The hotel industry is without doubt facing its most challenging period of operation for years. However, despite the turmoil in the financial markets, new developments and investment opportunities are abound.

The 9th Annual European Hotel Finance & Investment Summit is the event for the industry to come together in London and discuss the outlook and opportunities in existing markets, the emerging regional hotspots as well as the market for distressed assets.

I am delighted to inform you that the program for this event has been finalised and is now available on the website. Please visit www.euromoneyseminars.com/hotels09 for more details or to download a brochure.

Financiers, owners, investors, operators, asset managers and service providers will meet in September to discuss key issues including:

  • Procuring finance for projects in dry markets
  • Hotels as an attractive asset class in investment portfolios
  • Security of earnings – leases vs franchises vs management contract
  • What is going on in the development pipeline?
  • Hotel assets and financing – the market for distressed assets
  • Management and operations in a financial downturn

Expert speakers confirmed to date include:

  • Ramsey Mankarious, CEO, Cedar Capital Partners Ltd
  • Paul White, President & CEO, Orient-Express Hotels
  • Rod Taylor, M.D, Taylor Global Advisors Limited
  • Marc Socker, Acquisitions Manager - Hotels and Leisure Fund Management, Invesco Real Estate
  • Ciaran Fahy, General Manager, The Cavendish
  • Bill Waite, Head of Hotel Financing, Allied Irish Bank
  • Ryan Prince, Vice Chairman, Realstar Group
  • Andrew Carnegie, Partner, Clifford Chance LLP
  • Barbara J. Levi, Senior Banker & International Business Development, Hotel & Real Estate Group, CALYON - Credit Agricole CIB
  • David Sylberg, Senior Vice President M&A and Real Estate Transactions, Accor
  • Peter Anscomb, Corporate Director, Leisure and Head of Hotel Finance, RBS

Join your colleagues in London for this senior gathering and save up to €200 by registering during the Super Early Bird period (concludes 10th July 2009).

To register – use one of the three following easy ways:

Karina Katysheva
Senior Seminar Manager
Euromoney Seminars