Presentations and Panels:

New York University Hotel Investment Conference

• Cuba:  Land of Opportunity

• Condominium-Hotels: Pitfalls or Panacea?

• The Condo Hotel:  Management Issues/Operating Challenges

• Structuring Deals South of the Border

• The Caribbean and Mexico:  New Resort Development

• International Development – Come In The Water Is Fine

• Distressed Real Estate: A Lender’s Perspective:  From the bank to special servicer to the hands of the broker, a look at volume trends and REO

• Capital Labyrinth: Which Way Next

• Loan to Own: Navigating Hotel NPL’s – Moving from a Shunned Strategy to an Active One

• Select Service Hotels

• The Resort Sector

• A New Development Sequence for the Brands: Blending New Strategies with Proven Ones

• Cuba:  Glimpses of Possibility for the Forbidden Island

• Internal vs. External Asset Management

• Sharing Platforms and the Lodging Industry: Why Can’t We Be Friends?”

• IT and the Digital Revolution

UCLA Hotel Investment Conference

• Opportunities in the Caribbean

• E-Business and what it means for Latin America & the Caribbean

American Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS)

• Opportunities in Central America and the Caribbean:  The Region is Attracting More Investor Attention Than Ever Before – Find Out Why?”

• Condo Hotels – Fad or Future?

• A Focus On the Caribbean - How much longer can paradise stay this hot?

• The Future of Mixed-Use Now that the Recession Dust has Settled

• What’s New and Unique

• Latin America is Heating Up

• Cross Border Real Estate Investment:  Issues to Consider When Getting the Deal Done

• Americas Update:  Investment Opportunities North & South of the Border

American Resort Development Association (ARDA)

• Condominium-Hotels

• The Economic Check-in:  Are You Aware of What’s Going on Out There?

• Operating a Condo-Hotel 301:  How Does the Model Differ?

• Timeshare Sector Valuation and Global Hospitality Trends

• Cuba Cubed – The Future of Timesharing in Cuba

• Industry Trends:  Digital Transformation

Urban Land Institute (ULI)

• Creative Financing Techniques in Resort Development

• Condominium Hotels and Private Residence Clubs

• Miami’s Resort Market:  Update and Outlook

• Condominium Hotels and other Hospitality Hybrids

• Lodging Market Hybrids:  Update and Outlook for Condominium-Hotels and other Mixed-Use Hybrids

• Checking In:  The Hospitality Market– Acquisitions & Repositioning

• Condominium Hotels:  A Way Forward?

• Revitalizing Distressed Assets

• Cuba:  Glimpses of Possibility for the Forbidden Island

• Vacation Rentals:  Compete, Partner, or Punt?

• The Aftermath + Recovery – A Caribbean Resort update post - Irma + Maria

• Digital Transformation and Recreational Development Hot Topics

Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference (CHTIC)

• Opportunities and Outlook for the Western and Northern Caribbean

• Successful Public Sector and Private Sector Marriages:  Case Studies & Lessons Learned

• The Red-Hot Condo Hotel Trend – When Does It Work And Why?

• Condo Hotels are HOT, HOT, HOT!!

• The Outlook for the Caribbean:  Where are Things Headed?

Caribbean Hotel & Resort Investment Summit (CHRIS)

• Navigating the Complexities of Acquisitions– Where are the opportunities, and what are the pitfalls with the broken deals and complicated half-done mixed-use projects?

• Hospitality Leaders Outlook, The View of Paradise from the Top

• Hospitality Leaders Outlook, The View from the Top

• Mid- Market Hotel Opportunities in the Caribbean

• Hospitality Leaders Outlook, The View from the Helm

• Best Practices in Attracting Hotel & Tourism Investment and Development

• Branding - What are the Options, Opportunities and Challenges

• The View from the Boardroom:  Leaders Talk About the Dynamic & Expanding All-Inclusive Segment

• Working with Governments for Successful Hotel Developments

• The View from the Boardroom

• Hot Opportunities:  A Focus on the Big Islands

Hotel Opportunities in Latin America (HOLA Conference)

• Mixed-Use Development is Alive and Well in Latin America – What is Working and Where are the Opportunities?

• The View from the Boardroom – The Equity Leader’s Perspective

• Casas de Capital – Private Equity

• The View from the Boardroom – Sowing Seeds, Planting for the Future

• Casas de Capital – Private Equity & Debt

• View from the Boardroom – CEO’s Speak Out

The Lodging Conference

• Transaction Update:  Latin America & The Caribbean

• Trends

• Condominium Hotels – They’re Back

Other Events:

• National and Florida Lodging Industry Overview

• Benchmarking:  Methods, Processes & Practices

• National Lodging Forecast and State of the Industry

• The Impact of the Internet on the Hospitality Industry

• Outlook for the Florida Lodging Market

• Evaluating the Macroeconomic Drivers of the Condo-Hotel Explosion: Are Condo-Hotels the Dot.com’s of the 90’s or a Long-Term Reality?

• Maximizing Customer Potential- Turning CRM into ROI

• The Condo Hotel Boom

• Condo Hotel Explosion:  Gold Mine or Bottomless Pit?

• First Time Developer’s Panel

• Macro Overview of Condo Hotels, Mixed-Use Hospitality & The Real Estate Economy

• Eye on Costa Rica

• Expanding our Horizons – Selling Overseas

• Lodging Trends and Destination Tourism

• Embracing change – What the Global Crisis Means for Real Estate

• Still Pretending/Extending or Ready to Dispose? What to Look for from Bank REO & Notes

• Riding the Wave: CRE and Hospitality trends and the Road Ahead

• Hotel Workouts: Has the Distressed Debt “Tidal Wave” Arrived in South Florida Hospitality?

• Hospitality Real Estate Valuation

• South Florida Outlook

• Where is the Upper end of the Global Tourism Market Heading?

• Restructuring Distressed Investments:  Unique Issues in Hospitality & Leisure Sectors

• Overview of Current Macro-economics and Impact on the Real Estate Industry

• The Future of Sustainable and Resilient DevelopmentsPublications:

• Frequently quoted in national and local press including the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Time Magazine, Smart Money Magazine, Orlando Sentinel, Palm Beach Post, Miami Herald and Florida Trend

• Multiple Market Focus and Market Profile articles for Global Hospitality Network

• The Comforts of Home; Condominium-Hotels are on the Rise Again

• Recreational Development Outlook

• The Competitive Landscape for Luxury in the Caribbean Region

• Second Home or Investment?

• What’s Next – Miami’s Top Real Estate Players Make their Predictions (Hospitality Segment)

• Food Festivals as a Tourism Product in the United States

  
  

Publications:

• Frequently quoted in national and local press including the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Time Magazine, Smart Money Magazine, Orlando Sentinel, Palm Beach Post, Miami Herald and Florida Trend

• Multiple Market Focus and Market Profile articles for Global Hospitality Network

• The Comforts of Home; Condominium-Hotels are on the Rise Again

• Recreational Development Outlook

• The Competitive Landscape for Luxury in the Caribbean Region

• Second Home or Investment?

• What’s Next – Miami’s Top Real Estate Players Make their Predictions (Hospitality Segment)

• Food Festivals as a Tourism Product in the United StatesTeaching & Lecturing:

• Cornell University, The Hotel School, “International Resort Development”

• Florida International University, “Hotel Feasibility”

Teaching & Lecturing:

• Cornell University, The Hotel School, “International Resort Development”

• Florida International University, “Hotel Feasibility”
  

Memberships:

• Urban Land Institute; Council Chair, Recreational Development Council

• Florida Real Estate Broker