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Tuesday
, October 8
7:00pm
The AHC First-Timers Reception (fully booked)
Iris Lounge, Cloud 23
Wednesday
, October 9
8:00am
Registration, Refreshments & Networking
Exhibition Areas
9:00am
Speed Networking
Networking Lounge, 2nd Floor
10:00am
Welcome from The AHC
Deansgate Suite
Alexi Khajavi • Jonathan Langston
10:10am
Opening Keynote
Deansgate Suite
Dr. Neslyn Watson-Druée
10:40am
Is It Now an All or Peanuts Game? - The Economic Overview
Deansgate Suite
Simon French
11:00am
Beyond Peak Performance – The Hotel Market Overview
Deansgate Suite
Thomas Emanuel • Kate Nicholls • Joe Stather
11:45am
Tales from The Tribal Ring – The Independent v Branded Chiefs
Deansgate Suite
Philip Shepherd • Stephen Cassidy • Kevin Charity • Karan Khanna • Jeremy Sanders
12:15pm
Free Solo – An Independent’s View of the Climb to the Top
Deansgate Suite
Alexi Khajavi • Ravi Kathuria
12:45pm
Lunch
Exhibition Areas
1:00pm
Brexit Workshop - RSVP only
Boardroom, floor 1
LIMITED
Mark Essex
1:30pm
Hotel Tech Hub Lightning Talks
Hotel Tech Hub, Ground Floor
2:00pm
We Have Lift Off! - Exploring Innovations in Hotel Keeping
Deansgate Suite
Sarah Joyce • Cristina Blaj • Julie Grieve • Michael De Jongh • Carla Milovanov • Uli Pillau
3:00pm
Leading from the Regions – General Managers Debrief
Deansgate Suite
Robert Crook • Adrian Ellis • Will Haegeland • Phillip O’Neill • Laura Sharpe
3:45pm
The Independent Party
Deansgate Suite
David Bailey • Nick Davies • Ben Harper • David Orr
4:30pm
Speed Networking / The Meeting Hour
Networking Lounge, 2nd Floor / Exhibition Areas
5:30pm
The AHC Drinks Reception in association with Asahi
Deansgate Suite
7:00pm
Hotelier Dinner
Radisson Blu Edwardian
Thursday
, October 10
8:00am
Registration, breakfast & networking sponsored by Flora in partnership with Hilton Manchester Deansgate
Exhibition Areas
9:00am
Introduction to Day 2
Deansgate Suite
9:05am
Breakout Session: Put Your Money Where Your People Are - The ROI of Taking Care of the Talent
Livestream / Workshop Lounge
Alison Battisby • Adam Rowledge
Breakout Session: Driving a Hard Bargain - Transactions & Asset Value
Deansgate 2
Katherine Doggrell • Will Duffey • Ian Elliott • Elias Hayek
Breakout Session: It's Accommodation Jim, But Not as We Know It - Alternative Accommodation
Deansgate 3
Merilee Karr • Nicola Cattan • Robert Godwin • Steven Haag • Chris Stephenson
Breakout Session: Live to Eat or Eat to Live – Keeping Pace with the Food & Beverage Market
Deansgate 1
Mark McCoulloch • James Brown • Thibault Bouquet de Joliniere • Alex Lewis • Nicholas J Northam • Jon Yantin
9:50am
Topical Huddle: Food & Beverage / Transactions & Asset Value / Alternative Accommodation / Talent
Connect Hub, 1st Floor
10:00am
Breakout Session: Go Fund Me – Investment & Funding
Deansgate 2
Diane Scott • Jens Blomdahl • Lissa Engle • Dan Williams • Emma Young
Breakout Session: Reimagining the Guest Experience in the Audiovisual Age
Livestream / Workshop Lounge
Sarah Joyce • Joey Goei-Jones • Christophe Malsot • Bonnie Reese
Breakout Session: Sitting on the Bench or Pressing It? Maximising Benchmarking to Your Advantage
Deansgate 3
Shona Whitehead • Steven Cote • Michael Grove • Kym Kapadia • Nick Turner • Jonathan Walker
Breakout Session: Special Measures – Accountability in Design
Deansgate 1
Kristofer Thomas • Lindsey Bean-Pearce • Harry Harris • Tina Norden
10:45am
Topical Huddle: Design & Interiors / Investment & Funding / Benchmarking / Technology
Connect Hub, 1st Floor
11:00am
Breakout Session: Belsize, Sky Rise or Bargain Buys? – What’s Your Development Strategy?
Deansgate 3
Richard Candey • David Curtis-Brignell • Allan Davidson • Asli Kutlucan • John Spencer
Breakout Session: Managing the Operation
Livestream / Workshop Lounge
Michael Grove • Mark Forrester • Florian Augustin • Stuart Upton
Breakout Session: Rise of the Machines – Technology v People
Deansgate 1
Jane Pendlebury • Duncan Anderson • Jim Cockell • Julie Grieve • Rob Paterson
Breakout Session: Sweat the Small Stuff – The Evolution of the Asset Manager
Deansgate 2
Joni Smith • Nick Chadwick • Kristian Dijkstra • Weldon Mather • Julian Tee
11:45am
Topical Huddle: Technology / Asset Management / Development / Operations
Connect Hub, 1st Floor
Refreshments & Networking - Cream Tea provided by The Manchester College
Exhibition Areas
12:30pm
Interview with a Hotelier
Deansgate Suite
Claire White • Emily Newman
12:50pm
Crouch, Touch, Pause, Engage – Connecting with the Customer
Deansgate Suite
Scott Young • Fiona Adams • Mark Forrester • Heather Laverne • Helen Maher
1:30pm
Conference Review
Deansgate Suite
Jonathan Langston
1:40pm
Closing Keynote: Great Call! - How and Why We Need to Take More Risk in this New Age of Uncertainty
Deansgate Suite
Caspar Berry
2:15pm
Closing Lunch & Networking
Exhibition Areas
2:30pm
Hotel Tech Hub Lightning Talks
Hotel Tech Hub, Ground Floor
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