8am
ARRIVAL
Registration with coffee, tea, and breakfast pastries
8.50am
WELCOME
Can Faik, Event Director
Sofia L. Vandaele, General Manager, InterContinental New York Barclay
Event Compères
Margaret McMahon, Senior Vice President Global Director, Interiors, Wimberly Interiors
&
Dennis Irvine, Director, Richmond International
9am
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Zachariah Demuth, Head of Americas Hotels Research, JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group
9:15am
BRINGING A VISION TO LIFE
A unique look behind the scenes of three of the world’s hospitality leaders in luxury, architecture, environments, and experience for guests and employees.
PANELLISTS
Neil Jacobs, Chief Executive Officer, Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas
Christopher Norton, Chief Executive Officer, Equinox Hotels
Andrew Zobler, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, The Sydell Group
MODERATOR
Rick Evans, President, Samuel Lawrence Hospitality
10am
- COFFEE/TEA & NETWORKING -
10.40am
MAKE LUXURY DESIGN GREAT AGAIN
Our panel of design heavyweights explore the ways in which value engineering can be utilised to maintain design integrity.
PANELLISTS
Lauren Rottet, Founder, Rottet Studio
Holly Nixon, Design Director, V Starr
Gerry Jue, Principal, BAMO
Kajsa Krause, Principal & Director of Strategy, Champalimaud Design
MODERATOR
Filippo Sona, Partner & Chief Operating Officer, Wood Couture
11:15am
THE PATHFINDER PROJECT: A GUIDE TO THE BESPOKE TRAVEL EXPERIENCE
Unfettered by the rules of ‘big box branding’ or to the safety of ‘time tested development formulas’, our maverick cast of owners, will shed light on some of the cultural shifts they themselves have been helping to create in the luxurious travel space, and what next level opportunities they plan to launch for the path ahead.
PANELLISTS
Naomi Heaton, CEO & Founder, The Other House
Justin Arest, Managing Partner, Arest Associates
Sean Largotta, Partner, Gansevoort Hotel Group
MODERATOR
Vince Stroop, Founder, Stroop
12 noon
- LUNCH & NETWORKING -
1:15pm
DEFINING LUXURY HOSPITALITY FROM A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
We will explore various perspectives of luxury hospitality design and sustainability from designers with experience in Asia, Europe, and North America. The discussion will be centred around the expectations of the luxury guest as well as the goals of owners, developers, and brands and how they differ based on location.
PANELLISTS
Jo Littlefair, Director & Co-founder, Goddard Littlefair
Clint Nagata, Creative Partner, Blink Design Group
Constantina Tsoutsikou, Founder, Studio LOST
Alessia Genova, Managing Partner, Tihany Design
MODERATOR
Dallas Chapman, Vice President & General Manager, Bernhardt Hospitality
2pm
LUXURY TRENDS AND TRAVEL IN THE WANDERLUST HUNGRY POST PANDEMIC WORLD
What are you consumers looking for? Are they travelling different or is the world reset as it was?
PANELLISTS
Gary Dollens, Global Head Design, Product & Brand Development, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Isabel Pintado, Senior Vice President, Design & Innovation, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Aliya Khan, Vice President of Design, Lifestyle Brands, Marriott International
Sarah Bonsall, Regional Director, The Americas Architecture & Design, Six Senses Resorts Hotels Spas
MODERATOR
Julie Frank, Founder, JFrank Studio - Hospitality Design and Consultant
2.40pm
- COFFEE/TEA & NETWORKING -
3.10pm
AN OPTIMISTIC VIEW – WHERE THERE IS HOPE
In the cyclical world of hospitality with gloom easy to find the panel discusses where they find optimism and hope in the industry
PANELLISTS
Mary Alice Palmer, Principal & Director of Global Hospitality Interiors, HKS Inc
Elizabeth Lowrey, Principal & Director of Interior Architecture, Elkus Manfredi Architects
Margaret McMahon, Senior Vice President Global Director, Interiors, Wimberly Interiors
MODERATOR
Alastair Graham, President, Montrose Hospitality
3.50pm
CLOSING REMARKS
Can Faik, Editorial Director, Hospitality Interiors
4pm
- DRINKS & NETWORKING -
