The Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference & Operations Summit (CHICOS) is reputed the premier hospitality conference in the region. Embarking on its 13th edition, CHICOS brings together over 300 regional and international investors and operators, as well as the region’s leading decision makers. Also participating as attendees or speakers are governmental representatives, opinion leaders, developers, bankers and other lenders, tourism officials, investment funds, hotel brand executives, individuals/companies seeking investors for their tourism projects, franchise and operations companies, public and private institutions, consultants, advisors and architects and designers.
Please enjoy a short video recap of the CHICOS 2023 conference in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Agenda
November 13-15, 2024Wednesday - 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 - 1:45 PM | Networking Lunch |
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM | GENERAL SESSION: Barbados Investment Panel |
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM | GENERAL SESSION: Airline Interview |
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 |
Speakers
Adam Greenfader
AG&T
Alessandro Colantonio
Gencom
Alex Mai
IHG
Amy Ironmonger
K&L Gates
Andrew Dickey
JLL
Andrew Farkas
Island Capital Partners
Andy Burrows
Bahamas Investment Authority
Angela Musgrove
Invest Turks and Caicos
Antonio Fungairino
Hyatt Inclusive Collection
Bill Brown
DcK Worldwide
Bill Clegg
BWH Hotels
Bojan Kumer
Marriott International
Bruce Wardinski
Playa Hotels & Resorts
Camilo Bolaños
Hyatt
Chad Blackman
Barbados
Chris Graham
BCQS International
Clay Dickinson, ISHC, CHE, HSMP
FIU
Daniel Diaz
Blue Diamond Hotels & Resorts
Daniela Ricalis
DC Global Talent
David Beckley
McGriff
David Larone
CBRE
Dona Regis-Prosper
Caribbean Tourism Organization
Eric Schub
Sculptor Real Estate
Erin Green
Auberge Resorts
Fernando Fernandez
Hyatt Hotels
Fernando Mulet
Playa Hotels & Resorts
Gary Brough
Baker Tilly
George Spence
Luxe Capital Americas
Gerhard Beukes, CFA
Colliers International
Gustavo Viescas
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Hannah Smith
STR
Ian Gooding-Edghill
Barbados
Isabel de Caires
CIBC FirstCaribbean
Isaias Peret
Banco Sabadell
John Lancet, MAI
HVS
Jose Azcarraga
Grupo Posadas
Jose Giraldo
American Airlines
Joseph Boschulte
USVI Department of Tourism
Juan Corvinos Solans
Hilton
Juan Mosseri
E-Finity Distributed Generation
Kaye-Anne Greenidge
Invest Barbados
Keith Oltchick
Remington Hospitality
Kristina D'Amico
HVS
Louis Alicea
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Martyn Bould, FRICS, MCIArb, MAPM
Bould Consulting
Marvin Flax
OBMI
Matthew Norton, Esq
K&L Gates
Mauricio Elizondo
Grupo Posadas
Michael McQuilkin
Republic Bank
Michael Register
Trust Hospitality
Nicholas Hecker
Sculptor Real Estate
Nicole Tilzer
Hilton
Pablo Maturana
Hilton
Pamela Vasquez
Marriott International
Parris Jordan
HVS CHICOS
Paula Cerrillo
Marriott International
Rebecca Cocchiola
Singerman Real Estate
Rich Cortese
Aimbridge Hospitality
Robert MacLellan, ISHC
MacLellan & Associates
Rogerio Basso
IDB Invest
RoseAnne Farrington
US Virgin Islands, Department of Tourism
Rosie Nicholls
BCQS International
Ryan Forde
Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association
Sanjay Amin
BCQS International
Shullette Cox
JAMPRO
Simon Taylor
BCQS International
Sloan Dean
Remington Hospitality
Stephanie Ricca
Hotel News Now
Tiffany Grosvenor-Drakes
CIBC Caribbean
William Duguid, JP, MP
Barbados
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