Your essential guide to networking at IHIF

 

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Meet more investors, owners, and developers than at any other hotel investment event in EMEA. 

With 2,500+ attendees, you’ll create connections across the whole hospitality ecosystem. Experience in-person and online networking opportunities, with breaks throughout the day, dedicated investors lounge, our exclusive IHIF mobile event app, and more.

This is your chance to connect with the most influential and dynamic players in hospitality investment… and their chance to connect with you. 

Your next big opportunity is just one meeting away.

Where conversations turn into capital.

Power Hour

Power Hour

Our AI-powered matching system connected attendees with ideal networking partners based on their goals. This smart session facilitated meaningful conversations instantly.

Evening Reception

Evening Reception

Co-hosted by HR Group in the Pullman Ballroom.

Bar & Networking Pavilion

Bar & Networking Pavilion

IHIF EMEA 2025 introduced the NEW Booking.com Bar & Networking Pavilion, which offered a relaxed space to grab a coffee by day or a drink by night while connecting with industry peers.

Welcome Reception

Welcome Reception

The Welcome Reception provides the ideal setting to forge connections and discuss the future of hospitality investment.

Investor Reception

Investor Reception

INVESTORS ONLY - An exclusive reception for investors to explore opportunities and discuss strategies over drinks.

Investor Lounge

Investor Lounge

INVESTOR ONLY - An exclusive networking space where investors held private conversations, engaged in strategic discussions, and strengthened relationships with key stakeholders.

Breakfast Roundtables

Breakfast Roundtables

The IHIF EMEA breakfast roundtables offered an opportunity for intimate discussion, Participants shared insights with peers in an interactive setting without formal panels - just meaningful conversations.

Capital Meets

Capital Meets

Capital Meets connected key decision-makers in focused meetings with meaningful discussions between investors, operators, lenders, and emerging leaders.

Enjoy a break between sessions to network with peers and establish new connections.

Our planned breaks and receptions offer a relaxed setting for sharing ideas, fostering collaborations, accessing capital, and further strengthening your position within the hospitality community.

Seize the opportunity to meet almost every global hotel chain alongside representatives from every sector of the hospitality investment industry, all in one convenient location.

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Explore the exhibition floor

Unlock business opportunities by engaging with the 90 sponsors who are ready to meet with you on the exhibition floor. Our sponsors represent companies from across the ecosystem ready to help power hospitality investment opportunities and deals. 

Stay connected before, during, and after the event with the IHIF EMEA networking and event app.

Connect with fellow attendees, arrange meetings, access sponsors' virtual exhibition stands and exhibitors' profiles, and manage the complete conference programme while on the move.

With the IHIF EMEA mobile event app you can now stay connected before, during, and after the event, nurturing connections throughout the year. Engage real-time with Q&A and polls and receive event notifications to make sure you don't miss anything.

Features:

  • Agenda: View the entire event agenda and create your own personal agenda
  • Speakers: See the profiles of the event’s speakers
  • Q&A & Polls: Interact and voice your questions and opinions in real-time during the conference sessions
  • Announcements: You'll be notified when we send out announcements live at the event
  • Networkers: See who else is coming to the event, and find out what they are interested in
  • Sponsors: Learn more about the event’s incredible sponsors via their virtual stands, view their products and services and downloadable assets

Please note: the platform is for registered IHIF EMEA attendees only.