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HOTEL CAPITAL CONNECTION- NOV 18, 2014- TORONTO. Recognizing the need for a “made-in-Canada” event, Big Picture Conferences is pleased to present Hotel Capital Connection (HCC) an exclusive networking and educational event that matches Canadian hotel owners with top legal and financial advisors. Designed to provide C-Level (CEO, COO, CFO) Hospitality executives with the resources, knowledge and vision to help make better investment decisions, HCC explores current issues impacting the hotel investment community and future opportunities through in-depth, interactive workshops that are led by Canada’s most trusted legal and financial firms. FEATURING INTERVIEWS WITH; Jean Yves Germain |Co-President, Groupe Germain Inc., George Kosziwka | CFO, InnVest REIT, Vinnie Patel | President, Northampton Group, Craig Shannon | Managing Director, Trimaven Capital Advisors Inc. LEGAL AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS INCLUDE; Jason Arbuck, Cassels Brock & Blackwell, Phil Thompson, Thompson Dymond, Christie McNeill, Aird & Berlis, Beth Gearing, Delta Hotels & Resorts, Harley Gold, CMLS Financial, Mark Kay, CFO Group, Ed Khediguian, GE Capital Paul Scholz, Institutional Mortgage Capital Visit: www.hotelcapitalconnect.ca for more detailsTRANSCRIPT
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12:00pm–1:00pm Networking Lunch
1:00pm–1:15pm Opening RemarksLuke Scheer CBRE Hotels
1:15pm–2:15pm The Only Constant Is ChangeThis panel, moderated by Kevin Newman, of leading owners, developers and investment bankers explain, through real time examples, how they took chances, sourced investors and structured companies in an effort to leverage returns.
Jean-Yves Germain Groupe Germain Inc.George Kosziwka InnVest REITVinnie Patel Northampton Group Inc. Craig Shannon Trimaven Capital Advisors Inc.
2:15pm–2:30pm Intermission2:30pm–3:30pm Legal Panel Discussion
Canada’s leading lawyers discuss the burning issues impacting hotel ownership and operations, moderated by Jean-Charles Angers RBC Capital Markets.
Jason Arbuck Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLPBeth Gearing Delta Hotels & ResortsChristie McNeill Aird & Berlis LLP Phil Thompson Thompson Dymond
3:30pm–4:15pm Networking Break4:15pm–5:15pm Finance Panel Discussion
Leading financial experts provide advice to owners on making better financing decisions, moderated by Nektar Diamantopoulos CBRE Limited.
Harley Gold CMLS Financial Ltd. Mark Kay CFO Group Ed Khediguian GE CapitalPaul Scholz Institutional Mortgage Capital
5:15pm–5:30pm Closing RemarksMark Sparrow CBRE Hotels
5:30pm–7:30pm Closing Reception SPONSORED BY
Tuesday November 18, 2014 HOTELCAPITALCONNECT.CA
AEC Property Tax SolutionsJarek Cholewa BDM Hospitality
AIMCoDavid Grieve Director, Mortgage Investments
Aird & Berlis LLPChristie McNeill Partner
Altus Group Ltd.Colin Garland Senior Director
Atlific HotelsRobert Chartrand EVP
BDO Canada LLPMohammad Ashraf ConsultantJordan Davis Senior ManagerLori Drummond Business Development Manager
Best Western InternationalSteve Hedington Regional Director, North American Development
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLPSilvanna D’Alimonte PartnerDaniel Kofman Partner
BroccoliniMichael Broccolini VP, Business Development & Finance
Brock HotelsParesh Raja President & CEO
Business Development Bank of CanadaAmali Batra Senior Account ManagerAttila Bolla Manager Major AccountsLarina Heath AVP, Credit Risk ManagementMarc-Aurele Mailloux-Gagnon Director, Corporate FinancingManpreet Mann Area ManagerSalman Mapara Senior ManagerAndy Mittra Senior ManagerJane Stephens Senior Manager
Cadillac Fairview Corporation Ltd.Andrew Garrett Director, Real Estate Development
Canadian Lodging NewsColleen Isherwood Editor
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLPSuhuyini Abudulai AssociateJason Arbuck PartnerGary Steinhart PartnerLawrence Wilder Partner
CBRE HotelsDeborah Borotsik VPKim Dickey Real Estate AnalystBrian Flood VPLuke Scheer Director of Hotels, Eastern CanadaMark Sparrow Director of Hotels, Western CanadaBill Stone EVP
CBRE Ltd.Nektar Diamantopoulos VP Jaysen Smalley SVP
CFO GroupMark Kay Principal & Broker
Choice Hotels CanadaBrian Leon Managing Director, Franchise Growth & AdministrationNigel Lucas Franchise Development DirectorTim Oldfield Managing Director - Franchise Performance
CMLS FinancialHarley Gold VPJennifer Harrop AVP
Coastal Resources Ltd.Nazir Meghani VP, Operations
Cushman & WakefieldCurtis Gallagher VP Charles Suddaby VP & Specialty Practices Director, Hospitality Services
Delta Hotels and Resorts David Bird SVP, OperationsBeth Gearing VP, Legal Scott Richer Executive Director, Development
Drake Hotel PropertiesJohn Granger Director, DevelopmentRena McDonald CFO
DUCA Financial Services Credit Union Ltd.Michelle Schulder Account Manager
Easton’s Group of Hotels Inc.Carmelo Caruso CFOSteve Gupta President
Fallsview GroupCarmen Menechella COOVictoria Menechella President
Four Seasons Hotels & ResortsSylvia Occhiuzzi Hotel Relationship Manager
Garfinkle Biderman LLPBarry Polisuk Partner
GE Capital CanadaEd Khediguian SVPIan Ricci Senior Account ManagerCameron Woof Account Manager
Geosam Capital Inc.Michael Rapps Managing Director
Global Edge InvestmentsTony Cohen President & CEO
Goodmans LLPJay Feldman Partner
Groupe Germain HospitalityJean-Yves Germain Co-President
Hilton WorldwideJeff Cury Senior Director
Homelife Miracle Realty Ltd.Rajesh Parekh Hotel Broker
HVSMonique Rosszell Managing DirectorCarrie Russell Managing Director
ICON Legacy HospitalityEric Malcolmson COO
InnVest REITGeorge Kosziwka CFO
Institutional Mortgage CapitalAdam Budd OriginatorGord Neely Senior UnderwriterJeff O’Brien Senior UnderwriterShawn Philpott OriginatorPaul Scholz Managing Director
InterContinental Hotels GroupStuart Laurie Director, Franchise Sales & DevelopmentAngie McPetrie Regional VP, Upscale Franchise Sales & Development
Kostuch Media Ltd.Rosanna Caria Publisher & Editor
Legacy Hospitality Management & Development Inc. Arif Ismail President
MCAP Financial CorporationSteve Fabian Director
Meridian Credit UnionDoug Adams Director
Millenium Hospitality GroupMinaz Rahemtulla President
Nagpal Investments Kunal Nagpal President & CEO
Northampton Group Inc. Vinnie Patel President
Oxford Properties Eric Plesman VP
Palm HoldingsJolly Hirji Chartered AccountantAnil Taneja VP
PKF Consulting Inc.David Larone Managing DirectorBrian Stanford Managing Director
PwCGreg Prince Partner
Quality Hotel & Suites Airport EastIqbal Moledina Director
RAAJ Investments Inc.Ajay Sharma Director
RBC Capital Markets Jean-Charles Angers Managing Director
RE/MAX Dynasty Hospitality Inc. Manjit Pawar Broker & Hotel Owner
Realstar HospitalityByron Martin Franchise Development
RoyNat CapitalJeffrey Chernin SVPSilvio Marsili Managing Director
Sarup HospitalityDeepak Baring CEO
Schinkel Properties Inc.Justin Schinkel Owner
Select Hotel Investment Inc.Eric Spindler Managing Director
Skyline International Development Inc.Mike Bonneveld VP
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.Scott Duff Senior Director, Development - Canada & Alaska
Stay Inn HospitalitySandy Uppal Owner
Sterling Group Inc.Farhan Kassam VP, Hotel OperationsNatasha Kassam VP, DevelopmentSam Kassam Chairman
Streetwise Capital Partners Inc. Kareem Sethi Managing Director
Sun HotelsSim Gill CEO
Sunny’s Faisal Imran ManagerShahid Mahmood Director
Sunray Group of HotelsRay Gupta President & CEOSandeep Gupta VP
TaliskerPaul Weinberger SVP
Temple Hotels Inc.Gino Romagnoli EVP
Terracap Group of Companies Wayne Humphries CIO
Thompson DymondPhil Thompson Principal
Traucorp HotelsSimon Traurig President
Trez Commercial Finance LP Ross Brennan Managing Director
Trimaven Capital Advisors Inc. Craig Shannon Managing Director
Urban Enterprises Corp. Bella Kerr ControllerRay Redekopp President & COO
Westmont Hospitality GroupRyan Laurie Asset Management Analyst
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING This list represents delegates registered as of Nov 7, 2014.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
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