Hotels and Hospitality – 25 October – Sheraton Grand, Piccadilly, W1J 7BX, London
08:30 – 09:15 hrs
Light breakfast – sit by somebody you don’t know and learn something new
09:15 – 09:30 hrs
Welcome and sponsor introductions with Eloise Hanson, editor – hospitality, IHM
09:30 – 10:00 hrs – Presentation: The investment and finance landscape
• Tom Oakden, managing director, Hilltop Hospitality Advisors
10:00 – 10:40 hrs – Panel: The squeezed middle
With the luxury and economy sectors performing robustly, how can middle tier properties reinvent and reinvigorate themselves?
• Thomas Greenall, CEO, Bespoke Hotels
• Fiona Von-Hinten, associate director, BVA BDRC
• Deepesh Thakrar, senior director – debt finance, OakNorth Bank
• Georgina Liggins, Development manager UK&Ireland, Accor
10:40 – 11:00 hrs
Coffee break
11:00 – 11:40 hrs – Panel: Measuring sustainability
It’s impossible to set credible ESG targets without accurately being able to measure an asset’s performance. What is available to owners and operators to enable them to do this successfully?
• Rekha Toora, EMEA hotel capital markets, JLL
• Tim Wheeldon, managing director, Zeal Hotels
• Amy Nelson-Bennett, CEO, Positive Luxury
