Up-and-Coming Hoteliers of the Year Everett Abitbol, Deacon Hospitality, and Shannon Maldonado, YOWIE Hotel

Mikey Dobin, Valley Forge Fabrics, one of the title sponsors

The event, which celebrated the winners and finalists of the 43rd annual awards, was held at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York

Megan Kennedy, Rob Blood, John Beninghof, Tory Knoph, and Alejandro Huertas Rivera, from Elder & Ash, the 2023 Designer of the Year

The recipient of the prestigious 2023 NEWH ICON of Industry award, Lee Blair, Milliken Hospitality, with NEWH, Inc. CEO Shelia Lohmiller

Tzetzy Naydenova, VISO Lighting, a title sponsor

The 2023 NEWH ICON of Industry scholarship recipient Maitreyee Patil, Savannah College of Art and Design

Andreas Lange, PWWG, and Annie Luca, Hufft, winners of the Judges’ So Cool Award for their work on the 21c Museum Hotel St. Louis

Members of the 2023 Boutique 18 class were recognized at the event

Liz O’Connor, Waterworks, the Boutique 18 sponsor, and Katie Kervin, Boutique Design

Boutique 18 honoree Rae Cook, IHG; Tyeesha White and Sequoyah Hunter-Cuyjet, Determined by Design; and Ashli Johnson, Howard University Marriott-Sorenson Center for Hospitality Leadership at the Gold Key Awards ceremony

Katlain Schultz, Williams-Sonoma, a category sponsor; and Megan Kennedy and Rob Blood, Elder & Ash, the 2023 Gold Key Designer of the Year