MODERATOR
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David L. Hunke, President and Publisher, USA TODAY
PANELIST
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Jackson Hsieh, Managing Director, Global Head of Real Estate Lodging & Leisure, UBS
Richard Solomons, Chief Financial Officer & Head Commercial Development, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)
Paul Brown, President, Global Brands & Commercial Services, Hilton Worldwide
Mitesh B. Shah, Senior Managing Principal & CEO, Noble Investment Group
Vasant Prabhu, CFO, Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Jim Abrahamson, President, The Americas, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)
Charles Henry, President, Hotel Capital Advisers, Inc.
Laurence Geller, President & CEO, Strategic Hotels & Resorts
Mark W. Elliott, Senior Managing Director, Hodges Ward Elliott, Inc.
Ed Fuller, President & Managing Director, Marriott International, Inc.
Gabriele Burgio, Chairman & CEO, NH Hoteles
PRESENTER
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James E. Burba, Chair, ALIS and President, BHN
David Kong, Chair, American Hotel & Lodging Association, President & CEO, Best Western International
Sean F. Hennessey, Vice President, ISHC and CEO, Lodging Investment Advisors
Matthew R. Arrants, President, ISHC and Managing Director, Pinnacle Advisory Group
RECIPIENT
:
Leland C. Pillsbury, Co-Chairman and CEO, Thayer Lodging Group