The Platinum Circle reception, sponsored by Remington Lighting and Tarkett Hospitality

Top row (L to R): Gary Dollens, Hyatt; Stacy Shoemaker Rauen, HD; Standford Hughes, BraytonHughes Design Studios; Larry Traxler, Hilton; Jeremy Clouse, Tarkett Hospitality; Robert Duban, Remington Lighting; William Langmade, PMI; Joan Cardy, the Cardy Group; Jennifer Johanson, EDG Design; Kimberley Miller, Duncan & Miller Design; Jill Cole, CMCA Designs; Laurie Miller, Anderson Miller; Carrie Bowen and Tom Henderson, Tarkett Hospitality; and Paul Bienkowski, HD

Bottom row (L to R): Doug Scott, Remington Lighting; Barbara Lazaroff, Imaginings Design; Neil Locke, Neil Locke & Associates; Miriam Torres, Parker-Torres Design; Helen Jorgensen, Host Hotels & Resorts; Barbara Parker, Parker-Torres Design; and Mitch Parker, the Parker Company

Neil Locke, Neil Locke & Associates; Helen Jorgensen, Host Hotels & Resorts; and Barbara Parker, Parker-Torres Design

The Welcome Reception, sponsored by Daltile and Durkan

Kristi Mattson, Tempur Sealy; Robyn Kaminski, Marriott; Elle Gillman, Arteriors Contract; and Evert Luke, Tempur Sealy

Nancy Micsko, Fabricut Contract; Kathy DeJovine, Slate Procurement; Natalie Sheedy, Sheedy/DeLaRosa Interiors; and Karrie Drinkhahn, One Line Design Studio

Gavriel Wolf, Indiewalls; Taylor Robertson, Williams-Sonoma Business to Business; and Chris Robinson, Bryan Ashley

Morgan Stephenson, Daltile; Brad Zuger, Rockwell Group; Willow Decker, Daltile; and Pamela Villafane, Carver & Associates

Cheryl Heisterberg, DAC Art Consulting; Andrew Kline, Workshop/APD; and Morgan Brodey, Jaclo

David Cluer and Bob Parisi, Wolf-Gordon; and Ben Meyer and Anissa Mendil, Mendil + Meyer Design Studio

Amy Leung and Tzetzy Naydenova, VISO Lighting; Sally Faulkner, Faulkner+Locke; William Langmade, PMI; and Geoffrey Cramer, Murphy Cramer Design

Kelly Dieter, Milliken; Rick Feinberg, Preciosa Lighting; Brian Maloney, Milliken; and Robbie Mosely, Hilton

Jackie Wright, Pineapple Procurement; Bashar Wali, This Assembly; Chris Jones, Rottet Studio; and Jason Fiore, Kevin Barry Art Advisory

Jeff Dey and Joelle DiBlasi, Astek; Gavin McDowell, Oriental Weavers Hospitality; and Chris Sommers, Harken Interiors

Ed Bakos, Champalimaud Design; Rachel Fischbach, BraytonHughes Design Studios; and Philip Bershad, Phillip Jeffries

Paul McElroy, Highgate; Andrew Alford, Andrew Alford Design; Stacy Shoemaker Rauen, HD; Rodrigo Vargas, Rodrigo Vargas Design; and Nina Grondin, Curioso

Meditation leader and the Big Quiet founder Jesse Israel

Israel led a mass meditation alongside harpist Lexie Lowell and sound musician Jackie Cantwell

Barbara Best-Santos, Hart Howerton; Emily Mueller, Delta Faucet Company; and Barry Nidiffer, BB Hotels

Robyn Kaminski, Marriott, and Adam Tooter, P/Kaufmann Contract

Nigel Hatcher, Marriott; Molly O’Keefe, the Gettys Group Companies; David Ashen, Saguez & Dash; and Chris McDonough, the Gettys Group Companies

Leslie Shammas, Virgin Hotels; Libby Patrick, Sims Patrick Studio; Debra Robinson, ADM Associates; and Eric Dortch, iWORKS

Physician, neuroscientist, and founder of Complete Alan Watkins led a thought-provoking morning session

Watkins with audience volunteer Ian Schwartz, Kravet Contract

Cindy Kaufman, Desiree Perkins, and Melissa Nau, Shaw Contract Hospitality, the sponsor of HD Summit’s Evening in White

Bryan Liska, Hilton; Jennifer Johanson and Patrick O’Hare, EDG Design; and Jason Bramhall and Robbie Mosely, Hilton

Tracy Smith-Woodby, Marriott; and Zoe Rahimi-Nolen and Kimberly Pritchett, Emser Tile

Lori Mukoyama, Gensler, and Duk Kim, Stantec Architecture

Steve Wilson, 21c Museum Hotels, and Chris Jones, Rottet Studio

Cindy Andrews, Sunbrite Outdoor Furniture, and Neil Locke, Neil Locke & Associates

Visual artist Shantell Martin told her inspiring story and encouraged the group to get creative

Martin leads the group in an interactive drawing session to wrap up HD Summit