2025 Theme: Engagement Drives Returns
Decisions are made by those who show up.
As the hospitality investment market looks ahead to 2025, a shifting business environment is set to reward the bold. In a competitive landscape, the savviest players are those who lean into innovation. Now is the time to act, as decisiveness and engagement with key stakeholders drives results.
Being in the room has never been more critical: Converge with hospitality real estate investment leaders, visionaries and decision-makers to chart the future of the industry and uncover deal opportunities.
Your next big move starts here.
NYU IHIF 2025 topics
Ideate, strategize, perform
Macro-economic landscape, real estate trends, travel flows and demand trends, leadership
Investment & Finance
Investor sentiment, deal making, private credit, transacting brands, cross-border transactions
Asset Management
Unlocking asset value, labor and regulatory pressures, operational models, driving alpha, crisis management and recovery, tech transformation
Development
Return on experiences, mixed-use success, future-proofing developments, HMAs, franchising
Segments & Concepts
Leisure, limited service, luxury, extended stay, alternative lodging
Engagement
Bridging generations, bringing new profiles into hospitality ownership
Featured sessions
Ideate, strategize, perform
Global hospitality CEO panel: The view from the boardroom on global collaboration and growth
Featuring CEOs from: Accor, IHG Hotels & Resorts, Hilton, Hyatt Hotels, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Investment & Finance
Bridging the Atlantic: Hospitality investments between the US and EMEA markets
With representatives from: Cedar Capital Partners, Eastdil Secured, Jefferies, JLL Hotels & Hospitality, PwC
Development
Return on experiences: Delivering value beyond the room
With representatives from: Accenture, Accor, Hilton, PM Hotel Group, WorldHotels
Asset Management
Navigating labor challenges and regulatory pressures: Protecting performance
With representatives from: CBRE AAHOA, Hotels, HotStats
Segments & Concepts
Luxury reexamined: Powering returns in high-end hospitality
With representatives from: HEI Hotels & Resorts, Mandarin Oriental, Xenia Hotels & Resorts
Engagement
Bridging generations: Attracting tomorrow's leaders to hospitality
With representatives from: Ace Hotel Group, Bank of New York, New York Marriott Downtown, New York University
Our testimonials
"NYU is such a wonderful conference… it just brings together such a diverse and vibrant group of investors and people involved in the space..."
Kate Henriksen
Co-Chief Investment Officer
RLJ Lodging Trust
"NYU is where you go to get your deals done. It's where we have the frank conversations about the real estate side of the business, the finance side of the business, we have an opportunity to hear from the top leaders in the business."
Brian Kaufman
Managing Director
Blackstone
"This is one of the richest networking conferences really in the world… there are so many other opportunities built around it with investors who invest in our story and our stock."
Geoff Ballotti
President & CEO
Wyndham
"The NYU conference is hugely impactful in the US. It's a terrific event, to bring together investors of all shapes and sizes, in one place to think about the future of the industry."
Tyler Morse
Founder, Chairman & CEO
MCR Hotels
"Decision makers across every facet of the industry attend this conference. It's one of the most important conferences across the global hospitality industry. There are decision makers here and fantastic content that's being shared in all the sessions."
Anthony Capuano
President & CEO
Marriott Hotels
NYU IHIF 2024 Highlights
We welcomed 2,100 attendees, including 400 equity investors - 60% of whom attended for the first time. It was a market-leading conference, buzzing with meetings, deal-making, capital, and opportunities in every corner of the New York Marriott Marquis.
Download our 2024 Post Show Report to read all about it.
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NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference became NYU International Hospitality Investment Forum.
This secures NYU IHIF’s place within the global IHIF portfolio, representing the US market as a major player within hospitality investment.
The IHIF global event series, combined with Hospitality Investor, is a platform built to represent the global market, opportunities and perspectives, where you'll gain a global outlook of the industry combined with regional expertise and opportunities.
Join a community that is truly international, representing investors and leading hospitality stakeholders from around the world.
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