Over 50 leading hotel industry executives, owners, developers, advisers and suppliers are set to take to the stage in Honolulu on November 7 for the 2025 AHICE Aloha Hotel Industry Conference and Exhibition at Prince Waikiki.
The 2025 event builds on successful events in 2023 and 2024 that have attracted over 400 attendees to date, and the conference will be a comprehensive look at hotel operations, development, investment and technology in the Hawaiian Islands.
Major sponsors and affiliates of the event include Foundation Partner Outrigger, Principal Partner Accor, Affiliate Partner IHG Hotel Owners Association, Emerald Sponsors Hilton and Wyndham, Gold Sponsors Colliers, Hawaii Hotel Hui, JLL, KHON2, Luxury Escapes, Marriott and Purchase Plus, and Silver Sponsors Talk Agency, THSA Hotel Advisors and Travel + Leisure.
Attendees at AHICE Aloha can expect engaging keynote talks, evocative panel sessions and enlightening discussions during a full day event that will be an in-depth look at Hawaii’s hotel and tourism sectors.
Executives confirmed to speak at the 2025 AHICE Aloha conference are travelling from across the Hawaiian Islands, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Bangkok, Sydney and Cabo San Lucas.
Speakers include:
• BEN RAFTER President & CEO, Springboard Hospitality
• BOB WALSH, Full-Service & Lifestyle Hotel Development – California & Hawaii, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (Los Angeles)
• COOPER JITTS, Founder, Talk Agency (Sydney, Australia)
• DAN WACKSMAN, Principal, Sassato LLC & HawaiiHotelHui
• DANIEL BARNARD, General Manager, Ala Moana Hotel by Mantra
• ELIZABETH HAAK, CEO, Ohana Beverage Co
• F. KEVIN AUCELLO, Principal, Powell and Aucello
• JEFF WAGONER, President & CEO, Outrigger Hospitality Group
• JEFFREY ESLINGER, Senior Director, Market Insights & CRM, Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB)
• JIM BRAMAN, General Manager, The Cliffs at Princeville
• JOHN BEREAN, Senior Vice President, Hawaii and Northern California Region Leader, HVS (Los Angeles)
• LEE LIN, Regional Director, Asia Pacific, Nobu Hospitality (Bangkok, Thailand)
• MARK BRATTON, Senior Vice President – Hawaii, Investment Services Division, Colliers
• MATT BAILEY, President and CEO, Castle Resorts and Hotels
• MICHAELANGELO L’ACQUA, Global Entertainment Director, Starwood Hotels and Resorts (Cabo San Lucas, Mexico)
• SOO KIM, President, Holokai Catamaran
• TOBY RAND, lead singer of Ashenmoon, RadioXX and Juke Kartel (Los Angeles)
• VICTOR OSUMI Regional President of the Americas, Seibu Prince Hotels and Resorts (Tokyo, Japan)
More speakers for 2025 AHICE Aloha will be revealed in the lead-up to the event on November 7 at Prince Waikiki.
Limited sponsorships, exhibition stands, ticket packages and individual tickets are also now on sale at ahiceconference.com/aloha