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NYU International Hospitality Investment Forum reaffirmed its status as the leading hospitality investment event in the Americas. Held in New York City, NYU IHIF 2025 brought together global investors, experts, and industry leaders for three days of high-value networking, fresh investment opportunities, and actionable insights shaping the future of hospitality.
2025 Theme: Engagement Drives Returns
Decisions are made by those who show up.
As the hospitality investment market looks ahead to 2025, a shifting business environment is set to reward the bold. In a competitive landscape, the savviest players are those who lean into innovation. Now is the time to act, as decisiveness and engagement with key stakeholders drives results.
Being in the room has never been more critical: Converge with hospitality real estate investment leaders, visionaries and decision-makers to chart the future of the industry and uncover deal opportunities.
Your next big move starts here.
NYU IHIF Digital 2025
Take your pick of highly-curated and expert-led sessions.
NYU IHIF Digital presents the agenda of main stage sessions featuring industry-leading speakers at this year's event. Explore these sessions—catch any you missed or rewatch presentations from speakers representing Accor, Deutsche Bank, Hilton, Hyatt Hotels, IHG Hotels & Resorts, Marriott International, Noble Investment Group, Wyndham Hotels, and many more.
Begin by watching "NYU IHIF Unpacked," where the Questex team shares their key takeaways and memorable moments from the event.
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The key players are here. Here's how we connect you to them.
Welcome Reception
Lunchtime Events
Capital Meets
Women's Networking Breakfast
Meeting Hub
Investor Lounge
Evening Reception
Networking Lounge
The right investors. Your next capital partner.
Get a glimpse of the investors who attended NYU IHIF 2025.
Introducing BxR - Brand x Residential
Where Iconic Brands Meet Landmark Residences
This is the first event in the US with a primary focus on investment in branded residencies.
NYU IHIF 2025 topics
Ideate, strategize, perform
Macro-economic landscape, real estate trends, travel flows and demand trends, leadership
Investment & Finance
Investor sentiment, deal making, private credit, transacting brands, cross-border transactions
Asset Management
Unlocking asset value, labor and regulatory pressures, operational models, driving alpha, crisis management and recovery, tech transformation
Development
Return on experiences, mixed-use success, future-proofing developments, HMAs, franchising
Segments & Concepts
Leisure, limited service, luxury, extended stay
Engagement
Bridging generations, bringing new profiles into hospitality ownership
Featured sessions
Ideate, strategize, perform
Global hospitality CEO panel: The view from the boardroom on global collaboration and growth
Featuring CEOs from: Accor, IHG Hotels & Resorts, Hilton, Hyatt Hotels, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Investment & Finance
Bridging the Atlantic: Hospitality investments between the US and EMEA markets
With representatives from: Cedar Capital Partners, Eastdil Secured, Jefferies, JLL Hotels & Hospitality, PwC
Development
Return on experiences: Delivering value beyond the room
With representatives from: Accenture, Accor, Hilton, PM Hotel Group, WorldHotels
Asset Management
Navigating labor challenges and regulatory pressures: Protecting performance
With representatives from: CBRE AAHOA, Hotels, HotStats
Segments & Concepts
Luxury reexamined: Powering returns in high-end hospitality
With representatives from: HEI Hotels & Resorts, Mandarin Oriental, Marriott International, Xenia Hotels & Resorts
Engagement
Bridging generations: Attracting tomorrow's leaders to hospitality
With representatives from: Ace Hotel Group, Bank of New York, New York Marriott Downtown, New York University
Our testimonials
"The best reason to come to NYU IHIF is everyone's here. In the investment world, this is the place to be. Very simple."
Ramsey Mankarious
Chief Executive
Cedar Capital Partners
"At NYU IHIF you get to meet the most powerful group of people from around the world in the industry including development, investment, branding, consulting business. There's no other place like it."
Elie Maalouf
President & CEO
IHG Hotels & Resorts
"NYU IHIF is where you gain the ability to understand what's driving the market at the moment and being able to react to those conversations."
Jeanelle Johnson
Lead Client Partner
PwC
NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference became NYU International Hospitality Investment Forum.
This secures NYU IHIF’s place within the global IHIF portfolio, representing the US market as a major player within hospitality investment.
The IHIF global event series, combined with Hospitality Investor, is a platform built to represent the global market, opportunities and perspectives, where you'll gain a global outlook of the industry combined with regional expertise and opportunities.
Join a community that is truly international, representing investors and leading hospitality stakeholders from around the world.
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The 47th Annual International Hospitality Investment Forum is operated by Questex, a leading information services and event company, in partnership with the NYU School of Professional Studies and its Tisch Center of Hospitality, which offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in the hospitality industry. The NYU trademark and torch icon are used by Questex under license from NYU.