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
Rebuilding the Workforce:
Attracting and Retaining Talent 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
"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
Charting Franchise Growth:
A Franchise Development Workshop for MEA
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
Future of Hospitality Concepts and Operating Models
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