The Hotel Operations Conference, on May 23-24 at Jumeirah Carlton Tower in London, will explore the rise and rise of third-party managers, and how it indicates investors in the hotel industry are beginning to demand clarity in the black box labelled ÒoperationsÓ.
Previous approaches of putting the management of hotels into the same category as the brand offering are no longer being accepted. A clearer definition of the value created in running hotels is needed. This is not an event focused on how to be a better sous chef or what is the best way to clean a room: rather this event explores how value is created by managing chefs and housekeepers more effectively. It highlights how focused management across all aspects of the hotel business will deliver the best results and hones in on just what that management looks like. It maybe that the best approach is to have an integrated brand and management company. Or perhaps separating out the disciplines is the best way forward. Both approaches can create superior value: the key is determining how and what works best where. The Hotel Operations Conference is designed to help provide answers to these questions.
HOC 2017 willÊcover:
Management company valuations. Unbundling management, brand & property Ð do you create more value?
Third party management company leaders saying what they are thinking and what they are planning.
Spotlight sessions looking at the big brands HR, design and architecture, procurement andÊfinancial support.
Profitability: examining margin erosion.
Productivity.
A different take on management.
Who should be the best brand and operating company: how much does scale matter?
Are current legal contracts fit for purpose.
Big brands are vital for the future of the hotel industry.
Target audience.
Hotel brand companies, hotel operating companies and hotel owners will all be a focus of debate. Senior executives at the CEO, COO and CFO level are expected to attend along with specialists in development, operations, sales, human resources and CSR.
The speakers are:
James Munro, Hotels Resorts & Residential Management, Arc Consulting Partners
Chris Mumford, Managing Director, Aethos Consulting Group
Frank Reeves, Founder & CEO, Avvio
Nick Turner, Managing Director, Bespoke Hotels International
Julia Felton, CEO, Business Horsepower
Elie Younes, Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group
Anna Pollock, Founder, Conscious Travel
Peter Till, Managing Director, Choice Hotels
Tom Page, Global Head of Hotel and Leisure Group, CMS
Claus-Dieter Jandel, Executive Vice President & Chief Development Officer, Deutsche Hospitality
Frank Croston, Partner, Hamilton Hotel Partners
Nick Smart, Vice President Development, North & West Europe, Hilton Worldwide
Stephen Cassidy, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, UK & Ireland, Hilton
Simon Allison, Chairman and CEO, HOFTEL
Managing Director UK & Ireland, Hotel Partner Yield Management
Charles Human, Managing Director, HVS Hodges Ward Elliot
Jonathan Langston, Co-Founder, Hotstats
Michael Walsh, Vice President Design & Engineering Europe, InterContinental Hotels Group
Henri Wilmes, Vice President Acquisitions Ð Hotels, London and Regional Properties
Steve Terry, VP Development UK, Interstate Hotels & Resorts
Thomas Magnuson, Co Founder and CEO, Magnuson Worldwide
Tim Walton, Vice President, Marriott International Hotels
Robert Nadler, CEO, Nadler Hotels
Vivek Chadha, Owner, Nine Hospitality
Peter de La Perrelle, Managing Director, Peel Holdings
Lesley Reynolds, Managing Director, PSD Hospitality & Leisure
Samantha Ward, Hotels Sector Leader, PwC
John Stuart, Chief Operating Officer, Redefine BDL
Michael Kessler, VP Global Sales, ReviewPro
Brian McCarthy, Managing Director, Valor Hospitality Partners
Philippe Bijaoui, Chief Development Officer EMEA, Wyndham Hotel Group
Visit www.hoteloperationsconference.com to book tickets and for more information.
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