FEATURED PRESENTERS

GREG FRIEDMAN
CEO & Managing Principal, Peachtree Hotel Group

Greg has more than 17 years’ hospitality experience with an emphasis on deal-structure and financing. He successfully has led Peachtree in more than $1 billion in hotel acquisitions, investments and development since co-founding the company.

Stephen Rushmore, Jr
President & CEO – HVS

As President and CEO of HVS, the leading hospitality consulting and services organization with over 40 offices around the globe, Stephen Rushmore Jr., MAI, directs the worldwide operation of the firm and is responsible for overseeing the long-term strategy. Prior to joining HVS in 2002, Stephen was Senior Engineer with Sapient, an enterprise application development firm, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

BRAD LEBLANC
Chief Development Officer, Best Western Hotels & Resorts

Brad LeBlanc is senior vice president & chief development officer for Best Western® Hotels & Resorts.