2026 Speakers

These industry leaders delivered their outlook on the hospitality industry, discussing the conference theme Returns Redefined. Value Reimagined.

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Hilda Alisandratou

Director Investment Promotion

Enterprise Greece

Roger Allen

Group CEO

RLA Global

Helena Amaral Neto

Managing Partner

Luxulting

Luis Amézola

Associate Director | RE Investment, Hospitality

Meridia Capital

Satya Anand

President, EMEA

Marriott International

David Anderson

Divisional President EMEA

Aimbridge

Olga Andreevskikh

Senior Conference Producer

Questex

Phil Andreopoulos

CEO

Yotel

Rolf Arndt

Managing Director

Fairmas Services

Navneet Bali

Founder & CEO

LyvInn Hotels

Geoff Ballotti

President & CEO

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Sebastien Bazin

Chairman & CEO

Accor

Marije Bekker

Vice President Hotel Development and Asset Management

Aroundtown

Andrea Belfanti

CEO

ISHC

Enrique Benjumea

Founder

Blasson

Brian Betel

Global Head of Direct Assets

ASG Iberia

Jens Blomdahl

Principal

KSL Capital Partners

Jaime Buxó

CEO Sunset Hotels & Resorts

Sunset Hospitality

Eva Chan

Head of Strategic Development and Growth EMEA

Wyndham Hotels and Resorts

Gilles Clavie

Chief Executive Officer

Essendi

Anna Cohen

Investment Director

Extendam

Jon Colley

Chief Strategic Growth Officer – UK & Europe

Valor Hospitality

Sebastien De Courtivron

Deputy CEO Hotels

Covivio

Harriet Durbin

Managing Director

Panorama Hospitality

Keith Evans

Founder, Chief Executive Officer

LHC Group

Yuan Fang

Senior Vice President Development

Minor Hotels

David Fattal

Founder & CEO

Fattal Group

Janan Ganesh

Associate Editor

Financial Times

Mitra Ghamsari

Founder & CEO

Persepolis Investments

Xavier Grange

Chief Development Officer

Accor

Philipp Henle

Managing Director - Hospitality

RoundShield

Ruslan Husry

CEO

Revo Hospitality Group

Olivier Jacquet

COO

United Hospitality

Marine Jannot

VP Development EMEA

Club Med

Daniel Johansson

Director of Development and Acquisitions

Cheval Collection

Monika Jones

News Anchor and Conference Host

Deutsche Welle

Bruno Juin

Hospitality Investment Director

Atland IM

Paul Kapiris

Director

Eastdil Secured

Mark Keiser

President, Development

Viceroy Hotel Group

Alexi Khajavi

President of the Hospitality & Operational Real Estate Groups

Questex LLC

Natalia Kolotneva

Head of Living and Hospitality, Europe

LaSalle IM

Ashley Krais

Chief Financial Officer

Westmont Hospitality

Barry Landsberg

Principal

Landsberg Residential Consulting

Jonathan Langston

Host

Questex

Jason Leong

Chief Investment Officer

Frasers Hospitality

Alexander Limpert

CEO

GuestReady

Elie Maalouf

CEO

IHG Hotels & Resorts

Martina Maly-Gaertner

COO, Member of the Board

UBM Development

Dimitris Manikis

President

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts EMEA

Miguel Martins

Head of Developments for Northern Europe

IHG Hotels & Resorts

Vincent Mezard

Global Head of Residential and Hospitality

AXA IM

Tugdual Millet

CEO Hotels

Covivio

Jean Jacques Morin

Group Deputy CEO

Accor

Babette Märzheuser-Wood

Founding Partner Franchise Group, Managing Director

Dentons Franchise Advisory Services

Giovanni Niederhäusern

Senior Vice President, Architecture & Product Design

Pininfarina

Ronen Nissenbaum

CEO UK/Ireland, Benelux, Spain, Portugal and US

Leonardo Hotels

Lauren Okada Young

Managing Director | Investments Real Estate

Brookfield Asset Management

Guy Pasley Tyler

Co CEO

Archer Hotel Capital

Chris Penny

Managing Director

Starwood Capital Group

Nick Pilbeam

Chief Commercial Officer

Cheval Collection

Ina Plunien

Vice President

Cedar Capital Partners

Simon Price

International Head of Hotels, Hospitality and Leisure

Bird & Bird

Dillip Rajakarier

CEO-MINT / CEO-Minor Hotels

Minor International Pcl

Jacob Rasin

Senior Vice President Transactions

Pandox AB

Tobias Reinecke

Julie Rey-Gore

Sr Content Director - Operational Real Estate

Questex

Christian Ringnes

Chairman of the Board

Pandox

Alex Robinson

Director

STR

Aoife Roche

Regional Vice President, Sales - EMEA

STR

Stephanie Segaux

Vice President, Development EMEA

Starwood Hotels

Michael Serour

General Manager

Verdant Energy Management Solutions

Dominic Seyrling

Managing Director

Archer Hotel Capital

Steven Smit

Director Investment & Asset Management

Vertiq Capital

Alex Sogno

CEO

Global Asset Solutions

Enrico Springorum

Head of Branded Real Estate

Giorgio Armani

Wiebke Stahl

Managing Director

Bugatti International

Shafi Syed

Global Head Development & Acquisitions

EQX Hotels

Paul Thomas

Vice President, International Hotel Development

Marriott International

Christophe Vielle

Chairman and Co-founder

GCP Hospitality

Yannick Wagner

Deputy CDO Europe & North Africa, Premium, Midscale & Economy Brands

Accor

Louise Wallace

Partner CMS Head of Corporate/M&A

CMS

Matt Walton

Head of Development for UK&I

IHG Hotels & Resorts

Laura Wenk

Director

Eastdil Secured

Peter Werhahn

Managing Director

Blackstone

Patrick Whyte

Editor-In-Chief

Hospitality Investor

Oliver Winter

CEO

A&O Hostels

Tina Yu

Partner

KSL Capital Partners

Ivar Yuste

Partner

PHG Hotels & Resorts

María Zarraluqui

Global Development VP

Meliá Hotels International

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