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The Midwest Lodging Investors Summit is a leading conference for lodging industry owners, developers, operators, lenders, consultants and brand company marketers. Now in its fourth year, MLIS draws between 300 and 400 hotel industry executives to Chicago in July to listen, learn, share and socialize. This year, MLIS will be held July 17-19 at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place.

The MLIS agenda combines general sessions, break-out discussions and keynote speakers on a wide variety of topics related to hotel development, ownership and management, both in the Midwest and throughout the U.S. Past general session topics have included overviews of the hotel industry, the low-down on hotel financing and discussions among top owners and operators. The breakout sessions are even more specific and deal in subjects as wide ranging as sustainability, soft branding, social media marketing, franchising, development and more. Other sessions examine the state of hotel industry segments, such as extended stay and vacation ownership.

Past keynote speakers have included the irreverent (Lawrence Geller of Strategic Hotels & Resorts), the thoughtful (former Hyatt CEO Doug Geller) and the informative (a representative from Chicago's Olympics bid).

MLIS also has plenty of networking opportunities, including breakfast, coffee breaks and lavish evening receptions.

Joins us in Chicago to Honor Steve Marcus with the Inaugural Lodging Hospitality Game Changer Award

Join us in Chicago at the fourth annual Midwest Lodging Investors Summit for the presentation of the inaugural Lodging Hospitality Game Changer Award. The first recipient will be Steve Marcus, the chairman and former CEO of Marcus Corp., who helped lead the Milwaukee-based theater company into the lodging world with the acquisition and successful restoration of the classic Pfister. He also helped pioneer the limited-service segment with the launch of the Budgetel brand in 1974, which was later rebranded as Baymont in the late 1990s. The brand was eventually sold to La Quinta and now resides with Wyndham Worldwide.

The Gamechanger award will be presented annually at MLIS to honor someone who has made a significant impact on lodging in the Midwest and on the industry as a whole.

For more on Steve Marcus and the Marcus Corp., read this story on how the company has evolved over the years.

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS STEVE'S COMPLETE BIO

The 2011 Midwest Lodging Investors Summit is
Produced by Lodging Hospitality in Affiliation with HVS:

Lodging Hospitality serves the domestic U.S. lodging industry, which includes hotels, motels, motor inns, and resorts. LH covers site selection, operations, design and decor, financing, building, personnel, maintenance, computerization, merchandising and renovation. Editorial is targeted to executives and managers of properties with more than 50 rooms - the segment most often targeted by vendors. This editorial is produced by a staff with more years of experience in the hospitality press than other industry publications.

HVS Hotel Management is the division of HVS that performs all of the firm’s operations and related work in the United States. This work includes actual Hotel Management, Asset Management, Management Company Selection and Contract Negotiation, Brand Selection and Contract Negotiation, being a Court Appointed Receiver, Expert Witness Services, Pre-Opening Services, Hotel Performance Analysis, Investment Analysis, and related Consulting. We can provide our clients with one contact point for coordination of multiple services from other divisions of HVS in our 30 International offices such as appraisal/valuation, capital markets for new equity, design, renovation, repositioning coordination, and executive recruitment for the right team to execute the plan.

4th Annual 5K Run
Benefiting Integrative Touch for Kids

July 18th, 2011
6:00 am Meeting at Hyatt McCormick Place lobby
6:15 am Warm-up walk to starting point
6:30 am 5K Walk/Run on Lakefront Trail, circling Adler Planetarium and Shedd Aquarium.

Sunday July 17
4:30pm - 8:00pm	Registration Open
5:30pm - 7:30pm	Opening Reception
Monday July 18
7:00am - 7:00pm	Registration
7:30am - 8:30am	Breakfast
8:30am - 9:00am	Welcome / Summit Introductions Don Landry, Top Ten Consulting Gary Dietz, Publisher, Lodging Hospitality Dr. Ron Cichy, Director and Professor, The School of Hospitality Business, Michigan State University.
9:00am - 10:15am	General Session
	State of the Industry: Chicago, Midwest, U.S. Industry analysts present an overview of industry performance at mid-year, followed by a discussion of the market by leading owners, operators and consultants. Moderator: Jeff Higley, STR Hans Detlsfsen, HVS John O’Neill, Penn State John Jameson, Jameson and Co. Sanjeev Misra, Paramount Lodging Advisors Paul Kirwin, AmericInn
10:15am-11:00am	NETWORKING BREAK
11:00am - 11:50am	Breakout Sessions
	Extended Stay Roars back Extended-stay brand and ownership executives dissect the industry-leading performance of this vibrant lodging sector Moderator: Mark Skinner, The Highland Group Gary DeLapp, Extended Stay Hotels Bill Duncan, Homewood Suites, Home2 by Hilton Kevin Lewis, AHLA Extended Stay Council Liz Perkins, Apple REIT
	Inside a Development Success Story Hotel executives discuss the most recent findings from the LMPI, a useful tool as lodging investors make their acquisition & development decisions. Moderator: Dr. A.J. Sign, Michigan State University Justin Epps, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels Michael Kitchen, Paramount Lodging Advisors Steven Marx, Hotel Source Richard Niedbala, Lodging Capital Partners Nate Sahn, CBRE Hotels John Weeman, Partners in Development
	Brand Strategies for New Development Brand companies are becoming more creative in their development schemes. A panel of brand leaders discuss the opportunities for new hotel construction. Moderator: Rich Sprecher, Aimbridge Hospitality David Wilner, La Quinta John Betancourt, Dolce Mark Williams, Best Western Ron Burgett, AmericInn Mike Muir, Wyndham Hotels
12:00pm - 1:30pm	Luncheon with "A View from Washington"
	A high-level panel of hotel association executives discuss the major legislative challenges ahead for the U.S. hotel industry. The panelist will also give their outlooks for the 2012 presidential election. Moderator: Ed Watkins, Editor-in-Chief, Lodging Hospitality Joe McInerney, American Hotel & Lodging Association Bill DeForrest, Lane Hospitality
1:40pm - 2:30pm	Breakout Sessions
	REITville vs. Reality Trying to make sense out of the transaction market, a look at where valuations are heading and whether (and where) there are buying opportunities. Moderator: Mitch Miller, Miller Law Group Teague Hunter, Hunter Hotels Josh Loftus, GE Capital Bill Hanley, Lexington Collection Dan Beider, Paramount Lodging Advisors Roland Schick, IHG
	The ROI on Operations Investors need to keep tabs on the latest trends affecting profitability of their assets. Operational experts share their secrets. Moderator: Paul Breslin, Panther Hospitality Conrad Helms, Hospitality Staffing Solutions Jeff Palla, La Quinta Keyur Naik, Hawkeye Hotels
	Revenue Building: Successful Strategies to Boost RevPARs Rate and revenue generation are the critical challenges in today's hotel environment. Marketing gurus discuss yield management, social media, the role of the OTAs and more. Moderator: Terry Bickhardt, HVS Greg Hanis, Hospitality Marketers International Gordon Liametz, Revenue Performance Jordan Langlois, Vantage Hospitality Traci Mercer, Expedia Inc.
2:30pm-3:00pm	NETWORKING BREAK
3:00pm - 3:50pm	Breakout Sessions
	Soft Brands: Fad or Fact of Life? Brand collections are the hot topic in the hotel business. A panel of operators and brand execs discuss the advantages and challenges of this branding opportunity. Moderator: Eric Stoessel, managing editor, Lodging Hospitality Roger Bloss, The Lexington Collection Tom Conran, Greenwood Hospitality, The Henry Shane Platt, Choice Hotels
	Cleaning Up Distress Many lodging properties are still wrestling with leftover issues with their lenders. A group of financing experts explore the options. Moderator: Matt Valley, National Real Estate Investor David Sangree, Hotel & Leisure Advisors Kevin Gallagher, Prism Hotels & Resorts Jeff Schrader, Kinseth Hospitality Bruce Blum, Chartres Lodging
4:00pm - 5:15pm	General Session
	Owners Tell It Like It Is An all-star panel of Midwest owners/developers/operators discuss trends and challenges in the region, including financing, development and operational issues. Moderator: Don Landry, Top Ten Consulting Bill DeForrest, Lane Hospitality Steve Kisielica, Lodging Capital Partners Ravi Patel, Hawkeye Hospitality Biff Hawkey, Hostmark Hospitality
5:30pm - 8:00pm	Evening Reception
Tuesday July 19
7:00am - 10:00am	Registration
7:30am - 8:45am	Breakfast
8:30am - 9:00am	Welcome Back Don Landry, Top Ten Consulting Gary Dietz, Publisher, Lodging Hospitality Kirby Payne, President, HVS Hotel Management
9:00am - 10:15am	General Session
	The Hotel Financing Landscape Financing for hotel deals, both acquisitions and development, is available, and a panel of lenders and owners discuss the sources of debt and equity for refinancing, new construction, renovations and more. Moderator: Ed Watkins Joe Epstein, First American Realty Michael Sonnabend, PMZ Capital Mitchell Brumwell, 1st Service Solutions Sean Skellie, Inn Development & Management
10:15am-10:45am	NETWORKING BREAK
10:45am - 11:15am	Keynote Address
	Stephen Rushmore, President and Founder of HVS
11:15am - 12:30pm	General Session & MLIS Game Changer Award
	Lodging Innovators Lead the Way What are the brightest ideas coming from top-performing owners and operators? A panel of owners share their secrets, followed by presentation of the first MLIS Game Changer Award, honoring a daring and successful Midwest owner or company.
	MLIS Game Changer Award Steve Marcus, the chairman and former CEO of Marcus Corp., who helped lead the Milwaukee-based theater company into the lodging world with the acquisition and successful restoration of the classic Pfister. He also helped pioneer the limited-service segment with the launch of the Budgetel brand in 1974, which was later rebranded as Baymont in the late 1990s. The brand was eventually sold to La Quinta and now resides with Wyndham Worldwide.

Thank you for your interestin the MLIS

Joins us in Chicago to Honor Steve Marcus with the Inaugural Lodging Hospitality Game Changer Award

4th Annual 5K Run Benefiting Integrative Touch for Kids

Sunday July 17

Monday July 18

Tuesday July 19

Thank you for your interest
in the MLIS

4th Annual 5K Run
Benefiting Integrative Touch for Kids