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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

Opening

10:10 - 10:25 15 minutes
Summit Stage

The Investment Agenda for 2026

10:25 - 10:40 15 minutes
Summit Stage

Tourism as an Economic Engine

10:40 - 11:15 35 minutes
Summit Stage

Recovery & Resilience:
Rebuilding Tourism After Crisis

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 in Hospitality Networking Session

11:15 - 11:35 20 minutes
Summit Stage

FHS Intelligence Talk:
Global Hotel Performance & Capital Flows

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

How Institutional Investors Underwrite Hotels

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

Asian Capital Abroad:
What’s Behind the Shift?

11:35 - 12:30 55 minutes
Summit Stage

Developers’ Roundtable:
The Region’s Hospitality Visionaries

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

12:30 - 13:00 30 minutes
Summit Stage

Signings & Announcements

13:00 - 14:00 1 hour

Lunch

14:00 - 14:30 30 minutes
Summit Stage

Exit Liquidity:
Who Buys Hotels and Why?

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

14:30 - 15:00 30 minutes
Summit Stage

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

14:45 - 15:30 45 minutes
Workshop Room 2

Profit Over Occupancy:
Rethinking Revenue in a Demand-Constrained Market

15:00 - 15:30 30 minutes
Summit Stage

Before the Brand:
Structuring Hospitality Deals from Day One

15:30 - 16:00 30 minutes
Summit Stage

The $1BN Deal Breakdown

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

PPPs That Actually Work

16:00 - 16:10 10 minutes
Summit Stage

Next Gen:
Investing in the Future of Hospitality Talent and Education

16:10 - 16:40 30 minutes
Summit Stage

China and the Next Wave of Global Hospitality Investment

16:10 - 17:30 1 hour 20 minutes
Workshop Room 1

Next Gen:
Investing in the Future of Hospitality Talent and Education

16:10 - 17:30 1 hour 20 minutes
Workshop Room 2

Next Gen:
Sustainable Investment Models for the Next Generation

16:40 - 17:10 30 minutes
Summit Stage

Global Presidents Forum:
The Bulls & Bears of Global Capital Markets

17:10 - 17:30 20 minutes
Summit Stage

Global Strategic Thinkers Forum

18:00 - 21:00 3 hours

Networking Reception

Wednesday 30 September

08:30 - 10:00 1 hour 30 minutes

Registration

09:00 - 10:00 1 hour

Speed Networking

10:00 - 11:25 1 hour 25 minutes
Summit Stage

Defining Hospitality Asset Classes

10:25 - 10:50 25 minutes
Summit Stage

Mixed-Use Explained:
Hotels as Anchors

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

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

10:50 - 11:20 30 minutes
Summit Stage

Integrated Resorts and Gaming Regulation:
Risk, Return and Readiness

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

Short-Term Rentals in Dubai:
Innovation, Regulation or Unfair Competition?

11:20 - 11:45 25 minutes
Summit Stage

TenX Leadership Talk:
Hybrid Living and Borderless Professionals

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

Secondary Cities:
The Next Investment Frontier

11:45 - 12:20 35 minutes
Summit Stage

The $1 Trillion Sports Tourism Economy:
Turning Vision into Year-Round Opportunities

12:20 - 12:40 20 minutes
Summit Stage

Awards Ceremony

12:40 - 13:00 20 minutes
Summit Stage

Signings & Announcements

13:00 - 14:00 1 hour

Lunch

14:00 - 14:30 30 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

14:30 - 15:00 30 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 - 15:55 10 minutes
Summit Stage

FHS Intelligence Talk:
Health, Longevity and Human Performance Real Estate

15:55 - 16:05 10 minutes
Summit Stage

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

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

Health, Longevity and Capital:
The Emergence of a New Real Estate Asset Class

16:05 - 16:20 15 minutes

Coffee Break

16:20 - 16:50 30 minutes
Summit Stage

European Institutional Capital:
Where Is It Deploying Next?

16:30 - 16:50 20 minutes
Workshop Room 2

Biological Age:
The New Luxury Metric

16:50 - 17:30 40 minutes
Summit Stage

African Investment Lens:
Hospitality Growth, Risk and Opportunity

16:50 - 17:10 20 minutes
Workshop Room 2

The Longevity Tourism Race:
Which Destinations Will Win?

17:10 - 17:30 20 minutes
Workshop Room 2

Longevity Communities:
Living to 100 as a Real Estate Strategy

18:00 - 21:00 3 hours

Networking Reception

Thursday 01 October

08:30 - 10:00 1 hour 30 minutes

Registration

10:00 - 10:30 30 minutes
Summit Stage

Asset Management in Plain English

10:00 - 10:40 40 minutes
Workshop Room 1

Owner–Operator Alignment Clinic:
Fees, KPIs and Control

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

Technology Masterclass:
Margin Impact of AI

10:30 - 11:00 30 minutes
Summit Stage

Contract Structures Masterclass:
Management vs Franchise vs Lease

10:40 - 11:25 45 minutes
Workshop Room 1

Owners’ Forum:
The Decisions That Make or Break Returns

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

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

11:00 - 11:25 25 minutes
Summit Stage

Hospitality Developments in Focus:
Global Case Studies

11:25 - 12:30 1 hour 5 minutes
Summit Stage

AI ROI vs AI Hype

11:25 - 12:05 40 minutes
Workshop Room 1

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

11:45 - 12:30 45 minutes
Summit Stage

Who Owns the Guest?

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

Capex and Repositioning Playbook

12:30 - 13:00 30 minutes
Summit Stage

Digital Ownership:
Tokenisation and the Future of Hospitality Capital

13:00 - 14:00 1 hour

Lunch

14:00 - 14:15 15 minutes
Summit Stage

The State of the Global Market

Branded Residences Forum
14:00 - 14:45 45 minutes
Workshop Room 1

Branded Residences Masterclass:
Brand Selection and Positioning

Branded Residences Forum
14:00 - 14:45 45 minutes
Workshop Room 2

Branded Residences Masterclass:
Legal Structures and Buyer Protection

Branded Residences Forum
14:15 - 14:35 20 minutes
Summit Stage

Global Pipeline and Performance:
Where the Market Is Accelerating

Branded Residences Forum
14:45 - 15:30 45 minutes
Workshop Room 1

Branded Residences Masterclass:
Governance, Operations and Service Design

Branded Residences Forum
14:45 - 15:30 45 minutes
Workshop Room 2

Branded Residences Masterclass:
Contracts, Control and Risk Allocation

Branded Residences Forum
15:00 - 15:25 25 minutes
Summit Stage

Selling Branded Residences:
What Actually Drives Demand

Branded Residences Forum
15:25 - 15:45 20 minutes
Summit Stage

Beyond the Boutique:
When Luxury Brands Become Destinations

Branded Residences Forum
15:30 - 16:15 45 minutes
Workshop Room 1

Branded Residences Masterclass:
Sales Strategy, Absorption and Buyer Profile

Branded Residences Forum
15:30 - 16:15 45 minutes
Workshop Room 2

Branded Residences Masterclass:
Financing and Capital Stack

Branded Residences Forum
15:45 - 16:05 20 minutes
Summit Stage

Living the Asset:
What Happens After Opening?

Branded Residences Forum
16:05 - 16:30 25 minutes
Summit Stage

Deal Table Live:
Negotiating a Branded Residences Agreement

Branded Residences Forum
16:15 - 17:00 45 minutes
Workshop Room 1

Branded Residences Masterclass:
Managing Long-Term Value

Branded Residences Forum
16:15 - 17:00 45 minutes
Workshop Room 2

Branded Residences Masterclass:
Exit, Resale and Reputation Risk

Branded Residences Forum
16:30 - 16:50 20 minutes
Summit Stage

Brand, Developer and Buyer:
Where Alignment Breaks Down

Branded Residences Forum
16:50 - 17:10 20 minutes
Summit Stage

Returns Model Explained:
Where Developers Actually Make or Lose Money

Branded Residences Forum
17:10 - 17:30 20 minutes
Summit Stage

The Next Frontier:
New Cities, New Buyers, New Capital

Branded Residences Forum