HOC19, 22nd May at The Montcalm London Marble Arch
8.30 – 9.00 Registration and coffee
9.00 – 9.10 Welcome and opening remarks
Andrew Sangster, Editorial Director, Hotel Analyst
Opening overview: Finding value in operations
9.10 – 9.30 Session 1 – Presentation
Paul Collins, Head of Hotel Investment Properties UK & Ireland, CBRE
Hearing from third party leaders: What they are thinking and what they are planning
9.30 – 10.05 Session 2 – Panel
Moderator: Richard Bursby, Partner, Taylor Wessing
Matt Luscombe, CEO, Cycas Hospitality
Helder Pereira, CEO, RBH
Nick Northam, Executive Vice President-International, Interstate
How have operational challenges shaped today’s branded budget/limited service sector?
10.05 – 10.25 Session 3
Liz Hall, Associate, Hotel Analyst and Director Liz Hall Hotel & Travel Consulting
Global major expansion strategies – to franchise or to manage
10.25 – 11.00 Session 4 – Panel
Moderator: Matthew Duncombe, Partner, DLA Piper
Tim Walton, Regional Vice President – Western Europe, International Hotel Development, Marriott
Felicity Black-Roberts, VP Acquisitions and Development – Europe and North Africa, Hyatt Hotels
Jon Colley, Head of Development – UK and Ireland, IHG
11.00 – 11.30 BREAK
How f&b makes money
11.30 – 12.10 Session 5 – Panel
Moderator: Katherine Doggrell, Editor, Hotel Analyst
Herman Klok, Regional Director Operations, NH Hotel Group part of the Minor Hotel Group
David Orr, CEO, Nadler Hotels
Jeremy Robson, Owner, Great Northern
Executive spotlight session
12.10 – 12.25 – Session 6
Interviewer: Andrew Sangster, Editorial Director, Hotel Analyst
Gary Davis, Executive Chairman, Village Hotels
Financing operating platforms
The interest and appetite of lenders
12.25 – 1.00 Session 7 – Panel
Moderator: Russell Kett, Chairman, HVS London
Tim Helliwell, Head of Finance, Barclays
Stephen Welch, Director, Hotels & Leisure, Santander
Anthony Say, Head of Hotels, Natwest Corporate Banking
Martin Smyth, Executive Director – Hotels, Healthcare & Insurance, Coutts
1.00 – 2.00 LUNCH
The rising cost challenge
2.00 – 2.20 Session 8 – Presentation
Michael Grove, Director of Hotel Intelligence & Customer Solutions, Hotstats
Moving beyond Brexit with HR
2.20 – 3.00 Session 9 – Panel
Moderator: Lesley Reynolds, Managing Director, PSD Group
Julia Ingall, Chief People Officer, Hoxton/Ennismore
Nikki Kelly, Marketing Director, Springboard
Joanne Monk, People & Development Director, LGH Hotels Management
Stefan Wissenbach, Founder, Engagement Multiplier
A new approach
3.00 – 3.20 Session 10 – Presentation
Scott Young, CEO, BVA – Nudge UK
3.20 – 3.50 BREAK
Swimming out of your lane
3.50 – 4.30 Session 11 – Panel
Co-investing, operating and asset managing/investors
Moderator: Simon Allison, Chairman, HOFTEL
Tobi Weissinger, Partner, Hamilton Hotel Partners
Dominic Seely, Director of Acquisitions, Westmont Hospitality Group
Gabriel Petersen, Managing Director, Event Hotels
Challenge the status quo in franchising: 5 things we love about franchising
4.30 – 5.10 Session 12 – Panel
Moderator: Babette Märzheuser-Wood, Partner, Dentons
Adam Butler, Hotel Sales & Revenue Manager, Magnuson Hotels
Martin Creydt, SVP & Director of Property Management International, Pandox
Vivek Chadha, Managing Director, Nine Hotel Group
5.10 – 5.15 CLOSING REMARKS