March 4, 2024

Rebecca Jones

Rebecca Jones got her start at Texas Tech University studying interior design and architecture. Upon graduation she moved to the Big Apple to learn boutique hospitality design from some of...

Jeff Loether
March 4, 2024

Jeff Loether

Prior to starting ELECTRO-MEDIA DESIGN, Ltd, Jeff was a Manager of Audio/Video Systems Design for Marriott Corporation’s Architecture and Construction Division. Jeff completed over 250 worldwide projects including five-star resorts,...

Samantha Ahuja
March 4, 2024

Samantha Ahuja

Samantha Ahuja focuses her practice on hotel acquisitions, operations, development and finance, hotel management agreements, licensing agreements, and commercial real estate acquisition and sale. She advises domestic and international clients...

Dr. Chekitan Dev
March 4, 2024

Dr. Chekitan Dev

Chekitan S. Dev is the Singapore Tourism Distinguished Professor at Cornell University's SC Johnson College of Business in the School of Hotel Administration. Professor Dev is a globally renowned thought...

John Fareed
March 4, 2024

John Fareed

John Fareed, MSc CHME ISHC, is the Global Chairman for Horwath HTL. He leads the global brand and oversees the firm’s US offices. Over the past twenty-five years, Fareed’s consulting...

Ayhan Yeginsu
March 4, 2024

Ayhan Yeginsu

With over 50 years of international experience in the hospitality and leisure industry, he started his career in hotel management with Sheraton and Kempinski Hotels. He has held senior management positions with Panorama Leisure,...

Alejandro Francino
March 4, 2024

Alejandro Francino

CEO and Founder HBD Upselling Solutions, a leading consultancy company specialized in Upselling Solutions and customized training for hotels and resorts.  

Raul Calvet
March 4, 2024

Raul Calvet

Calvet & Associates, established since 1999, has partnered with Colliers CAAC (Central America, Andes and Caribbean Countries) to create larger and stronger market intelligence and advisory services expanding its leading...

Jeff Dover
March 4, 2024

Jeff Dover

Jeff received a Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Hotel and Food Administration from the University of Guelph in 1989. He earned his MBA from Wilfrid Laurier University in 1996 where...

Reinhard Pohorec
March 4, 2024

Reinhard Pohorec

As an entrepreneur, creative mind, and host Reinhard Pohorec has established a unique reputation over the last decade in the world of sensory technology, luxury goods, and five-star hospitality. Reinhard...