Full Conference Schedule
| November 1 |
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2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
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General session:
Market Overview
Speakers:
Mark Woodworth, President of Colliers PKF Hospitality Research
Patrick Ford, President, Lodging Econometrics
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3 p.m.-4 p.m.
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General session: View from the top
Join industry leaders as we take a top-level look at the distressed hotel environment. The discussion will cover the future outlook for distressed hotels and assets, current terms and structures, what role (if any) the government will play, and legal issues to consider when buying or selling a distressed hotel.
Moderator:
Stephanie Ricca, Editor in Chief of Hotel & Motel Management Magazine
Panelists:
Michael Medzigian, Chairman & Managing Partner of Watermark Capital Partners, LLC
Tom Baker, Principal of Humboldt Hospitality Advisors, LLC
Russell Urban, Senior Vice President, Acquisitions and Development of HEI Hotels & Resorts
Michelle Russo, President of hotelAVE |
| 4 p.m.-4:45 p.m. |
Break out sessions
How to de-stress a hotel
Find out the first steps to take and the first calls to make when your hotel is in a distressed position. The panel will discuss revenue creation idea, new marketing programs, how to work with OTAs, tips for maintaining a good dialogue with your brand/flag and cost-saving operation strategies to implement immediately at your property.
Moderator:
Andrew Robbins, Partner of Proskauer Rose LLP
Panelists:
Neil Shah, President & COO of Hersha Hospitality Trust
Mike Marshall, President & CEO of Marshall Hotels & Resorts
Jeff Dallas, Senior Vice President of Development for Wyndham Hotel Group
Diane
Jaskulske, Vice President of Contract Owner Relations for Hilton Worldwide
Strategies from Asset Managers
Strategies from Asset Managers
Buying, preserving and selling assets- Expert panelists divulge their roles and demystify what they can do for the asset. Hear how asset managers can be used as a valuable tool, services that they offer and capabilities to take advantage of in a distressed situation.
Moderator:
Rick Pastorino, Principal of REVPAR International, Inc.
Panelists:
Ken Wilson, CEO of Capital Hotel Management
Randy Hulce, Managing Director, Trigild
Craig Mason, Senior Vice President of Host Hotels & Resorts |
| 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. |
Networking Reception |
| November 2 |
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| 8 a.m.-9 a.m. |
Breakfast |
9:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m. |
Special Servicer Panel
Join us as we delve into issues facing special servicers under the CMBS model. Learn how workout teams are approaching distressed mortgages, REO assets and how strategies have evolved over time. The panel is ideal for lenders facing the challenges of non-performing assets and borrowers assessing their “legacy” investments. There will be a key focus on strategies for working out defaulted loans with servicers and opportunities that may result from this distress.
Moderator:
Alan Tantleff, Managing Director-Corporate Finance of FTI Consulting
Panelists:
Kevin Semon, Vice President, Special Servicing Manager of Midland Loan Services, Inc
David Smith, Vice President and Senior Asset Manager of CWCapital Asset Management LLC
Dan Marthinsen, Managing Director CMBS -Special Servicing of Wells Fargo
Gianluca Montalti, Assistant Vice President for the Torchlight Investors
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10:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m. |
Networking break |
| 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. |
Break out sessions
Banker Panel
This panel will give in-depth information regarding lending options, the best ways to get money (whether it is for new construction or a refinancing project), current sources of available funding and much more! Find out about traditional and non-traditional cap resources for your next hotel project, CMBS and the pros and cons of Public (REITs) vs. private/government funding.
Moderator:
Scott Berman, US Hospitality & Leisure Practice
Leader, PricewaterhouseCooper
Panelists:
Viktoria Sveinsdottir, Director of CapitalSource Bank
Kay Anderson, Relationship Manager of Live Oak Bank
Ken Pearson, Senior Managing Director of CBRE Hotel
Peter Berk, President of PMZ Hotel Finance Group
Joe Arie, Chairman, President & CEO, Integrity 1st Financial Bank Consultants
How to keep the cost savings in place on the upswing?
After cost-cutting for so long, the question remains ‘how do we grow smartly’? Distressed properties have had to deal with diminished resources and operating with the lowest costs possible since the start of the recession. As we move forward, smart hoteliers are assessing operational costs and how to maintain the current cost savings while realizing profitability. Learn cutting-edge strategies and how you can grow without adding the costs back on.
Moderator:
Jonathan Nehmer, President of Jonathan Nehmer + Associates, Inc.
Panelists:
Jerome Cataldo, President of Hostmark Management Group
Bernie Moyle, COO & CFO of Vantage Hospitality Group
Alan Tallis, Executive Vice President-Asset Management of Ashford Hospitality Trust
Hammad Shah, COO, CARR Hospitality
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| 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. |
Luncheon
Keynote speaker Judith A. Canales, Administrator for Rural Business and Cooperative Programs, USDA
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| 1:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m. |
Break out sessions
Keeping Brand, Banker and Guest Happy
Learn how to juggle three important groups from a distressed position- the bank, your brand and your guest. When you bank is demanding payment, your brand is asking for PIP and your guest is concerned with renovations and upgrades, how do you keep your head above water? Hear expert opinions on how to maintain these valuable relationships and to best manage expectations now and in the future.
Moderator:
Nelson Migdal, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig
Panelists:
Travis Ray, Vice President of Capital Investments & Transactions IHG
Leslie Ng, CIO of Interstate Hotels & Resorts
David Pepper, Senior Vice President, Global Development of Choice Hotels International, Inc.
Bob Ferree, Vice President of Hotel Operations, Richfield Hospitality
Distressed Asset Valuation
The distressed hotel real estate market is a hot topic of discussion right now, particularly dealing with the valuation of each property. This panel will help you determine how to go to market and how to value the asset in today’s economy. We bring the art and science of valuation together and help you create a formula to will calculate the value of your hotel in an easy and manageable way.
Moderator:
Russell Savrann, Attorney of Sandman, Savrann PLLC
Panelists:
Dan Beider, Chairman and Senior Managing Director of Paramount Lodging Advisors
Keith Thompson, Principal of Hotel Assets Group LLC
Mark Gordon, EVP & Principal of US Hotel Group
Cushman & Wakefield Sonnenblick
Noah Silverman, Senior Vice President Global Asset Management of Marriott International, Inc.
Mike Cahill, CEO & Founder of HREC
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| 2:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m. |
Networking refreshment break |
| 3:45 p.m.-5 p.m. |
Power Hour: Today's Executives Discuss Working in the New Economy
Power Hour: Today’s Executives Discuss Working in the New Economy
Get energized before you head out at the Power Hour, a fast-paced, cable news-style panel featuring outspoken CEOs who will share candid, realistic tips on how to apply what we have learned during the Distressed Hotel Summit to your real-life business.
Moderator:
Stephanie Ricca, Editor in Chief of Hotel & Motel Management Magazine
Panelists:
Lou Plasencia, CEO of The Plasencia Group
Fred Malek, Co-Chairman of Thayer Lodging Group
Jonathan Benowitz, Managing Director of Rockbridge |
*Schedule is subject to change |
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