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Award-winning filmmakers and activists Chris Temple and Zach Ingrasci shared their work around global poverty
David Shove-Brown, //3877, and Kraig Kalashian, KKAD
Emily Keip, Hyatt, and Kimberly Pritchett, Emser Tile
Speaker Danny Meyer, Union Square Hospitality Group, and Michael Adams, HD
Mike Janas, Gensler; Josh Held, Wimberly Interiors; and Ryan Haggett, Williams-Sonoma Contract, a Summit After Hours sponsor
The team from Shaw Contract Hospitality, the closing dinner sponsor: Desiree Perkins, Paul Young, and Susan Smilek
Monika Sibert, P3 Design Collective; Alan Benjamin, Benjamin West; and Paula Benesch, P3 Design Collective
The Platinum Circle reception, sponsored by Tarkett and Bryan Ashley: Paul Bienkowski, HD; Jennifer Wellman, Tarkett; Michael Adams, HD; Kay Lang, Kay Lang + Associates; Deborah Forrest, ForrestPerkins; Gary Dollens, Hyatt; Neil Locke, Neil Locke & Associates; Kim Drautz, Tarkett; Barbara Lazaroff, Imaginings Interior Design; Larry Traxler, Hilton Worldwide; and Stacy Shoemaker Rauen, HD
Behavioral ecologist and author of The Bee: A Natural History, Noah Wilson-Rich spoke about the urgency of protecting bees
Christian Triana, EoA, and Michaela Trkalova, Preciosa, the Box Lunch sponsor
Nicole Fournier, MGM Resorts International; Frank Trujillo, designONE studio; Dalila Benz, JANUS et Cie; and Lori Duran, MGM Resorts International
Matt DeShantz, Fabricut Contract; Greg Keffer, Rockwell Group; Ed Kuester, RH Contract; and Matt Berman, Workshop/APD
International human rights attorney and social innovator Flynn Coleman on the future of artificial intelligence
Sally Faulkner, Faulkner + Locke; Corinna Kretschmar-Joehnk, JOI-Design; Andrew Alford, Andrew Alford Creative; and Michelle Wildenhaus, Studio Twist
Adam Tooter, P/Kaufmann Contract; Robert Polacek, RoseBernard Studio; and Lisa McClung, IHG
Leslie Shammas, Canyon Ranch Wellness Resorts; Dallas Chapman, Kravet Contract; and Barbara Best-Santos, ForrestPerkins
Paul Bienkowski, HD, and Tracy Lambeth, Durkan, the Welcome Reception sponsor
Sabine Vessnow, Airbnb; Tory Knoph, Stonehill Taylor; Michael Chalfin, Samuelson Furniture; and Nicole Wood, Summa International, a Summit After Hours sponsor
HD Summit 2020

HD Expo + Conference 2025
Photos capturing four packed days on and off the show floor at HD Expo + Conference in Las Vegas. Photos by PWP Studio

CitySCENE: Chicago 2025
In June, approximately 200 industry professionals gathered at ROOF on theWit for Hospitality Design’s CitySCENE: Next Generation networking event. A special thanks to our sponsors: Better Designed Lighting, Coast to Coast, Durkan, Emser Tile, Evan Ross & Co., ICG Italia, Kalisher, Kravet Contract, Lime Tree Hospitality, RH Contract, Silhouette Outdoor Furniture, Tarkett Hospitality, Waterworks, Williams-Sonoma Business to Business, and Yellow Goat Design. Photos by George Burns Photography