14th Annual 2026 Boutique Hotel Investment Conference

Registration & Coffee

Welcome

Spotlight: Convene

Case Study

Case Study on a Project that raised Capital successfully

Deal Structuring in a Complex Market

With a David Sudeck, Blank Rome / Ernest Lee, EOS Hospitality / Robin Kennedy, EVP, Chief Development Officer, Montage International

Branded Residences

With a Ronit Copeland, Co-Founder and Managing Partner , HVS Tel Aviv and Tiffany Cooper, Head Of Development, Americas, Mandarin Oriental

Networking Coffee Break – Conversations with Boutique Leaders

Lessons From the Sauna Culture Movement

Steam rooms were once an afterthought. Not anymore.
Long before hotels started treating wellness as an amenity line item, a quiet movement was building — bathhouses and sauna cultures rooted in community, ritual, and the radical proposition that heat and cold and stillness are reason enough to show up. No room key required. Just the thing itself, done well, drawing regulars and destination-seekers alike.
This session brings together the operators building some of the most compelling thermal spaces in the country to examine what they've figured out about belonging, loyalty, and the architecture of a genuine third space. What does it take to make a sauna culture destination that sustains itself on ritual rather than real estate? And what should the boutique hotel world be paying close attention to?
The bathhouse didn't wait for hospitality to catch up. This is what it learned along the way.

Emerging Markets and Opportunities

With a Richard Born, Owner, BD Hotels / Christy Reuter, Partner Hospitality, Blank Rome LLP

Investor Pitch Session – Boutique Projects on the Stage

Lunch

Equity Investment for Boutique Hotels

With a Mark Adams, Partner, Hospitality Business Litigation, Blank Rome / Joe LeVine, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Mercer Street Partners

Small-Scale Success – The Boutique Approach to Hotel Operations

Jerry Abbott, COO, RBS

Cultural Programming - Investors Golden Key to Success

With a Ross Michaels, Founder, Park Avenue Artists

Listening Bars - Mid Century Third Spaces Are Back

With a Shane Davis, Owner, Public Records

There is a reason people will stand in line to sit in a dark room and listen to records.
A record. Played with intention, on equipment that costs more than most hotel F&B buildouts, by someone who has spent years thinking about what song belongs next to what song. No algorithm. No background. Foreground.
The listening bar has been quietly exploding — Tokyo, Brooklyn, Mexico City, London — and most hotel investors still haven't studied it. They should. These spaces have figured out something the industry has been chasing for years: genuine dwell time, fierce loyalty, a room full of people who showed up for the experience itself. Not the real estate around it. The thing.
This session brings together the owners and music curators behind some of the most compelling listening spaces in the country. We'll get into what they've built and why it matters to anyone developing or investing in boutique hospitality right now. What does a listening bar understand about atmosphere, pacing, and belonging that a hotel F&B program doesn't? Where does the partnership opportunity live? And what happens when a hotel stops treating music as ambiance and starts treating it as the destination?
Going analog turns out to be the most radical thing you can do.

Appraisal & Valuation Trends

With a Rod Clough, President, HVS

Capital Market Trends

With a Glyn Aeppel, President and CEO, Glencove Capital

Development in Boutique Hospitality

With a Andrew Miele, Chief Development Officer, Proper Hotels / Spenser Apramian, VP, Investments, Bridgeton

The Other Side of Hospitality: Food & Beverage

With a John Meadow, President, LDV Hospitality / Stacy Pilkington, Senior Recruiting Partner, Global Luxury, Gecko Hospitality

Ending Party