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2026 Agenda

Programme is subject to change.

Tuesday 29 September

08:00 - 10:00 2 hours

Registration

09:00 - 10:00 1 hour

Speed Networking

10:00 - 10:10 10 minutes
Summit Stage

Welcome to FHS World 2026

10:10 - 10:50 40 minutes
Summit Stage

The Global Investment Outlook 2026–2030

10:40 - 11:15 35 minutes
Workshop Room 1

Newcomers Session:
How to Navigate FHS & Maximise ROI

10:40 - 11:15 35 minutes
Workshop Room 2

Women Shaping Capital:
Female Leaders in Hospitality Investment

10:50 - 11:20 30 minutes
Summit Stage

Tourism as an Economic Engine:
The Numbers That Matter in 2026

11:15 - 12:05 50 minutes
Workshop Room 1

How Institutional Investors Underwrite Hotels

11:15 - 12:05 50 minutes
Workshop Room 2

Profit Without Volume:
Winning the Revenue Game in a Demand Shock

11:20 - 12:00 40 minutes
Summit Stage

Fault Lines & Opportunity:
Investing Through MENA's Uncertainty

12:00 - 12:20 20 minutes
Summit Stage

FHS Intelligence Talk:
Global Hotel Performance & Capital Flows

12:05 - 13:00 55 minutes
Workshop Room 1

Understanding the Rules:
Navigating Regulation in Hospitality Development

12:05 - 13:00 55 minutes
Workshop Room 2

Institutional Investor Briefing

12:20 - 12:45 25 minutes
Summit Stage

The Life Cycle of the Investor Lens:
Deploy, Manage, Dividend, Exit

12:45 - 13:00 15 minutes
Summit Stage

Signings & Announcements

13:00 - 14:00 1 hour

Lunch

14:00 - 14:20 20 minutes
Summit Stage

Tourism as a Force for Global Prosperity

14:00 - 15:00 1 hour
Workshop Room 1

Startup Den

14:00 - 14:45 45 minutes
Workshop Room 2

Entering New Markets:
Partnership Strategies for Investors

14:20 - 14:50 30 minutes
Summit Stage

Developers' Roundtable:
The Region's Hospitality Visionaries

14:50 - 15:15 25 minutes
Summit Stage

Exit Liquidity:
Who Buys Hotels and Why?

15:00 - 16:00 1 hour
Workshop Room 1

The Digital Deal:
How Tokenisation Is Changing the Hotel Capital Stack

15:00 - 15:45 45 minutes
Workshop Room 2

Asian Capital Abroad:
What's Behind the Shift?

15:15 - 15:40 25 minutes
Summit Stage

REITs in the Middle East:
The Missing Piece in Real Estate Capital Markets

15:40 - 16:00 20 minutes
Summit Stage

Before the Brand:
Structuring Hospitality Deals from Day One

15:45 - 16:15 30 minutes
Workshop Room 2

PPPs That Actually Work

16:00 - 16:30 30 minutes
Summit Stage

The Deal That Nearly Didn't Close:
A Real Case Study

16:30 - 17:00 30 minutes
Summit Stage

China and the Next Wave of Global Hospitality Investment

17:00 - 17:30 30 minutes
Summit Stage

Global Presidents Forum:
The Bulls & Bears of 2026

17:30 - 18:00 30 minutes
Summit Stage

Global Strategic Thinkers Forum

Wednesday 30 September

08:30 - 10:00 1 hour 30 minutes

Registration

09:00 - 10:00 1 hour

Speed Networking

10:00 - 10:35 35 minutes
Summit Stage

Defining the New Hospitality Asset Classes

10:30 - 11:05 35 minutes
Workshop Room 1

Automotive-Led Urban Destinations:
Reinventing the Luxury Mixed-Use Playbook

10:35 - 11:00 25 minutes
Summit Stage

Mixed-Use Explained:
Hotels as Anchors

11:00 - 11:20 20 minutes
Summit Stage

TenX Leadership Talk:
Hybrid Living and Borderless Professionals

11:05 - 11:40 35 minutes
Workshop Room 1

Short-Term Rentals in Dubai:
Innovation, Regulation or Community Crisis?

11:20 - 11:50 30 minutes
Summit Stage

The $1 Trillion Sports Tourism Economy

11:40 - 12:20 40 minutes
Workshop Room 1

Secondary Cities:
The Next Investment Frontier

11:50 - 12:20 30 minutes
Summit Stage

Integrated Resorts and Gaming Regulation:
Risk, Return and Readiness

12:20 - 12:40 20 minutes
Summit Stage

Awards Ceremony

12:40 - 13:00 20 minutes
Summit Stage

Signings and Announcements

13:00 - 14:00 1 hour

Lunch

14:00 - 14:25 25 minutes
Summit Stage

Beyond Hotels:
Hospitality as Critical Global Infrastructure

14:00 - 14:45 45 minutes
Workshop Room 1

Global Operators Forum:
Growth, Fees and Owner Tension

14:25 - 15:00 35 minutes
Summit Stage

Nature as an Asset Class:
The Rise of Eco Tourism Investment

14:45 - 15:30 45 minutes
Workshop Room 1

Destination-Led Development:
What Makes a Place Investable?

15:00 - 15:25 25 minutes
Summit Stage

Lodges & Experiential Hospitality:
The New Luxury Model

15:25 - 15:45 20 minutes
Summit Stage

Regenerative Tourism:
From Sustainability to Value Creation

15:45 - 16:00 15 minutes
Summit Stage

TenX Leadership Talk:
Building Purpose-Led Hospitality as a Scalable Investment Model

16:00 - 16:30 30 minutes
Summit Stage

The Pillars of Longevity - What Hotels Are Getting Wrong

16:30 - 17:00 30 minutes
Summit Stage

European Institutional Capital:
Where Is It Deploying Next?

16:30 - 17:00 30 minutes
Workshop Room 2

Health, Longevity Capital & Medical Tourism:
Which Destinations Will Win?

17:00 - 17:30 30 minutes
Summit Stage

African Investment Lens:
Hospitality Growth, Risk and Opportunity

17:00 - 17:30 30 minutes
Workshop Room 2

Biological Age, Longevity Communities & Living to 100 as a Real Estate Strategy

Thursday 01 October

08:30 - 10:00 1 hour 30 minutes

Registration

09:00 - 10:00 1 hour
Summit Stage

Speed Networking

10:00 - 10:30 30 minutes
Summit Stage

State of the Deal:
Where Capital Is Actually Going in 2026

10:00 - 10:40 40 minutes
Workshop Room 2

Technology Masterclass:
Margin Impact of AI

10:30 - 11:10 40 minutes
Summit Stage

Asset Management in Plain English

10:30 - 11:10 40 minutes
Workshop Room 1

Owner–Operator Alignment Clinic:
Fees, KPIs & Control

10:40 - 11:30 50 minutes
Workshop Room 2

De-Risking Real Estate:
Turning Safety & ESG Data into Investment Intelligence

11:10 - 11:35 25 minutes
Summit Stage

Contract Structures Masterclass:
Management vs Franchise vs Lease

11:10 - 12:00 50 minutes
Workshop Room 1

Owners' Forum:
The Decisions That Make or Break Returns

11:35 - 12:00 25 minutes
Summit Stage

Hospitality Developments in Focus:
Global Case Studies

12:00 - 12:30 30 minutes
Summit Stage

AI ROI vs AI Hype:
The Verdict

12:00 - 13:00 1 hour
Workshop Room 1

USALI 2026:
The Changes That Will Shape Owner–Operator Economics

12:00 - 13:00 1 hour
Workshop Room 2

CapEx & Repositioning Playbook

12:30 - 13:00 30 minutes
Summit Stage

Who Owns the Guest? Data, Distribution & the Battle for Direct Relationships

13:00 - 14:00 1 hour

Lunch

14:00 - 14:15 15 minutes
Summit Stage

The State of the Global Branded Residences Market

14:15 - 14:35 20 minutes
Summit Stage

Global Pipeline & Performance:
Where the Market Is Accelerating

14:35 - 14:55 20 minutes
Summit Stage

Selling Branded Residences:
What Actually Drives Demand

14:55 - 15:15 20 minutes
Summit Stage

Beyond the Boutique:
When Luxury Brands Become Destinations

15:00 - 16:30 1 hour 30 minutes
Workshop Room 1

Pathways for Future Leaders:
Insights from Hospitality's Best

15:00 - 16:30 1 hour 30 minutes
Workshop Room 2

Pathways for Future Leaders:
Insights from Hospitality's Best

15:15 - 15:50 35 minutes
Summit Stage

Deal Table Live:
Negotiating a Branded Residences Agreement

15:50 - 16:30 40 minutes
Summit Stage

MOTION:
"Dubai Is Heading Toward a Branded Residence Oversupply by 2027"

16:30 - 17:20 50 minutes
Summit Stage

Branded Residences Masterclass:
Legal, Governance, Sales & Long-Term Value

17:20 - 17:30 10 minutes
Summit Stage

FHS World 2026:
What We Built, What We Learned, What Comes Next