HD Expo Connect - Conferences

Wed, May 4, 2016 - 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Building a Community: New York’s Hudson Yards Speaker: Mark Boekenheide, SVP, Related Companies/Hudson Yards Speaker: Verena Haller, SVP of Design, Equinox Hotels Location: Islander Ballroom F
Wed, May 4, 2016 - 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Opening Borders: Development in Cuba Speaker: Lenny Wormser, Managing Director of Hospitality, NAI Global Location: Islander Ballroom G
Wed, May 4, 2016 - 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM NEWH Annual Expo Breakfast: The Young Entrepreneurs Speaker: Josh Held, Founder and President, Josh Held Design Speaker: Brendan McNamara, EVP of Marketing, Communications and Product Development, Dream Hotel Group Speaker: Kellie Sirna, Principal, Studio 11 Design Speaker: Daniel Scovill, Founder, Arcsine Location: Islander Ballroom D
Wed, May 4, 2016 - 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM *HD Conversations at the Social Hub: Social Media and Design (free session) Moderator: Alissa Ponchione, Associate Editor, Hospitality Design magazine Speaker: Bashar Wali, President, Provenance Hotels Speaker: Andrew Alford, Chief Creative Officer, AJ Capital Speaker: Tony Machado, VP of Design and Construction, Morgans Hotel Group Location: Booth 3143
Wed, May 4, 2016 - 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM *Opening Session: Those Were the Days, Veterans Weigh In (free session) Speaker: Michael Bedner, Partner, Apeiron Miami Speaker: David Beer, Founding Partner, BBG-BBGM, and Consultant, HOK Speaker: Tony Chi, Founder, tonychi Speaker: Adam D. Tihany, Founder, Tihany Design Location: South Pacific E
Wed, May 4, 2016 - 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM *NEWH Sustainable Design Competition Scholarship Awards (free session) Location: NEWH Booth L5 Sponsor: JLF \| lone meadow & Applied Textiles
Wed, May 4, 2016 - 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM Durkan DSCOVER Competition Awards & NEWH Harvey Nudelman Scholarship awards (free session) Location: NEWH Booth L5
Wed, May 4, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM High Seas Design Speaker: Adam D. Tihany, Founder, Tihany Design Speaker: Orlando Ashford, President, Holland America Line Speaker: Thomas Weigend, Director, Meyer Werft Location: Islander Ballroom G
Wed, May 4, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM This Old Hotel: The Power of Restoration Speaker: Beatrice Girelli, Principal, Indidesign Speaker: Hoyt Harper, SVP and Global Brand Manager, The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts Speaker: Deborah Forrest, President, ForrestPerkins Location: Islander Ballroom F Sponsor: ASID
Wed, May 4, 2016 - 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM *NEWH Green Voice Conversations: The Evolution of Sustainability and the Built Environment: Everything you need to know about healthy communities, greener transportation, and creating value in a decarbonized world (free session) Moderator: Mary Ann Thornam, Academic Coordinator of Interior Design, The Art Institute of Colorado Speaker: Josh Radoff, Co-Founder & Principal, YR&G Location: NEWH Booth L5
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
Thu, May 5, 2016 - 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM *NEWH Green Voice Conversations: Cart vs. Horse: Which came first, the Transportation Infrastructure, or the Hospitality? (free session) Speaker: Jude Elledge, Consulting Architect and Urban Planner, Callison RTKL Planning & Urban Design, Los Angeles Speaker: Charles Pineda, PE Systems Design Integration Manager & Project Manager, LA Westside Subway Project & LK Comstock National Transit and Railworks Speaker: John F. Hogan, VP, Design and Project Management, Ritz-Carlton Worldwide Moderator: Andy Schaidler, National Hospitality Sales Manager, Marble Systems Location: NEWH Booth L5
Thu, May 5, 2016 - 12:15 PM to 1:15 PM *Keynote Conversation with HD's Stacy Shoemaker (free session) Speaker: Niki Leondakis, CEO, Commune Hotels + Resorts Location: South Pacific E
Thu, May 5, 2016 - 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM *NEWH Green Voice Conversation: Transparency: A Way to Inform Healthier Material Choices (free session) Moderator: Becca Dobosh, IIDA, LEED AP ID+C, Project Interior Designer, SERA Speaker: Alison Bane, IIDA, LEED AP, Director of Interior Design, SERA Location: NEWH Booth L5
Thu, May 5, 2016 - 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM Creating Extravagance Speaker: Anne Wilkinson, Senior Associate, BAMO Speaker: Kristie Goshow, SVP, Commercial, Viceroy Hotel Group Speaker: Jay Newman, Principal, Chief Operating Officer, The Athens Group Speaker: Kane Sarhan, Vice President, Head of Brand, SH Group Location: Islander Ballroom H
Thu, May 5, 2016 - 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM Off the Radar: Where Development is Happening Now Moderator: Bruce Ford, SVP, Director of Global Business Development, Lodging Econometrics Speaker: Matt Wehling, Sr. VP, Development – US and Canada, Hilton Worldwide Speaker: Jim Erlacher, VP of Development, AccorHotels North America, Central America, and the Caribbean Speaker: Catie Mangels, Director of Acquisitions and Development, Commune Hotels + Resorts Speaker: Bob Van Ness, Executive VP of the Americas, Preferred Hotels and Resorts Speaker: Dan Flannery, SVP/Managing Director, EDITION Hotels Location: Islander Ballroom G
Thu, May 5, 2016 - 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM European Imports Speaker: Joe Sencen, VP, North America Construction & Technical Services, Yotel Speaker: Anwar Mekhayech, Principal and Founding Partner at DesignAgency, & Global Design Partner at Generator Hostels Speaker: Enrique Sarasola, CEO, Room Mate Hotels Location: Islander Ballroom F
Thu, May 5, 2016 - 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM *HD Conversations at the Social Hub (free session): Hyatt Brand Creation and Recreation Speaker: Paul Vega, Partner, VLDG Speaker: Mike Suomi, Principal, VP Design, Stonehill & Taylor Speaker: Gary Dollens, Global Head - Design/Product and Brand Development, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts Location: Booth 3143
Thu, May 5, 2016 - 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM The Fine Print of a PIP Speaker: Larry Traxler, SVP of Global Design, Hilton Worldwide Speaker: Andrew Katz, Partner, Prospect Advisors/The Blackstone Group Speaker: David Black, Managing Director, Project & Development Services, Hotels & Hospitality, Jones Lang LaSalle Speaker: Alexandra Champalimaud, Founder, Champalimaud Alan Benjamin, President, Benjamin West Location: Islander Ballroom G
Thu, May 5, 2016 - 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM The Hospitality Effect Speaker: Aliya Khan, Director of Studio Operations, NeueHouse Studio Speaker: Christian Hageseth, President, Inspiro, Creators of the Colorado Cannabis Ranch Speaker: Shawn Bouley, Founder and CEO, The Rollick Hotel Speaker: Brittany Hart, Senior Design Associate, WeWork Location: Islander Ballroom H Sponsor: IIDA
Thu, May 5, 2016 - 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Dining in Style Speaker: Griz Dwight, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, GrizForm Design Architects Speaker: Omar Gutierrez, VP Restaurant Division US, Hakkasan Group Speaker: Matthew Goodrich, Chief Creative Officer, AvroKO Location: Islander Ballroom F
Thu, May 5, 2016 - 3:30 PM to 4:00 PM *NEWH Green Voice Conversations: Wellness & Technology in the Hospitality Market (free session) Speaker: Deborah Bey, Director of Research and Innovation, Delos Moderator: Stacey A. Olson, Design Performance Leader, Certified Interior Designer & Sustainable Strategist, Gensler Location: NEWH Booth L5