Press & Speaking Engagements

To inquire about future speaking engagements as panelist, keynote or otherwise, please email info@lighthouse-inv.com.

Awards and Recognitions:

Lighthouse Investments, Award, Best Upside Realization of a Historic Building - Palihotel Seattle, GlobeSt.com Adaptive Reuse Awards, September 16, 2019, Pendry Baltimore

Lighthouse Investments, Award, 2017 Preservation Award - Palihouse Santa Monica, Santa Monica Conservancy, April 8, 2017

Past Press and Speaking Engagements:

Puget Sound Business Journal, Rosebay and Nineteenth, https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2023/08/14/hotel-1000-topgolf.html

Ramin Kolahi, Panelist, IMN Distressed Hotels, Las Vegas, November 16-27, 2021, https://www.imn.org/real-estate/conference/Distressed-Hotels-Forum/

Hilton Press Room, Hotel 1000 to be Hilton LXR, https://newsroom.hilton.com/lxr/news/lxr-hotels-resorts-plans-seattle-entry

Hotel Online, Hotel 1000 Acquisition, https://www.hotel-online.com/press_releases/release/lighthouse-investments-and-esi-ventures-acquire-the-hotel-1000-in-seattle/

Ramin Kolahi, Panelist, Many Vacancies: LA’s Tourism and Hospitality Industry after the Pandemic for Westside Urban Forum, May 19, 2021

Ramin Kolahi, Panelist, Property Rehabilitation and Preservation at IMN NPLs, Notes and Default Servicing Virtual Forum, October 13, 2020

Ramin Kolahi, Panelist, Auctions, Note Sales & The Outlook for Hotel Dispositions, Hotel Investment Roundtable: Are You Playing Offense or Defense? at IMN Distressed Hotels Virtual Forum, September 15, 2020

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Ramin Kolahi, Panelist, Managing Risk in Anticipation of a Market Downturn, Financing Value-Add Deals at IMN Hotel Construction and Development (West), October 29-30, 2019, Fairmont Santa Monica

Ramin Kolahi, Panelist, Going Without The Brand: Evaluating The Boutique Hotel Market & Caution, Curvy Road Ahead: End of Cycle Construction Strategies at IMN Hotel Construction and Development (West), October 29-30, 2018, Fairmont Santa Monica

Ramin Kolahi, Panelist, Top Boutique Hotel Executives-Where Are We Now? at Boutique & Lifestyle Lodging Association Leadership Symposium, October 21-23, 2015, Fairmont Santa Monica:

Ramin Kolahi, Panelist, Finance Forum, at Boutique & Lifestyle Lodging Association Leadership Symposium, September 17-19, 2014, SLS Las Vegas: