MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2018 7:00am-8:00pm 9:30am-11:35am
REGISTRATION & INFORMATION ALIS TALKS TECH
Moderator: Panelists:
ROBOTS Linda H. Pouliot, Robotics Entrepreneur Steve Cousins, CEO, Savioke Inc Micah G.E. Green, Founder & President, Maidbot
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MOBILE TECHNOLOGY Steven Soechtig, Managing Director, Deloitte Digital Colleen Coulter, Industry Manager, Travel Suppliers, Facebook Robert Stevenson, Chief Executive Officer, KEYPR
Moderator: Panelists:
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) & MACHINE LEARNING Ali Abidi, Principal, PwC Dustin Bomar, Head of Industry, Travel, Google Mark Morrison, VP, Owner Strategy & Services, Expedia
11:45am-1:45pm
NETWORKING BUFFET LUNCH
12:00pm-1:00pm
HOTEL INVESTMENTS 101 – FROM ACRONYMS TO ZONING A special session designed to help newcomers navigate the hotel investment world. Andrea L. Belfanti, Executive Director, ISHC Rick Besse, Senior Managing Director, Newmark Knight Grubb Frank Andrea Foster, SVP Development, Marcus Hotels & Resorts Arjun Singh, Professor, Michigan State University
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1:00pm-2:00pm
Facilitators:
2:15pm
2:15pm-5:30pm
ALIS PRESENTS – SPEED MEET It’s Speed Dating – ALIS Style. If you are coming to ALIS to meet people, Speed Meet is a great way to start! Participants should bring a lot of business cards to this session. Ken Greger, Managing Director, AETHOS Consulting Group Elizabeth Randall Winkle, Chief Strategy Officer, STR
ALIS OPENS IN WORLD-RENOWNED MICROSOFT THEATER
PLENARY SESSION ALIS GRAND OPENING – BUY, BUILD, SELL, HOLD?
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CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS James E. Burba, Chair, ALIS and President, BHN
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AN UPDATE FROM AHLA Katherine Lugar, President & CEO, AHLA
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TRAVEL & TOURISM – DEALING WITH THE NEW NORMAL Kathleen Matthews, Award Winning Journalist & Former Hotel Company Executive Gerald Lawless, Chairman, WTTC Katherine Lugar, President & CEO, AHLA THE NUMBERS – WHAT ARE WE DEALING WITH & WHERE ARE WE HEADED? Mitesh Shah, CEO & Senior Managing Principal, Noble Investment Group Cindy Estis Green, CEO and Co-Founder, Kalibri Labs, LLC Amanda Hite, CEO, STR Mark Woodworth, Senior Managing Director, CBRE Hotels Mark Wynne Smith, Global Chief Executive Officer, JLL
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MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2018 Presenter: Recipient:
THE ALIS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD James E. Burba, Chair, ALIS and Co-Founder, BHN Thomas J. Pritzker, Executive Chairman, Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Chairman & CEO, The Pritzker Organization
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THE DECISION DILEMMA – HOW CONSUMERS CHOOSE WHERE TO STAY Lorraine Sileo, Senior Vice President, Research, Phocuswright
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CLOSING KEYNOTE To be announced.
5:30pm-8:00pm Hosted by:
GALA OPENING RECEPTION
TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2018 7:00am-7:00pm
REGISTRATION & INFORMATION
7:00am-9:00am
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
7:00am-8:15am
WOMEN’S NETWORKING BREAKFAST Additional details and program to be announced. Due to limited seating, RSVP will be required.
8:30am-10:45am
Speaker:
PLENARY SESSION – ALIS TV WELCOME BACK James E. Burba, Chair, ALIS and Co-Founder, BHN
ALIS TV (A) Moderator: Panelists:
THE BOARDROOM BROADCAST: EPISODE ONE – LIFESTYLE Suzanne R. Mellen, Senior Managing Director, HVS John Cohlan, CEO, Margaritaville Holdings Michael Fuerstman, Co-Founder & Creative Director, Pendry Hotels Greg Mount, CEO & President, RLH Corporation Jamie Sabatier, CEO, Two Roads Hospitality Ryan Totaro, CEO, NYLO
ALIS TV (B) Moderator: Panelists:
THE BOARDROOM BROADCAST: EPISODE TWO – LUXURY Francis J. Nardozza, Chairman & CEO, REH Capital Partners Chris J. Cahill, CEO Luxury Brands, AccorHotels Eric Resnick, CEO, KSL Capital Partners, LLC Allen Smith, President and CEO, Four Seasons Hotels Homi Vazifdar, CEO, Canyon Equity LLC
ALIS TV (C) Moderator: Panelists:
THE BOARDROOM BROADCAST: EPISODE THREE – NEW HIGH ROLLERS IN TOWN Simon M. Turner, Managing Director, Alpha Lodging Partners Thomas Baltimore, Jr., Chairman and CEO, Park Hotels & Resorts Mike Deitemeyer, President & CEO, Interstate Hotels & Resorts Patrick Pacious, President and CEO, Choice Hotels International
10:45am-11:15am
NETWORKING BREAK
11:15am-12:00pm
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
SESSION 01 Moderator: Panelists:
OWNERSHIP TRACK: ASSET OPTIMIZATION – PLAYING YOUR HAND TO ITS FULL POTENTIAL Tom Corcoran, CEO, TJC2 Hotel Partners, LLC James A. Carroll, President & CEO, Crestline Hotels & Resorts Robert Hee, Managing Director, Canyon Equity LLC Maxine Taylor, Senior Vice President, CHMWarnick Alfred Young, Chief Operating Officer, LaSalle Hotel Properties
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2018 11:15am-12:00pm
BREAKOUT SESSIONS (CONTINUED)
SESSION 02 Moderator: Panelists:
DEVELOPMENT TRACK: MULTI-BRANDING – WHEN TWO SUITS ARE BETTER THAN ONE Lauren Manton, Of Counsel, DLA Piper LLP (US) Robert D. Olson, President, RD Olson Development Rob Palleschi, Chief Development Officer, G6 Hospitality Julienne Smith, SVP Real Estate & Development, Hyatt Hotels Corporation Matt Wehling, SVP Development, U.S. & Canada, Hilton
SESSION 03 Moderator: Panelists:
HOTELS OF THE FUTURE – WHAT’S IN THE CARDS? Robert A. Alter, President, Seaview Investors, LLC James M. Biggar, Executive Vice President, HHM Lauren Chewning, VP, CX-Insight & Growth, Marriott International Tatyana Li, Founder, LSW Hotels Ron Swidler, Principal, The Gettys Group
SESSION 04 Moderator: Panelists:
DEVELOPMENT TRACK: CAPITAL OPTIONS & SOURCES TO GET YOUR DEVELOPMENT DEAL DONE Pete Benudiz, Partner, Sidley Austin Evan Hurd, Managing Director, RobertDouglas Mark Laport, President, CEO, Concord Hospitality Adam Valente, President, Continental Hospitality Group
SESSION 05 Moderator: Panelists:
ACQUISITIONS TRACK: OPPORTUNITIES IN THE GATEWAY MARKETS Rick S. Kirkbride, Partner, Paul Hastings LLP Patrick Deming, Managing Director, Eastdil Secured Michael D. DiPrima, Director, Hodges Ward Elliott, Inc. Kevin E. Mallory, Global Head of CBRE Hotels, CBRE, Inc. John L. Strauss, International Director, JLL
11:15am-11:55am
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
SESSION 06 Moderator: Panelists:
DEVELOPMENT TRACK: SELECTING A BRAND PART ONE – THE FRANCHISE OPTIONS Chuck Pinkowski, Owner, Pinkowski & Company Mike McGeehan, No. Am. Development Officer, G6 Hospitality LLC Mitch Patel, President and CEO, Vision Hospitality Group Ron Pohl, SVP, COO, Best Western Hotels & Resorts Lynne Roberts, SVP, Development & Capital Markets, Aimbridge Hospitality
SESSION 07 Panelists:
SELECT SERVICE – IS IT THE ‘ACE’ OF THE INDUSTRY? Colin Carroll, Vice President Investments, Ashford Aly El-Bassuni, SVP, Franchise Operations, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group Brian R. Krause, SVP Franchise Sales, Wyndham Hotel Group Michael Morton, VP Owner Relations, Best Western Hotels & Resorts
11:15am-2:00pm
12:15pm-12:55pm
EXTENDED NETWORKING BUFFET LUNCH Back by popular demand. This extended buffet-style networking lunch allows the convenience of eating whenever you’d like during a busy day full of meetings and conference content. Grab a bite and head off to a session! BREAKOUT SESSIONS
SESSION 08 Moderator: Panelists:
DEVELOPMENT TRACK: SELECTING A BRAND PART TWO – THE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS Victoria Richman, CFO & COO, HVS Asset Mgmt – Newport Greg Doman, SVP Development, NCA, AccorHotels William Fortier, SVP, Development - Americas, Hilton Ira Mitzner, CEO, RIDA Development Corp. Trevor Rowe, Senior Vice President, AEG
SESSION 09 Panelists:
SOFT BRANDS & AFFILIATION MODELS – A HOT ‘SUIT’ IN THE DECK Roger Bloss, President, Global Development, RLH Corporation Mark D. Shalala, Vice President Development, Choice Hotels International Ted Teng, President & CEO, Leading Hotels
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2018 12:15pm-12:55pm SESSION 10 Moderator: Panelists:
1:05pm-1:55pm
BREAKOUT SESSIONS (CONTINUED) OWNERSHIP TRACK: MAKING SMART DIGITAL DECISIONS TODAY Flo Lugli, Founder & Principal, Navesink Advisory Group, LLC Sherri Gilligan, Chief Marketing Officer, Two Roads Hospitality Kurien Jacob, Principal, Highgate Ventures Charles McKee, SVP, Chief Commercial Officer, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group BREAKOUT SESSIONS
SESSION 11 Moderator: Panelists:
BETTING ON THE BRAND – WHY ‘WHO’ YOU AFFILIATE WITH MATTERS Raj Chandnani, Vice President, Strategy, WATG | Wimberly Interiors Heather Balsley, SVP Americas, Brands & Marketing, IHG John S. Hamilton, SVP, Business Development, Pyramid Hotel gROUP David Marr, SVP - Global Head FS Brands, Hilton Lindsay Ueberroth, President & CEO, Preferred Hotels & Resorts
SESSION 12 Moderator: Panelists:
MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS – HOW TO GET THE UPPER HAND & STILL HAVE BOTH SIDES WIN Andrew Wharton, Managing Director, REH Capital Partners LLC Troy G. Furbay, Chief Investment Officer, DiamondRock Hospitality Christopher H. Lee, Partner, Dentons, US LLP David Tarr, Senior Vice President, Hyatt Hotels Corporation Robert Taylor, Partner, Locke Lord LLP
SESSION 13 Moderator: Panelists:
THE SHARED ECONOMY CONTINUES TO SHARE Jamie Lane, Senior Economist, CBRE Hotels Research Francis Davidson, CEO, Sonder Brenna Halliday, VP, Strategic Insight, Host Hotels & Resorts Scott Shatford, CEO, AirDNA Lorraine Sileo, Senior Vice President, Research, Phocuswright
SESSION 14
DEVELOPMENT TRACK: COMBATTING COMMON CHALLENGES & COMPLETING THE DEVELOPMENT A WINNER Gary Axelrod, Partner, Latham & Watkins Billy L. Brown, Chairman, CEO, LodgeCap Christopher P. Diffley, Managing Director, Rockbridge Adrienne Kautzman, Director, Berkadia Rick Takach, Chairman & CEO, Vesta Hospitality Gregory M. Villegas, VP, Dir. Construction & Full Services, WATG
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SESSION 15 Moderator: Panelists:
2:00pm-2:45pm
THE CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS’ OUTLOOK – TIME TO BUY, BUILD, SELL, OR HOLD? Kirk Kinsell, Principal, Panther Ridge Partners Joel M. Eisemann, Chief Development Officer, IHG Chip Ohlsson, EVP & Chief Development Officer, Wyndham Hotel Group David Pepper, Chief Development Officer, Choice Hotels International Terry Sanders, Chief Development Officer, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group BREAKOUT SESSIONS
SESSION 16 Moderator: Panelists:
BRAND STRATEGIES NOW & LOOKING FORWARD TO 2025 Stephen M. Jennings, Principal, Deloitte Consulting Dorothy Dowling, Chief Marketing Officer, Best Western Hotels Heather Leisman, Vice President, Marketing, TripAdvisor William Linehan, Chief Marketing Officer, RLH Corporation Julius Robinson, SVP & Global Brand Leader, Marriott International
SESSION 17 Moderator: Panelists:
DEVELOPMENT TRACK: SMART CONSTRUCTION STRATEGIES David A. Berins, Managing Partner, Berins & Co., LLC Ian Boyd, President & CEO, Bird Construction Toni Stoeckl, Global Brand Leader, Marriott International Jerry Zeitner, Chief Operating Officer, The Gettys Group
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2018 2:00pm-2:45pm SESSION 18 Moderator: Panelists:
SESSION 19 Moderator: Panelists:
3:00pm-5:15pm
Speaker:
BREAKOUT SESSIONS (CONTINUED) ACQUISITIONS TRACK: BEYOND GATEWAY MARKETS – WHERE ARE THE DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH? Jon S. Wright, CEO, Access Point Financial Jared H. Kelso, Senior Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield Richard Lillis, National Director, Hotels | USA, Colliers International Tony Malk, Managing Director, HFF Rick Rush, Senior Vice President, Hodges Ward Elliott ACQUISITIONS TRACK: THE WALL STREET OUTLOOK Daniel G. M. Marre, Partner, Perkins Coie LLP Tom Day, Executive Vice President, Wells Fargo Naftali Holtz, Vice President, Goldman Sachs Lawrence Y. Kwon, Managing Director, Moelis & Company Peter Phillippi, Managing Director, Piper Jaffray PLENARY SESSION – ALIS TV WELCOME BACK James E. Burba, Chair, ALIS and Co-Founder, BHN
ALIS TV (D) Moderator: Panelists:
THE BOARDROOM BROADCAST: EPISODE FOUR – FRANCHISE STRATEGIES Chip Rogers, President & CEO, AAHOA Jim Amorosia, CEO, G6 Hospitality LLC Keith Cline, President & CEO, La Quinta Inns & Suites Eric Danziger, CEO, Trump Hotels Elie Maalouf, CEO, Americas, IHG
ALIS TV (E) Moderator: Panelists:
THE BOARDROOM BROADCAST: EPISODE FIVE – OWNERS & OPERATORS Chad L. Crandell, Managing Director & CEO, CHMWarnick Michael D. Barnello, President and CEO, LaSalle Hotel Properties Mark W. Brugger, CEO, DiamondRock Hospitality Michael George, President & CEO, Crescent Hotels & Resorts Dave Johnson, President & CEO, Aimbridge Hospitality
ALIS TV (F) Moderator: Panelists:
THE BOARDROOM BROADCAST: EPISODE SIX – THE FINAL HAND Scott D. Berman, Principal, PwC Geoff Ballotti, President & CEO, Wyndham Hotel Group Monty Bennett, CEO & Chairman, Ashford, Inc. Mark Hoplamazian, President & CEO, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
5:15pm-7:00pm
NETWORKING RECEPTION
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2018 2014 7:00am-11:40am 7:00am-7:45am 8:00am-11:40am 8:00am-8:15am Speaker:
REGISTRATION & INFORMATION MONEY MORNING – CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST MONEY MORNING WELCOME BACK James E. Burba, Chair, ALIS and Co-Founder, BHN
W THE ALIS DEAL OF THE YEAR AWARDS 8:15am-8:25am Presenter:
THE ALIS AWARDS: DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR 2017 JP Ford, Senior Vice President, Lodging Econometrics
8:25am-8:35am Presenter:
THE ALIS AWARDS: SINGLE ASSET TRANSACTION OF THE YEAR 2017 John R. Karver, SVP, CBRE, Inc
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2018
E
8:35am-8:40am Presenter:
THE ALIS AWARDS: MERGER & ACQUISITION OF THE YEAR 2017 Michael Murphy, Head of Lodging, First Fidelity Companies
8:40am-8:45am Presenter:
THE ALIS AWARDS: JACK A. SHAFFER FINANCIAL ADVISOR OF THE YEAR 2017 Tom Corcoran, CEO, TJC2 Hotel Partners, LLC
8:45am-9:00am Presenters:
THE ISHC PIONEER AWARD John S. Fareed, Chairman, ISHC Stephen R. Hennis, Pioneer Award Chair, ISHC Wing T. Chao, EVP, Disney Imagineering , JANUARY 29, 2014
Recipient: 9:00am-10:00am Moderators: Panelists:
IREFAC – THE FINANCIAL GURUS TELL IT LIKE IT IS! Laurence Geller, Chairman, Geller Capital Partners Neil H. Shah, President & COO, Hersha Hospitality Anthony Capuano, EVP & Global CDO, Marriott International Mark W. Elliott, President, Hodges Ward Elliott Jeffrey D. Horowitz, Global Head, Bank of America Michael Murphy, Head of Lodging, First Fidelity Companies Mike S. Shannon, Chairman, KSL Capital Partners
10:10am-11:40am
MONEY MORNING CAPITAL MARKETS SESSIONS Join ALIS for a series of concurrent and interactive money panels (both debt and equity), which will be repeated to allow the opportunity to attend more than one session.
10:10am-10:50am
MONEY MORNING SESSIONS – ROUND ONE
SESSION A Moderator: Panelists:
MONEY MORNING: LENDERS (ACQUISITIONS) John Bralower, Principal & Managing Director, Avison Young Mathew T. Crosswy, President, Stonehill Jeff Frank, Vice President, Goldman Sachs & Co. Rachel Goldin Jinich, Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo Tara Waldier, Vice President, Rockbridge
SESSION B Moderator: Panelists:
MONEY MORNING: LENDERS (DEVELOPMENT) Jordan Ray, Principal, Debt & Equity, Mission Capital Advisors Wesley T. Hughes, Managing Director, Bank of the Ozarks Mike McGinley, General Manager – Hotel Lending, Live Oak Bank Matthew Mitchell, Senior Vice President, HALL Structured Finance Michael Watson, Director and Head of US Lending, BMO Harris Bank N.A.
SESSION C Panelists:
MONEY MORNING: PRIVATE EQUITY (OVER US$50M) Akshay Goyal, Senior Vice President, Starwood Capital Group Katharine Keenan, Managing Director, The Blackstone Group Omar Palacios, CFO/COO, Geolo Capital Steen Petri, SVP Investments, HEI Hotels
SESSION D Moderator: Panelists:
MONEY MORNING: PRIVATE EQUITY (US$50M & UNDER) Matthew D. LeMaster, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine Ben Brunt, Principal & Executive Vice President, Noble Investment Group Greg Friedman, CEO, Peachtree Hotel Group Paul Novak, Executive Director, Lodging Acquisitions, Whitman | Peterson Amit N. Patel, President, Baywood Hotels, Inc.
SESSION E Moderator: Panelists:
MONEY MORNING: REITS Timothy Marvin, Executive Vice President, JLL Sean Dell’Orto, EVP and CFO, Park Hotels & Resorts Jonathan P. Mehlman, CEO & President, Hospitality Investors Trust Robert Springer, Chief Investment Officer, Sunstone Hotel Investors Richard Stockton, CEO, Ashford Hospitality Prime
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2018 10:10am-10:50am SESSION F Moderator: Panelists:
MONEY MORNING SESSIONS – ROUND ONE (CONTINUED) MONEY MORNING: FOREIGN CAPITAL Benjamin C. Tschann, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP Baron Ah Moo, Managing Director, BLI Capital Mike Hu, Senior Vice President, Gaw Capital Partners Theodor Kubak, Head US Investm. Mgmt. Hotels, Union Investment Real Estate Jason C. Puryear, Head of Hospitality, Abu Dhabi Inv. Authority
10:50am-11:00am
MOVEMENT BREAK
11:00am -11:40am
MONEY MORNING SESSIONS – ROUND TWO
SESSION A
MONEY MORNING: LENDERS (ACQUISITIONS) Speakers noted in Round One.
SESSION B
MONEY MORNING: LENDERS (DEVELOPMENT) Speakers noted in Round One.
SESSION C
MONEY MORNING: PRIVATE EQUITY (OVER US$50M) Speakers noted in Round One.
SESSION D
MONEY MORNING: PRIVATE EQUITY (US$50M & UNDER) Speakers noted in Round One.
SESSION E
MONEY MORNING: REITS Speakers noted in Round One.
SESSION F
MONEY MORNING: FOREIGN CAPITAL Speakers noted in Round One.
11:40am
ALIS CONCLUDES
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THE ALIS LEGACY The American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (AHLEF) has benefited from ALIS since its inception in 2002 resulting in scholarships for 1,541 students in 126 universities, more than US$2.8 million for cutting edge research projects, funding for the START program in over 450 high schools and work force training centers, funding for the Lodging Management Program and the Hospitality & Tourism Management Program in 656 high schools and nearly US$5.7 million to support the development of hotel industry educational products. Contributions as of August 2017
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PROGRAM PLANNING COMMITTEE Rachel Bates, Latham & Watkins LLP Andrea L. Belfanti, ISHC David Berins, Berins & Co. Billy Brown, LodgeCap Jeff Bullied, The Gettys Group Rich Carlson, IHG Raj Chandnani, WATG | Wimberly Interiors Willis Cheng, JLL Tony De George, HBI Michael DiPrima, Hodges Ward Elliott Michelle Finn, Boutique Design Michelle Flagg, Generator Hostels William Fortier, Hilton Robert Gilbert, HSMAI Ken Greger, AETHOS Consulting Group Robert Harp, GlobalHotelNetwork.com Jeff Higley, Hotel News Now/STR Andrew Holt, Eastdil Secured Andy Ingraham, NABHOOD Eric Jacobs, Marriott International Philip Keb Rick S. Kirkbride, Paul Hastings LLP Adam Lair, HVS Christopher H. Lee, Dentons
Matthew D. LeMaster, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Jeff Lugosi, CBRE Hotels Tony Malk, HFF Daniel G. M. Marre, Perkins Coie LLP Mike McGeehan, G6 Hospitality Jeff Miller, Wells Fargo Lynette Montoya, LHA Michael Morton, Best Western Hotels & Resorts Greg Mount, RLH Corporation Stephen O'Connor, RobertDouglas Chip Ohlsson, Wyndham Hotel Group Keith Oltchick, Pyramid Hotel Group Dilip Petigara, Access Point Financial, Inc. Peter Phillippi, Piper Jaffray Ruth Ormsby, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group Chuck Pinkowski, Pinkowski & Company Lynne Roberts, Aimbridge Hospitality Chip Rogers, AAHOA Michael Schroeder, Scottish Development International Chad Sorensen, HAMA Andrew Wharton, REH Capital Partners, LLC David Wilner, La Quinta Inns & Suites Todd Wynne-Parry, Two Roads Hospitality Kristy Young Coleman, Goodwin Procter LLP
DEAL OF THE YEAR AWARDS COMMITTEES Development of the Year 2017 Committee Chair: JP Ford, Lodging Econometrics Bruce Baltin, CBRE Hotels Raj Chandnani, WATG | Wimberly Interiors Michael Fishbin, EY Bruce Ford, Lodging Econometrics Sandra Kellman, DLA Piper LLP (US) Warren Marr, PwC Suzanne R. Mellen, HVS
Single Asset Transaction of the Year 2017 Committee Chair: John R. Karver, CBRE Hotels Arthur Adler, JLL Mark W. Elliott, Hodges Ward Elliott Thomas McConnell, Cushman & Wakefield Global Hospitality Daniel Peek, HFF Scott Stephens, HREC Investment Advisors Robert Stiles, RobertDouglas Samuel Winterbottom, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Lawrence Wolfe, Eastdil Secured
Merger & Acquisition of the Year 2017 Committee Chair: Michael Murphy, First Fidelity Companies Arthur Goldfrank, Deutsche Bank Michael Hartmeier, Barclays Capital Lonny Henry, J.P. Morgan Christopher J. Jordan, Wells Fargo Lawrence Kwon, Moelis & Company Matthew Lustig, Lazard Freres & Co. LLC Paul Whyte, Credit Suisse
Jack A. Shaffer Financial Advisor of the Year 2017 Committee Chair: Tom Corcoran, TJC2 Hotel Partners LLC Michael D. Barnello, LaSalle Hotel Properties Anthony Capuano, Marriott International Judy Hendrick, Aimbridge Hospitality Kevin Jacobs, Hilton Worldwide Suzanne R. Mellen, HVS
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