Welcome to HVS MexHIC 2022
April 5, 2022
Camino Real Polanco México
On behalf of our HVS team, I hope that our industry friends and frequent attendees of HVS MexHIC are well.
The last year has presented complex challenges for our industry. Hotel owners and operators were pressed to focus on safe conditions for their teams and guests. We saw a significant portions of Mexico’s economy come to a halt and, with it, the temporary shutdown of much of the country’s hotel inventory. We also observed the industry’s rapid reaction, creating conditions that might allow for property openings as local conditions allowed. And, of course, we remained close to hotel owners, investors and financial institutions as they evaluated measures that might lighten the financial burden of assets, thereby allowing a period of transition to the beginning of a recovery period that is gradually gaining strength.
In this context, HVS MexHIC is committed to remaining the most important industry forum for consideration, discussion and debate of elements that can lead to continued recovery and that can aid industry professionals in the analysis of structural changes they will need to consider going forward.
- HVS MexHIC 2022 Conference – April 5, 2022. This will be an in-person event that we hope will allow attendees to reconnect. Stay tuned the coming weeks for more information. For now, please save the date!
Join us April 5, 2022 in Mexico City to cultivate strategies for your hotel and resort program. We remain available to discuss ways in which we may be of assistance in the analysis of your hotel and tourism projects.
Best Regards,
Richard Katzman
Managing Director | HVS Mexico
The Audience
- Regional and International Hotel and Resort Investors
- Hotel Chain Executives
- Bankers, Lenders, and Investment Fund Representatives
- Hotel, Resort, and other Hospitality Real Estate Developers
- Hotel and Tourism Industry Entrepreneurs
- Public and Private Hotel, Tourism, and Convention Agencies
- Architects, Planners, and Interior Designers of Hotel, Resort, and Mixed-Use Projects
- Individuals and Companies Seeking Investors for Proposed Hotel and/or Tourism Projects
Why Attend
- To obtain a comprehensive understanding of business opportunities in the region.
- To communicate directly with investors, banks, investment funds, and other project funding sources.
- To get first-hand information about projects and market conditions.
- To contact major market players, including investors, developers, international and regional hotel operators and franchisers, shared ownership companies, and other key players in hotel and tourism projects.
- To become acquainted with current market variables, the most successful experiences, and the mistakes to be avoided through presentations of top-level speakers.
HVS MexHIC 2022
Payment Information and Conference Registration Fee
- Early Registration Fee: US$650 (payment to be received on or before December 31, 2021)
- Regular Registration Fee: US$725 (payment received before March 31, 2022)
- Late/On-Site Registration Fee: US$795 (payment received from April 1 onwards)
Liliana Aguilar: laguilar@hvs.com
Helena Cardiel: hcardiel@hvs.com
Phone: +011 (5255) 5245-7590
Hotel Camino Real Polanco México
HVS MexHIC Special Rate Available
Agenda
April 5, 2022Tuesday - April 5, 2022
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | Speed Meetings |
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Economic Overview and Impact on the Hotel Industry Speaker: Delia Paredes | Professor of Economics, Universidad Anáhuac |
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Regional and Global Hotel Market Overview Speaker: Lorea Arnoldi | Senior Project Manager, HVS - Mexico City |
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Drilling Down on Hotel Supply and Demand - Leisure Travel Moderator: Christian Lega | Partner, Deloitte
Speakers: Alejandro Fiz | Area Vice President Caribbean & Managing Director All-Inclusive, Marriott International Gustavo Viescas | Senior Vice President LATAMC, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Mario Carbone | Managing Director of Development - Mexico & Central America, Hilton Hotels Ruben Becerra | Vice President of Corporate Affairs & Business Development, Karisma Hotels & Resorts |
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Networking Coffee Break |
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Office and Industrial Markets - Impact on Hotel Demand Moderator: Richard J. Katzman | Managing Director, HVS - Mexico City
Speakers: Sergio Pérez | Executive Managing Director, Global Corporate Services Latin America, Newmark Víctor Lachica | President & CEO Mexico, Cushman & Wakefield |
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Drilling Down on Hotel Supply and Demand - Business Travel Moderator: Michel Montant | Director, MMC Hospitality Asset Management
Speakers: Alejandro Ramírez | Chief Executive Officer, Business Travel Consulting Alex Mai | Vice President Development, CALA, Radisson Hotel Group Mauricio Elizondo | Director Corporativo de Desarrollo, Grupo Posadas Oscar Chávez | Director, Franchise Sales & Development, IHG Hotels & Resorts |
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Luncheon - Networking |
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Trends in Luxury Lodging Moderator: Marín Maydón | Principal - Managing Partner, BPBI
Speakers: Abraham Metta | Director General, GIM Desarrollos Alberto Remirez | CEO, Hamak Hotels Francis Muuls | COO, RLH Properties Nicolas Martínez | Vice President – Development, Mexico, Central America & Caribbean, Accor |
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Capital Markets Overview - Trends in the Debt and Equity Markets Moderator: Gilda Perez-Alvarado | Global Chief Executive Officer, JLL Hotels & Hospitality
Speakers: Alejandro Rodriguez | Chief Investment Officer, Credit Suisse Diego Gutiérrez | Managing Partner, Walton Street Capital Mexico Guillermo Bravo | Chief Investment Officer, FibraHotel Rodrigo Meza | Sr. Vice President, GFG Securities |
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Industry Priorities - Action Plan Moderator: Richard J. Katzman | Managing Director, HVS - Mexico City
Speakers: Braulio Arsuaga | Chief Executive Officer, Grupo Presidente Leandro Trejo | Director General, Camino Real Hotels Oscar Calvillo | Chief Executive Officer, Fibra Inn |
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Closing Reception |
Speakers






Alex Mai
Vice President Development, CALARadisson Hotel Group














Michel Montant
DirectorMMC Hospitality Asset Management







Sergio Perez Castilleja
Executive Managing Director, Global Corporate Services Latin AmericaNewmark
