ALIS Program
The ALIS 2027 program and its topics are developed with the help of the Program Planning Committee, representing leaders from the hotel and lodging industry, the investment community, and key advisors.
Going on its 26th year, ALIS delivers an unrivaled combination of compelling content, top-tier delegates, and extraordinary networking opportunities. If you are looking to invest or develop hotels across the Americas, you will not want to miss this premier event.
Monday, January 25, 2027
7:15am - Registration & Information
7:30am - Continental Breakfast
8:30am - Speed Meet & Hotel Investments 101
9:30am - ALIS Tech Challenge
11:00am - Data, Trends, & Solutions
11:50am - Networking Lunch
1:30pm - Opening Plenary Session
The Numbers
CEO Exchange – Round One
ALIS Lifetime Achievement Award
Additional topics to be announced
4:45pm - Shatterproof Reception
5:00pm - Breakout Sessions 3-6 topics to be announced
5:45pm - Gala Opening Reception hosted by Marriott International (ends at 7:45pm)
2027 Preliminary Program
Tuesday, January 26, 2027
7:15am – Registration & Information
7:30am -Continental Breakfast
8:30am - Plenary Session
CEO Exchange – Round Two
Arne Sorenson Social Impact Leadership Award
ALIS Deal of the Year Awards
Meet the Future
11:00am - Food Truck Networking Lunch
12:30pm - Breakout Sessions 7-11 topics to be announced
1:30pm - Breakout Sessions 12-15 topics to be announced
2:10pm - Networking Break & Investment Opportunities by Costa Rica
3:00pm - Plenary Session
CEO Exchange – Round Three
Forward @ ALIS: Part 1
ISHC Pioneer Award
Meet the Future
5:15pm - Networking Reception (ends at 6:30pm)
Wednesday, January 27, 2027
7:30am – Registration & Information
8:00am – Continental Breakfast
8:45am – Plenary Session
CEO Exchange – Round Four
Forward @ ALIS: Part 2
IREFAC
11:10am - Money Morning Breakout Sessions 16-18
Equity
Debt
Capital Stack/Alternative Funding
11:55am - ALIS Concludes
ALIS 2027 Speakers
as of October 28, 2026
Omer Acar, CEO, Raffles & Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Accor
Dominic Ainscough, VP, AI Portfolio & Transformation, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Aaron Anderson, Chair, ISHC and Contributor, The 26 CO
John Avanzino, Senior Vice President, Colliers
Abhay Bakaya, Chief Development Officer, Starwood Capital Group
Geoff Ballotti, President & CEO, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Andrea Belfanti, CEO, ISHC
David Berins, Managing Partner, Berins & Co., LLC
Aditya Bhoopathy, Managing Principal & Head of Capital Markets, Noble Investment Group
Keegan Bisch, Senior Vice President, Peachtree Group Credit
Laura Lee Blake, President & CEO, AAHOA
Jill Boegel, Senior Vice President, Commercial, Americas, Amadeus
Cheryl Boyer, Chief Operating Officer, Fulcrum Hospitality
Meagan Brandriff, Managing Director, Wells Fargo
Ben Brunt, Managing Principal & Chief Investment Officer, Noble Investment Group
Adam Burke, President & CEO, Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board
Travis Burns, EVP of Business Development, Remington Hospitality
Bradley Burwell, Executive Vice President, Colliers
Lynn Cadwalader, Partner, Hospitality and Leisure, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Adam Cannon, Chief Brand Officer, Extended Stay America
Anthony Capuano, President & CEO, Marriott International
Kevin Carey, COO, AHLA and President & CEO, AHLA Foundation
Kimberly Christner, President & CEO, Cornerstone Hospitality
John Cohlan, CEO, Margaritaville
Pete Comeau, Managing Director, Phocuswright by Northstar
Raj Contractor, Senior Vice President, Head of Investments, Host Hotels & Resorts
Thomas J. Corcoran Jr, President & CEO, TCOR Hotel Partners
Jason Cowan, SVP, Core Brands Development, Choice Hotels International
Larry Cuculic, President & CEO, BWH Hotels
Mary Beth Cutshall, Chief Growth Officer, Vision Hospitality Group
Kishan Dahya, Co-Founder & CTO, AI Hospitality Group
Adam Dennett, Partners, Dentons
Kevin Dingle, Chief Development Officer, Stonebridge
Dominic Dragisich, President & CEO, Choice Hotels International
David Duncan, CEO & President, First Hospitality
Paul Eckert, Chief Operating Officer, Stonebridge Companies
Lan Elliott, Principal & Co-Founder, Acacia Holdings LLC
Justin Epps, Managing Director, Barings
Erik Eveleigh, VP of Development, Americas, Starwood Capital Group
Emily Feeney, Vice President, Capital Markets, Noble Investment Group
Valerie Feng, Associate, Hotel Investment Group by Northstar
Kara Filer, Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships & Business Development, AHLA
JP Ford, Principal, Lodging Econometrics
Jacob Frackman, Vice President, EOS Investors
Eliot Freeston, Managing Director, Moelis & Company
Jan Freitag, National Director, Hospitality Market Analytics, CoStar
Jennifer Fugolo, VP, Industry & Stakeholder Engagement, AHLA Foundation
Sourav Ghosh, Executive Vice President & CFO, Host Hotels & Resorts
Ashley Gochnauer, Area Managing Director, Starwood Hotels
Sean Gormley, Managing Director, Real Estate Investment Banking, Head of Real Estate Tech, Morgan Stanley
Michael Gould, Chief Financial Officer, Access Point Financial
Andrea Grigg, Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Hotel Asset Management, CBRE
Jenna Hackett, SVP, Global Lifestyle Brand Management, Hilton
John Hamilton, EVP, Acquisitions & Business Development, Pyramid Global Hospitality
Clark Hanrattie, CEO & Managing Partner, HEI Hotels & Resorts
Christopher J. Hartley, CEO, Global Hotel Alliance
Isaac Hicks, Chief Operating Officer, Pyramid Global Hospitality
Jeff Higley, President, Hotel Investment Group by Northstar
Mark Hoplamazian, Chairman, President and CEO, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Matt Hostetler, Chief Development Officer, Red Roof
Kevin W. Howard, Partner, Fusion Search Partners
Jason Hsiang, Executive Vice President of Development, America, Accor
Phil Hugh, Chief Development Officer, Sonesta International Hotels
Rachel Humphrey, Founder and Chair, Women in Hospitality Leadership Alliance
Eric Jacobs, Chief Global Growth Officer, Aimbridge Hospitality
Jonathan Jaeger, Awards Committee Co-Chair, ISHC and Senior Managing Director, LW Hospitality Advisors
Cartarwa Jones, Senior Vice President, RLJ Lodging Trust
Greg Juceam, President & Chief Executive Officer, Extended Stay America
Nesreen Jwayyed, Sales Director, hotelkit GmbH
John R. Karver, President, Karv Corp - Lodging Brokerage & Advisory
Afshin Kateb, Chief Financial Officer, Palladius Income Fund
Robin Kennedy, Chief Development Officer, Montage International
Larry Kwon, Managing Director, Moelis & Company
Raul Leal, CEO, Starwood Hotels
Brad LeBlanc, Chief Development Officer North America, BWH Hotels
Marcus Lee, Executive Vice President, Development, HVS
Michael Lipson, CEO & Chairman, Access Point Financial
Lisa Lombardo, President, ARK Holdings
Elie Maalouf, CEO, IHG Hotels & Resorts
Justin Magazine, SVP Development & Acquisitions, Aimbridge Hospitality
Rosanna Maietta, President & CEO, AHLA
Jen Mason, EVP & CFO, Marriott International
Leslie McClure, President, TGC Hospitality Management
Rich McNeal, Director of Sales, Rest
Suzanne Mellen, Senior Managing Director, HVS
Bobby Molinary, Chief Development Officer, U.S. Select Brands, Marriott International
Katie Moro, Vice President, Data Partnerships, Amadeus
Francis J. Nardozza, Chairman & CEO, REH Capital Partners, LLC
Chris Nassetta, President & CEO, Hilton
Hermes Navarro del Valle, Chief of Connectivity and Tourism Investment, Costa Rica Tourism Institute
Jonathan Newbury, Executive Vice President, CHMWarnick
Steve Noh, Director, Eastdil Secured Savills
Keith Oltchick, Chief Development Officer, Remington Hospitality
Mark Owens, Vice Chair, Hospitality Practice Group Leader, Colliers
Jennifer Parks, Vice President of Development, BWH Hotels
Miraj S. Patel, President, Wayside Investment Group
Tina Patel, Owner & CFO, Promise Hotels
Ben Perelmuter, Chief Executive Officer, Remington Hospitality
Steen Petri, MD Investments/Business Development, HEI Hotels & Resorts
Darrin Phillips, Founder & CEO, Top Shelf Project Management
Keith Pierce, Co-CEO, Sonesta International Hotels
Chuck Pinkowski, Owner, Pinkowski & Company
Ron Pohl, President WorldHotels & International Operations, BWH Hotels
Matt Poling, Principal, Ryan, LLC
Tom Porcelli, Global Economist, Wells Fargo
Samantha Ray, Senior Project Manager, Top Shelf Project Management
Rudy Reudelhuber, Managing Director, Hodges Ward Elliott
Albert Rex, Principal, Ryan, LLC
Stephanie Ricca, Editorial Director, CoStar News Hotels
James F. Risoleo, President & CEO, Host Hotels & Resorts
Ben Rowe, CEO & Managing Partner, KHP Capital Partners
Jyoti Sarolia, President & CEO, Ellis Hospitality Group
Sidarth Saxena, CEO, Docyt
Kevin Schramm, SVP, Growth Essentials, Americas, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Edouard Schwob, SVP Development, Luxury Americas, Raffles, Orient Express Global, Accor
Mark Sergot, Chief Development Officer, The Americas, IHG Hotels & Resorts
Arjun Shah, Senior Associate, Noble Investment Group
Mit Shah, Founder & CEO, Noble Investment Group
Mark Shalala, Senior VP Development, Upscale Brands & Real Estate, Choice Hotels International
Noah Silverman, Global Development Officer, US & Canada, Marriott International
Kirsten Smiley, Managing Director, HVS
Craig Smith, CEO, Aimbridge Hospitality
Rob Smith, CEO and President, Stonebridge
Mitra Sorrells, Senior Vice President, Content, Phocuswright/PhocusWire by Northstar
Mike Stengel, Executive Vice President, Encore
Barry Sternlicht, Chairman/CEO, Starwood Capital Group
Louis Stervinou, Managing Director, Eastdil Secured Savills
Scott Strickland, Chief Commercial Officer, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Jeff Stulmaker, Partner & Chief Investment Officer, KHP Capital Partners
Phillip T. Summers, Managing Director, Lazard
Andy Todd, VP, Digital Guest Experience & Hotel Enablement, IHG Hotels & Resorts
Scott Trebilco, Senior Managing Director, Blackstone
Heather Turner, CEO & Co-Founder, Tamarack Capital Partners
Liz Uber, COO, Extended Stay America
Kelly Ungerman, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company
Dan Walworth, Chief Strategy and Compliance Officer, HEI Hotels & Resorts
Jonathan Wang, Founder & CEO, EOS Investors
Graham Webster, Managing Director, Specialty Real Estate, Wells Fargo
Robert Webster, Vice Chairman, President, CBRE Hotels Institutional Group, CBRE
Andrew Wharton, Managing Director, REH Capital Partners, LLC
Taylor Williams-Martin, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
David Wilner, Chief Development Officer, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Andy Wimsatt, Senior Managing Director – Head of Hotels & Hospitality, Berkadia
Tim Wyman, Vice President of Development – Americas, Virgin Hotels Collection
Camil Yazbeck, Global Chief Development Officer, Accor
Lana Yoshii, Senior Director Strategy and Investment Analytics, Sonesta International Hotels
Jonathon S. Zink, COO, Hotel Investment Group by Northstar
2027 Program Planning Committee
Sarah Ares
Andrea Belfanti, ISHC
David Berins, Berins & Co., LLC
Lynn Cadwalader, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Vai Cahoon, Montage International
Silvia Camarota, Women in Travel THRIVE
Javier Cano, JW Marriott/Ritz-Carlton Los Angeles L.A. LIVE
Kevin Carey, AHLA
Becki Cohen, Peachtree Group
Jennifer Cronin, Marriott International
Jessica D'Amico, She Has a Deal.
Kevin Dingle, Stonebridge
Lan Elliott, DEI Advisors
Justin Epps, HAMA
Cindy Estis Green, Kalibri
Michelle Finn, ALIS DESIGN+
Matt Frankiewicz, IHG Hotels & Resorts
Steve Getty, MUFG Bank, Ltd.
Chris Gomes, Marcus & Millichap
Rahul Kamalapurkar, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Holly Kaye, LODGING Magazine
Dan Konzelmann, Noble Investment Group
Amos Lim, CBRE
Melissa Maher, Women in Hospitality Leadership Alliance
Valerie McCormick, Aimbridge Hospitality
Vinicius Medeiros, Hotelier News
Alison Medina, Hospitality Design
Josh Miehl, BWH Hotels
Lynette Montoya, LHA
Frank Nardozza, REH Capital Partners, LLC
Keith Oltchick, Remington Hospitality
Mark Owens, Colliers
Tom Papelian, HEI Hotels + Resorts
Chuck Pinkowski, Pinkowski & Company
Samantha Ray, Top Shelf Project Management
Edouard Schwob, Accor
Julienne Smith, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Patrick Speer, Hilton
Chris Stanley, Choice Hotels International
Gregg Wallis, Hotel Business Magazine
Ed Walsh, HBI
Mark Williams, Extended Stay America
David Wilner, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
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