MEET THE MONEY® 2014
CONFERENCE PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Monday, May 5, 2014
7:00 pm
Winebar mixer for early arrivals – Century Foyer
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
7:00 am
7:45 am
Registration, networking and breakfast – Grand Ballroom Foyer
Welcome by Jim Butler
8:00 am
State of the Industry Alerts
STR
U.S. Lodging Industry—What lies ahead?
Vail Brown
PKF Hospitality Research
PKF Hotel Horizons—Lodging Industry Outlook
Mark Woodworth
JLL
Capital Markets Update—Transactions, financing and market value
Gregory Hartmann
HVS
Hotel Valuations & Predictions
Stephen Rushmore, Jr.
9:00 am
Panel 1:
Views From the Top—Finance & industry
Moderator: Jeff Higley, HotelNewsNow.com
Panelists:
Michael Bluhm, Morgan Stanley
Tom Corcoran, FelCor Lodging Trust
Jonathan Martin, AEW Capital Management
Rob Palleschi, Hilton Worldwide
Adam Valente, Rockbridge
9:55 am
Coffee Break
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10:10 am
Panel 2
Hotel-residential Mixed-use Development
and Finance
Moderator: David Sudeck, JMBM
Panelists:
Marty Collins, Gatehouse Capital Corp.
Michael Evans, MGM Hakkasan Hospitality
Rob Lowe, Lowe Enterprises
Bryan Ten Broek, Interval International
Homi Vazifdar, Canyon Equity LLC
11:05 am
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Grand Salon A
Breakout 3A: EB-5 and Beyond (What comes after EB-5)
Moderator: Victor Shum, JMBM
Panelists:
Jon Curtis, California Golden Fund
Shawn Heyl, Hollywood International Regional Center
Young Kim, Mason Investments
Devin Williams, EB5 Global
Gateway Salon
Breakout 3B: Using Public-Private Partnerships to Get Deals Done
Moderator: Guy Maisnik, JMBM
Panelists:
Pete Dordick, JLL
Gary Halbert, City of Chula Vista
Jay Newman, Athens Group
Cynthia Pinto, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
Maurice Robinson, Maurice Robinson & Associates
Alan Tantleff, FTI Consulting, Inc.
Grand Salon F
Breakout 3C: Financing Smaller Deals—$30 million or less
Moderator: Frank Anderson, Anderson Hospitality Consulting LLC
Panelists:
Bob Alter, Seaview Investors
Alice Gao, ICBC Bank USA NA
Jim Morehead, GE Capital, Franchise Finance
Michael Sonnabend, PMZ Realty Capital LLC
Jon Wright, Access Point Financial
12:00 pm
Buffet Lunch
California Ballroom
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12:20 pm
Special Presentation
Morris Lasky, The Lodging Conference 2014
Samson Lov, Koss Resource
12:30 pm
CEO Panel – What's Cooking in the Executive Suite?
Moderator: Tom Morone, Warnick + Co.
Panelists:
Ken Cruse, Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
Clark Hanrattie, HEI Hotels & Resorts
Greg Mount, Red Lion Hotels Corporation
Bob Olson, R.D. Olson Development
Craig Wrench, Washington Real Estate Holdings, LLC
1:30 pm
Return to General Session
1:35 pm
LIIC Top Ten
Michael Cahill, Lodging Industry Investment Council
1:45 pm
Panel 4
How to Develop and Finance Successful Luxury Projects
Moderator: Jack Westergom, Manhattan Hospitality Advisors
Panelists:
Kimo Bertram, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Greg Doman, FRHI Hotels & Resorts
Erin Green, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts
Ali Kasikci, Orient Express Hotels
Matt Sparks, Hilton Worldwide
Donald Trump Jr., Trump Organization
2:40 pm
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Grand Salon A
Breakout 5A: Buying, Developing, Operating & Financing
Select Service
Moderator: Bruce Baltin, PKF Consulting
Panelists:
Brian Ehrlich, Ensemble Hotel Partners
Scott Brown, ABA Development, LLC
Christopher Dobbins, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Kate Henriksen, RLJ Lodging Trust
Sam Reynolds, Apple REIT Companies
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Gateway Salon
Breakout 5B: Alternative to Brands & Brand Management—Independent
operators, boutique, soft brands, unbranded independents
Moderator: Peter Connolly, Hostmark Hospitality Group
Panelists:
Larry Broughton, Broughton Hotels
Doug Dreher, The Hotel Group
Lamont Meek, Circa Capital Corporation
Michael Mohr, MetWest Ventures LLC
Tom Prins, Gemstone Hotels & Resorts, LLC
Grand Salon F
Breakout 5C: Chinese Investment/Finance in the Year of the Horse
Moderator: Eudeen Chang, JMBM
Panelists:
George Chiang, Concord Realty Inc.
Bob Kaplan, CBRE Hotels
Tom Z. Lee, Brighton Management
Andrew Pan, East West Bank
David Lung, Wells Fargo Bank
3:35 pm
Panel 6
Development & Finance—Hotel mixed-use with
retail and/or office
Moderator: Guy Maisnik, JMBM
Panelists:
John Alderson, Westfield Development Company, Inc.
Rich Clark, Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services Inc.
Peter Gooding, True West Holdings
Dupree Scovell, Woodbine Development Corporation
Bill Sipple, HVS Capital Corp
4:30 pm
Panel 7
Financing Bigger Deals - $30 million +
Moderator: Rob Stiles, RobertDouglas
Panelists:
Tim Doherty, iStar Financial
Jonathan Falik, JF Capital Advisors
Todd Pollack, UBS
Brian Sedrish, Related Companies
Kev Zoryan, Morgan Stanley
5:30 pm
Grand Welcome Reception – Poolside
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014
7:00 am
Registration, Networking and Breakfast – Grand Ballroom Foyer
8:00 am
Welcome Back - Jim Butler – Grand Ballroom
8:05 am
Special Presentations
HVS
Hotel Values and CAP Rates
Suzanne Mellen
Atlas Hospitality Group
California Hotel Perspective
Alan Reay
8:30 am
Panel 8
What Does it Take to Successfully Buy or Sell
a Hotel in this Market?
Moderator: Dan Lesser, LW Hospitality Advisors
Panelists:
Patrick Deming, Eastdil Secured
Michael DeNicola, FelCor Lodging Trust
Deric Eubanks, Ashford Hospitality Trust
Rick Frank, Pillar Hotels and Resorts
Sam Winterbottom, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
9:30 am
Panel 9
Financing Full Service Development & Deals
Moderator: Geoff Davis, HREC Investment Advisors
Panelists:
Jeff Burns, Behringer-Harvard
Seth Grossman, Meridian Capital Group
Christopher Pfohl, Pyramid Hotel Group
David Schwartz, Natixis Real Estate Capital, LLC
Mark Wiesenthal, Platinum Equity
10:30 am
Break
11:00 am
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Grand Salon A
Breakout 10A : Hot Legal Issues Affecting the Hotel Industry
Moderator: Mark Burden, Rim Hospitality
Panelists:
Adam Bennett, AEI Consultants
Peter Connolly, Hostmark Hospitality Group
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Marta Fernandez, JMBM
Brad Gaskins, The McIntosh Group
Marty Orlick, JMBM
Grand Salon F
Breakout 10B: What is Happening with Distressed Assets and
Opportunistic Investments?
Moderator: Steve Van, Prism Hotels & Resorts
Panelists:
Frank Anderson, Anderson Hospitality Consultants LLC
Fabio Cattaneo, CLG Italia
Judy Hoffman, Trigild
Patrick O'Neal, PNC
Bill Sipple, HVS Capital Corp
12:00 pm
California Ballroom – Buffet Lunch
12:45 pm
Panel 11
Managing the Brand, Managing the Manager
Moderator: Robert Braun, JMBM
Panelists:
Bill Canepa, Wave Crest Resorts
Jerome Cataldo, Hostmark Hospitality Group
Jeffrey Dallas, Wyndham Hotel Group
Thom Geshay, Davidson Hotels & Resorts
Mike Higgins, IHG InterContinental Hotels Group
Jack Westergom, Manhattan Hospitality Advisors
1:45 pm
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