7:30 am – 9:00 am - Registration

8:00 am – 9:00 am - Continental Breakfast

9:00 am – 9:30 am: Conference Opening Address 

Denyse Campbell, President, Irish Hotels Federation

Pat Horgan, Head of Business Banking, AIB

Myles Dungan, Conference Chairman

9:30 am – 10:00 am: 'Hotel Transactions in a High Interest Rate Environment' 

Tom Barrett, Head of Hotels and Leisure, Savills Ireland

10:00 am – 10:30 am: ‘Hotel Investment Strategy for Ireland - Premier Inn’ 

Matt Gent, Development Manager - Ireland, Whitbread Property

10:30 am – 11:00 am: Networking Break

11:00 am – 11:30 pm: ‘Risks to the Economic Outlook Rise as Global Headwinds Strengthen’

Oliver Mangan, Chief Economist, AIB

11:30 pm – 12:00 pm: ‘Hotel Industry Performance and Trends’ 

Sarah Duignan, Director - Client Relationships, STR

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm: ‘Developing New Experiences and International Branding at Carton House’ 

Martin Mangan, General Manager, Carton House - A Fairmont Managed Hotel

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm: Networking Lunch

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm:  'Opportunities and Challenges in Sustainable Hotel Investment'

2:30 pm - 3:20 pm: 'CEO Debate - Future Perspectives'

3:20 pm - 3:30 pm: Conference Closing