Dr. Marc Faber to Provide Keynote Address HICAP in Hong Kong

Marc Faber, Ph.D., investment advisor, fund manager, and investment broker / dealer, has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at HICAP in Hong Kong. The popular annual event is scheduled to take place October 14-16, 2009, at the InterContinental Hong Kong.

Dr. Faber publishes a widely read monthly investment newsletter “The Gloom Boom & Doom” report which highlights unusual investment opportunities. Faber is also the author of several books, including “Tomorrow’s Gold – Asia’s Age of Discovery” which was first published in 2002 and highlights future investment opportunities around the world. “Tomorrow’s Gold” was for several weeks on Amazon’s best seller list and has been translated into Japanese, Korean, Thai and German. Dr. Faber is also a regular contributor to several leading financial publications around the world.

A regular speaker at various investment seminars, Dr Faber is well known for his “contrarian” investment approach. He is also associated with a variety of funds.

“We are very fortunate and pleased to have Dr. Faber presenting at the special 20th anniversary HICAP. Given the uncertainties regarding the economic outlook affecting the region’s hotel markets, Dr. Faber’s presentation is intended to assist industry decision making delegates in their planning for 2010,” said Robert Hecker, Managing Director of Horwath HTL.

HICAP is one of Asia’s most prominent and longest running hotel investment conferences. It brings strategic insights to investors, financiers, developers and leading industry professionals about the developments, changes and opportunities in the region. HICAP takes place every October in Hong Kong and last year attracted nearly 800 delegates from around the globe.

In May 2009, HICAP launched two new events in Singapore and Tokyo, which are focused, mid-year gatherings of the hotel investment community and which expand the HICAP reach into Southeast Asia and Japan. Over 400 international delegates attended the events. Dates for the 2010 HICAP Update Southeast Asia and HICAP Update Japan had not yet been confirmed at press time.

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