Wayfarer TV: London Hotel Summit by AHICE attracts UK’s leading investors and operators
Over 200 delegates are now confirmed to attend the 2026 London Hotel Summit by AHICE, including executives from Blackstone, JLL, The Ascott Limited, Accor, Pan Pacific Hotels Group, RBH Hospitality, Cushman and Wakefield, Hetherley Capital Partners, CBRE, CVC Marathon, Omnam Investment Group, State Street Investment Management, Firethorn, Wyndham Hotels Group, Ennismore, Archer Hotel Capital, 4C Group, Heeton Holidings, Global Hotel Alliance, Small Luxury Hotels of the World, Dominus, IHG Hotels and Resorts, Legal and General, Vertiq Hospitality Partners, Christie and Co, P1 Hotels, LGH Hotels, KPMG, Deloitte, Watson Farley and Williams, YOTEL, Westcombe Group, STR, CoStar, Colliers, Lamington Group, Locke Hotels, Luxury Partners, Whitebridge Hospitality, Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, Preferred Hotels and Resorts, Ark Property Investments, M&L Group, Cornucopia Capital, Sircle Collection, London Inn Hotels, Marriott International, Splendid Hospitality Group, Hind Management, Saxbury, Brightstar Hospitality, Henderson Park Capital Partners, Moxa Hospitality and Leisure, BGAM Hospitality and more.
The half-day 2026 London Hotel Summit by AHICE, held from 1:00pm to 7:45pm, will include three hours of keynotes, Q&As and panel sessions, feature over 50 speakers and is being held thanks to the support of over 25 sponsors, including principal partners Accor, JLL and Pan Pacific Hotels Group.
On stage, there will be keynotes, Q&As and panel sessions spanning investment, development and operations on a program that is solely focused on expectations for performance and growth in the British Capital.
The event will feature some very exciting keynote speakers for 2026, including the Emmy Award-nominated set decorator from Bridgerton, NATALIE PAPAGEORGIADIS; legendary East London designer, STUART TREVOR, who founded AllSaints and his self-titled label; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and founding member of INXS, GARRY GARY BEERS; and cyberpsychologist DR ELAINE KASKET, an expert in digital death.
Dr Kasket is an expert in how our digital choices shape our humanity, experience, and relationships across the lifespan, at home and at work. Elaine is also the author of All The Ghosts in the Machine: The Digital Afterlife of Your Personal Data.
In her insightful keynote, Papageorgiadis will look at her incredible carer that’s spanned designing hotel luxury hotel rooms and more recently, Emmy Award-nominated Hollywood sets.
Papageorgiadis originally trained in Art History in London and Berlin before becoming an interior designer in London for nine years where she designed large scale hotel schemes for corporate clients such as W Hotels, St Regis, InterContinental, Four Seasons and Park Hyatt amongst others.
She now works freelance on TV and film (Bridgerton, Mamma Mia Here We Go Again!, The Crown Series II and more), interior design and creative styling projects.
Also taking to the stage will be over 20 leading industry executives including Accor Global Chief Development Officer, Premium, Midscale and Economy Brands, CAMIL YAZBECK; Global Hotel Alliance Chief Financial Officer, ANDREW BOSHOFF; RBH Hospitality Chief Executive Officer, DAVID HART; Wyndham Hotels and Resorts President EMEA, DIMITRIS MANIKIS; Watson Farley and Williams Head of Hotels and Hospitality Asia Pacific, ROBERT WILLIAMS; Dominus Director of Hotels, MATT WILLIAMS; Firethorn Director ‑ Head of Strategic Investment, CHARLIE INGHAM; Hotstats Chief Executive Officer, MICHAEL GROVE; and other leading executives.
“The calibre of attendees and speakers at the 2026 London Hotel Summit by AHICE is absolutely world-class,” said AHICE Global Conferences Group President, James Wilkinson.
“Our annual event in the British Capital is truly showing this year there is a clear appetite from London-based owners, investors, operators and advisors to attend a London event that has a primary focus on one of the world’s most dynamic and in-demand cities.
“While other accommodation industry events in the UK and Europe have a broader regional focus, our London Hotel Summit has a laser sharp focus of the trends, opportunities, challenges and demands for Greater London.
“Our audience for the event next week is primarily made up of British-based executives (98%) and the vast majority (95%) all work in Greater London and want to attend an event in London that’s focused on London.
“On stage, we have some incredible keynote speakers and alongside them, we have panels that have been highly curated to give the audience a real snapshot of performance, growth and key trends in the Capital.”
Once the speaking program concludes on stage, the action heats up off it, with delegates then heading to a Rock and Roll High Tea featuring Beers from INXS, alongside award-winning rocker Toby Rand and leading London artists, with cocktails from local distiller Hoxton Spirits and fashion show of Stuart Trevor’s latest collection.
“We always try to elevate our events and I’m not sure London’s ever had a hotel conference networking event quite like this before,” Wilkinson said.
A limited number of final tickets and sponsorships are still available for the 2026 London Hotel Summit by AHICE, however the event is almost at full capacity.