Meet the Money® 2016 Program

May 2-4, 2016
Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles

Getting to the Winner’s Circle: Marathon, Sprint or Obstacle Course?

Monday, May 2, 2016

3:00 – 5:00 pm Workouts boot camp – A refresher course for asset managers
Bob Kaplan, JMBM – Moderator
Frank Anderson, Anderson Hospitality Consultants
Bert Haboucha, Atlas Capital Advisors
Bill Hoffman, Trigild
Steve Van, Prism Hotels & Resorts
5:00 pm Winebar mixer for early arrivals, at the Sheraton LAX

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

7:00 am Registration, Networking, Breakfast
7:50 am Welcome – Jim Butler
8:05 am Panel 1 – There’s plenty of room at the TOP
Tom Morone, CHM Warnick – Moderator
Bill Blackham, Condor Hospitality Trust
Marty Collins, Gatehouse Capital Corporation
Tom Corcoran, FelCor Lodging Trust
Patrick Hogan, CMB Regional Centers
Raul Leal, Virgin Hotels
9:05 am Panel 2 – The surge of Chinese investment into US hotels: What this means to you… what happens next?
Guy Maisnik, JMBM – Moderator
Frank Bergold, HSBC Bank
George Chiang, Concord Realty
Alice Gao, ICBC USA
Sonnet Hui, Hazens Investment
Don Li, Interstate Hotels & Resorts
10:05 am Panel 3 – Hospitality investment approaches in a changing market?
Bill Murney, HREC – Moderator
Robert Alter, Seaview Investors
Bruce Baltin, CBRE Hotels
Bill Blackham, Condor Hospitality Trust
Phil Cyburt, Laurus Corporation
Jonathan Falik, JF Capital Advisors
11:05 pm Coffee Break
11:35 am Breakout Flights
Panel 4A – EB-5 financing – When and how to use it… and is it too late to benefit?
David Sudeck, JMBM – Moderator
Matt Hogan, CMB Regional Centers
Grant King, Hollywood International Regional Center
Adrian Pomery, EB-5 Investors.com
Reid Thomas, NES Financial
Kevin Wright, Wright Johnson

Panel 4B – Relationships and returns: Quality enhancing quantity
Andrea Foster, Marcus Hotels & Resorts – Moderator
Scott Andrews, Wyndham Hotel Group
Ron Kim, Prospera Hotels
Jackie Collins, Arthur J. Gallagher
Tim Powell, Hilton
Michelle Russo, hotelAVE

Panel 4C – Cybersecurity: Who’s knocking at your digital door?
Jeff Higley, STR/HotelNewsNow.com – Moderator
Bob Braun, JMBM
Bob Justus, Optiv Security
Brad Maryman, Maryman & Associates
Christian Ryan, MARSH
Kevin Shamoun, Zeamster

12:30 pm Buffet Lunch
12:55 pm Special Presentations
The Lodging Conference
Suzanne Mellen, HVS
Vail Brown, STR
Mark Woodworth, CBRE Hotels
1:40 pm Return to General Session
1:45 pm Mike Cahill, HREC – LIIC Top Ten
2:10 pm Panel 5 – The evolving capital stack
Chris Ropko, RobertDouglas – Moderator
Chad Christensen, Washington Real Estate
Alan Flatt, BAML
Franklin Lin, Deutsche Bank
Thuong Luong, Laurus Corporation
Sujan Patel, NorthStar Realty Finance
Adam Valente, Rockbridge
3:20 pm Breakout Flights
Panel 6A – Innovation, ingenuity and ideology of today’s boutique sector development
Frances Kiradjian, BLLA – Moderator
Larry Broughton, Broughton Hotels
David Kuperberg, Dream Hotel Group
John Keeling, Valencia Group
Carl Lambert, Venice Beach Portfolio
Tom Prins, Gemstone Hotels & Resorts
Jesse Stein, KHP Capital Partners

Panel 6B – Dress for distress: Preparing for the downside, finding the opportunities and avoiding the pitfalls
Bob Kaplan, JMBM – Moderator
Frank Anderson, Anderson Hospitality Consultants
Bert Haboucha, Atlas Capital Advisors
Bill Hoffman, Trigild
Jared Kelso, Cushman & Wakefield
Steve Van, Prism Hotels & Resorts

Panel 6C – Financing ground-up construction – Look who’s doing it today!
Jack Westergom, Manhattan Hospitality Advisors – Moderator
Michael Fleisher, Related Fund Management
Kyle Jeffers, Acore Capital
Matt Mitchell, Hall Structured Finance
Dupree Scovell, Woodbine Investment Corporation
Matt Welch, Rockbridge

4:25 pm Breakout Flights
Panel 7A – Bread & Butter Financing
Neil Freeman, Aries Capital – Moderator
Scott Andrews, Western Alliance Hotel Franchise Finance
Michelle Chuang, ICBC USA
Tim Edgar, Hotel Innvestor
Barbara Morrison, TMC Financing
Ira Ury, PMZ Realty Capital

Panel 7B – Innovation in finance, ownership and operation: Enhancing the bottom line
Bill Linehan, RLHC – Moderator
Larry Broughton, Broughton Hotels
Jonathan Falik, JF Capital Advisors
Derrick LaRosa, Bridgestreet Global Hospitality
Chris McGill, Interval International
Geoffrey Toffetti, Frontline Performance Group

Panel 7C – How to improve your bottom line with independent hotels and operators
Peter Connolly, Connolly Hospitality Advisors – Moderator
Jerome Cataldo, Hostmark Hospitality
Stephen Medel, Pacifica Hotels
Doug Rigoni, Coast Hospitality
Paul Sacco, TPG Hospitality
Jack Westergom, Manhattan Hospitality Advisors

5:30 pm Grand Welcome Reception

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

7:00 am Breakfast & Networking
7:55 am Welcome Back – Jim Butler
8:05 am Panel 8 – Capital Raise – Navigating in Today’s Environment
Dan MacDonnell, Cushman & Wakefield – Moderator
Tim Doherty, iStar Financial
Derek Eisele, Silvergate Bank
Jonathan Martin, AEW Capital Management
Todd Pollack, UBS
Stu Turner, Cornerstone Real Estate Advisors
9:05 am Panel 9 – Hotel development – Hear the experts’ tips, traps and tricks
Guy Maisnik, JMBM – Moderator
Bill Canepa, Wave Crest Resorts
William Cook, Hill International
Ron Kim, Prospera Hotels
Nan Richardson, Core States Group
Andrew Shayne, Hollywood International Regional Center
Jack Westergom, Manhattan Hospitality
10:05 pm Special Presentations
Alan Reay, Atlas Hospitality Group
Dan Lesser, LW Hospitality Advisors
10:35 am Panel 10 – Is select service still the industry darling?
David Sudeck, JMBM – Moderator
Scott Brown, ABA Development
Chad Christensen, Washington Real Estate Holdings
Chris Dobbins, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Gary Gray, TPG Hospitality
Tye Turman, Marriott International
11:35 am Panel 11 – Sellers and buyers: Meeting of minds and wallets
Bill Reynolds, The Marcus Corporation – Moderator
Geoff Davis, Leon, Mayer & Co.
Chris Flick, PIMCO
Kate Henriksen, RLJ Lodging Trust
Kyle Jeffers, Acore Capital
Sam Reynolds, Apple REIT
Jesse Stein, KHP Capital Partners
12:35 pm Buffet Lunch
1:00 pm Panel 12 – So many choices, so little time – What’s the best brand for you?
Bob Braun, JMBM – Moderator
Tiffany Cooper, Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Chris Dobbins, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Erin Green, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts
Deborah Negrel, MGM Hospitality
Tim Powell, Hilton
Tye Turman, Marriott International
2:15 pm Capital Connections™ by JMBM, sponsored by Koss Resources: one on one meetings of capital providers and capital consumers

Adjourn