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2026 Agenda

Programme is subject to change.

Tuesday 29 September

08:00 - 10:00 2 hours

Registration

09:30 - 10:00 30 minutes
Future Stage (Murjan A)

Newcomers Session:
How to Navigate FHS & Maximise ROI

10:00 - 11:00 1 hour

Speed Networking

11:00 - 11:15 15 minutes
Summit Stage

Welcome to FHS World 2026

11:15 - 11:40 25 minutes
Summit Stage

The Global Economy in Transition:
What Every Hospitality Investor Needs to Know

11:40 - 11:55 15 minutes
Summit Stage

From Geopolitical Uncertainty to Tourism Confidence:
Reinventing the Growth Strategy

11:55 - 12:25 30 minutes
Summit Stage

Beyond the Headlines:
Investing in a Changing Middle East

12:00 - 13:00 1 hour
Future Stage (Murjan A)

Announcements & Signings

12:25 - 12:45 20 minutes
Summit Stage

FHS Intelligence Talk:
Global Hotel Performance & Market Outlook

12:45 - 13:00 15 minutes
Summit Stage

The Founder’s Journey:
Building, Disrupting & Leading Through Change

13:00 - 14:00 1 hour

Lunch

14:00 - 14:40 40 minutes
Summit Stage

The CEO Roundtable:
A Global Hospitality Outlook

14:00 - 14:30 30 minutes
Future Stage (Murjan A)

European Institutional Capital:
Where Is It Deploying Next?

14:30 - 15:00 30 minutes
Future Stage (Murjan A)

Asian Capital Abroad:
What's Behind the Shift?

14:40 - 15:00 20 minutes
Summit Stage

Market Intelligence Briefing:
Middle East Report

15:00 - 15:30 30 minutes
Summit Stage

Developers' Roundtable:
The Region's Hospitality Visionaries

15:00 - 15:30 30 minutes
Future Stage (Murjan A)

Africa's Hospitality Investment Story:
Where Capital Finds Opportunity

15:30 - 15:45 15 minutes
Summit Stage

Exit Liquidity:
Who Buys Hotels and Why?

15:30 - 16:00 30 minutes
Future Stage (Murjan A)

Investable Uganda:
The Policies, Partnerships and Capital Driving Hospitality Growth

15:45 - 16:15 30 minutes
Summit Stage

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

16:00 - 16:30 30 minutes
Future Stage (Murjan A)

Egypt:
The Next Big Bet? Navigating Opportunity, Capital & Risk

16:15 - 16:45 30 minutes
Summit Stage

China and the Next Wave of Global Hospitality Investment

16:30 - 17:00 30 minutes
Future Stage (Murjan A)

Announcements & Signings

16:45 - 17:30 45 minutes
Summit Stage

Global Presidents Forum:
The Bulls & Bears of 2026

17:00 - 18:00 1 hour

Speed Networking

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
Future Stage (Murjan A)

Executive Investor Breakfast – A Closed-Door Gathering

09:30 - 10:15 45 minutes
Murjan B

Women Shaping Capital:
Female Leaders in Hospitality Investment

10:00 - 10:20 20 minutes
Summit Stage

Building Confidence:
Tourism, Investment and Global Connectivity

10:00 - 10:30 30 minutes
Future Stage (Murjan A)

Announcements & Signings

10:15 - 10:45 30 minutes
Murjan B

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

10:20 - 11:00 40 minutes
Summit Stage

Skin in the Game:
The Future of Hospitality Operating Models

10:30 - 12:00 1 hour 30 minutes
Future Stage (Murjan A)

Startup Den

10:45 - 11:30 45 minutes
Murjan B

Owners' Forum:
The Decisions That Make or Break Returns

11:00 - 11:15 15 minutes
Summit Stage

Building Resilience Together:
Public Vision, Private Investment in GCC Tourism

11:15 - 11:50 35 minutes
Summit Stage

Reset to Returns:
Recalibrating Hospitality Investment in a Changing GCC

11:30 - 12:15 45 minutes
Murjan B

Asset Management in Plain English

11:50 - 12:20 30 minutes
Summit Stage

Building the UAE's Next Lifestyle Destination:
Investing in the Future of Place

12:15 - 13:00 45 minutes
Future Stage (Murjan A)

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

12:20 - 12:45 25 minutes
Summit Stage

From Pipeline to Partnership:
What Owners Really Need from Brands

12:45 - 13:00 15 minutes
Summit Stage

Awards Ceremony

13:00 - 14:00 1 hour

Lunch

14:00 - 14:30 30 minutes
Summit Stage

Mixed-Use Explained:
Hotels as Anchors

14:00 - 14:45 45 minutes
Future Stage (Murjan A)

The New Dealbreaker? How Insurance Is Reshaping Hotel Investment

14:00 - 14:50 50 minutes
Murjan B

Board Leverage:
Extracting Value when Operators own your Economics

14:30 - 15:00 30 minutes
Summit Stage

Culture Creates Value:
How Leadership and Engagement Drive ROI, Brand Strength and Asset Performance

14:45 - 15:45 1 hour
Future Stage (Murjan A)

AI ROI vs AI Hype:
The Verdict

15:00 - 15:25 25 minutes
Summit Stage

Living Longer, Living Better:
Why Longevity is the Ultimate Luxury

15:00 - 15:45 45 minutes
Murjan B

The Investment Architecture of Regenerative Tourism

15:25 - 15:45 20 minutes
Summit Stage

TenX Leadership Talk:
Building Health, Not Just Hotels

15:45 - 16:15 30 minutes
Summit Stage

From Clinic to Community:
Translating Longevity Science into Real Estate, Hospitality and Scalable Living Models

15:45 - 16:30 45 minutes
Future Stage (Murjan A)

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

15:45 - 16:30 45 minutes
Murjan B

Contract Structures Masterclass:
Management vs Franchise vs Lease

16:15 - 16:45 30 minutes
Summit Stage

Nature as an Asset Class:
Building Sustainable Capital Through Regenerative Tourism

16:30 - 17:30 1 hour
Future Stage (Murjan A)

Global Strategic Thinkers Forum

16:30 - 17:15 45 minutes
Murjan B

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

16:45 - 17:15 30 minutes
Summit Stage

The $1 Trillion Sports Tourism Economy

18:00 - 21:00 3 hours

Reception

Thursday 01 October

10:00 - 10:30 30 minutes
Summit Stage

Defining the New Hospitality Asset Classes

10:00 - 10:15 15 minutes
Future Stage (Murjan A)

The Truth about Hotel F&B:
Why it's Not Performing as Well as it Should

10:15 - 10:45 30 minutes
Future Stage (Murjan A)

Food as Placemaking:
Designing Destinations People Want to Visit

10:30 - 10:45 15 minutes
Summit Stage

TenX Leadership Talk:
Hybrid Living and Borderless Professionals

10:45 - 11:00 15 minutes
Summit Stage

The Rise of Hospitality-Driven Workspaces:
Why the Best Offices Now Feel Like Hotels

10:45 - 11:00 15 minutes
Future Stage (Murjan A)

The New Profit Centre:
Why F&B Is Back at the Heart of Hotel Investment

11:00 - 11:40 40 minutes
Summit Stage

The New Living Economy:
Investing Beyond Traditional Hotels

11:00 - 11:30 30 minutes
Future Stage (Murjan A)

Brand or Independent? The New Rules of Hotel Restaurant Strategy

11:40 - 11:55 15 minutes
Summit Stage

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

11:55 - 12:30 35 minutes
Summit Stage

The New Living Economy:
Investing Beyond Traditional Hotels

12:00 - 13:00 1 hour
Future Stage (Murjan A)

Educating Tomorrow's Hospitality Leaders:
Rethinking Tourism Education for a Changing World

12:30 - 13:00 30 minutes
Summit Stage

The Hospitality Effect:
Transforming Residential into Lifestyle Destinations

13:00 - 14:00 1 hour

Lunch

14:00 - 14:05 5 minutes
Summit Stage

Welcome to Branded Residences Forum

Branded Residences Forum
14:00 - 16:00 2 hours
Future Stage (Murjan A)

Pathways for Future Leaders:
Insights from Hospitality's Best

14:05 - 14:20 15 minutes
Summit Stage

The State of the Global Branded Residences Market

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

Branded Residences Uncovered:
Global Performance Review & Insights

Branded Residences Forum
14:35 - 14:55 20 minutes
Summit Stage

Selling Branded Residences:
What Actually Drives Demand

Branded Residences Forum
14:55 - 15:15 20 minutes
Summit Stage

Hospitality Brands, Fashion Houses & Automakers:
Does the Brand Matter as Much as the Business Model?

Branded Residences Forum
15:15 - 15:50 35 minutes
Summit Stage

Deal Table Live:
Negotiating a Branded Residences Agreement

Branded Residences Forum
15:50 - 16:30 40 minutes
Summit Stage

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

Branded Residences Forum
16:30 - 17:20 50 minutes
Summit Stage

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

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

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