NBA Legends Vince Carter and Grant Hill Highlight the Bharat Shah Leadership Speaker Series at the 2021 Hunter Hotel Investment Conference

ATLANTA, March 22, 2021 – The Hunter Hotel Investment Conference, Georgia State University, and Noble Investment Group are pleased to announce that Vince Carter and Grant Hill, world-renowned NBA and NCAA basketball legends, business leaders, and philanthropists, will join Mit Shah, CEO of Noble Investment Group, for the 2021 Bharat Shah Leadership Speaker Series.

Vince Carter’s professional accomplishments as an eight-time NBA All-Star and an Olympic Gold Medalist are widely described as “Half Man, Half Amazing” and have had a transformational global impact. Still, it is his endeavors off-the-court that best exemplify his leadership and character. Vince comes from a family of schoolteachers, and his Embassy of Hope Foundation assists children and their families through education. In addition to his significant contributions to our nation’s public-school systems, Vince has helped build treatment facilities for families suffering from alcohol and drug addiction. For his philanthropy, he received the Florida Governor’s Points of Light award and was recognized as Child Advocate of the Year by the Children’s Home Society.

Grant Hill is one of the most admired NBA and college players of his generation and a member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. The seven-time NBA All-Star, two-time NCAA Champion, and Olympic Gold-Medal winner has made the successful transition from 19 years as a professional athlete to leadership in business and television broadcasting. Grant is the Founder and Chairman of Hill Ventures, a commercial real estate investment firm, the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of the Penta Mezzanine Fund, and a co-owner of the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks. He is a member of the Board of Directors for Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB), Empire State Realty Trust (NYSE: ESRT), the NCAA Board of Governors, the NBA Retired Players Association Board of Directors, and has been Vice-Chairman for the Board of Directors of the Special Olympic World Summer Games.

“As fathers, leaders, and philanthropists, Vince and Grant have achieved remarkable success at every level of their journey. They are authentic and generous human beings who have used their iconic personal brands to transform cultures and lead inclusive, diverse, and winning teams on and off the court,” said Mit Shah.

Vince Carter, Grant Hill, and Mit Shah will take the main stage on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at 12:30 pm at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis for a lively and engaging conversation.

The Bharat Shah Leadership Speaker Series was established and endowed at Georgia State’s Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, in honor of Dr. Bharat Shah, a highly respected and well-renowned leader and philanthropist. An immigrant to the United States, Dr. Shah’s vision for this series is to share the intimate and diverse personal journeys of icons whose stories of struggle, perseverance, commitment, and faith have led to the realizing the American Dream.

Over the years, Bharat’s son, Mit, has brought us into the living room for candid conversations with his father, Mark Elliott, President of Hodges, Ward, Elliott, Mark Hoplamazian, CEO of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Tom Baltimore, Chairman and CEO of Park Hotels and Resorts, the late Arne Sorenson, President, and CEO of Marriott International and Chris Nassetta, CEO of Hilton.

“Our goal as a conference is to provide opportunities for our patrons and guests to hear from leaders who are informational, inspirational, and provide valuable insights not found anywhere else. Vince Carter and Grant Hill exemplify all of these traits, and I am grateful they are going to share their incredible journey with us,” said Lee Hunter, Chairman of the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference. “We are honored to continue to host the Shah Leadership Speaker Series and thank Mit, the Noble team for their leadership and dedication to our industry.”

The session is open to industry participants and Georgia State University students holding tickets to the conference.

Hunter Hotel Investment Conference

The Hunter Hotel Investment Conference is an education and networking-focused event for hotel investors. Long recognized as one of the nation’s top national hotel conferences, its goal is to provide industry performance and trend information alongside unprecedented networking and educational opportunities. Returning as one of the first industry conferences of its kind, this year’s conference will take place May 10-12, 2021 and offer an in-person and virtual format. The conference was founded by Hunter Hotel Advisors, the nation’s leading investment advisory firm focused exclusively on the hotel industry. Their seasoned team of investment professionals and offices nationwide consistently provides clients with optimal results in hotel brokerage, financial advisory, and capital markets services of any size or complexity. With 40 years of experience in both full and select-service single assets and portfolios, the firm’s capacity in valuation, economic analysis, and industry relationships have allowed Hunter to maximize value regardless of market conditions.

For additional information on the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference, visit www.hunterconference.com

For additional information on the Bharat Shah Leadership Speaker Series, visit www.bharatmshah.com and www.robinson.gsu.edu/academic-departments/hospitality/about/bharat-shah

Georgia State University

The Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality Administration within the J. Mack Robinson College of Business are co-founders of the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference. Georgia State University provides its world-class faculty and more than 54,000 students from 167 nations and territories with unsurpassed connections to the opportunities available in one of the 21st century’s great global cities. A national leader in graduating students from diverse backgrounds, including more than 3,000 international students, more African American students graduate each year from Georgia State than any other public or nonprofit higher education institution in the United States. Georgia State is the #1 public or nonprofit university in Georgia to confer undergraduate and graduate degrees to African Americans, Asians, and Latinos. It is ranked the #3 most innovative university and #1 public university in the country for strong commitment to undergraduate teaching.

Contact: Esther Yi | Hunter Hotel Advisors Esther.Yi@hunterhotels.net

Scarlett Reveron | Noble Investment Group scarlett.reveron@nobleinvestment.com