Meeting at IHIF EMA

Be part of the conversations shaping transactions and strategy

We're bringing advisors into the centre of the hospitality investment ecosystem, connecting you with investors, owners, developers and operators navigating active transactions and long-term strategies. It is where you build visibility, deepen relationships and stay relevant as market dynamics evolve.

Over three days, gain insight into capital flows, deal structures, asset strategies and emerging trends affecting hospitality and living. Through content-led discussion and targeted networking, IHIF EMEA helps you sharpen their perspective, support clients more effectively and remain trusted partners in complex decision-making.

IHIF EMEA by the numbers

2,500+
Delegates
700+
Global Investors
$581bn
AUM
500+
C-Suite Executive, VPs, and Directors
190+
Expert speakers
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Why advisors attend

Build relationships across the full deal lifecycle
Build relationships across the full deal lifecycle
Network with investors, owners, developers and operators at different stages of decision-making through structured sessions and informal meeting spaces.
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Stay close to how clients are thinking
Stay close to how clients are thinking
Hear priorities, concerns and strategy directly from the market in content-led discussions and off-stage conversations.
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Strengthen your perspective beyond a single transaction
Strengthen your perspective beyond a single transaction
IHIF EMEA gives you exposure to capital, operations and development in one place, helping you advise with broader commercial context.
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Use insight-led networking, not sales-driven meetings
Use insight-led networking, not sales-driven meetings
Roundtables, discussion formats and peer sessions create natural entry points for relationship-building without pitching.
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Understand where advisory input is becoming more critical
Understand where advisory input is becoming more critical
Explore sessions on complexity, risk, ESG, structuring and performance where advisors play a growing role.
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Turn conversations into long-term professional relationships
Turn conversations into long-term professional relationships
Multiple touchpoints across sessions, receptions and networking formats allow relationships to develop organically over three days.
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Who attends

Business Function Breakdown

Business Function Breakdown

 

29% Investor (incl. owner / operator and developers)

 

27% Advisory

 

23% Hotel Brand / Company

 

13% Other

 

5% Design, Building and Construction

 

3% Operator (excl. owner / operators)

Investor breakdown

Investor Breakdown

 

34% Private equity

 

33% Owner/Operator

 

20% Developer

 

5% REIT

 

3% Pension Fund

 

3% HNWI

 

2% Sovereign Wealth

Networking activations

Your next big opportunity is just one meeting away.

Power Hour

Power Hour

In this matchmaking session we connect you with your ideal networking partners based on your goals via the app. This saves you time in meeting the right people.
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Receptions

Receptions

With multiple receptions towards the end of each day, it's your chance to unwind, grab a drink and dive into making more spontaneous connections.

Networking Pavilion

Networking Pavilion

Visit our expanded Booking.com Pavilion Networking Lounge, offering a relaxed space to grab a coffee and make one connection after another.

Capital Meets

Capital Meets

Exclusive networking sessions for you to meet with investors. With single company representation this keeps conversations productive and meaningful.
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Content-fuelled Networking

Networking sessions designed to bring people together through shared interests and focused content. *ALL ACCESS PASS ONLY*

NEW - Meeting of Minds

NEW - Meeting of Minds

You'll be able to choose a topic you care about and join others who are focused on the same area making it easier to get straight to the issues and develop contacts beyond the session.

NEW - Off-stage chats

NEW - Off-stage chats

Selected sessions are followed by time for conversations with speakers to stay and engage. Follow up while the session is still fresh and have conversations that rarely happen once a speaker finishes.
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Breakfast Roundtables

Breakfast Roundtables

The IHIF EMEA breakfast roundtables offered an opportunity for intimate discussion, Participants shared insights with peers in an interactive setting without formal panels - just meaningful conversations.

Hosted Parrallel Discussions

Hosted Parrallel Discussions

Experts share their thoughts before opening the floor for roundtable discussion. It is a direct way to dig into complex issues, ask questions and understand how others are approaching similar challenges
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Converse + Connect

Converse + Connect

Panellists sit among the audience and stay part of the conversation throughout creating a more open dynamic, where ideas can be tested and explored without the usual distance between speakers and the room.
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Q&A led finale

Q&A led finale

The event closes with an audience-led session, ‘Question Time: Shaping the future of hospitality – Redefining returns, reimagining value’. Questions are submitted live, shaping the discussion in real time.
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Featured sessions

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Elevate your presence with sponsorship

Sponsorship helps you stay front of mind with clients and prospects across the hospitality investment ecosystem. Increased visibility, dedicated meeting space and opportunities to share insight allow you to move from attending to actively shaping discussions and relationships.

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