2018 Event Programme
21st February 2018
8.30 – 9.00 Registration, coffee and pastries Kindly sponsored by Staycity
9.00-9.10 Welcome and opening remarks
Andrew Sangster, Editorial Director, Hotel Analyst
Broadening the accommodation asset class
9.10 – 9.25 Session 1 – Presentation
Andrew Sangster, Editorial Director, Hotel Analyst
Deal round-up: Investors target alternatives in the hunt for returns
9.25 – 9.45 Session 2 – Presentation
The key deals in the alternative accommodation sector over the past year
Patrick Angwin, Senior Director, Horwath HTL UK
The leaders’ perspective
9.45 – 10.25 Session 3 – Panel discussion
The CEOs of top players in hotel alternatives give their view on the market. As barriers between market segments break down, what business are key protagonists in? AccorHotels is across the accommodation space and now in coworking too, while the gap between serviced apartments and student accommodation is blurring. What is the outlook across the alternative niches?
Moderator: Michael Jones, Managing Director, Hospitality Impact
Panel:
Navneet Bali, Chairman, MEININGER Hotels
Tom Walsh, CEO, Staycity
Guy Parsons, CEO, easyHotels PLC
Sean Worker, CEO, Bridgestreet
10.25 – 10.55 COFFEE BREAK
Kindly sponsored by Staycity
Battle of the brokers
10.55 – 11.40 Session 4 – Presentations
Three property experts are invited to make their case for their segment:
10.55 – 11.05 Serviced Apartments
Ben Davis, Director, Saxbury
11.05 – 11.15 Healthcare
Adrian Clery, Director, Colliers
11.15 – 11.25 Student accommodation
Jo Winchester, Executive Director and Head of Student Housing Advisory, CBRE Ltd
The brokers debate
11.25 – 11.40 Session 5 – Panel
Moderator: Russell Kett, Chairman, HVS London
Panel:
Jo Winchester, Executive Director and Head of Student Housing Advisory, CBRE Ltd
Ben Davis, Director, Saxbury
Adrian Clery, Director, Colliers
Investor Panel
11.40 – 12.20 Session 6 – Panel discussion
From established players to newcomers, who is entering the alternatives market? Institutional (pension funds), private equity, landed estates.
Moderator:
Andrew Harrington, Owner, AHV
Panel:
Asli Kutlucan, Director of Development and Acquisition, Cycas Hospitality
Andrew Southern, Chairman, Southern Grove
Camil Yazbeck, Partner and Investment Director – Hospitality, Patron Capital
A view from a Serviced Apartment company
12.20 – 12.40 Session 7 – Interview
Interviewer: Andrew Sangster, Editorial Director, Hotel Analyst
Interviewee: George Westwell, Director, Cheval Residences
Finance
12.40 – 1.10 Session 8 – Panel discussion
Debt funding – innovative approaches
Moderator: Katherine Doggrell, Editor, Hotel Analyst
Panel:
Trevor Morris, Debt Finance Director, OakNorth
Justin Lanzkron, Senior Consultant, West Ridge Asset Management
Shona Pushpaharan, Head of Hotel and Real Estate Finance, Clydesdale Bank
1.10 – 2.10 LUNCH
Kindly sponsored by Staycity
Breaking the mould
2.10 – 2.40 Session 9 – Panel Discussion
Moderator:
Panel:
Mark Anderson, Managing Director, Property & International, Whitbread PLC
Rohan Thakkar, HQ, VP Development & Strategy, Yotel
Ben Roberts, Development Consultant, Jansons Property
Jill Xiaozhou Ju, Investment Director, The Collective
Case Study
2.40 – 2.55 Session 10 – Interview
Interviewer:
Katherine Doggrell, Editor, Hotel Analyst
Interviewee:
Charlie McGregor, Founder & CEO, Student Hotel
Hostel markets mature
2.55 – 3.25 Session 11 – Panel discussion
As Generator’s new owners look to the US, and Safestay consolidates its European presence, a look at a maturing sector – is it now more easily investible?
Moderator: Macy Marvel, Associate, Hotel Analyst
Panel:
Nuno Sacramento, Chief Operating Officer, Safestay
Andrew Landsburgh, Owner and Developer, CODE Pod Hostel
Pieter van Tilburg, CEO, CityHub
3.25 – 3.55 COFFEE BREAK
Kindly sponsored by Staycity
Residences
3.55 – 4.25 Session 12– Panel discussion
Moderator: Chris Bown, Editor, Hotel Analyst
Panel:
Elie Younes, Executive Vice President & Chief Development Officer, The Rezidor Hotel Group
Tariq Bsharat, Strategy and Business Development Director, Al Marjan Island
Chris Graham, Managing Director, Graham Associates
Rod Taylor, Director, Savills
In bed with homesharers
4.25 – 4.45 Session 14 – Presentation
Tim Sander, Director, BDRC
Blurring the boundaries
4.45 – 5.25 Session 15– Panel discussion
Who gets to grab the consumer? A look at online agglomerations, from Airbnb through OTAs to upcoming collaborators, such as Bridgestreet, AccorHotels etc. What impact will the further growth from Airbnb, and the move to voice activated search, have on consumer behaviour? How will their growth impact pricing and returns?
Moderator: Ian Sloan, VP Client Strategy, Avvio
Panel:
Carl Michel, Chairman, Veeve
Richard Bowden-Doyle, Chairman, Neilson Active Holidays
Nakul Sharma, CEO, Hostmaker
Giulio Leporatti, Vice President, Global Strategy & Corporate Development, IHG
5.25 – 5.30 CLOSING REMARKS
