Conference programme

9:00 – 9:15 Conference Opening Address

Michael Magner, President, Irish Hotels Federation
Myles Dungan, Conference Chairman

9:15 – 9:45 'Hotel Transactions and Investment Outlook'
Tom Barrett, Head of Hotels and Leisure, Savills Ireland
Presentation

9:45 – 10:15 ‘Funding Sources for Sustainable Investment in the Irish Hotel Sector’
Colin Moran, Head of Lending, Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland
Presentation
Fergus Sharkey, Head of Business Supports and Transport, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
Presentation

10:45 – 11:15 ‘Economic Outlook for interest Rates and Inflation as Business Costs continue to rise’
Conall Mac Coille, Group Chief Economist, Bank of Ireland
presentation

11:15 – 11:45 ‘A Decade of Data - Ireland and Beyond’
Sarah Duignan, Director - Client Relationships, STR
Presentation

11:45 – 12:15 ‘The Long and Winding Road – An independent hotelier’s experience of debt funding’
Ray Byrne, Owner, NHance
Presentation

12:15 – 12:35 ‘Debt and Equity Structuring for Sustainable Hotel Development’
Mark Lynch, Executive Director, Hotel Investment Fund
Presentation

2:00 – 2:30 ‘Enhancing Viability of Your Hotel Amidst Inflationary Cost Pressures and Climate Change’
Aiden Murphy, Partner - Corporate Finance and Restructuring, Crowe
Presentation

2:30 – 3:20 ‘Leaders Debate - Future Investment in the Hotels Sector’
Mary Fennin-Byrne, Managing Director, Clanard Court Hotel
Colm Neville, Owner, Neville Park Hotels
Shane Casserly, Corporate Development Director, Dalata Hotel Group
Gerardo Larios Rizo, Head of Hospitality Sector, Bank of Ireland

3:20 – 3:30 Conference Closing Address
Michael Magner, President, Irish Hotels Federation