
Adria Bagdonavicius

Jim Hartigan

Jim Holthouser
Jim is a highly accomplished Senior Executive and Board Member with 25 years of success in hospitality, lodging, resort, hotel, gaming, restaurant, spa, food & beverage, airline, and franchise. Leveraging extensive experience in international business, brand management, and product development, he is a valuable asset for a range of hospitality-related companies looking for turnaround, global branding, loyalty programs, and new products/services. His broad areas of expertise include leadership; board/investor relations; business analysis, strategy, planning, and development; operations and P&L management; brand creation and management; marketing strategy; consumer insight and data research; franchising; licensing; restructure; reorganization; transformation; plant and facilities upgrades and management; process improvement; change management; customer satisfaction; and team building. In his executive career, Jim has held several leadership positions at Hilton, including EVP, Global Brands, Marketing and Loyalty; SVP, Global Full-Service Brands; and SVP, Brand Management. Read More

S. Kirk Kinsell
Kirk is a Principal for Panther Ridge Partners, LLC, an investment and advisory group. His distinguished career includes time spent serving as President and CEO for Loews Hotels and 19 years with InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), where he held several leadership positions including President of IHG Americas. As president, IHG Americas, Kirk oversaw the management of more than 3,700 hotels and was responsible for development and performance of all IHG hotel brands and properties in the Americas. He was also president for IHG in Europe, Middle East, and Africa, and served as executive director for IHG, PLC. Kirk's career also includes time spent in various executive positions with ITT Sheraton, Micell Technologies, Avado Brands and the Trammell Crow Hotel Company. Read More

Raman (R. P.) Rama, B. Com, CHA Emeritus, CHAE, CHTP
R.P. is Principal and President of Sarona Holdings, an entity that is part of what was formerly JHM Hotels, one of the nation's largest privately owned hotel owner/operators. With over 37 years of hotel operations and management experience, R.P. previously served as Partner, EVP and Chief Technology Officer/Chief Information Officer for JHM Hotels. R.P. is past President of Hospitality Financial Technology Professionals (HFTP), an international organization with over 5,000 members worldwide, for which he also currently sits on the Board of Directors. He has received the organization's Paragon Award, its highest award given to hospitality industry leaders for their contributions to the industry and the organization. R.P. has also earned a variety of additional prestigious industry awards including the Global Most Valued CIO, awarded by China Hospitality Technology Alliance (CHTA), in 2017 and the AAHOA RLH Corporation Technology Innovation Award in 2018. Read More