Hospitality Monetary and Expertise Professionals (HFTP®) introduced the HITEC Funding Convention (HITEC-IC), a brand new occasion designed to attach hospitality expertise firm executives with the funding neighborhood. Scheduled for June 27–28, the convention will probably be co-located with the 2024 Hospitality Business Expertise Exposition and Convention (HITEC®) the place 325+ corporations, from start-ups to established international manufacturers, will current the most recent progressive expertise options to the hospitality business. Because the singular location for international hospitality expertise and longest-running present of its type, HITEC is taken into account crucial to the taking part corporations. It’s the largest gathering of hospitality expertise corporations and is attended by representatives of a majority of the highest 40 resort manufacturers on this planet. Pairing HITEC-IC with this key business occasion presents a singular alternative to activate hospitality expertise investments returning large rewards for the complete business.
HFTP regularly strives to maneuver the business ahead and goals to take action effectively and successfully with our business companions,
stated HFTP CEO Frank Wolfe, CAE. With HITEC already the established international occasion to attend within the section, the prospect to construct on an occasion like that is manner overdue. HITEC-IC will supply an expertise which creates synergies between buyers and expertise corporations to community, study and set up years-long relationships that current potential partnerships. These teams will signify the very best of the very best of the very best of their respective segments — all below one roof.
HITEC-IC will start on the ultimate day of HITEC with an orientation and overview of hospitality expertise for the attending buyers offered by Flooring Bleeker, group chief expertise officer for ACCOR. The buyers will then be led on escorted excursions of the HITEC exhibit corridor by among the world’s most famous hospitality expertise specialists. Upon the shut of the exhibit corridor, exhibiting firm CEOs will probably be invited to affix the buyers for added training, a networking occasion and dinner. The second day program will characteristic education schemes and one-to-one introductory conferences.
Wolfe added, There are some actually good funding conferences being produced for the business like The Hunter Resort Funding Convention, The Lodging Convention and ALIS which we strongly help. HITEC-IC is a really area of interest funding convention as a result of uniqueness of hospitality expertise. And with it co-located at HITEC, this is a chance for the funding neighborhood to watch main hospitality expertise by taking part in this system’s aggregated excursions of the exhibit corridor.
This occasion is lengthy overdue,
stated Dave Berkus, supervisor of 4 funding funds and an inductee to the HFTP Worldwide Hospitality Expertise Corridor of Fame. Having been concerned with HFTP since 1978, however for the final 30 years targeted upon non-public firm investments, there was no devoted occasion exposing buyers to this essential development section through the years. Journey-hospitality makes up one of many largest segments of the financial system. Investor focus upon this dynamic and rising cohort is lengthy overdue.
The occasion is widely-supported by business organizations by sponsorships at various ranges. Beginning with Platinum sponsors are HSMAI, AAHOA; Hospitality Improve and Wayfare VC; BLLA and ICHRIE as Bronze sponsors; and Hospitality Internet is the Digital Media sponsor.
The long run success of the hospitality industrial features of gross sales, advertising, and income all would require enhanced information and expertise capabilities,
stated Bob Gilbert, HSMAI president and CEO. The event, integration and enhancement of expertise platforms are important to our capacity to optimize revenues and earnings for resorts.
We’re thrilled and honored to take part as a Bronze Sponsor within the inaugural funding convention hosted by HFTP, a world chief in hospitality expertise,
stated Frances Kiradjian, founder and CEO of BLLA. As a detailed, mutual associate within the hospitality business, BLLA takes nice pleasure in supporting the efforts of this esteemed group. Collectively, we’re shaping the way forward for hospitality, driving innovation, and fostering collaboration for the advantage of our business and all these we serve. The brand new HITEC Funding Convention will catalyze the connection of buyers trying to enter or add to their tech portfolios. As BLLA is already a connector for a lot of buyers, this additional exercise will improve their alternatives.
HITEC-IC is an invitation-only occasion and has restricted attendance. People within the occasion can register their curiosity. For questions, please ship an electronic mail to [email protected].
HITEC North America will happen on June 24–27 on the Charlotte Conference Middle in Charlotte, N.C. USA. Produced by Hospitality Monetary and Expertise Professionals, HITEC is the world’s largest and longest-running hospitality expertise exposition and convention. It gives a singular mixture of top-notch hospitality expertise training, led by business friends and specialists, and an unparalleled commerce present showcasing the most recent hospitality expertise services. The 2024 occasion is anticipating 5,000+ attendees and 300+ exhibiting corporations. Registration for HITEC in Charlotte is now open.
About HFTP
Hospitality Monetary and Expertise Professionals (HFTP®), established in 1952, is a hospitality nonprofit affiliation headquartered in Austin, Texas USA with places of work within the EU and Center East. HFTP is acknowledged because the spokes group for the finance and expertise segments of the hospitality business with a world community of members and stakeholders. HFTP uniquely understands the business’s urgent points, and assists its stakeholders to find options to their challenges extra effectively than any group. HFTP gives skilled networks, instructional assets, profession improvement applications, analysis, management alternatives and conferences and occasions. HFTP produces worldwide occasions all year long, together with the world’s largest hospitality expertise tradeshow and convention model: HITEC. As well as, it oversees the hospitality-specific Pineapplesearch.com® and the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Business (USALI). For extra details about HFTP, go to www.hftp.org. For the most recent information, go to the HFTP Information web page at information.hftp.org and the HFTP Join weblog at weblog.hftp.org.
