2025 AHICE LOS ANGELES HOTEL SUMMIT

Thursday February 13

The Maybourne Beverly Hills

3:15pm-3:35pm
REGISTRATION, coffee and tea

3:35pm-3:40pm
WELCOME to the AHICE Los Angeles Hotel Summit by AHICE Group President, JAMES WILKINSON and FAWC House CEO and Founder, AMANDA ARCHER.

3:40pm-4:05pm
PANEL SESSION: THE TRAVEL EXPERTS’ OUTLOOK
Moderated by: JAMES WILKINSON, Group President, AHICE
Panellists:
• JOHNNY JET, travel expert on CNN and called ‘the original travel influencer’ by Forbes
• LEE ABBAMONTE, travel expert on FOX News and the youngest person to visit every country in the world plus the North & South Poles
• MICHAELA GUZY, travel TV show host of Oh The People You Meet
• VALERIE JOY WILSON, travel export on TV, Trusted Travel Girl

4:05pm-4:30pm
PANEL SESSION: HOTEL INVESTMENT OUTLOOK PANEL
Moderated by: JAMES WILKINSON, Group President, AHICE
Panellists:
• EDDY NEVAREZ, First Vice President Investments & Director, National Hospitality Division, Marcus & Millichap
• JOHN BEREAN, Senior Vice President – Hawaii & Northern California Region Leader, HVS
• TONY MUSCIO, Senior Managing Director, JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group

4:30pm-4:55pm
PANEL SESSION: HOTEL AND TOURISM OUTLOOK PANEL
Moderated by: COOPER JITTS, Founder, Talk Agency
Panellists:
• MICHAEL STATHOKOSTOPOULOS, Senior Director of Hospitality Analytics, CoStar Group
• TOM KIELY, President and CEO, Visit West Hollywood
• SAM JAGGER, General Manager, The Maybourne Beverly Hills

4:55pm-5:15pm
KEYNOTE Q&A: ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCES IN HOTELS. Lead singer of Ashenmoon, RadioXX and Juke Kartel, TOBY RAND, in conversation with AHICE Group President, JAMES WILKINSON.

5:15pm-7:00pm
NETWORKING DRINKS

Note: Program is subject to change