BizSense Assembly II: Checking in on Richmond’s hotel industry

Join us for a live weekly online panel discussion series that will dissect how the pandemic is trickling through specific industries in the Richmond-area economy.

Week 2: Hotels, April 8, 2020 (11-11:45 a.m.)

Confirmed Panelists:  Neil Amin – CEO of locally-based Shamin Hotels, which owns dozens of hotels in and around the region and has several new projects in the works, including the area’s first Moxy hotel downtown. Ted Ukrop – Co-owner of Quirk Hotel in Richmond and Charlottesville, the latter of which opened just days prior to the outbreak reaching Virginia. Paul Cooper – President of locally-based Retro Hospitality, which manages boutique hotels around the state. He’s currently helping clients decipher the federal stimulus package. Mayur Patel – President and COO of locally-based KM Hotels, which remains of the most active local hoteliers by continuing on with construction of several new properties despite virus fallout. Guests will attend a live discussion via Zoom, moderated by the BizSense newsroom, with access to virtual networking from the comfort of their homes/offices. And half of the proceeds of each ticket sale will be donated to Feed More.

• The ticket window will close at 10 a.m. EST the day of the event and Zoom instructions will be emailed to each registered attendee the morning of the Assembly.