SPEAKERS 2026
SAHIC’s speakers are prominent members of the hotel investment community. Their expertise, practical advice and forecast will provide attendees with the latest information on development, trends and best practice in the hotel investment industry.
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Gustavo Feliciano Minister of Tourism - Brazil
Sidney Levy
President - Invest.Rio
Carlos Henrique
Menezes Sobral
National Secretary for Infrastructure, Credit & Investments – Ministry of Tourism of Brazil
Luiz Daniel de Campos Principal Investment Officer
IFC - World Bank Group
Bojan Kumer
Regional VP Hotel Development, Caribbean & South America, Marriott International
Abel Castro
Chief Development Officer - Accor Americas - PM&E Division
Andrés Fajardo
CEO - GHL
Diogo Canteras
Founding Partner, HotelInvest
Patricia Boo
Regional Director, Latin America, STR
Paulo Mancio
VP Development Brazil - Marriott International
Laurent Carrasset
Vice President, South America & Development Americas – Belmond
Emilio Izquierdo
CEO Proyecto “MARAEY”
Raúl Calvet
CEO, Managing Partner, Market Intelligence & Advisory,
Colliers CAAC
Pedro Simoes
Head of Market Intelligence
Invest.Rio
Rodrigo Reali
Director of Investments - HSI
Ricardo Mader
Managing Director LATAM - JLL VALUATION & ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC.
Celia Sarmiento
Head of Development Latam - Meliá Hotels International
Caio Calfat
President – Caio Calfat Real Estate Consulting
Sarah Khalifa
VP Mixed-Use Development North America and CALA - Marriott International
Liora Haymann
Managing Director & Principal, OBMI
Gustavo Meira
CEO & Co-Founder NeoTrip
Danilo Monteiro
Vice President CBRE Brazil
Santiago Berraondo Senior Vice President, JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group
Guilherme Cesari
Head of Development - Americas - Luxe & Lifestyle - Accor
Veronica Franco
Development Manager Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay & Bolivia Americas PM&E Division ACCOR
Damian Tabakman
President — Argentine Chamber of Urban Developers & Recognized Leader in Latin American Real Estate
Alejandro Ginevra
President & Founder
GNV Group
Vinicius Medeiros
Chief Editor - Hotelier News
Michael Leon Volko
Senior Director Development South America Marriott International
Cristiano Vasquez
Partner-Director HotelInvest
Rodolfo Miani
Founding Partner, BMA (Bodas Miani Anger Arqs & Asoc)
Gabriela Patocchi
Vicepresident, EDSA
Marcelo Salomão
Senior Vice-President of Technology | COMMERCIAL, DIGITAL & TECH – Americas PM&E Division ACCOR
Antonio Reis Silva Neto Capital Markets Manager CBRE Brazil
Gui Mattos
Founder and creative director of AGM Arquitetura e Interiores
Letty Quispe
Investor Services Manager en PROMPERÚ
Grazi Paineli
Partner, Managing Director- Limestone Capital AG
Paulo Caputo
CEO
Atrio Hotel Management
André Lucarelli
Senior Vice President Real Estate Investments Brookfield
Cristiano Gonçalves
VP Development, South America & the Caribbean Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Paula Muniz
Senior Director Development - Banyan Group
Eduardo Cavaliere
Mayor of Rio de Janeiro
Arturo Garcia Rosa
President & CEO, SAHIC
Riyan Itani
ISHC — Founder & Director, Global Branded Residences
Rogerio Basso
Principal, Impactum Capital Advisors
Luis Mirabelli
VP Development - Accor - Hispanic America & Caribbean - PM&E Division
Gastão Valente
Managing Director - GIC
Emilio Perez
Head of Global Design, CALA - Marriott International
Aalia Udawala
Director | Strategic Hospitality Advisory - Luxury Frontiers
Mario Mathieu
Chief Operating Officer - HB Hospitality (HASBRO)
Peter Greenberg
Travel Editor, CBS News
Joanna Ayala Quintana
VP Development South America International Hotel Development
Marriott International
Daniel Arévalo
Senior Investment Officer, Corporates Division - IDB Invest
Oswaldo López
Principal Economist - CAF | Development Bank of Latin America and The Caribbean
Ricardo Manarini
Country Manager - Brazil BWH Hotels
Marco Larrea
Principal, EDSA
Renato Carvallo
Senior Manager Development - City Express - Marriott International
Paulo Augusto Mendonca
Partner - Marrey Mendonca Advogados
Juan Camilo Castaño
CDO - GHL
Camila Rodriguez Taylor
Senior Climate and Environment Advisory Service Officer -
IDB Invest
Claudia Piña
Development Manager - Accor - Colombia, Ecuador & Peru - PM&E Division
Ilan Elkaim
CEO - Cidade Matarazzo
Cristian Roberts
Managing Partner
CREO CAPITAL
Lara Texeira
Senior Vice-President Design & Technical Services – Americas PM&E Division ACCOR
Jose Koechlin
Founder & CEO
Inkaterra
Ana Mancuso
Manager, Hotel Investment Consulting HotelInvest
Marcia Rezeke
Partner
RZK Advogados
Marcos Juejati
Founder & Director Northbaires Desarrollos Inmobiliarios
Angela Musgrove
CEO
Invest Turks & Caicos
Gustavo Alvarado
Director of Tourism Competitiveness & Sustainability — Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT)
Joel Sánchez Briseño
Upstream Lead Tourism Retail and Property LAC IFC - World Bank Group
Sandra Ro
CEO - GBBC
Andre Vitoria
Managing Director
BTG Pactual
Gustavo Moura
VP Asset Management BHG – Brazil Hospitality Group
Ana María Palomar Chief of Staff and Corporate Affairs Director GHL