8am
ARRIVAL
Registration with coffee, tea and breakfast pastries
8.50am
WELCOME
Can Faik, Event Director & Editorial Director, HLDC & Hospitality Interiors
Anne Golden, General Manager, Pan Pacific London
EVENT COMPÈRES
Tina Norden, Partner, Conran and Partners and Vince Stroop, Founder, stroop Design
9am
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Sarah Duignan, Director of Client Relationships, STR
9:15am
UNIQUE EXPERIENCES AND ESSENTIALISM: A TOP TREND IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY?
Customers value time well saved, and time well spent; they spend more time on experiences that engage them in a personal and memorable way. How can the hospitality industry simplify its offerings to give guests more meaningful experiences?
PANELLISTS
Guy D. Heksch, Chief Operating Officer, Omnam Group
Enrique Mandl, Chief Operating Officer, OKU Hotels
Gary D. Dollens, Global Head Design/Product and Brand Development, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Shafi Syed, Senior Vice President, Global Head of Hotel Development & Acquisitions, Equinox Hotels
MODERATOR
Monika Moser, Chief Operating Officer, Campbell House
10am
- COFFEE/TEA & NETWORKING -
10.40am
EXPERIENTIAL DESIGN – GOING BEYOND THE AESTHETICS TO MEET STAKEHOLDERS’ EXPECTATIONS
What are the drivers and considerations to make a design concept deliverable?
PANELLISTS
Alex Kravetz, Founder, Alex Kravetz Design
Tarek Hegazy, Founder, Living Design
Hen’a Yadav, Principal, Studio Carter
Anne Wilkinson, Principal, BAMO, Inc.
MODERATOR
Filippo Sona, Partner & COO, Wood Couture
11:15am
ROI IN DESIGN
Looking from an owner and operator view – what are investors and operators looking for, not just guests. How to balance aesthetics with the balance sheet.
PANELLISTS
Isabel Pintado, Senior Vice President, Design & Innovation, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Judy Chen, Vice President of Development, Dream Hotel Group
Sabina Wyss di Corrado, Vice President Development – Europe, Interstate Hotels & Resorts
Steven Blaess, Head of Interiors, Design, Clivedale London
MODERATOR
Rick Evans, President, Samuel Lawrence Hospitality
12pm
- LUNCH & NETWORKING -
1:15pm
GUEST SPEAKER
Emlyn Brown, Global Vice President Well-Being, Accor
1:30pm
DOT-TO-DOT
Traversing the new world of work and hospitality.
PANELLISTS
Therese Virserius, Founder & CEO, Virserius Studio
Clint Nagata, Founder and Creative Partner, BLINK Design Group
Garrett Robbins, Co-Founder and Owner, Brime Robbins
Justin Wells, Founder & CEO, Wells International
MODERATOR
Daniel Englender, Managing Director, Benjamin West International
2.15pm
SPRING AWAKENING – THE GREEN SHOOT STORY
The clouds are finally clearing, and in its wake, the ‘great storm’ has fertilised a host of intriguing and ground-breaking concepts that could promise a key to the work-life-travel story. Join our conversation with four giants of hospitality, as we explore these ‘green-shoot’ opportunities and how or if, the well-seasoned brands are positioning themselves to embrace and cultivate these ideals into the travel experience.
PANELLISTS
Damien Perrot, Global Senior Vice President Design & Innovation, Accor
Elena Apiou, Head of Design, Aparthotels Adagio
Tom Hupe, Senior Director of Design & Architecture EMEA, Hilton
Craig Milne, Vice President Global Design Europe, Marriott International
MODERATOR
Vince Stroop, Founder, stroop Design
3pm
- COFFEE/TEA & NETWORKING –
3.45pm
THE HOTEL BLUEPRINT: CHANNELING CHANGE IN CHALLENGING TIMES
Our panellists tell us about the design features that make their hotels unique and share their ideas on how to meet post-pandemic ideals whilst addressing the current labour crisis and community integration.
PANELLISTS
Michael Bonsor, Managing Director, Rosewood London
Anne Golden, General Manager, Pan Pacific London
Philippe Leboeuf, Managing Director, Raffles London - The OWO
MODERATOR
Filip Boyen, Ambassador, Forbes Travel Guide
4.30pm
CLOSING REMARKS
Can Faik, Event Director & Editorial Director, HLDC & Hospitality Interiors
- DRINKS & NETWORKING -
Serving Nyetimber Classic Cuvee MV (en magnum)
Courtesy of lead sponsor, Nyetimber
