5:30pm - 8:00pm

Opening Cocktail Reception

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7:30am - 9:00am

Networking Breakfast

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9:00am - 9:10am

Opening Remarks  

9:10am - 10:00am

What a Magical Mystery Tour 

We had never envisioned the last three years, but here we are.   The dust has settled in one room but is getting stirred up in others. What will the Canadian economy look like, against its past self and other G7 nations this year? Explore alongside our panelists how the Canadian hotel sector compares to other real estate classes and why hotels are fundamentally strong amidst a looming recession and shifting interest rates.

Moderator:

10:00am - 10:45am

Day (and Night) Tripper 

For the most part, occupancies have sustained themselves but what are the new drivers of demand and for which market segments? Leisure is back with a vengeance and people want to attend conferences but where’s the elusive business traveller? Find out how this is all going to shake out.

Moderator:

10:45am - 11:15am 

Tradeshow & Networking Break

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11:15am - 12:00pm

A Day in the Life-Top hotel successes and failures heard here, live and willingly shared!

The hotel industry is a family and we’ve gone through great times and tough ones together. What development or operational initiatives have you made recently that were successful or didn’t quite turn out the way you planned. We can all learn. We’ll even pass the mic around the audience!!

Moderator:

12:00pm - 12:10pm

CHIC Lifetime Achievement Award

12:10pm - 1:15pm

Tradeshow & Networking Lunch

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1:15pm - 2:00pm

Keynote Presentation

2:00pm - 2:20pm

Hotel Association of Canada Update

2:20pm - 3:10pm

You can’t buy me love, but you could build me a hotel.  

This leading panel of North American Chief Development Officers will address the important issues around cogent and profitable hotel development in a bubbly inflationary period, where the opportunities lay and what the brands are doing to attract a broad number of segments to your market. Find out how the brands are evolving their design and operations to attract the growth market segments emerging post pandemic. Hear the brands’ go-forward position on fees, construction and operational support and on-going PIP requirements.

Moderator:

3:10pm - 3:40pm

Tradeshow & Networking Break

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3:40pm - 4:30pm

Tell me why!

This panel of leading Canadian C-Suite occupants discuss important issues facing their properties, teams and the industry as a whole. Timely insight as the sector continues to navigate its recovery.

Moderator:

4:30pm - 4:45pm

Closing Remarks