Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference and Operations Summit (CHICOS 2024)

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Agenda

November 13-15, 2024

Wednesday - November 13, 2024

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Welcome Reception Hosted by Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc.

Thursday - November 14, 2024

7:00 AM - 12:00 AM	Registration
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	Networking Breakfast
8:30 AM - 9:40 AM	Welcome & Presentations
9:40 AM - 10:30 AM	GENERAL SESSION:Hospitality Leader's Panel
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Networking & Exhibitor Coffee Break
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM	GENERAL SESSION: Equity Investors Outlook
11:50 AM - 12:40 PM	GENERAL SESSION: Caribbean Hotel Investments: Industry Perspectives 2024
12:40 PM - 1:50 PM	Networking Lunch
1:50 PM - 2:15 PM	GENERAL SESSION: Airline Interview
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM	GENERAL SESSION: Barbados Investment Panel
3:20 PM - 4:10 PM	BREAKOUT SESSION 1A: All-Inclusive Hotels
3:20 PM - 4:10 PM	BREAKOUT SESSION 1B: Development in the Region - Opportunities
4:00 PM - 4:40 PM	Networking & Exhibitor Coffee Break
4:40 PM - 5:30 PM	BREAKOUT SESSION 2A: Third Party Hotel Management in the Caribbean
4:40 PM - 5:30 PM	BREAKOUT SESSSION 2B: Nuances of Developing and Operating in the Caribbean
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM	Cocktail Reception hosted by Wyndham

Friday - November 15, 2024

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Networking Breakfast
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	GENERAL SESSION: Government Leaders Panel
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM	GENERAL SESSION: Lenders Panel
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM	Networking & Exhibitor Coffee Break
11:20 AM - 12:15 PM	GENERAL SESSION: Luxury and the Resurgence of Mixed-Use in the Caribbean
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM	Closing Remarks & Lunch

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Speakers

Adam Greenfader

Chairman
AG&T

Alessandro Colantonio

Chief Investment Officer
Gencom

Alex Mai

Regional Vice President, Development - Latin America & Caribbean
IHG

Amy Ironmonger

Partner
K&L Gates

Andrew Dickey

Managing Director
JLL

Andrew Farkas

Chairman
Island Capital Partners

Andy Burrows

Investment Consultant
Bahamas Investment Authority

Angela Musgrove

Chief Executive Officer
Invest Turks and Caicos

Antonio Fungairino

VP Development/Asset Management
Hyatt Inclusive Collection

Avin Hardeo

Manager, Investment Banking Division
Republic Bank

Bill Brown

President
DcK Worldwide

Bill Clegg

Regional Director, Franchise Development
BWH Hotels

Bojan Kumer

Regional Vice President, Hotel Development, Caribbean and Latin America
Marriott International

Bruce Wardinski

Chairman & CEO
Playa Hotels & Resorts

Camilo Bolaños

Senior Vice President Development- Latin America & the Caribbean
Hyatt

Chad Blackman

Senator and Minister in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Investment
Barbados

Clay Dickinson, ISHC, CHE, HSMP

Professor of Hospitality and Commercial Real Estate
FIU

Cristobal Enriquez

VP Development
Hyatt Inclusive Collection

Daniel Diaz

Executive Vice President
Blue Diamond Hotels & Resorts

Daniela Ricalis

CEO and Founder
DC Global Talent

David Beckley

Senior Vice President - Account Executive - Real Estate & Hospitality Practice
McGriff

David Larone

Special Advisor
CBRE

Dona Regis-Prosper

Secretary General & CEO
Caribbean Tourism Organization

Eric Schub

Managing Director
Sculptor Real Estate

Erin Green

Vice President - Development & Acquisitions
Auberge Resorts

Fernando Fernandez

VP of Development, Hyatt Inclusive Collection
Hyatt Hotels

Fernando Mulet

EVP, Chief Investment Officer
Playa Hotels & Resorts

Gary Brough

Managing Director
Baker Tilly

George Spence

Managing Partner at Luxe Capital Americas
Luxe Capital Americas

Gerhard Beukes, CFA

Managing Director, Caribbean
Colliers International

Gustavo Viescas

President LATAMC
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Hannah Smith

Senior Analyst
STR

Ian Gooding-Edghill

Minister of Tourism
Barbados

Isabel de Caires

Director Investment Banking at CIBC First Caribbean International Bank
CIBC FirstCaribbean

Isaias Peret

CRE & Hospitality, Vice President Americas
Banco Sabadell

John Lancet, MAI

Senior Managing Director, Practice Leader- Southeast and Caribbean Regions
HVS

Jose Azcarraga

Chief Executive Officer
Grupo Posadas

Jose Giraldo

Managing Director Of Operations Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean
American Airlines

Joseph Boschulte

Commissioner, USVI Department of Tourism
USVI Department of Tourism

Juan Corvinos Solans

Senior Vice President Development, Architecture, Design and Construction Latin America & Caribbean
Hilton

Juan Mosseri

Sourth East US and Caribbean Sales Manager
E-Finity Distributed Generation

Kaye-Anne Greenidge

Chief Executive Officer
Invest Barbados

Keith Oltchick

Chief Development Officer
Remington Hospitality

Kristina D'Amico

Senior Vice President - Director, Caribbean Region
HVS

Louis Alicea

Senior Director of Development Latin America / Caribbean
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Martyn Bould, FRICS, MCIArb, MAPM

Chairman
Bould Consulting

Marvin Flax

Managing Director
OBMI

Matthew Norton, Esq

Practice Area Leader - Real Estate
K&L Gates

Mauricio Elizondo

Director Corporativo de Desarrollo
Grupo Posadas

Michael Anderson

Group President & Chief Executive Officer
RF Group

Michael McQuilkin

Manager Investment Banking Division
Republic Bank

Michael Register

Partner
Trust Hospitality

Nicolas Valle Vieytes, CFA

Senior Vice President, Development & Investments
Playa Hotels and Resorts

Nicole Tilzer

Vice President, All-Inclusive & Resort Strategy
Hilton

Pablo Maturana

Vice President of Development, Latin America & Caribbean
Hilton

Pamela Vasquez

Director, CALA Development
Marriott International

Parris Jordan

Managing Director
HVS CHICOS

Paula Cerrillo

Senior Director of Development, Caribbean Region
Marriott International

Rebecca Cocchiola

Sr. Vice President
Singerman Real Estate

Rich Cortese

Senior Vice President, Caribbean Operations & Development
Aimbridge Hospitality

Robert MacLellan, ISHC

Principal
MacLellan & Associates

Rogerio Basso

Head of Tourism, Corporate Division
IDB Invest

RoseAnne Farrington

Deputy Commissioner
US Virgin Islands, Department of Tourism

Rosie Nicholls

Director and the Head of Valuation Services
BCQS International

Ryan Forde

Chief Executive Officer
Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association

Sanjay Amin

Director
BCQS International

Shullette Cox

President
JAMPRO

Sloan Dean

Chief Executive Office & President
Remington Hospitality

Stephanie Ricca

Editorial Director at Hotels News Now
Hotel News Now

Tiffany Grosvenor-Drakes

Senior Manager, Strategy and Economics
CIBC Caribbean

William Duguid, JP, MP

Minister of Planning and Development - Prime Minister’s Office and Senior Minister
Barbados

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