Proven Paths, New Horizons - 2024 Theme
Following its 20th anniversary, the Annual Hospitality Conference enters its next phase, recognising the strong foundations and new growth opportunities in the UK hospitality market.
AHC 2024 brings a fresh focus on renewed growth, offering enhanced opportunities across a broader spectrum of sectors including hotels, alternative living concepts, F&B, bars, pubs, restaurants, and much more.
Learn
You will hear from top-notch investors, hospitality legends, and forward-thinking owners, operators and developers as they take to the stage 30th September – 1st October.
Network
We’re shining a spotlight on how we bring people together, facilitate connections and overall ensure everyone has a good time! From evening receptions to quick-fire matchmaking at the Power Hour.
Be Inspired
The exhibition floor is where you can meet the key businesses with a demonstrable track record of enhancing returns in hospitality.
Featured Sessions
Seizing Tomorrow: Turning Political and Economic Shifts into Opportunities for UK Hospitality
Speakers from: Bird & Bird, RBH Hospitality, IHG Hotels & Resorts and Fattal Group
One-to-One Interview. Hospitality Leader’s Blueprint for Tomorrow: Hotels, Restaurants, and Beyond
Speakers from: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Whitbread
Urban Powerhouses:
Leading the Transition
Speakers from: Diversity Talks Real Estate and West Midlands
Cultivating Excellence: Transforming the Image of UK Hospitality Industry
Speakers from: Troo Hospitality, UK Hospitality and Hilton
In Search of Hospitality Excellence: From Local Experience to Universal Inspiration
Speakers from: Questex, Greater Manchester, Mana Restaurant, Dakota Hotels and Manchester City Football Club
Closing Keynote
Speakers: Luke Johnson and Johnathan Langston
Featured Speakers
Kate Nicholls
Simon Ewins
Francesco Orofino
Andy Burnham
Richard Parker
John Straw
Don't take our word for it, hear from our delegates directly!
Francesco Orofino
Deutsche Finance International
Karin Sheppard
IHG Hotels & Resorts
Tom Ross
The Pig Hotels
Felicity Black-Roberts
Hyatt
Ben Harper
Watergate Bay
David Orr
Resident Hotels
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Meet Our 2024 Sponsors
Our AHC 2024 sponsors are key players from leading companies in the industry. Browse our full list for this year and see who you can meet on the exhibition floor.
AHC 2023 in numbers
Discover the future of UK hospitality investment.
The Annual Hospitality Conference is where the leading minds of UK hospitality come together to share their visions for the future and strategies for success. And it’s also a golden opportunity to network with the UK investor community as we connect you to the capital and the capital to you.
Every area of the UK hospitality investment industry is represented - from hoteliers and investors to asset managers and tourism boards. This means AHC is an event you won’t want to miss.
If you haven't been before, take a look at our Post Show Report to get a taste of what to expect for next year, including our conference overview and the leading companies and global investors who joined us for AHC 2023.
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