Travel & Hospitality

The Lodging Conference 2026

The Lodging Conference is an event for networking, exchanging ideas, and education within the lodging industry. It provides opportunities to meet owners, franchisees, and people shaping the industry, and to discuss trends.

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The essentials

Event details

Dates
5 October 2026 to 8 October 2026
Location
JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, Phoenix, United States
Organiser
The Lodging Conference
Expected attendance
2,900
Industry
Travel & Hospitality

Who attends

The audience

This event brings together the hotel industry’s most influential owners, operators, presidents, CEOs, investors, and dealmakers to strategize about development, management, design, and operations.

As described by the organiser

Agenda themes

Topics covered

  • Lodging

On stage

Speakers

  • JoAnna AbramsFounder and CEO, MindClick
  • Omer AcarCEO
  • Mark S. AdamsPartner, Business Litigation, Blank Rome LLP
  • David PepperChief Development Officer, Choice Hotels International
  • Mark SergotChief Development Officer for the Americas
  • Julienne SmithHead of Americas Growth, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
  • David WilnerExecutive Vice President and Chief Development Officer
  • Stephanie RiccaEditorial Director, Hotels, CoStar News
  • Greg KennealeyChief Executive Officer, Peregrine Hospitality
  • Rob LevenPrincipal and Chief Investment Officer, Procaccianti Companies
  • Mitch PatelFounder and CEO, Vision Hospitality Group, Inc
  • Sam PatelCEO, Natson Hotels
  • Rob SmithCEO and President, Stonebridge Companies
  • Kevin CareyAHLA Foundation
  • Regina PruittCFO, Cote Hospitality
  • Julie RichterCFO, Concord Hospitality
  • Harry JaverThe Conference Bureau, Inc
  • Isaac CollazoHead of Analytics

On the floor

Sponsors and partners

  • AAHOA
  • Access Point Financial
  • Actabl
  • Amazon Business
  • Avendra
  • Broadband Hospitality (BBH)
  • BWH Hotels
  • DIRECTV
  • Encore Energy
  • CX
  • Extended Stay America
  • Hilton
  • Hodges Ward Elliott
  • Marriott International
  • My Place Hotels
  • Northern Arizona University College of Hotel and Restaurant Management
  • R.D. Olson Construction
  • Sonesta International Hotels
  • Wells Fargo Hotel Franchise Finance
  • Western Alliance Bank Hotel Franchise Finance

Logistics

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