Day One Wednesday, 6th of July 2011

last modified: 13 May '11

7.30am

Registration and refreshments

8.30am

Chairperson’s opening remarks

Trevor Ward, Managing Director, W-Hospitality, Nigeria

› Mr Trevor Ward,

Managing Director, W-Hospitality

Big picture – real estate and hotels

8.45am

Opening keynote: Hotel investment – the uplift that real estate has been looking for

Hotel real estate performing better than other types of commercial real estate – for how long?
The asset light operator model – is real estate too risky?
Underserviced African hotel markets – is this the time to expand?
The role of asset based loans from the private sector

› Dr Kamel Abdallah,

Chief Executive Officer, Rani Investment

9.15am

Real estate panel: Should you be holding hotel assets in your property portfolio?

Valuation benchmarks, occupancy rates, transaction activities
Probing financing and funding options
The ideal partner for entry into the hotel space

Moderator:
Ahmer Naushad, Vice President – Hospitality Investments Rani Investment, United Arab Emirates

› Mr Lukas van der Westhuizen,

Head: Commercial and Business Development , Faircity Hotels

› Mr Chaim Cohen,

Executive Chairman, Quantum Property Group Limited

› Miss Linda Erasmus,

CEO / President, Fine & Country & South African Chamber of Commerce.

› Mr Martin Kerns,

CEO, EuroCape Holdings

10am

Keynote address: The outlook on real estate and hotel investment

Demographic drivers for cross-sector investment
Pipeline for hotel and real estate co-investment projects
Releasing capital from balance sheets – what’s next for operators?

Ashish Thakkar, Managing Director, Mara Group, Uganda

10.30am

Morning refreshments and networking

Investment in Africa

11am

Keynote address: Obtaining investment for your development

Investing – when equity holders will not tie their money down
Where to get the capital injection to pick up momentum?
Special lenders focus: where is the next investor opportunity?

› Jean-Louis Ekra,

President, African Export-Import Bank

11.30am

Panel session: Opening up hotel investment to hedge funds, private equity funds and real estate funds

Investing through a fund to avert market risk
Listing your fund to allow for an easy exit strategy
Evaluating valuation and exit strategies

Moderator:
Frank Croston, Co-Founder
Hamilton Hotel Partners, United Kingdom

› Mr John Mandy,

Chief Executive Officer, Namibian Stock Exchange

› Mr Liston Meintjes,

CEO, Abercrombie Investment Management

› Mr Nuno Galvao,

Managing Director, Albus Capital Holdings

12.15pm

Case study: Starting and developing a brand in Nigeria

Positioning and differentiation – developing brand appeal
Leveraging on strong investment inflows in Nigeria
Using an international technical partner within the Nigeria business environment
Developing processes for speeding-up development

› Mr Olusegun Runsewe,

Director General, Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation

12.45pm

Hilton Worldwide welcoming remarks

1pm

Networking lunch

2.30pm

Growing the PN Hotel brand in Angola

Leveraging on displacement of demand
Building midscale hotels – giving quality to corporate travelers
Challenges of building and operating in Angola
What does the pipeline look like?

› Mr Jorge Jover,

Director, MITC Investimentos

3pm

Hotel investment revolutionised – more than just annuity income

Taking the risk to operate the hotel yourself
Hotels as SPV investments – how do they measure up?
Mezzanine loans, B-notes, commercial mortgage-backed securities and real estate corporate debt in hotel investment

› Mr Vernon Page,

Managing Director, ARM Hospitality and Retail Fund

3.30pm

Speed networking and afternoon refreshments

4.15pm

Key case study: Managing a hotel investment portfolio – an investors perspective

A risky asset class – how risk is managed and averted
Profitable maintenance strategy
Offering international quality standards through the Ghazala Charm Life Hotel and Spa brand

› Dr Ibrahim Abu Al Oyoun Ahmad Kamel,

Chairman, Managing Director, Kato Investment

4.45pm