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Real Estate Weekly, May 7, 2003

The longest-running and most prominent event of the global hospitality industry, the New York University International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference hosted by the Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management, will hold its 25th annual conference June 1-3 at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel, Associate Dean Lalia Rach announced today. The Tisch Center is part of NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Studies.

Among the expected keynote speakers at this year's conference are Rudolph W. Giuliani, chairman and CEO of Giuliani Partners and the former Mayor of New York City, and Katie Couric, co-anchor of NBC's "Today Show."

Jonathan M. Tisch, chairman & chief executive officer, Loews Hotels and Office of the President, Loews Corporation, is the conference chair and will deliver opening remarks. "The 25th Annual International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference is the premier event of the global hospitality industry. It brings together industry leaders and prominent keynote speakers to discuss the current challenges facing the hospitality industry and to provide insight into achieving future success," Tisch said.

The opening panel, titled "The CEOs Check In", features participation by Stephen F. Bollenbach, president & chief executive officer, Hilton Hotels Corporation; J. W. Marriott, Jr., chairman & chief executive officer, Marriott International, Inc.; Marilyn Carlson Nelson, chairman & chief executive officer, Carlson Companies; and Henry R. Silverman, chairman, president & chief executive officer, Cendant Corporation.

"The 25th annual conference will bring together at one place and time the leading executives from the international hospitality industry. They will address all segments of the business, from hotel investing to design and technology," Dean Rach said. "We are proud to host this event, which is attended by more CEOs, CFOs and COOs than any other within the industry." David F. Finney, Dean of NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Studies, will present the official welcome.

"With this conference and many other activities, the Tisch Center is a pipeline to the top tiers of the hospitality, sports and tourism industry not only in New York City but across the country and throughout the world," said Dean Rach. "Our instructors are leading professionals in their fields and represent every aspect of the industry, from such firms as PricewaterhouseCoopers, W Hotels, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, NYC & Company, and HVS International. They are entrepreneurs and mentors, bringing their invaluable experience directly into the classroom so that our students get the management skills and competitive edge they need to become tomorrow's hospitality leaders and. visionaries."

For additional conference information contact Suzanne Stevenson at hospitality.conf@nyu.edu or (212) 998-9140.