Anna Stein, CF Kent Contract; Brittany Locke, Neil Locke & Associates; and Adam Jaffe and Kelsey Moorer, Majestic Mirror/Majestic Lighting

Max Parker, the Parker Company; Tim Warburton, RH Contract; Graham Parker, the Parker Company

Liam Innes, Rockwell Group; Samer Shaath, Nivek Remas; and Michael Day, Viso

Ethan Gabany, CBRE and Rachel McCaslin, JLL

Comedian, storyteller, and author Will Hatcher, aka King Willonius, discussed harnessing AI

Lawrence Fu, CJ Kent Contract and Brooks Berry, Samuelson Furniture

Whitney Osterhout, RD Jones & Associates; Rachel McGraw, HVS Design; and Kathryn Westman, Studio AT

Ashley Herd, creator and founder of Manager Method

Diane Hang Nguyen, Lucid/Highgate; Kat Kim, Hyatt; and Christina Luk, Rockwell Group

100 Things founder Seb Terry inspires the audience

Angel Ochoa, Preciosa Lighting; Grace Escano-Maniatis, Auberge Resorts Collection; and Alex Woogmaster, Woogmaster Studio

Lauren Holmes, Rochelle Farmer, and Laura Naranjo, Marriott

Clockwise from top left: Alissa Ponchione, Hospitality Design; Chelsea Hershelman, CoralTree Hospitality; Amber Eley, Host Hotels & Resorts; Brittney Hepler, Marriott; Rosie Rainbow, Goodrich; Stacy Shoemaker Rauen, Hospitality Design; Christina Luk, Rockwell Group; Melinda Nettelbeck, Nando’s Restaurant Group; Justin Colombik, RoseBernard Studio; Kristen Freeland Hines, IHG Hotels & Resorts; and Diane Hang Nguyen, Lucid/Highgate

Linh Nguyen, Seabourn & Holland America Line

Jaclyn Moser, Harken Interiors; Jasmine Brevik, Absolute Procurement; and Vanessa Watts, Watts & Dray

Adam Tooter, P/Kaufmann Contract; Victor Schmick, Davidson Hospitality Group; Harper Emery, Studio 11 Design; and Amanda Gallo, P/Kaufmann Contract

Chris Good Eagle, the Ness Group; Amy Spencer, Fabricut Contract; Mary Gilmore, Campo; and Jennifer Schreiner, Fabricut Contract

Aaron Anderson, the 26 Co; Elide Rathborne and Thomas Gibbons, Stay Studio; and Alissa Ponchione, Hospitality Design

Katy Curtis, 75 Degree Design Studio; Michael Day, Viso; Justin Colombik, RoseBernard Studio; Stacy Shoemaker Rauen, Hospitality Design; Robert Polacek, RoseBernard Studio; and Jason E. Goldberg, BRE Hotels & Resorts

Shaw Cornelson, Bernhardt Hospitality; Ian Schwartz, Kravet Contract; Wright Harvey, Sugarlight; and David Shove-Brown, //3877

Angel Ochoa, Preciosa Lighting and Hance Hughes, Tiek Byday

Heather Egan, Tarkett Hospitality; Kelsey Verillo and Aliyah Lustine, Jeffrey Beers International; Kristy Bohne, Innovative Carpets; and Melissa Gore, the Carroll Adams Group

Rebecca Bobroff, Rebecca Bobroff Design; Eloisa Bustos, Virgin Hotels; and Angela Hong, Arcsine

Nicole Wilson, the Carroll Adams Group; Zoe Rahimi-Nolen and Tiffany Ghodsian, Emser Tile; and Jeremy Clouse, Tarkett Hospitality

Gavin McDowell, Oriental Weavers Hospitality; and Brian Aker and Melanie Flores, Rodrigo Vargas Design

Laura Naranjo, Marriott; Melissa Nau, Shaw Contract; Teri Dolan, Hilton; Lauren Imburgia, the Gettys Group; Desiree Perkins and Amanda Hopkins, Shaw Contract; Brittney Hepler, Marriott; Brian Aker, Rodrigo Vargas Design; Amber Eley, Host Hotels & Resorts; Jenna Higginbotham, Looney & Associates; and Valerie Harrison, Auro Hotels

Alex Woogmaster, Woogmaster Studio; Kathryn Westman, Studio AT; Andrew Vinegar, HHM Hotels; and Courtnye Blair, Parker Torres Design

Lianne Kitzmiller, DesignAgency; Katy Ashford, Baskervill; Madison Daches, AvroKO; Brittany Oddy, Gensler; and Alison Clark, Stonehill Taylor

Noelani Brannon, //3877; Caye Burry, Marriott; and Racquel Olson and Doug Olson, Coast to Coast Custom Furniture

The HD NextGen dinner reception, sponsored by Shaw Contract Hospitality, was hosted at the Georgia State Railroad Museum