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Maggie Rosa General Manager, Hospitality Ventures Management Group

Andrew Rubinacci EVP, Commercial & Revenue Strategy, Aimbridge Hospitality

Maggie Rosa is a full-service general manager with Hospitality Ventures Management Group. She a Certified Hotel Administrator and a John Maxwell Team Certified coach, speaker, and trainer with 20+ years of hospitality industry experience. Rosa began her career with Marriott International in 1997 while pursuing her undergraduate degree in hotel and restaurant management with a minor in business administration from Northern Arizona University. She worked on several executive committees at six hotels in four states before joining the DoubleTree by Hilton Houston Downtown Hotel in 2018, which underwent a $50+ million transformation to become the C. Baldwin, Curio Collection by Hilton. Rosa has served on the Houston Hotel Lodging Association and Texas Hotel Lodging Association boards of directors; the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce, the Visit Houston Board of Directors executive committee, the dean’s advisory board at the University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College, where she spoke at the Fall 2017 commencement ceremony. She earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Texas Woman’s University. She and her husband Moises are the proud parents of four amazing kids, Valerie (25), Tracy (23), Tre (20), and Joel (9). Rosa enjoys having fun with her family and staying fit to keep up with an active family and energizing career.

Andrew Rubinacci is a seasoned hospitality veteran with over 25 years of experience. He is considered by many in the industry as one of the foremost revenue management and global distribution experts anywhere. Rubinacci serves currently as EVP, Commercial & Revenue Strategy for Aimbridge Hospitality. Previously, he was EVP & Chief Commercial Officer for Omni Hotels & Resorts, where he was responsible for marketing, sales, loyalty, revenue management, digital marketing, eCommerce, distribution and channel strategy. In addition, Rubinacci was previously the Senior Vice President of Distribution & Global Revenue Management for InterContinental Hotels Group and was responsible for the leadership of an integrated distribution and revenue management strategy team. He has also worked with Bristol Hotels & Resorts and MeriStar Hotels & Resorts. Rubinacci holds bachelor of business administration degrees in both marketing and hospitality administration at Florida State University. He has served on the boards of HEDNA, Worldres, HSMAI, Open Travel, Roomkey, and the Dedman College of Hospitality at Florida State University.

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