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Craig Amos, Apple Hospitality REIT; Angela Clarke, Marriott International; and Peter Lipkin, Nourison Hospitality
Jesse Israel, founder of the Big Quiet and social meditation community Medi Club, led a guided meditation for attendees
Larry Traxler, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, and Cheryl Heisterberg, DAC Art Consulting, who sponsored a group yoga session
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Isabel Wilkerson captivated the audience through a discussion of her book The Warmth of Other Suns
Sonya Haffey, V Starr Interiors; Sabine Vessnow Khera, Sydell Group; Venus Williams, V Starr Interiors; and Lynn Larkin, Bessolo Design Group
Barbara Parker, Parker-Torres Design; and Gus Sarff and Michelle Roscoe, GS Associates
Molly Swyers, 21c Museum Hotels; Robert Pullen, Fil Doux Textiles; and David Davis, Rottet Studio
Gary Womack, Loews Hotels; Chrystal Boone, RH Contract, a Summit After Hours sponsor; Adam Kubryk, Global Allies; Stacy Shoemaker Rauen, HD; Steve Galbreath, Garfield Public/Private; and Kraig Kalashian, KKAD
Gulla Jónsdóttir, Gulla Jónsdóttir Architecture + Design; Craig Palacios, Bunnyfish Studio; and Tomas Palomar, Porcelanosa
Violinist and MacArthur Fellow Vijay Gupta spoke about the power of music on mental health
Christine Shanahan, HVS Design; Shirli Sensenbrenner, CoralTree Hospitality; Kim Roeser, Valley Forge Fabrics; Nina Grondin, Curioso; and Heather Ciszczon, Hyatt
The Shaw Contract table, the closing dinner sponsor: Back row: Malcolm Berg, EoA; Kellie Sirna, Studio 11 Design; Desiree Perkins, Shaw Contract; Adrienne Scribner, Baskervill; and Kate Poole Cropsey, Gensler. Front row: John Crews, Shaw Contract; Christine Shanahan, HVS Design; Stacy Elliston, Studio 11 Design; Robert Stuckey, Shaw Contract; and David Tracz, //3877
Chef José Andrés and Michael Adams, HD, talked about his humanitarian efforts in Puerto Rico
Michael Chalfin, Samuelson Furniture; John Kelly, MunnWorks; Nicole Wood, Summa International, a Summit After Hours sponsor; Amie Marben, Relevant Group; and Max Munn, MunnWorks
Michelle Acevedo, MAD Hospitality Studio, and Deborah Herman, Fabric Innovations
The Platinum Circle reception: Back row: Paul Bienkowski, Stacy Shoemaker Rauen, and Michael Adams, HD; Neil Locke, Neil Locke & Associates; and sponsors Robert Duban, Bryan Ashley, and Paul Cleary, Tarkett. Front row: Barbara Lazaroff, Imaginings Design; Susan Nagle, Bentel & Bentel; Clodagh, Clodagh Design; Kemper Hyers, Auberge Resorts Collection; Gerry Jue, BAMO; and sponsor Kim Drautz, Tarkett
The VISO table: Back row: Nancie Min, Clodagh Design; Filipe Lisboa and Tzetzy Naydenova, VISO; Shay Lam, TPG Architecture; and Anwar Mekhayech, DesignAgency. Front row: Gina Goodin, CallisonRTKL; Jihee Youn, Virserius Studio; Mark Rottman, Hyatt; and Brent Zeigler, Dyer Brown Architects
HD Summit 2019

CitySCENE: Washington, DC 2025
In March, approximately 175 industry professionals gathered at Arlo Washington DC for Hospitality Design’s CitySCENE: Next Generation networking event. A special thanks to our sponsors: CF Kent, Daltile, Durkan, Emser Tile, Fabricut Contract, Global Allies, Kalisher, Mannington Commercial, RH Contract, Tarkett Hospitality, Tempur Sealy, Williams-Sonoma Business to Business, and Yellow Goat Design. Photos by Chris Ferenzi Photography

HD Summit 2025
In March, a select group of approximately 330 industry professionals gathered for Hospitality Design magazine’s annual HD Summit at the Hilton Tulum Riviera Maya All-Inclusive Resort in Mexico for three days of inspiring sessions, networking, and creative insight. Photos courtesy of Cancun Studios