” in an uncertain environment characterized by an on-going “Endemic”, higher interest rates, inflation, and mounting labor pressures. Panelists will discuss where the opportunities are, what deals they are doing, what they are passing on, and how they are structuring deals in order to optimize ROI.

Steven L. Lichtenfeld
Partner, Proskauer

Benjamin Brunt
Managing Principal and Chief Investment Officer, Noble Investment Group

Franco Famularo
Chief Investment Officer, Ohana Real Estate Investors

Greg Kennealey
Chief Executive Officer, Mission Hill Hospitality – A KSL Capital Company

Jeffrey Stulmaker
Partner and Chief Investment Officer, KHP Capital Partners

Brian Waldman
Chief Investment Officer, Peachtree Hotel Group
2:40 p.m. to 3:25 p.m.
PERSPECTIVES IN LEADERSHIP: FOCUSING ON STAYING FOCUSED
Sixth Floor, Broadway Ballroom
And on today’s menu….: Labor shortages. Supply chain issues. Peripatetic travel patterns and uneven demand for lodging. War in Europe. On-going pandemic issues relating to health and safety. Galloping inflation and energy price shock. Interest rate increases. And the continuing -and very real- concerns surrounding equity, inclusion, and social/environmental responsibility. With so many pots and pans boiling on the front burner, how does one even begin to lead an organization today? Listen to these leaders from various parts of the industry discuss their strategic priorities: the what, the why, and the how.

William J. Ferguson
Chairman, Ferguson Partners

Michele Allen
Chief Financial Officer, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Alex Alt
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Oracle Hospitality

Heather McCrory
Chief Executive Officer, North and Central America, Accor

Mit Shah
Chief Executive Officer, Noble Investment Group
3:25 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.
Labor Impacts and Opportunities
Sixth Floor, Broadway Ballroom
Recruiting, retaining, and managing labor cost has never been more challenging in travel and lodging. The pandemic exacerbated and accelerated ongoing concerns about the career prospects in hospitality. Learn about the latest evidence on trends, root causes, implications, and potential solutions that point toward the future of work in the lodging industry.

Chip Rogers
President and Chief Executive Officer, American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA)

Oliver Bonke
Chief Executive Officer, Deutsche Hospitality and Advisory Board Member, NYU Tisch Center of Hospitality

Janis Cannon
Senior Vice President, Upscale Brands, Cambria Hotels and the Ascend Collection, Choice Hotels International

Nikki R. Massey
Senior Vice President, Human Resources - Americas, Hyatt Hotels and Resorts

Tom McCaleb
Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group