“Top Ten Issues & Challenges for the Hospitality Industry - According to the International Society of Hospitality Consultants,” Sacramento Hotel Association, Holiday Inn Sacramento Northeast, June 15, 2007.

“Hotel Ownership – How To Better Manage Your Asset – The Big Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities,” ALIS Conference, Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles, California, January 22, 2007.

“Emerging Real Estate Investment Trends – What’s Hot & What’s Not?,” 11th Annual Fisher Center Real Estate Conference, Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics, University of California at Berkeley, St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, April 20, 2006.

“Dollars and Sense: How We’re Investing in Northern California’s Visitor Industry,” San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau – The 2006 Northern California Visitor Industry Outlook Conference, Argent Hotel, San Francisco, California, February 23, 2006.

“New Food and Beverage Paradigms for Hotels,” ALIS Conference, Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles, California, January 24, 2006.

“U.S. Resort Hotel Outlook,” JustR Executive Education Conference, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, January 10, 2006.

“Tales from a Successful Hotelier,” Blazing Trails to Success, Washington State Hotel & Lodging Association Annual Convention, Vancouver, Washington, October 11, 2005.

“Hotel Business Overview,” PPM Finance Mortgage Banking Correspondent Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, September 12, 2005.

“Boutique Hotels,” The Lodging Conference 2004, Phoenix, Arizona, October 1, 2004.

“Are You Getting the Most from Your Management Company,” The Lodging Conference 2004, Phoenix, Arizona, October 1, 2004.

Guest Speaker, Larkspur Hospitality Annual Conference, RiverPlace Hotel, Portland, Oregon, February 26, 2004.

“The Hotel Asset Manager’s Guide to Information Technology,” ALIS Conference, Los Angeles, California, January 21, 2004.

"A World of Change in the World of Travel," San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau, May Fair 2003, San Francisco, California, April 22, 2003.

"Hotel Industry Update," Presentation to BA 280, Real Estate and Urban Land Economics Class, University of California, Berkeley, April 22, 2003.

"A Boutique Hotel Story," ALIS University, ALIS Conference, Los Angeles, California, January 28, 2003.

"Emerging Trends 2003,"
5th Annual Western States Commercial Real Estate Finance Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 1, 2002.

"Use of Market Metrics in Revenue Management,"
Revenue Management for the Hospitality Industry, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 30, 2002.

"The Independent Hotels — A Unique Brand Of Their Own?,"
The Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS), Los Angeles, California, February 3, 2002.

"Trends in Hotel Reservations and General Distribution Technology,"
International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) Spring 2001 Conference, San Francisco, California, March 23, 2001.

"Check In to Check Out Hotel Trends,"
Sacramento Hotel Association, Sacramento, California, February 16, 2001.

"What's Happening in the California Real Estate Market?"
23rd Annual Real Estate and Economics Symposium, San Francisco, California, November 13, 2000.

"Trends in Specialty Lodging,"
National Trust Historic Hotels of America 11th Annual Meeting, Santa Fe, New Mexico, November 9, 2000.

"Current Hotel Issues,"
Sacramento Meetings Industry Forum, Sacramento Hotel Association, Sacramento, California, November 1, 2000.

"Getting a Foot in the Door: What Really Works in Marketing?"
Hospitality Design Expo & Conference 2000, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 28, 2000.

"Hotel Industry Overview,"
La Fonda Executive Retreat, Santa Fe, New Mexico, January 6, 2000.

"Retrofitting and Renovation,"
Best Value Inn Brand Membership 1st National Educational Conference and Trade Show, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 8, 1999.

"Future Hotel Development in San Francisco and the Bay Area,"
Hospitality Industry Association (HIA) San Francisco, California, October 13, 1999.

"New Trends in Travel Product Distribution,"
1999 California Conference on Tourism, Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento, California, January 26, 1999.

"The Restaurant as a Tenant—What Works, What Doesn't?"
The 14th Annual Hotel Industry Investment Conference, Century Plaza Hotel and Tower, Los Angeles, California, January 13, 1999.

Economy Segment Sales/Marketing Overview, Travelodge Strategic Planning Meeting, Harbor Island Travelodge, San Diego, CA, December, 8, 1998.

1998 Presentation for AH&MA Small & Independent Properties Advisory Council, Waldorf Astoria, New York, NY, November 8, 1998.

"Operational Issues: Streamlining After a Transition,"
The Second Annual Hotel Industry Mergers & Acquisitions Forum, The Willard Inter-Continental, Washington, DC, September 14-15, 1998.

"Hotel Management Agreements—Impact of Consolidation on Owners and Managers,"
CLE International Golf & Tennis Resort Development Conference, Hyatt Regency Suites Palm Springs, California, April 16-17, 1998.

"Hotels: Not Just Another Real Estate Deal,"
American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, San Francisco, California, August 4, 1997.

"Retrofitting & Repositioning,"
California Hotel & Motel Association 104th Annual Convention Program, Marina Beach Marriott Hotel, Marina Del Rey, California, August 15, 1997.

"Do Brand Product Improvement Requirements Benefit Franchisors and Franchisees Equally,"
The 12th Annual Hotel Industry Investment Conference, Beverly Hills, California, January 23, 1997.