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
Peter Berk President PM Hotel Finance Group
Roger J. Bloss President & CEO Vantage Hospitality Group, Inc.
Larry Blouin - ISHC Consultant
Michael Bluhm Managing 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
Robert W. Boykin Chief Executive Officer The Boykin Group
Cynthia Brotman Nelson Partner, Real Estate Division Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
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 Cannon 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.
Thomas G. Davis, CHA, CLSD President Hospitality Risk Controls, Inc./Security Litigation Group, Inc.
John F. Davis, III Chief Executive Officer Birch Street Systems
Russ Dazzio Co-Chairman & CEO R&R Global Hospitality Group
Tony De George, CHB Partner Greene, Canfield, De George, Ltd.
Michael G. Desiato Vice President & Group Publisher Incisive Media - Real Estate Division Real Estate Forum
Drew Dimond, ISHC Principal Dimond Hotel Consulting Group
Doug Dreher President The Hotel Group
Dave Durbin Former President & CEO Crestline Hotels & Resorts
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
Bruce Ford Senior Vice President, Director of Business Development Lodging Econometrics
Al Frazzini Chief Operating Officer Trinity Hotel Investors L.L.C.
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
Michael George President & Chief Executive Officer Crescent Hotels & Resorts
Mark J. Gerstein Managing Director, Real Estate, Lodging and Leisure Group UBS Investment Bank
Thom Geshay Senior Vice President Business Development Davidson Hotel Company
Philip A. Gosch Shareholder/Co-Chair, Hospitality Practice Group Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
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 Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Bob Haiman Senior Vice President Development Remington
Cara Shimkus Hall, FAIA Managing Director, Principal Architect GH2 Hospitality Architects
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
Christian Hempell Vice President, New Business Delivery and Market Insight IHG Atlanta
Paul J. Heney Editorial Director Hotel World Network
Wayne Hickey Chief Executive Officer Roel Construction Company
Jeff Higley Editorial Director, Digital Media/Director of Communications HotelNewsNow.com/STR/STR Global
William M. Hodges President & CEO Hodges Ward Elliott
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
Chris Kearney Account Executive/Project Manager X-nth
Mark Keiser Vice President - Luxury and Resort Development Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
David Klein Executive Vice President & General Counsel NYLO Hotels
Bob Kline Principal & CEO RW Kline Companies
Dawn Koenig Vice President of Hotel Performance Support Homewood Suites by Hilton and Home2 Suites by Hilton
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
Ric Leutwyler President, Utell Hotels & Resorts CMO, Pegasus Solutions
Kevin Lewis President, Extended Stay Brands Choice Hotels International
Bill Linehan Executive Vice President, Managing Director, Marketing Hodges Ward Elliott
Jay Litt Partner Resolution Services, LLC
David Loeb Managing Director, Senior Real Estate Research Analyst Baird
Mark Lomanno President Smith Travel Research
Chris Macke Chief Executive Officer General Equity Real Estate
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
Michael Mayer Managing Member Associate Ventures, LLC
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 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
Melanie Pennell Managing Member Associate Ventures, LLC
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
Robert Radomski Vice President, Global Brand Management, Extended-Stay IHG
D.J. Rama President JHM Hotels Management
William H. (Bill) Reynolds Jr. Director/Senior Advisor Thayer Lodging Group
Chris Roberts School of Hospitality Leadership DePaul University
Joe Rook, MHS Vice President, Major Accounts iBAHN
Joel Ross Principal Citadel Realty Advisors
John Russell Chief Executive Officer NYLO Hotels
Paul Sacco Senior Vice President, Development Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Irvin W. Sandman Hospitality Industry Team Leader Graham & Dunn PC
Russ Savrann Hospitality, Beverage & Franchise Team Graham & Dunn PC
John Scaggs Managing Director HVS Eco Services- Boulder
Martin Schiffman Managing Director Carl Marks & Co. Real Estate Group
C. Mark Seiley, AIA Vice President, Principal for the Dallas Office LEO A DALY
Neil Shah President/Chief Operating Officer Hersha Hospitality Trust
Larry Shupnick Senior Vice President, Acquisitions & Development Interstate Hotels & Resorts
Bernard N. Siegel Principal KSL Capital Partners LLC
Stacy Silver, ISHP Executive Director, Digital Media HotelWorld Network
Bob Smith President & Chief Satisfaction Officer The Allied Group
Abby Spurrier Principal Spurrier Consulting
Andrew Stegen General Manager Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa / The Waldorf Astoria Collection
Tom Storey President Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
Peter Strebel Chief Revenue & Development Officer Dolce Hotels & Resorts
Steve Swope Chairman & CEO Rubicon
Alan L. Tallis Executive Vice President Ashford Hospitality Trust
Aik Hong Tan Principal Greenwood Hospitality Group, LLC
Lalaine Tanaka Hospitality Principal KTGY Group, Inc.
Michelle F. Tanzer Partner, Global Hospitality, Resort & Timeshare Group Holland & Knight
Ralph Thiergart Vice President, Franchise Services Choice Hotels International
Charles R. Tomb President & CEO Integrity Hospitality Advisors, LLC
David Tracz, AIA, LEED AP Senior Associate OPX
Rajiv Trivedi Executive Vice President & Chief Development Officer La Quinta Franchising, LLC
John Valletta President, Super 8 Worldwide Wyndham Hotel Group
Matt Valley Editor National Real Estate Investor
Steve Van President & CEO Prism Hotels & Resorts
Mark van Hartesvelt Principal Gemstone Resorts International
Len Vermillion Editor LODGING Magazine
Paul Wagner Partner Shea Stokes Roberts & Wagner
Jeff Wagoner President Wyndham Hotels and Resorts
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
Scott Young President of Hospitality/CMO LodgeNet Interactive Corporation
 
 

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