Networking opportunities

 

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Meet more investors, owners, and developers than at any other hotel investment event in EMEA. 

With 2,500+ attendees, you’ll create connections across the whole hospitality ecosystem. Experience in-person and online networking opportunities, with breaks throughout the day, dedicated investors lounge, our exclusive IHIF mobile event app, and more.

This is your chance to connect with the most influential and dynamic players in hospitality investment… and their chance to connect with you. 

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Networking activations

Your next big opportunity is just one meeting away.

Power Hour

Power Hour

ALL ACCESS PASS ONLY - 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.
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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 advisors, operators and lenders 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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Enjoy a break between sessions to network with peers and establish new connections.

Our planned breaks and receptions offer a relaxed setting for sharing ideas, fostering collaborations, accessing capital, and further strengthening your position within the hospitality community.

Seize the opportunity to meet almost every global hospitality chain alongside representatives from every sector of the hospitality investment industry, all in one convenient location.

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Explore the exhibition floor

Unlock business opportunities by engaging with the 90 sponsors who are ready to meet with you on the exhibition floor. Our sponsors represent companies from across the ecosystem ready to help power hospitality investment opportunities and deals. 

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Stay connected before, during, and after the event with the IHIF EMEA networking and event app.

Connect with fellow attendees, arrange meetings, access sponsors' virtual exhibition stands and exhibitors' profiles, and manage the complete conference programme while on the move.

With the IHIF EMEA mobile event app you can now stay connected before, during, and after the event, nurturing connections throughout the year. Engage real-time with Q&A and polls and receive event notifications to make sure you don't miss anything.

Features:

  • Agenda: View the entire event agenda and create your own personal agenda
  • Speakers: See the profiles of the event’s speakers
  • Q&A & Polls: Interact and voice your questions and opinions in real-time during the conference sessions
  • Announcements: You'll be notified when we send out announcements live at the event
  • Networkers: See who else is coming to the event, and find out what they are interested in
  • Sponsors: Learn more about the event’s incredible sponsors via their virtual stands, view their products and services and downloadable assets

Please note: the platform is for registered IHIF EMEA attendees only.

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