Greg Childs

Greg Childs ist Entwicklungs Director für UK & Irland bei IHG^®, einem der führenden Hotelmarken der Welt. Er ist verantwortlich für das Wachstum der Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten von IHG, die Luxus, gehobene und Mainstream-Möglichkeiten durch verwaltete und Franchising-Dealstrukturen in einem der wichtigsten globalen Märkte von IHG umfassen.

Vor seinem Eintritt bei IHG war er Executive Vice President im JLL Hotels & Hospitality Team mit spezifischem Schwerpunkt auf der Auswahl der Hotelbetreiber, der Vertragsverhandlung und der Entwicklungsberatung. 

Er verfügt über mehr als 20 Jahre Erfahrung im Gastgewerbe und hat zahlreiche Kunden bei der Entwicklung und Investitionen von Hotels in den EMEA-Regionen beraten. Im Laufe seiner Karriere war Greg im Bereich Investitionen und Beratung für Hotelprojekte tätig, die von Budget-Hotels über große Mischnutzungs-Resorts bis hin zu erstklassigen Luxus reichten. 

Greg hat einen MSc in Real Estate Management von der University of Exeter und ist Mitglied der Royal Einrichtung of Chartered Surveyors.

Jaideep Dang

Jaideep Dang ist der Head of Entwicklung für Südwestasien bei IHG Hotels & Resorts und verantwortlich für die Wachstumsstrategie von IHG in allen Regionen.

Jaideep bringt über 22 Jahre tiefgreifende und vielfältige Erfahrung im Gastgewerbe und im Immobilienbereich mit und kann nachweislich Ergebnisse in verschiedenen Regionen vorweisen. Er kommt von JLL India, wo er als Managing Director – Hotels & Hospitality Group das Beratungs- und Transaktionsgeschäft für Indien und Südasien leitete. Unter seiner Führung hat das Unternehmen eine führende Marktposition im Hotel- Schlussverkauf aufgebaut und ein starkes, leistungsstarkes Team aufgebaut, das für seine herausragenden Beratungsleistungen in Bezug auf die Machbarkeit von Hotelprojekten, Bewertungen, Verwaltungsvertrag und Entwicklungsstrategien bekannt ist. Vor JLL war Jaideep acht Jahre bei der Oberoi Group als Senior Vice President, Strategic Entwicklung, tätig.

François de Laveaucoupet

François de Laveaucoupet is the Development Director for Europe at IHG®, one of the world’s leading hotel companies. He is responsible for the development & growth of IHG’s brand portfolio across France.

Francois brings over 10 years of experience in hospitality property investment and hotel acquisition. Prior to IHG, he was most recently the Senior Vice President of Investment at GCP Hospitality where he was responsible for leading the hotel investment strategy in the Europe and Asia Pacific hospitality real estate markets. He participated in the acquisition of over 25 hotels around the world representing more than USD 2.5B in face value.

Francois holds a Masters in Finance from the ESSCA Business School.

Trong Khoa Dinh

Trong Khoa Dinh ist Entwicklungsdirektor für Südostasien & Korea bei IHG®, einem der weltweit führenden Hotelunternehmen. Er ist verantwortlich für die Entwicklung und das Wachstum des IHG Hotelmarkenportfolios in Südostasien und Korea, insbesondere in Vietnam.

Shaun Dubash

Shaun Dubash is Senior Director of Development for Middle East & Africa at IHG®, one of the world’s leading hotel companies. He is responsible for growing IHG’s brand distribution through franchise and management agreements across strategic MEA markets including the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, major African markets and Pakistan.

Shaun has over 10 years’ experience in the hotel development industry and MEA region, where he has cultivated strong owner relationships and has been exposed to a variety of hotel development projects. He is well-versed in understanding owner objectives and delivering tailored deal solutions for various project types, from new build to conversion projects.

Dan Duenas

Dan focuses on development opportunities for IHG’s mainstream brands in the western region. Prior to IHG, Dan gained valuable franchise sales experience with the Cendant/Wyndham Company. Before shifting to the hotel industry, he spent 20 years in sales positions with leading golf brands Callaway Golf, Wilson Golf, and Cleveland/Srixon Golf, where he contributed to some of the industry’s most innovative product launches. Residing in Scottsdale with his wife and children, Dan enjoys golfing, hiking, and exploring the Arizona outdoors. He attends Highlands Church with his family and volunteers with Feed My Starving Children. He also enjoys serving at Night to Shine sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation.

John Faught

John directs the expansion of IHG’s mainstream brands in southern Texas. Over his 22 years with IHG, he has developed hotels throughout America’s heartland in Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. A lifelong hotel industry professional, John previously served as the Director of Franchise Sales and Development, Mountain Region, for Wyndham Hotels (previously HFS, Inc.). Outside of the office, John spends his free time with his five children and traveling to new destinations.

Estefania Fausto

Estefania joined IHG in 2013 as an assistant in Development upon graduating from Universidad de Guadalajara with a degree in tourism administration. As a business development manager, she supports franchise sales and development in Mexico for the growth of all brands across the country. Her duties also include driving strategic negotiations of all retentions in Mexico, Latin America & the Caribbean. Estefania is originally from California but moved to Mexico at the age of 5. She enjoys soccer, painting, discovering new restaurants, and traveling with her daughters and partner. 

Pedro Freire

Pedro Freire has over 20 years of significant experience in the hotel industry.

Before joining IHG team, Pedro was a Vice President of Asset Management at hotelAVE. In this role, he was responsible for overseeing the company´s assignments throughout Latin America, which included All-Inclusive and luxury resorts and hotels, totaling more than $1 billion invested and encompassing three thousand keys.

Before hAVE, Pedro has worked for near 15 years at JLL, where he oversaw the Advisory, Asset Management and Investment Sales activities for Hotels & Hospitality team in Brazil. With JLL, Pedro has participated of a wide-variety of valuations and feasibility studies, as well as operator selection processes, management and franchise contract negotiations and asset management assignments, ranging from budget and limited-service properties to luxury hotels and branded residences, destination all-inclusive resorts and luxury second homes in Brazil, Mexico and other Latin American countries.

Additionally, he has been involved in hotel transactions, capital raising and IPO processes related to the development of hotels and resorts with branded residences and second homes.

Prior to joining JLL, Pedro worked as Manager, Acquisitions & Development – Latin America for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, where he participated in franchise and management agreements negotiations and prepared market research and financial analysis for investment opportunities in Brazil and Latin America.

Previously, Pedro worked as sales account executive at the Gran Meliá Mofarrej in São Paulo, Brazil and as a Revenue Management trainee at Marriott Brazil.

Pedro has also completed hotel operations internships at the Rome Cavalieri Waldorf Astoria in Rome, Italy and at the Hotel Astor in Switzerland.

Pedro has a MBA from the Fundação Getúlio Vargas in São Paulo and graduated with Merit from the Les Roches International School of Hotel Management School in Switzerland. He has also undertaken further study in Real Estate Investment, in the Professional Development Program, at the Fundação Getúlio Vargas in São Paulo, Brazil. He is proficient in Portuguese and English, fluent in Spanish and communicates well in French and Italian.

In his leisure time, he enjoys spending time with his wife, son, and friends. He also likes running and walking, watching movies, reading, and traveling.