27-29 OCT 2025
Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai
2025 Agenda
Programme is subject to change.
Monday 27 October
Registration & Networking
From First Timer to Power Player:
Making the Most of FHS World
Welcome to FHS World 2025
Keynote
Then and Now:
Two Decades of Hospitality Investment Evolution
Signings & Announcements
TenX Leadership Talk
Global Deal Flow:
A Worldwide Investment Outlook
Welcome Luncheon
Keynote:
Leading with Empathy in the Age of AI
From Record Growth to Resilient Strategies:
The Global Travel & Tourism Outlook 2025
Hospitality in a Changing World
The Future of Hotel Asset Management – HAMA Asset Management Workshop
When Machines Decide:
The Ethics and Economics of AI in Hospitality
Redefining Tourism Leadership for a New World
Educating for Impact:
Unlocking Talent Potential in Hospitality
Building Destinations Together:
The Impact of Public-Private Partnerships
Intelligent Investment:
How AI Transformed a Hotel Project from Concept to Capital
The Human Touch, Enhanced:
Using AI to Personalize Every Step of the Hospitality Journey
Serving the Next Wave of Travellers:
Meeting Mixed-Purpose Demand
Hospitality with Purpose:
Landmark Initiatives Reshaping Inclusion in Hospitality
Owners Forum:
The Power Struggle – Owners vs. Operators (Invitation-Only) (Workshop room, Arena)
Derisking Investment through Social Impact
How Operators Drive Asset Value:
Leveraging Technology, Data & AI to Maximize Owner Returns
The Asian Investment Outlook:
Navigating Capital, Risk, and Opportunity
From Resilience to Growth:
The European Hospitality Investment Outlook
Start-Up Den
Derisking Investment through Social Impact
"Workforce 2.0:
Talent Innovation Hackathon "
TenX Leadership Talk:
Driving Change Across a Continent
Next in Line:
Africa’s Rising Destinations for Hotel Investment
FHS Africa Excellence Award
Speed Networking
FHS Welcome Reception
Tuesday 28 October
Speed Networking
Executive Investor Breakfast & Project Showcase – A Closed-Door Gathering
Welcome Back
The impact of Geopolitics and your Business Outlook
CEO Roundtable – Envisioning Hospitality in 2050:
Trends, Innovations, and the Future Landscape
Beyond the Peak:
What the Numbers Say About the Next Chapter in Hospitality
The New Investment Playbook – Where Is the Smart Money Going?
Signings & Announcements
Risk or Rhetoric:
Navigating Climate Risk, Regulation, and Reality in 2025
The ESG Reality Check:
Climate Law, Insurance Costs, and Hospitality Investment Viability
From Local Roots to Global Reach:
Charting the Hospitality Expansion Journey
Country Pavilion Showcase:
Philippines
The Role of Institutional Investors in Hospitality – Debt, Equity, and Alternative Financing
Behind the Billions:
Investment Strategies for Qatar’s New Land of Legends
FHS Awards
Networking Luncheon
Country Pavilion Showcase:
Italy
The Middle East Playbook:
How to Enter and Succeed in Hospitality Investment
Fireside Chat:
The Art of Visionary Hospitality
Beyond the Game:
How Immersive Sports and Culture Drive Tourism Growth
Tokenization & Digital Assets:
Transforming the Future of Real Estate With Blockchain
The Future Is East:
Mapping the Mindset of Tomorrow’s Asian Tourist
Signings & Announcements
Capital at Work:
How Real Estate Funds are Unlocking Hospitality Potential Across the Middle East
Negotiating with Operators:
Mastering Contract Structures for Maximizing Returns
Rooted in Place, Elevated in Experience:
The Future of Quiet, Conscious Luxury
Efficiency engine:
Automating operations for higher profit margins
Deal or No Deal:
Where Banks and Equity See Opportunity
The Business of Luxury Resorts:
Aligning Brand, Experience, and Yield
Franchise Models:
A Barrier to Sustainable Hospitality—or a Catalyst for Change?
From Mass to Class:
The Upscale Shift in the All-Inclusive Hospitality Market
Deal of the Year Showcase:
Global Hospitality Projects Revealed
Country Pavilion Showcase
Brand Bias vs Local Expertise:
Choosing the Right Operator for Maximum Success
Capital at a Crossroads:
How Sustainability is Rewriting the Rules of Hotel Investment
The Second Life of Hospitality Assets:
Investors' Playbook for Repositioning and Conversion
Wellbeing Ecosystems:
Building Destinations Around Health and Harmony
Signings & Announcements
The Rise and Evolution of the Midscale Hotel Segment
Lights, Camera, Hospitality:
The Impact of the Film Industry on Tourism and Hospitality
FHS Evening Reception
Wednesday 29 October
Country Pavilion Showcase
AI in Action:
Practical Tools for Hospitality Leaders
Trevor's session & then Third Party workshop
Net Positive Solution Labs Powered by World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance
Hospitality Master Planning and Operational Strategy:
A Data-Driven Approach to Value Creation
“Hybrid Lives” – The Big Shift and Vision of Future Spaces
The Operator Match:
Navigating the Third-Party Landscape for Owners
Welcome to Restaurant Investment Trends Transforming Hotels
Work. Live. Belong. Rethinking Hospitality for the Borderless Professional
Dining in the Future:
AI’s New Role in Gastronomy
Investing in Mixed-Use Real Estate:
Strategies for Maximizing Value in Modern Developments
From Groundbreaking to Grand Opening:
Aligning Project Delivery with Operational Success
The Business of Taste:
Leveraging F&B to Elevate Asset Value
Property Meets Prime Time:
How Reality TV Fuels Hospitality-Driven Real Estate
Managing Development Costs and Risks:
Navigating Escalating Expenses and Ensuring Financial Viability
The Future of F&B Concepts in driving Hospitality Asset Value
Crossing Over:
Integrating Branded Residences with Senior Living, Wellness, and Co-Living Trends
Next-Gen Leisure:
The Business of Competitive Socialising
Metrics That Matter:
Turning Sustainability KPIs Into Catalysts for Change
TenX Leadership Talk:
Crafting Flavorful Identities and Shaping the Culinary Scene
From Iconic Design to Strategic Returns:
Inside the Mind of a Global Real Estate Visionary
From Neighbourhood Gems to Five-Star Plates:
How Local Chefs Are Transforming Hotel Dining
The Branded Space Unpacked:
What’s Driving the Next Wave in Branded Hospitality, Offices, and Clubs
Closing Plenary
Closing Plenary:
The Road Ahead for Global Hospitality
Luncheon
Welcome to the Branded Residences Forum at FHS World 2025
TenX Leadership Talk - State of the Industry
Branded Residences Uncovered:
Global Performance Review & Insights
Maximizing Returns, Minimizing Risk:
How to Optimize and Protect Value for Investors
Fireside Chat
The Perfect Fit:
Selecting the Right Brand for Residential Success
The Real Deal:
Unpacking the Financial Realities
The Evolving Buyer Profile:
Who Is Investing in Branded Residences?
Creating unique customer experience:
The Different Perspective of Branded Residences
World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards
Terra, Expo City, Dubai