The Lodging Conference 2009 Speakers
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Name Title Company
Jim Alderman Executive Vice President, Development Wyndham Hotel Group
Victor Alikin Chief Executive Officer GBCblue
Jim Anhut Chief Development Officer-The Americas InterContinental Hotels Group
Michael D. Barnello President & COO LaSalle Hotel Properties
Sumner A. Baye President/Partner International Hotel Network
Steven J. Belmonte Chairman & CEO Hospitality Solutions LLC
Peter Berk President AFC Hotel Finance Group
Roger J. Bloss President & CEO Vantage Hospitality Group, Inc.
Larry Blouin, ISHC Vice President Graycor Construction Company
Michael Bluhm Executive Director Morgan Stanley Investment Banking Division
Edward J. Blum Managing Director, Capital Markets Molinaro Koger
Jorge Boone Senior Vice President of Business Development Group RCI
Chris Brown Senior Vice President, Real Estate Finance & Servicing Group LNR Partners, Inc.
Benjamin Q. Brunt Principal & Executive Vice President Noble Investment Group
Art Buser President Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
Jim Butler Chairman, Global Hospitality Group Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro LLP
Janis Canon Vice President Global Brand Management, Hotel Indigo InterContinental Hotel Group
Mark G. Carrier Senior Vice President B.F. Saul Company Hotel Division
Jerome F. Cataldo President Hostmark Hospitality Group
John Cauvin President & CEO, Windmill Inns & Suites Lodging Unlimited-West
Jeffrey Cohen Publisher AAHOA Lodging Business
Thomas J. Corcoran, Jr. Chairman FelCor Lodging Trust
Peter T. Cyrus Managing Partner, Montclair Hotel Investors, Inc. Director, Interim President & CEO, Lodgian, Inc.
Kent Dahlen, AIA, LEED AP Senior Director Architecture & Development Carlson Hotels Worldwide
Eric A. Danziger President and Chief Executive, Franchise Group Wyndham Hotel Group
Thomas G. Davis, CHA, CLSD President Hospitality Risk Controls, Inc./Security Litigation Group, Inc.
John F. Davis, III Chief Executive Officer Birch Street Systems
Tony De George, CHB Partner Greene, Canfield, De George, Ltd.
Gary A. DeLapp President & CEO Extended Stay Hotels
Michael G. Desiato Vice President & Group Publisher Incisive Media - Real Estate Division Real Estate Forum
Drew Dimond, ISHC Principal Dimond Hotel Consulting Group
Andy Dolce Chairman & Managing Director Dolce Hotels & Resorts
Doug Dreher President The Hotel Group
Bill Duncan Senior Vice President Homewood Suites by Hilton and Home2 Suites by Hilton
Dave Durbin President & CEO Crestline Hotels & Resorts
Tina Edmundson Senior Vice President, Brand Management Marriott International, Inc.
Joel Eisemann Executive Vice President, Owner & Franchise Services and Lodging Development for Select Service & Extended Stay Marriott International, Inc.
Shane Ettestad Vice President, Innovation TravelCLICK, Inc.
Jonathan Falik Chief Executive Officer JF Capital Advisors LLC
Cecelia L. Fanelli Partner Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Tony Farris Chairman & CEO Quorum Hotels and Resorts and Quorum Hotel Advisors
Dan Fay President Commonwealth Hotels, Inc.
Patrick J. Feltes Senior Vice President, Hospitality Finance GE Capital Solutions, Franchise Finance
Michelle Finn Vice President Hospitality Design Group/Nielsen Business Media
Patrick Ford President Lodging Econometrics
Jim Fry Vice President Holder Construction Company
Robyn Fuller Vice President and Assistant General Counsel La Quinta Franchising, LLC
Michael Gallegos President & CEO American Property Management Corporation
Mark J. Gerstein Managing Director, Real Estate, Lodging and Leisure Group UBS Investment Bank
Thom Geshay Senior Vice President Business Development Davidson Hotel Company
Tara K. Gorman, Esq. Shareholder Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Philip A. Gosch Shareholder/Co-Chair Hospitality Practice Group Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
Ken Greene President, Days Inns Worldwide, Inc. Group President, Wyndham Hotel Group
Karl Grover Vice President, Residence Inn Franchising Marriott International, Inc.
Bob Habeeb President First Hospitality Group, Inc.
Stephen G. Haggerty Global Head of Real Estate & Development Global Hyatt Corporation
John S. Hamilton Senior Vice President Business Development Pyramid Hotel Group
Mark Harmon Principal & CEO Auberge Resorts LLC
Steve Hart General Manager & Regional Vice President JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa
Greg Hartmann Managing Director HVS International-Boulder, CO
Glenn Haussman Editor in Chief Hotel Interactive
Phil Hayward Editor LODGING Magazine
Christian Hempell Vice President, Holiday Inn Club Vacations InterContinental Hotel Group
Paul J. Heney Editorial Director Hotel World Network
Jeff Higley Editorial Director, Digital Media/Director of Communications HotelNewsNow.com/STR/STR Global
William M. Hodges President & CEO Hodges Ward Elliott,
Gregg Hodges President iBAHN
Adam J. Hodkin Managing Partner Hodkin Law Group, P.A.
Walter Isenberg President & CEO SAGE Hospitality Resources, LLC
Nancy Johnson Executive Vice President - Chief Development Officer Carlson Hotels Americas
Mark Keiser Vice President Development Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
David Klein Executive Vice President & General Counsel NYLO Hotels
David Kong President & CEO Best Western International, Inc.
Ed Kopp Information Systems Coordinator Lodging Unlimited-West
Tom Lander Vice President & General Manager Mortenson Development
Don Landry Owner Top Ten Marketing and Hospitality Consulting
Michael J. Lebowich Partner, Labor Department Proskauer Rose, LLP
Carl B. Lee Partner, Chair Hospitality Practice Group Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Kevin Lewis President, Extended Stay Brands Choice Hotels International
Mark Lomanno President Smith Travel Research
Thomas R. Magnuson CEO / Principal Magnuson Hotels
Kevin Mahoney Chief Operating Officer Stonebridge Companies
John Mamer President HFS Concepts 4
Joe Martin, CHA Owner/Operator, Stillwater Hospitality, LLC 2009 Chairman, AH&LA
Mitch Miller Managing Partner Miller Law Group
Sanjeev Misra Senior Managing Director Paramount Lodging Advisors
Julia Monk, AIA, IIDA, LEED Partner BBG-BBGM
Bernie Moyle Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operations Officer Vantage Hospitality Group, Inc.
Michael C. Mullenix Chairman & CEO EQUIS Hospitality Management, LLC
David B. Mumford Senior Principal Mumford Company
Anupam Narayan President & CEO Red Lion Hotels Corporation
C. Robert Neal, AIA Principal, Director, Hospitality Practice Cooper Carry, Inc.
Dennis Nessler Senior News Editor Hotel Business
Chip Ohlsson Vice President Development Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Tarun S. Patel, CHA President, Pacific Hospitality Company Vice Chairman 2008, Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA)
Kirk Pederson Executive Director Morgan Stanley Merchant Banking
David Pepper Senior Vice President, Franchise Development and President, Upscale and Extended Stay Brands Choice Hotels International, Inc.
Aaron Plante Chief Executive Officer Apollo Hospitality Group
Dharmendra J. (D.J.) Rama
President JHM Hotels Management
William H. (Bill) Reynolds Jr. Managing Director - Chief Investment Officer Thayer Lodging Group
Clifford J. Risman Partner Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
Chris Roberts School of Hospitality Leadership DePaul University
Joel Ross Principal Citadel Realty Advisors
John Russell Chief Executive Officer NYLO Hotels
Irvin W. Sandman Hospitality Industry Team Leader Graham & Dunn PC
Russ Savrann Hospitality, Beverage & Franchise Team Graham & Dunn PC
John Scaggs Associate HVS International-Boulder, CO
Martin Schiffman Managing Director Carl Marks & Co. Real Estate Group
C. Mark Seiley, AIA Vice President, Principal for the Dallas Office LEO A DALY
Jay H. Shah Chief Executive Officer Hersha Hospitality Trust
Mark Sharkey President Remington
David Sherwyn Associate Professor of Law/Academic Director Center for Hospitality Research Cornell University School of Hotel Administration
Cara Shimkus Hall, FAIA Managing Director, Principal Architect GH2 Hospitality Architects
Larry Shupnick Senior Vice President, Acquisitions & Development Interstate Hotels & Resorts
Bernard N. Siegel Principal KSL Capital Partners LLC
Stacy Silver Executive Director, Digital Media HotelWorld Network
Abby Spurrier Principal Spurrier Consulting
Andrew Stegen General Manager Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa /The Waldorf=Astoria Collection
Tom Storey President Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
Steve Swope President & CEO The Rubicon Group
Alan L. Tallis Executive Vice President Ashford Hospitality Trust
Aik Hong Tan President Richfield Hospitality, Inc.
Lalaine Tanaka Hospitality Principal KTGY Group, Inc.
Michelle F. Tanzer Partner, Real Estate Group Holland & Knight
Ralph Thiergart Vice President, Franchise Services Choice Hotels International
Charles R. Tomb President & CEO Integrity Hospitality Advisors, LLC
Simon Turner President, Global Development Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Matt Valley Editor National Real Estate Investor
Steve Van President & CEO Prism Hotels & Resorts
Mark van Hartesvelt Principal Gemstone Resorts International
Paul Wagner Partner Shea Stokes Roberts & Wagner
Herb Warmbrodt President Warmbrodt Hotel Investments, Inc.
Ed Watkins Editor Lodging Hospitality
William C. Weinaug Jr., PE, LEED AP Executive Vice President X-nth
Scott A. Weinberg Partner DLA Piper
Jeff Weinstein Editor-in-Chief HOTELS Magazine/HOTELS’ Investment Outlook
Temple H. Weiss Executive Vice President, Acquisitions & Development LQ Management LLC
Jeff Westgor, CHB President, Westgor & Associates 2009 President, Hotel Brokers International
Ken Wilson Chief Executive Officer Capital Hotel Management
Sam Winterbottom Managing Member Winterbottom Family LLC
Howard J. Wolff Senior Vice President WATG
Maria Wood Editor Real Estate New Jersey
R. Mark Woodworth President PKF Hospitality Research, Inc.
Deno Yiankes President & CEO, Investments & Development White Lodging Services Corporation
 
 

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