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Whilst we're busy creating the programme for IHIF 2021, take a look at what would have been for IHIF 2020...
Monday, March 02
12:00 - 20:00
Registration and Exhibition Area Open
12:30 - 13:30
Pre-event workshop: The IHIF Guide to Hotel Investment
A first-timer's guide to getting the most out of your time at IHIF.
Speakers
13:45 - 14:00
Welcome to IHIF 2020
Speakers
14:00 - 14:30
Unchartered Territories: Economics, Geopolitics and the Future of Investment
A look at economic and geopolitical trends to identify the evolution of global economies, which markets/regions will have most influence, where the main risks are, how economic shifts will affect investment, and the change and volume of capital available in the coming 5-10 years.
Speakers
14:30 - 15:00
2020 Vision: Hospitality Investment Outlook on 2030
Highlighting the major trends that will affect hospitality investment, profitability and performance in the future: hospitality concepts, deal structures, ESG (environmental, social and governance) issues, demographic.
Speakers
15:00 - 15:45
CEO Panel: Assessing the Trends that will Shape Hospitality
How can hospitality groups innovate to sustain their growth? Examining how hospitality leaders change and plan for their future strategies while dealing with unprecedented and unpredictable challenges such as shifting market dynamics, technology disruption, sustainability issues, evolving customer trends etc.
Speakers
15:45 - 16:30
Investor Panel: Playing the Long Game
How do investors anticipate future market trends and evaluate new risks to plan their longer-term strategies? Our investor panel will look at the biggest trends affecting the business of hotel investment, including sustainable investment, sustainable operations, the risks of climate change, geopolitical disruption, regulatory changes and industry disruption.
Speakers
16:30 - 16:50
Sharing Visions: Two Generations of Hospitality in Discussion
A we celebrate the achievements of the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award and Young Leader Award winners, they sit down for an informal discussion to share their thoughts on their careers, what constitutes successful hospitality strategies and their views of the future.
Speakers
16:50 - 17:20
Better Together – Making the Most of your Merger or Acquisition
How can you ensure your merger or acquisition will drive value to your business? This panel will consider M&A trends from the perspective of all stakeholders, drawing from the example of recent M&A activity.
Speakers
17:20 - 17:30
Closing Remarks
18:00 - 19:00
Networking
Networking Xpress
Make more contacts in an hour than a year’s worth of sales calls. Meet, exchange business cards and then move on to meet the next person.
CEO Council (Invitation-only)
A gathering of hospitality CEOs, offering an informal environment to share ideas and experiences with peers at the top of the sector. The discussions follow Chatham House rule, ensuring confidentiality and free debate. The session will start with a Q&A with the IHIF Economist followed by in-depth discussions over drinks and nibbles.
Speakers
18:30 - 20:30
Global Welcome Reception
A delicious way for attendees to “taste” the opportunity at IHIF, our opening night reception will create a trip around the globe: a walk through the exhibition hall to experience flavours from all
Tuesday, March 03
7:30 - 8:30
Networking Breakfast
7:30 - 20:00
Registration and Exhibition Area Open
9:00 - 9:05
Welcome Back
9:05 - 9:25
The Business of Hotels: Performance Indicators & Forecasts
How are hotels performing across the world and what trends and forecasts are to be expected in the coming years? Do the key metrics to measure hotel performance need to change in the context of evolving hospitality products?
Speakers
9:25 - 9:40
CEO to CEO: Development & Performance
A conversation between development experts on the major trends impacting hospitality development.
Speakers
9:40 - 10:20
Owners & Operators Panel: In It to Win It
Regardless of your management structure, the key to success is to ensure stakeholder buy-in and alignment of goals. But as the market evolves, what is the best way to manage a property (in-house asset management, third party operator?) and how do you maintain brand relations and guarantee the delivery of brand promises?
Speakers
10:20 - 10:40
Talk of the Titans: Throwing Out the Rulebook
A conversation between two CEOs on leading performance through deep-thinking vision, performance-led strategy and creating an innovation culture.
Speakers
10:40 - 11:30
Global CEOs Panel: Re-Defining Hotel Performance
This power panel brings together the CEOs of some of the largest global brands to discuss their views of what is performance in today's hospitality, and their strategies to achieve it.
Speakers
11:00 - 12:00
Coffee Break
12:00 - 13:00
Stakeholder Alignment
Investing in the Greek Market
Speakers
Asset Management
Evolution of the Asset Management Function and its Benefit to Hotel Investment
Whilst often maligned, the Asset Management function has proved to be a critical part of the hotel operation, driving performance and value.
Speakers
Director, Development & Asset Management
Catalonia Hotels & Resorts
Destination Development
Investing in Destinations: The Travel Trends Influencing Your Investment Decisions
How are shifting travel patterns and travellers' expectations changing hospitality? What travel trends should investors be aware of when assessing real estate investment strategies? Looking at tourism trends, including destinations, length of stay, seasonality, experience travel.
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Development & Design
Built to Last: The Major Trends in Hospitality Construction and Design
Looking at the key trends developers and their partners need to understand now and in the coming years: regulation/compliance, sustainability, well-buildings, mixed-use projects.
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Tech Hub
Proptech: What You Need to Know As a Hotel Investor
A presentation on the key trends in proptech will be followed by a panel discussing tech disruption, how proptech impacts investment, and how hotel investors/developers/operators should build partnerships with proptech companies.
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Investment
Evolving Capital Structures
What is the most suitable capital structure for your business? Who provides it? Which will be the most sustainable in the long-term? How do they vary between different regions and asset classes? Join our session to get these answers!
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Hospitality Trends & Concepts
Branded Residential: Your Home, Branded
Assessing branded residential accommodation as an investment and development opportunity. Digging deep into the business model, stakeholders involved, legal implications and demand for a rental programme.
Speakers
13:00 - 14:30
Networking
Lunch
14:00 - 14:45
Tech Hub
Experience Innovation: Tech start-up lightning pitches
Hear from the most innovative start-ups in hoteltech, travel tech, proptech, showcasing their products.
Agora - Regional Outlook
Investing in Portugal: Opportunities and Financial Instruments
Join KPMG’s Brexit expert Mark Essex for his take on the scenarios: Will the UK and EU live happily ever after? Dealing with the cliff-hangers; How do you plan when you don’t know how the story will end? Is your industry the central theme or a sub-plot?
Speakers
14:30 - 16:00
Asset Management
Asset Management Case Studies: Back in Black
In partnership with HAMA, a series of case studies showcasing the best of asset management in the past year.
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Hospitality Trends & Concepts
Pitch Perfect: New Brands in the Firing Line
Hear from the most innovative new brands entering the hospitality market. A series of case studies assessed by an expert panel to be inspired from new concepts.
Speakers
14:30 - 15:00
Development & Design
Wellness Real Estate Masterclass
A presentation on how the wellness dollar merges with the real estate dollar.
Speakers
15:00 - 16:00
Development & Design
Flip or Flop: Conversion Case Studies
How do you turn a building into a successful hotel? This series of case studies followed by Q&A will look at the investment, construction and design implications of developing a hotel from another existing property.
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Finance
Closing the Deal
This informative session will look at the negotiator's toolkit to finalise a deal.
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