NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

The 34th Annual NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference this June 3 – 5, 2012 will feature general sessions, workshops, and networking events to provide data, analysis, perspectives, insights, and opportunity. The conference program is currently being developed by the Executive Planning Committee.

2012 PROGRAM PREVIEW

Special program highlights include our Monday, June 4 featured luncheon speaker, Chris Christie, Governor, State of New Jersey. On Tuesday, June 5, Conference Chair Jonathan M. Tisch will bring invaluable insights to conference attendees in his annual Beyond the Boardroom interview with Chuck Todd, Chief White House Correspondent, NBC News.

Top industry executives will discuss leadership and strategy in the annual CEOs Check In interviews. Our CEO line-up includes Eric A. Danziger, President and Chief Executive Officer, Wyndham Hotel Group; Mark S. Hoplamazian, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hyatt Hotels Corporation; Kirk Kinsell, President, the Americas, IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group); Gerald Lawless, Executive Chairman, Jumeirah Group; and Arne M. Sorenson, President and Chief Operating Officer, Marriott International, Inc. This panel will be moderated by Dr. Lalia Rach, Clinical Professor at the NYU-SCPS Tisch Center.

This year's Lodging Hospitality Magazine's Stephen W. Brener Silver Plate Award recipient is Christopher J. Nassetta, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hilton Worldwide.

CONFERENCE CHAIR:

Jonathan M. Tisch,
Co-Chairman of the Board and Office of the President, Loews Corporation
Chairman, Loews Hotels

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:

Chris Christie,
Governor,
State of New Jersey

BEYOND THE BOARDROOM INTERVIEW:

Chuck Todd,
Chief White House Correspondent,
NBC News

THE CEOs CHECK IN:

Panelists:
	Eric A. Danziger, President and Chief Executive Officer, Wyndham Hotel Group	Mark S. Hoplamazian, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
	Kirk Kinsell, President, the Americas, IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group)	Gerald Lawless, Executive Chairman, Jumeirah Group
	Arne M. Sorenson, President and Chief Operating Officer, Marriott International, 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