Lodging Conference The Lodging Conference was held at the Arizona Biltmore this week.

PHOENIX—Panelists tackled the subject, “The View from the C-Suite” to kick off Wednesday’s full slate of sessions at the Lodging Conference held at the Arizona Biltmore this week. The session moderator was Katherine Lugar, president and CEO of the American Hotel and Lodging Association.

Panelists were Jim Amorosia, president/chief executive officer, G6 Hospitality LLC; Naveen Kakarla, president and CEO of HHM; Kirk Kinsell, president and CEO of Loews Hotels; David Kong, president and CEO of Best Western Hotels and Resorts; Thomas Magnuson, chief executive officer of Magnuson Hotels London UK; and Lance Shaner, chief executive officer of Shaner Hotels. The discussion centered around challenges and opportunities, along with focuses, future outlooks, key market specifics, loyalty programs, Airbnb and the upcoming election.

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Lisa Brown

Lisa Brown is an editor for the south and west regions of GlobeSt.com. She has 25-plus years of real estate experience, with a regional PR role at Grubb & Ellis and a national communications position at MMI. Brown also spent 10 years as executive director at NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area chapter, where she led the organization to achieving its first national award honors and recognition on Capitol Hill. She has written extensively on commercial real estate topics and edited numerous pieces on the subject.

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