Silvija Lovreta holds the position of Senior Development Director with Marriott International, responsible for growing the company’s multi-brand portfolio across the region of South Eastern Europe. Prior to joining Marriott International EMEA development team in 2017, Silvija held the position of Managing Partner with Horwath HTL, a global hotel and tourism advisory company, acquiring a wide-ranging experience in hotel planning and development, including hotel investment advisory, best-use concept development, hotel feasibility and operating agreement negotiations, covering the region of South Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa. Silvija graduated at the Faculty of Economics in Belgrade with major in Marketing and earned Master of Science degree in Economics of Tourism at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. In 2011, she was awarded a scholarship by Cornell University Hotel Administration School, NY, USA, becoming a member of Cornell Hotel Society.