2027 Theme:
Performance Drives Returns
Market momentum no longer carries hospitality returns. The deal still matters, but more of the return now comes from how the asset is run.
That puts asset performance at the centre of IHIF EMEA 2027. Over three days in Berlin, the programme looks at where that performance comes from:
- Revenue management and cost control
- Repositioning assets to earn more
- How owners, brands and operators share control of performance
- Underwriting value-add deals around what an asset can become
- AI that delivers measurable value in operations
Sessions on capital markets and development set all of this in its market context.
IHIF EMEA by the numbers
IHIF EMEA 2027 topics
covering macroeconomic, societal, and technological shifts that present opportunities for the right strategies
MACRO TRENDS
Macroeconomics, geopolitics, consumer behaviour and global market shifts
EXPERIENCE PREMIUM
Luxury, lifestyle, leisure, wellness and experiential hospitality
VALUE CREATION
Asset management, stakeholder alignment, operational performance and tech stack
Destination DYNAMICS
Growth markets, placemaking, development and partnerships
Development RETURNS
Future-proof development, adaptive reuse, conversions and development economics
CAPITAL MARKETS
Capital flows, financing, deal structure and global investment trends
See the room for yourself
Watch the highlights from IHIF EMEA 2026, from the debates on the main stage to the meetings that happen between sessions.
This is the room you will be doing business in next May.
Find your place at IHIF EMEA
The people who move capital across EMEA hospitality meet here. Choose your role to see who you will meet and what you will get out of it.
INVESTORS
Build your pipeline with the developers and operators bringing projects from across EMEA and hear where other investors are deploying capital.
Allocating as a limited partner? See the LP experience.
OPERATORS
Meet the owners and investors who award management contracts and hear what they now expect from an operating partner. Then see how other operators are protecting margins as costs climb.
DESTINATIONS
Put your market in front of investors and developers looking for their next location and hear directly what makes one destination win investment over another.
ADVISORS
With investors, lenders, developers and operators from across EMEA in one building, IHIF EMEA is where you strengthen client relationships and get in front of the mandates you haven't won yet.
HOTEL BRAND / COMPANY
Meet the investors and developers deciding which flag goes on new builds and conversions across EMEA and hear what owners want from a brand partner right now.
ARCHITECTS, DESIGNERS & CONSTRUCTION
Meet the developers and owners planning projects before they go to tender and see which asset types are driving the next wave of design and build work across EMEA.
LENDERS
Meet qualified borrowers with deals and developments to finance and hear how owners and developers are managing build costs and rising rates so you can price risk with confidence.
DEVELOPERS
Find the capital for your next scheme and meet the brands and operators you will need as partners. The programme gives you the market data to decide what to build and where.
NEXT-GEN
Start your career in the room where EMEA's hospitality deals take shape. Meet senior leaders who can guide your next move and build a network that grows with you.
2026 Featured Speakers
2027 speakers will be announced soon.
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UK & Ireland
Radisson Hotel Group
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Managing Director - Hotels
Christie & Co
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Managing Director, Head of Alternative Investments, Europe
Invesco Real Estate
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