Welcome to HVS MexHIC 2023
March 16, 2023
The Westin Santa Fe Mexico City
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 a great deal of activity and positive gains for our industry, although challenges remain. We have seen economic drivers in business markets advance and opportunities for further growth seem to be real, as the industrial sector of the country benefits from trends in nearshoring, among others. In the county’s more mature leisure markets, demand has continued to increase, and the appetite for further investment remains robust. Meanwhile, development efforts continue in up-and-coming markets that will gradually occupy a place in the institutional real estate investment arena.
Recovery from the painful Covid-19 pandemic has continued, although many other challenges remain. High inflation and interest rates are a drag on the economy and very specifically on hotel development projects. Political uncertainty remains, both as regards policy initiatives and key projects pursued by the current administration, and in relation to the 2024 electoral process. As we have often noted, in large measure, the hotel industry depends heavily on regional planning and public-private collaboration, and it is interesting to observe investor strategies and the evaluation of each group’s approach to the pursuit of opportunities and mitigation of risk factors.
Through the different cycles, HVS has remained close to hotel chains, ownership groups, and financial institutions as they navigate change and position themselves for continued management of their portfolios. 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.
Join us March 16, 2023 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 2023
Payment Information and Conference Registration Fee
- Early Registration Fee: US$650 (payment to be received on or before January 16, 2023)
- Regular Registration Fee: US$725 (payment received before February 28, 2023)
- Late/On-Site Registration Fee: US$795 (payment received from March 1 onwards)
Liliana Aguilar: +011 (5255) 5146-7867 - laguilar@hvs.com
Helena Cardiel: +011 (5255) 2672-4916 - hcardiel@hvs.com
Phone: +011 (5255) 5245-7590
The Westin Santa Fe Mexico City
HVS MexHIC Special Rate Available
Agenda
March 16, 2023Thursday - March 16, 2023
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Registration Open |
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: Alonso Buitrón | Senior Project Manager, HVS - Mexico City
Speakers: Federico Moreno-Nickerson | Vice President of Development LatAm at Hyatt Inclusive Collection, Hyatt Inclusive Collection Germán Ongay | Regional Vice President Franchise Sales and Development Mexico, IHG Hotels & Resorts Guillermo Martínez | Chief Financial Officer, Arriva Hospitality Group Mario Carbone | Managing Director of Development - Mexico & Central America, Hilton Hotels |
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Networking Coffee Break |
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Drilling Down on Hotel Supply and Demand - Business Travel Moderator: Alejandro Rodriguez | Director de Inversiones, Credit Suisse
Speakers: Alonso Burgos | Vice President, CALA Development, Marriott International Erick Brunet | Managing Director, Global Corporate Services, Newmark Gustavo de la Serna | Director Business Development LATAMC, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Patricio del Portillo | VP of Development LATAM, Aimbridge LATAM
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1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Innovation in the Hotel Industry Moderator: Joshua Kremer | Co-Founder, Comunal Capital
Speakers: Adriana Segovia | Director Market Management Mexico, Expedia Group Andrés Martínez | CEO & Co-Founder, PÚBLICO Carlos Crovato | Vice President, Business Development & Acquisitions (LATAM), Standard International Guillermo Yasutake | Head of Development, Grupo Presidente |
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Luncheon - Networking |
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Trends in Mixed-Use and Master-Planned Projects Moderator: Nicolás Martínez | Vice President – Development, Mexico, Central America & Caribbean, Accor
Speakers: Andrés Shapiro | Business Development Manager, Latin America, Jerde Gary Greene | Principal, GGD Israel Contreras | Real Estate Investments Director, Inmobilia Mauricio De Font-Réaulx | Director General, Centro Cultural Universitario |
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Capital Markets Overview - Trends in the Debt and Equity Markets Moderator: Christian Lega | Partner Real Estate, Deloitte
Speakers: Fernando Rocha | Director Acquisitions & Development, Fibra Inn Gerardo Corona | Presidente & CEO, MentumGC Guillermo Bravo | Chief Investment Officer, FibraHotel Manuel Muñoz | Director Hotelería y Turismo, Banco Sabadell |
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Industry Priorities - Action Plan Moderator: Richard J. Katzman | Managing Director, HVS - Mexico City
Speakers: Fernando Mulet | EVP - Chief Development Officer, Playa Hotels & Resorts Gabriel Helfon | Director General, Heldan Hotels & Resort Germán Fernández del Busto | Director General, Choice Hotels International Oriol Gimenez | Managing Partner & CIO, Alójica |
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Closing Reception |
Speakers











Federico Moreno-Nickerson
Vice President of Development LatAm at Hyatt Inclusive CollectionHyatt Inclusive Collection












Joshua Kremer
Co-FounderComunal Capital







