Filippo Sona

The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) has selected Filippo Sona, Managing Director, Global Hospitality, Drees & Sommer to join its prestigious, invitation-only membership.ISHC's mission is to contribute to the advancement of its members and the hospitality industry, cultivating an educational, interconnected environment for networking, professional development and knowledge exchange, while fostering credibility.

Sona has worked on more than 735 hospitality projects across close to 30 countries over the past 25 years.He joins a very select group of just two other member consultants at ISHC in the GCC region.Sona specialises in market and financial feasibilities, valuations, operator selection, project management and strategic asset management, and has acted as an expert witness and advisor in numerous commercial negotiations. 

A sought-after speaker, Sona willaddress the Asian hospitality community later this month at the Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific (HICAP), being held at Kerry Hotel Hong Kong from 23-25 October.He will be sharing his global insights in a session entitled 'Asset Management -Owners Vs. Operators' at the 30thanniversary edition of the prestigious event.