HVS, the world’s leading hospitality consultancy firm, is back with its flagship event, the 8th China Hotel Investment Conference 2012 (CHIC) on 18-20 April 2012 at the Grand Hyatt Shanghai, China.

Themed as "China to Global - Harness the New Initiatives and Opportunities", the China most influential hotel investment conference - the 8th China Hotel Investment Conference 2012 promises an inspired industrial meeting sharing the strategic views for the new growth in China.

CHIC 2012 will be highlighted by its visionary series topics. For instance, to cope with the new investment wave to tourism real estate developments in China, CHIC 2012 will introduce a series discussion about the new initiatives in hotel and tourism developments. The series is highlighted by the detailed discussions on how to shape the different tourism real estate products including golf club & resorts, Ski resorts, theme parks, hot spring resorts and retirement homes in China.

CHIC 2012 also leverages on the strong support of a professional advisory board that comprises over 30 of the most influential names in the global hospitality industry. In 2012, the conference will welcomes more than five domestic industrial leaders newly joining the advisory board, which strongly enhances the domestic industrial supports to the conference.

Advisory Board Members 2012
  • Regina DiBenedetto
  • Director
    Aareal Bank Asia Limited
  • Paul Chong
  • Vice President Business Development
    Vice President Group Legal
    Joint Group Company Secretary
    Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts
  • Zhang Rungang
  • Chairman
    BTG-Jianguo Hotels Management Company
    President
    China Tourist Hotels Association
  • Christopher Bachran
  • Deputy Managing Director
    IMC Octave Living
  • Zhou Lie
  • President
    Beijing International Studies University
  • Xerxes Meher-Homji
  • Executive Vice-President & Chief Development Officer, Asia Pacific
    Carlson Hotels Worldwide
  • Dai Bin
  • President, China Tourism Academy
    China National Tourism Administration
  • Zhang Wei
  • Director of Hotel Development
    China Resources (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd
  • Zheng Weiling
  • Chairman
    Guangdong International Hotel Management Co, Ltd
  • Francis Lee Wee Hau
  • Senior Vice President-Development, Greater China
    Hilton Worldwide
  • Tim Gao
  • General Manager
    China National Petroleum Corporation International Hotel Management Co. Ltd
  • David Ling
  • Chairman
    China and East Asia, HVS Global Hospitality Services
  • Nong Xia
  • Senior Vice President-Real Estate & Development
    Hyatt Hotels & Resorts
  • Feng Jing
  • Chairman
    Lingnan Group
  • Keith Barr
  • Chief Executive Officer, Greater China
    InterContinental Hotels Group
  • Paul Foskey
  • Executive Vice President, Asia Pacific
    Marriott International
  • Andrew MacGeoch
  • Partner
    Mayer Brown JSM
  • Michel van der Hoeven
  • Senior Vice President-Development
    Minor International PCL
  • Eric Levy
  • Senior Vice President
    President, Development
    Pan Pacific Hotels Group
  • David Blumenfeld
  • Senior Partner
    Paul Hastings
  • Stephen Ho
  • Senior Vice President-Acquisitions & Development
    Starwood Asia Pacific Hotels & Resorts
  • Ricco M DeBlank
  • Chief Executive Officer
    Hotel Division, Sung Kung Kai Properties
  • Jeff Ning
  • Vice President
    Wanda Group
  • Ken Greene
  • President and Managing Director, Asia Pacific
    Wyndham Hotel Group