Conference Programme

Time

Topic

Bloody Mary brunch and registration

State of play - debate

What is the economic outlook, what state is the real estate market in,     
and what are the effects on future pipeline and performance for the
hotel sector?

Chris Rouse - Senior Director, CBRE Hotels
David Bailey - Deputy Managing Director, TRI Hospitality
Jonathan Hubbard - Managing Director,  Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels 
Peter Anscomb - Senior Corporate Director, Royal Bank of Scotland 

Arrested Development - debate

Is the pipeline for the major hotel groups blocked. Has it reduced to a
trickle, or will the gush continue?

Allan McEwan - Senior Vice President of Finance and Development - EMEA, InterContinental Hotels Group
Bart Carnahan - Senior Vice President Acquistions & Development - EMEA, Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Timothy Walton - Vice President - International Hotel Development, Marriott International
Patrick Fitzgibbon - Senior Vice President - Development - Europe and Africa, Hilton Hotels Corporation

Exhibition viewing and break

Still doing business - debate

Which developers, hotel groups and investors are still active. What
are the obstacles and how are they being overcome?

Bob Lewis - International Hotel Property Services (IHPS)
Thomas Smit - President, Waldeck Capital
Tony Potter - CEO, Corinthia Hotels
Peter Zenneck - Vice President - Development - Europe and North Africa, Jumeirah

View from the ground up - debate

How do the world's leading hotel architects, masterplanners and
engineers see the sector? What are the development opportunities?
What kind of hotels are they being asked to build? How are budgets
being affected? Is sustainability still on the agenda?

Gregoir Chikaher - Director, Global Hotel & Leisure, Arup
Ian Memmott - Head of EME International Hotel & Resorts Group, Davis Langdon
John Goldwyn - Senior Associate, WATG                              
Ashley Scott, Director,  EDAW AECOM

Chris Sanderson - Strategy & Insight Director, The Future Laboratory

Time

Topic

Registration and Coffee                                                                                                             

Rapid Eye Movement     

An interactive session with architects and designers each giving a short burst of ideas, inspiration, projects and projections.                                    

Barry Hughes - Lead Architect, HOK 
Paul Priestman - Founder, Priestmangoode
Mark Bruce - Associate Director, 3D Reid
Dexter Moren - Founder, Dexter Moren 
Lindy Veitenheimer - VP International Business, Soho Myriad
Motti Essakow - OmWard Bound
Naomi Porter - Founder, Spacetherapy 
Corinna Kretschmar-Joehnk - Founder, JOI-Design 

Exclusive Guest Appearance: Marcel Wanders

The secrets of Sleep                   

Dr. Chris Idzikowski - Director of Edinburgh Sleep Centre      

Fit for multi-purpose? debate      

Hotel bars, restaurants, lobbies and the spaces in-between

David Morris - Director, Proof Consultancy
Jane Lawrence - Director, Conran & Partners
Khirstie Myles - Vice President, International Design & Project Management, Marriott International
Rob Wagemans - CEO & Creative Director, Concrete Architects

Sleep Talking: Adam Tihany in Conversation

Austerity and Authenticity - debate

Rooms at the inn, roughed-up luxe and re-appointed real estate 
   
Christoph Hoffman - CEO, 25 Hours Hotels Group
Ilse Crawford - Creative Director, Studioilse
Rabih Hage - Director, Rough Luxe

Sustainability Gets The Green Light?

Are developers finally taking sustainability seriously, or has the credit crunch forced sustainability down the list of priorities for new hotels? What sustainably designed hotels are opening their doors and what will their impact be on the rest of the market?

David Jerome - Senior Vice President for Corporate Social Responsibility, InterContinental Hotels Group
Jeremy Blake – Senior Partner, Purcell Miller Triton
Stephan Oberwegner - Managing Director, Max Bentheim