INTERVAL INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES EXCITING SPEAKER LINEUP
FOR 2014 SHARED OWNERSHIP INVESTMENT CONFERENCE
Early Registration Available Through September 11
Miami, FL, August 27, 2014 - Interval International, a prominent worldwide provider of vacation services and an operating business of Interval Leisure Group (Nasdaq: IILG), has confirmed its roster of industry experts for the 16 Annual Shared Ownership Industry Conference in Miami Beach, FL. On October 13-14 at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach, thought leaders from Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation, Hyatt Residential Group, Diamond Resorts International and Intrawest Resort Club Group, among other distinguished attendees, will converge to discuss the latest trends and opportunities in vacation ownership.
"We are thrilled to present such a dynamic agenda of panels and presentations," said Bryan Ten Broek, Interval’s senior vice president of resort sales and business development for the U.S., Canada, and Caribbean. "This year’s conference will provide participants with a unique opportunity to share best practices and uncover new ways to approach industry challenges. It promises to deliver key insights from the best in the business."
Panelists will explore topics, such as: "The Convergence of Shared Ownership and Hospitality," "Hospitality Investment Trends," "The Caribbean and Latin America," "The Reality of Rentals" and "Social Media: Real People, Real Results." Headlining this year’s conference is Kelly McDonald, a nationally recognized marketing expert and author of "How to Market to People Not Like You." She has appeared in BusinessWeek, on CNBC, Money.com and Sirius/XM Radio, and her company, McDonald Marketing, has twice been named one of the top advertising agencies in the U.S. by Advertising Age. She will discuss multi-cultural marketing and how businesses can effectively differentiate themselves.
This year’s patron sponsors include: Aqua Hospitality; Aston Hotels & Resorts; BakerHostetler; Crelogix; Equiant; Fidelity National Timeshare; Foley & Lardner LLP; Holland & Knight; HVS Shared Ownership Services; Interval International; JMBM Global Hospitality Group; Meridian Financial Services; Preferred Residences; Trading Places and Vacation Resorts International.
Featured Panelists
Nikhil Bhalla, Vice President, Lodging Equity Research, FBR & Co.
Vail Brown, Vice President of Global Business Development & Marketing, STR, Inc.
Trevor Bruno, President, Intrawest Resort Club Group
John Burlingame, Global Head – Residential Development, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
James Casey, Senior Vice President, Managing Director, Vacation Ownership, Capital One
Elizabeth Churchill, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Aqua Hospitality and Aston Hotels & Resorts
Michael Flaskey, Executive Vice President, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Diamond Resorts International®
Jonathan Fredricks, President, Welk Resorts
Ronald Goldberg, President, Wellington Financial
Mike Hampton, Ed.D., Dean, Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management, Florida International University
Howard Nusbaum, President & Chief Executive Officer, American Resort Development Association
Timothy Peterson, Principal, SunBridge Capital Management, LLC
Dave Pierzchala, Senior Vice President, Travel Research, Ipsos
Jared Saft, Vice President, Westgate Resorts
Larry Shulman, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Hyatt Residential Group
Sam Thompson, Commercial Director, Americas, TripAdvisor
Ariel Treves, Director, Wells Fargo Securities
Stephen Weisz, President & Chief Executive Officer, Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
To register for this year’s conference, click here, call 877.700.1153 (toll free) or 305.668.3495, or email us at information@sharedownershipinvestment.com.
About Shared Ownership Investment Conference
Produced and sponsored by Interval International, The Shared Ownership Investment conferences and seminars provide a forum to educate attendees about trends and opportunities, and explore the various shared ownership business models. Since 1998, these events have been providing attendees in Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, Middle East, South America and Asia with valuable industry knowledge on topics from financing, marketing and development to conversions, mixed use resorts, and government regulations. For more information, visit www.sharedownershipinvestment.com.
About Interval International
Interval International operates membership programs for vacationers and provides value-added services to its developer clients worldwide. Based in Miami, Florida, the company has been a pioneer and innovator in serving the vacation ownership market since 1976. Today, Interval has an exchange network of nearly 2,900 resorts in more than 80 nations. Through offices in 16 countries, Interval offers high-quality products and benefits to resort clients and about 2 million families who are enrolled in various membership programs. Interval is an operating business of Interval Leisure Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: IILG), a leading global provider of membership and leisure services to the vacation industry.
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Contact: Yvette Batalla, 305.925.6519
Yvette.Batalla@intervalintl.com
