NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

On Monday, June 6, 2011 our luncheon speaker was Raymond W. Kelly, Police Commissioner of the City of New York. On Tuesday, June 7, 2011 Conference Chair Jonathan M. Tisch in his annual Beyond the Boardroom interview talked with Piers Morgan, Journalist and Host of CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight." Lalia Rach, Ed.D., Clinical Professor at the NYU-SCPS Tisch Center, discussed leadership and strategy with top industry executives in the annual CEOs Check In interviews. Maria Bartiromo, Anchor of CNBC, moderated The Power of Private Equity with a panel of industry experts. The IREFAC C. Everett Johnson Award recipient was Mark W. Elliott, Senior Managing Director of Hodges Ward Elliott. Lodging Hospitality Magazine's Stephen W. Brener Silver Plate Award recipient was Randell A. Smith, Owner of STR.

CONFERENCE CHAIR:

Jonathan M. Tisch, Co-Chairman of the Board and Office of the President, Loews Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of its subsidiary, Loews Hotels

• A special message from the conference chair

DIVISIONAL DEAN AND CONFERENCE HOST:

Bjorn Hanson, Ph.D., Divisional Dean, Clinical Professor, HVS Chair Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management, School of Continuing and Professional Studies, New York University

LUNCHEON ADDRESS:

Raymond W. Kelly, Police Commissioner, City of New York

BEYOND THE BOARDROOM INTERVIEW:

Piers Morgan, Journalist and Host, CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight"

THE CEOs CHECK IN:

Panelists:
		Hubert Joly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Carlson			Christopher J. Nassetta, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hilton Worldwide
		Richard Solomons, Chief Financial Officer, Head of Commercial Development and CEO designate, IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group)			Kathleen Taylor, President and Chief Executive Officer, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
		Frits van Paasschen, President and Chief Executive Officer, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Moderator:
		Lalia Rach, Ed.D., Clinical Professor, Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management, School of Continuing and Professional Studies, New York University

THE POWER OF PRIVATE EQUITY:

Panelists:
		Jonathan Gray, Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Real Estate, The Blackstone Group			Barry Sternlicht, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Starwood Capital Group
Moderator:
		Maria Bartiromo, Anchor, CNBC

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