Hospitality Development Council

COUNCIL STEERING COMMITTEE

Andrew Heithersay, Managing Director and Partner, SC Capital Partners (Co-Chair)
Andrew MacGeoch, Head of Asia RE and Infra., Global Co-Head of Hospitality & Leisure Group, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (Vice-chair)
Daniel Voellm, CEO & Founder, AP Hospitality Advisors (Vice-chair)

The Hospitality Development Council (HDC) is comprised of senior executives from across section of the hospitality industry.

The key goal and mission of the HDC is, through the sharing and exchanging of best practices, offering industry leaders vital opportunities to further ULI’s mission of shaping the future of the built environment for transformative impact in communities worldwide, with a specific focus on sustainable hotel and resort developments throughout Asia Pacific.

The goals of the HDC include:

Exchanging new ideas and opportunities
Sharing lessons-learned and best practices to correct mistakes and to ensure a prosperous future in hospitality for generations to come
Reviewing deal structures to better understand demand and improve investment returns
Inviting unique guest speakers whose thoughts and ideas are often critical to the well-being of the industry
Networking and socializing within the Council to cross-pollinate ideas and advance the business objectives of the membership and to foster collegiality and true friendship among Council members
The Council provides its members with an engaging “open forum” to discuss current trends and key issues impacting the industry which is specifically designed to enable and encourage members to contribute their energy and ideas

The council is committed to meeting for half a day of programming twice yearly – at ULI Asia Pacific Summit and HICAP.

Please be aware that membership for a Council is highly selective, criteria used by each Council’s leadership includes, but is not limited to:

The number of available seats on a Council
Professional role of the applicant vs. current representation on Council
Geographic region in which the prospective member does business vs. current representation on Council

Read about Product Councils Eligibility and Expectations

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