HD Expo Connect - Conferences

Wed, May 4, 2016 - 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM *20th annual IIDA/HD Product Design Competition Location: Booth 3143
Wed, May 4, 2016 - 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM Brand Identity Speaker: Raul Leal, CEO, Virgin Hotels Speaker: Joshua Katz, Creative Director, Proper Hotels Speaker: Meredith Gelacak, President of Hotel Operations, Americas, Cachet Hotels Speaker: Toni Stoeckl, VP of Lifestyle Brands, Renaissance, AC and Moxy Hotels Location: Islander Ballroom G Sponsor: IIDA
Wed, May 4, 2016 - 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM *HD Conversations at the Social Hub: Restoring Beauty (free session) Speaker: Hoyt Harper, SVP and Global Brand Manager, The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts Interviewer: Kathleen Kervin, Managing Editor, Hospitality Design magazine Location: Booth 3143
Wed, May 4, 2016 - 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Dynamic Duos Speaker: Dale Talde, Chef, TALDE Speaker: Herbert A. Heiserman, Managing Principal, Streetsense Speaker: Mike Isabella, Chef, Mike Isabella Concepts Speaker: John Bush, Partner, Three Kings Restaurant Group Speaker: Matthew Berman, Principal, Workshop/APD Location: Islander Ballroom F
Wed, May 4, 2016 - 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Hyper Local Speaker: Bashar Wali, President, Provenance Hotels Speaker: Christopher Alvarado, Senior Director of Design & Development, Commune Hotels + Resorts Speaker: Brad Wilson, President, Ace Hotel Group Speaker: Shirli Sensenbrenner, Senior VP of Design and Construction, Destination Hotels Location: Islander Ballroom G
Thu, May 5, 2016 - 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM *Product Workshop: Large/Thin Porcelain Tiles (free session) Speaker: Joy Klein, Director of Key Accounts, Fiandre Location: Islander Ballroom H Sponsor: Fiandre
Thu, May 5, 2016 - 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Tomorrowland: New Technologies Creating a Design Revolution Speaker: Alfredo Carvajal, President, Delos Signature Speaker: Lucas Tryggestad, Associate Director, SOM Speaker: Siobhan Barry, Partner, ICRAVE Location: Islander Ballroom F Sponsor: ASID
Thu, May 5, 2016 - 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Due South Speaker: Leo Eskenazi, Senior Director of Design, Latin America and the Caribbean, Hilton Worldwide Speaker: Rodrigo Tsutsmui, Regional Director of Latin America, Preferred Hotels and Resorts Speaker: Meghann Day, Principal, HBA Speaker: Marco Roca, Executive VP, Global Development, Hotels, Hard Rock International Location: Islander Ballroom G
Thu, May 5, 2016 - 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM *HD Conversations at the Social Hub: Refined Vision (free session) Speaker: Alexandra Champalimaud, Founder, Champalimaud Interviewer: Michael Adams, Editorial Director, Hospitality Design magazine Location: Booth 3143
Thu, May 5, 2016 - 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM *HD/ISHP Town Hall: Owners' Roundtable (free session) Speaker: Stacy Shoemaker Rauen, Editor in Chief, Hospitality Design magazine Speaker: Marty Collins, CEO, Gatehouse Capital Speaker: John Cooper, SVP of Development and Construction, RB Hotel Development Speaker: Marla Davis, SVP of Procurement, Remington Speaker: Bruce Ford, SVP, Director of Global Business Development, Lodging Econometrics Speaker: Daniel Hyde, VP of Design, Development, and Construction, Pacifica Hotels Speaker: Helen Jorgensen, VP, Design and Procurement, Host Hotels Speaker: Hung Luk, COO, Lam Group Speaker: Tom Trout, VP of Architecture and Design, Dream Hotel Group Speaker: Michael Medzigian, Chairman and Managing Partner, Watermark Capital Speaker: Jim Merkel, President and CEO, Rockbridge Capital Speaker: Brian Quinn, Chief Franchise Officer, Red Lion Hotels Corporation Speaker: Shirli Sensenbrenner, Senior VP of Design and Construction, Destination Hotels Speaker: Lora Spran, Sr. Interior Designer, Walt Disney Imagineering-Interiors Speaker: Gregory Stanford, Director of Interior Design - Global Services, Marriott International Speaker: Larry Traxler, SVP of Global Design, Hilton Worldwide Speaker: Bashar Wali, President, Provenance Hotels Speaker: Erik Warner, Principal, Eagle Point Hotel Partners Speaker: Mark Boekenheide, SVP, Related Companies/Hudson Yards Speaker: Brad Wilson, President, Ace Hotel Group Speaker: Ted Brumleve, Senior Director, Strategic Development, Wyndham Worldwide Speaker: Gary Dollens, Global Head - Design/Product and Brand Development, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts Speaker: Les Faulk, Design Solutionist – Capital Projects & Development Support, IHG Speaker: Amy Hulbert, Managing Director of Design, Best Western International Speaker: Tony Machado, VP of Design and Construction, Morgans Hotel Group Speaker: Barry Nidiffer, Executive VP - Development Management, Chartes Ldoging Group, LLC Speaker: Peter Reardon, VP, Purchasing and Procurement, White Lodging Services Corporation Speaker: Sam Suleman, Principal and Executive VP, Equinox Hospitality Speaker: Michele Sweeting, SVP - Capitol Planning and Procurement, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Speaker: Verena Haller, SVP of Design, Equinox Hotels Speaker: Michelle Behr, VP of Design and Construction, Highgate Hotels Speaker: Catie Mangels, Director of Acquisitions and Development, Commune Hotels + Resorts Moderator: Mitch Parker, Partner, The Parker Company Moderator: Lori Patten, Principal, Patten Purchasing Speaker: Denise Pickles Schoderbeck, VP of Project Management, Xenia Hotels and Resorts Speaker: Joe Sencen, VP, North America Construction & Technical Services, Yotel Speaker: David McCaslin, Executive Vice President, Hersha Hospitality Speaker: Laurie Woliung, Senior Director, Interior Design, Marriott International Location: South Pacific E