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The Lodging Conference Speakers 2008
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Over 85% of conference attendees are Presidents and
CEO’s or run their own company, brand or business unit.

Name Title Company
Jim Abrahamson Senior Vice President Hyatt Corporation
Dante Alexander President & CEO National Association of Condo Hotel Owners (NACHO)
Karim Alibhai Principal Gencom Group
Jose Alvarez Managing Director Molinaro Koger
Frank A. Anderson Senior VP & Int. Head of Hospitality, Gaming & Leisure HSH Nordank AG, New York Branch
Jim Anhut Senior VP & Brand Manager, Hotel Indigo InterContinental Hotels Group
Tom Arasi President Portman Holdings LLC
Doug Artusio President & CEO Dellisart Lodging
Debra Bates Chief Financial & Investment Officer Dolce International
Sumner A. Baye President/Partner International Hotel Network
Steven J. Belmonte President & CEO, Lexington Hotels & Resorts President & CEO, Hospitality Solutions LLC
Roger J. Bloss President & CEO Vantage Hospitality Group, Inc.
William M. Bosch Partner, Litigation Group Steptoe & Johnson LLP
John M. Burlingame, RRP Executive Vice President Hyatt Vacation Ownership
Melinda J. Bush President & CEO HRW Holdings/Hospitality Resources Worldwide, LLC
Jim Butler Chairman, Global Hospitality Group Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro LLP
Lynn Cadwalader Partner, Co-Chair Global Hospitality & Resort Group Holland & Knight LLP
John Cauvin President & CEO, Windmill Inns & Suites Lodging Unlimited-West
Wen-I Chang President Atman Hospitality Group, Inc.
Jim Chu Senior VP - Franchising & Brand Management Global Hyatt Corporation
Arthur Coffey President & CEO Red Lion Hotels Corporation
Chip Conley Founder & CEO Joie de Vivre Hospitality
Jeff Dallas Senior Vice President Business Development Wyndham Hotel Group
Stephen Darling Regional Vice President Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts
James R. DeAngelo Senior Vice President - Hospitality Program Director CWCapital, LLC
Gary A. DeLapp President & CEO Extended Stay Hotels
Michael Depatie CEO & President Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants, Inc.
Anthony J. DiGuiseppe President DiGuiseppe International Hotel & Resort Design
Douglas Dreher President The Hotel Group
William Edmundson President, Cambria Suites Choice Hotels International
Anthony Falor COO, Focused Services Division Hodges Ward Elliott, Inc.
K. Michael Fandel Shareholder, Hospitality, Beverage and Franchise Team Graham & Dunn PC
Cecelia L. Fanelli Partner Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Dan Fay President Commonwealth Hotels, Inc.
Patrick Feltes Senior Vice President, Hospitality Finance GE Capital Solutions, Franchise Finance
Pat Ford President Lodging Econometrics
JP Ford, CHB, ISHC Senior Vice President National Hotel Realty
Bill Fortier Senior Vice President Franchise Development Hilton Hotels Corp.
Neil D. Freeman Chairman of the Board & CEO Aries Capital, LLC
Charles Fritsch President Hotel Brokers International &
MBA Hotel Brokers
Jim Fry Vice President Holder Construction Co.
Rip Gellein President, Global Development Group Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
Mark Gerstein Managing Director UBS Investment Bank
Steven H. Gold Managing Director Hotel Financial Strategies
Wayne Goldberg President & CEO LQ Management LLC
Gary Golla Project Associate SERA
Tara Gorman Shareholder Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Philip A. Gosch Shareholder Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, P.C.
Adam Greene Senior VP, Hospitality Finance

Textron Financial,
Resort Finance Division

Scott Griffith President & CEO InTown Suites
John Griswold President Harbor Hotel Investors, LLC.
Rob Haiman Senior Vice President Development Remington
Robert Harper Principal The Blackstone Group
W. Matthew Hart Sales Director Patni Computer Systems, Ltd.
Greg Hartmann Managing Director HVS International-Boulder, CO
Chris Hartmann Managing Director HVS Technology Strategies
Phil Hayward Editor LODGING Magazine
Reginald Heard President & CEO Bankers One Capital
Mark Heymann, ISHC Chairman & CEO UniFocus
Wayne Hickey Chief Executive Officer Roel Construction
Jeff Higley Editor in Chief Hotel & Motel Management/Hotel Design
Roger G. Hill, II Chief Executive Officer The Gettys Group, Inc.
John Howell West Region Hospitality Specialist CIT Small Business Lending
Andy Ingraham President & CEO National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators & Developers, Inc.
Walter Isenberg President & CEO SAGE Hospitality Resources, LLC
Christopher Ivy Senior VP - Development Global Hyatt Corporation
J. Richard "Dick" Keegan Managing Member Shamrock Capital Associates, LLC
Douglas A. Kessler Chief Operating Officer, Head of Acquisitions Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.
Joseph J. Kilar President R.D. Olson Construction
David Kong President & CEO Best Western International, Inc.
Ed Kopp Information Systems Coordinator Lodging Unlimited-West
Peter C. Krause Chairman Barrow Street Real Estate Fund L.P.
Yvonne La Penotiere President - The Americas Carlson Hotels Worldwide
Don Landry Owner Top Ten Marketing and Hospitality Consulting
Carl B. Lee Partner, Chair Hospitality Practice Group Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Jin Lee Senior VP, Acquisition & Development HEI Hospitality LLC
James M. Lewis President Disney Vacation Club
Kevin Lewis Vice President, Extended Stay Brands Choice Hotels International
Bill Linehan VP Marketing & New Business Development, IHG Global Development Team InterContinental Hotels Group
David Loeb Managing Director, Senior Real Estate Research Analyst Baird
Mark Lomanno President Smith Travel Research
Dick Lopez, CHB Chairman, Lodging Property Brokers, Inc. President, Hotel Brokers International
Bruce Lowrey Senior Vice President Capmark Finance Inc.
M. Guy Maisnik, P.C. Partner, Global Hospitality Group Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro LLP
Bob Mannon Senior Vice President - Real Estate Development Marriott International, Inc.
Greg Marcus Senior Vice President The Marcus Corporation
Michael Mayer Managing Member Associated Ventures, LLC
Scott G. McChesney Vice President R D Olson Development
Joseph A. McInerney President & CEO American Hotel & Lodging Association
Robert C. McIver Chief Financial Officer The Athens Group
Christopher B. McKenna Partner The McKenna Law Group, LLC
Michael G. Medzigian Chairman & Managing Partner Watermark Capital Partners, LLC
Nelson F. Migdal, Esq. Shareholder Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mitch Miller Managing Partner Miller Law Group
Patricia Miller Vice President/Corporate Director of Hospitality Leo A Daly
Julia Monk, AIA, ASID, LEED Partner Brennan Beer Gorman Monk/Interiors
Ricardo Montaudon President & CEO Group RCI
David B. Mumford Senior Principal The Mumford Company
Bill Murney Managing Director Molinaro Koger
Tom Murray Chief Operating Officer,
The Americas
InterContinental Hotels Group
David Nachman Vice President Hall Financial Group, Ltd.
Anupam Narayan EVP & Chief Investment Officer & CFO Red Lion Hotels Corporation
Cindy Nelson Partner, Real Estate Division Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
Peter L. Nichols Vice President Hodges Ward Elliott
Jim Norman Partner, Co-Chair Global Hospitality and Resorts Group Holland + Knight
Howard C. Nusbaum President American Resort Development Association (ARDA)
Melanie Pennell Managing Member Associated Ventures, LLC
Kathryn Plouff Vice President Corporate Initiatives Starwood Vacation Ownership
Albert J. Pucciarelli Chair, Hotels and Resorts Practice McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, L.L.P.
Clifford J. Risman Partner Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
Joe Rook Vice President Sales iBAHN
Stephanie Roy Regin Manager, Western Region Interval International, Inc.
George Ruff Chief Executive Officer Trinity Hotel Investors LLC
John Russell Chief Executive Officer NYLO Hotels
Paul Sacco Senior Vice President, Select Service Hotel Development Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Irvin W. Sandman Hospitality Industry Team Leader Graham & Dunn PC
Fred Schwartz President Asian American Hotel Owners Association
John Sears President Boutique Hotel Advisors LLC
Larry Shupnick Sr. Vice President, Development & Acquisitions Interstate Hotels & Resorts
Bernard Siegel Principal KSL Capital Partners, LLC
Stacy Silver Director, Business Development Hotel & Motel Management
Howard Silver President & CEO Equity Inns, Inc.
William Sipple Corporate VP - Full Service Hotels Carlson Hotels Worldwide
Joe Smith President Boykin Management Company
Matthew Sparks Senior Vice President Development, The Americas Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
Angelo Stambules Vice President, Hospitality Industry Div. Capmark Finance Inc.
Kevin Stennett Principal
Pace Management
Peter Strebel President Wyndham Hotels and Resorts
John Sturgess Corporate VE, Development - Select Service Hotels Carlson Hotels Worldwide
E. Gail Suchman, Esq.   Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Alan L. Tallis Senior Advisor Ashford Hospitality Trust
Bryan Ten Broek VP, Business Development Interval International, Inc.
Charles R. Tomb President & CEO Integrity Hospitality Advisors, LLC
Rajiv Trivedi Executive Vice President, Franchising La Quinta Franchising LLC
John A. Ueberroth Chairman & CEO Preferred Hotel Group
Matt Valley Editor National Real Estate Investor
Ed Watkins EditorS Lodging Hospitality
Paul Weimer Senior Vice President HiGroup, LLC
William Weinaug, P.E. Executive Vice President X-nth
Jeff Weinstein Editor-in-Chief HOTELS Magazine/HOTELS’ Investment Outlook
Paul W. Whetsell President & CEO CapStar Hotel Company
Chris White Senior Vice President, Planning and Design Services WTS International, Inc.
Robert Winchester President & COO, Business Development Waterford Hotel Group, Inc.
Donald W. Wise Global Hospitality Group, Managing Partner Johnson Capital
Howard J. Wolff Senior Vice President Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo (WATG)
Maria Wood Senior Editor Real Estate Forum
R. Mark Woodworth President PKF Hospitality Research, Inc.