Greg Childs

Greg Childs é o Diretor de Desenvolvimento para o Reino Unido e Irlanda do IHG^®, uma das empresas hoteleiras de liderança no mundo. Ele é responsável pelas oportunidades de desenvolvimento do IHG, abrangendo oportunidades de luxo, alto padrão e populares por meio de estruturas de negócios gerenciados e de franquia em um dos principais mercados globais do IHG.

Antes de juntar-se ao IHG, Greg foi um Vice-Presidente Executivo na equipe de Hotéis e Hospitalidade da JLL, com foco específico na seleção de marcas do hotel, negociação de contratos e consultoria de desenvolvimento. 

Ele tem mais de 20 anos de experiência no setor de hospitalidade, tendo dado consultoria a diversos clientes sobre desenvolvimento de hotéis e investimentos em todos os pedidos da região EMEA. Durante sua carreira, Greg esteve envolvido em trabalho de investimento e consultoria para projetos hoteleiros que variam de hotéis com orçamento limitado a grandes resorts de aplicativo móvel e hotéis de luxo de primeira linha. 

Greg possui um MSc em Real Estate Management pela Universidade de Exeter e é uma largura/duração mínima da área do quarto da Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.

Jaideep Dang

Jaideep Dang é o chefe de desenvolvimento para o Sudoeste da Ásia no IHG Hotels & Resorts e responsável por impulsionar a estratégia de crescimento do IHG em todos os pedidos.

Jaideep tem mais de 22 anos de experiência profunda e diversificada nos setores hoteleiro e imobiliário, com um histórico comprovado de entrega de resultados em todas as regiões. Ele ingressou na IHG vindo da JLL India, onde, como Diretor-presidente do Grupo Hotéis e Hospitalidade, comandou a área de negócios de consultoria e transações para a Índia e o Sul da Ásia. Sob sua liderança, a empresa estabeleceu uma posição de liderança no mercado de vendas de investimentos em hotéis e criou uma equipe forte e de alto desempenho reconhecida por oferecer uma consultoria de excelência em questões de viabilidade, avaliações, contratos de administração e estratégias de desenvolvimento de projetos hoteleiros. Antes da JLL, Jaideep passou oito anos no The Oberoi Group como vice-presidente sênior de desenvolvimento estratégico.

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 é Diretor de Desenvolvimento para o Sudeste Asiático e Coreia do IHG®, uma das empresas hoteleiras líderes do mundo. Ele é responsável pelo desenvolvimento e crescimento da marca anterior do IHG em todo o Sudeste Asiático e Coreia, especialmente no Vietnã.

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.