This timely and popular program is back for the sixth year in a row. Our speaker, Bob Hayward, specializes in development and operational consulting, financial, investment and market feasibility analysis for a wide variety of projects within the hospitality, gaming, recreation, and leisure real estate industries.

Warnick & Company is a consulting, asset management, and investment banking firm that specializes in hospitality and recreational real estate, including: hotels, resorts, timeshare, golf, gaming, spas and mixed-use developments. The company is known for its ability to provide results-oriented, value-added services. Warnick & Company principals and professional staff offer real world, hands-on experience in all aspects of the hospitality industry from site selection and development to managing the day-to-day operations to brand and management company selection and negotiation to asset disposition.

Our host property for January is Radisson Hotel Phoenix City Center, the perfect destination for the savvy business traveler and vacationer alike. With 3 swimming pools and over 1.5 acres of lush gardens, rock waterfalls and outdoor patios, the peaceful setting creates a serene oasis with all the excitement of a bustling city nearby. The Radisson has 5,400 square feet of versatile indoor function space, 11 adaptable meeting rooms for 2 to 300 people, a spacious Grand Ballroom for up to 300 people, an outdoor lagoon patio - ideal for sunset and theme events and a garden amphitheatre that seats up to 300 guests. More information on this property at http://www.radissonphoenix.com.