Adam Tooter, P/Kaufmann Contract, the networking break sponsor, and Jenny Lichtenberg Aboudou, Hilton Hotels

Idean design director Jordan Winick on thinking about design differently

Rebecca Fairman, Airbnb; Danielle E. Velasco, Gensler; and Chantz Wesnidge, the Ness Group

Emily Pilloton, Project H Design, describes the intersection between design and public education

Laura Sievers and Zach Strobino, RH Contract, the Owners’ Roundtable sponsor

The 2019 Wave of the Future honorees: Charlie North, Ennismore; Kristen Lien and Kelly Morrison, Frank Architecture & Interiors; Kate Rohrer; Rohe Creative; Tenaya Hills, Bunkhouse Group; Nina Gotlieb, West Elm; Ashley Stempler, Provenance Hotels; and Dan Mazzarini, BHDM (Not pictured: Kate Allen, Frank Architecture & Interiors; Yu Ting, Wutopia Lab; and Venus Williams, V Starr Interiors)

Tory Knoph, Stonehill Taylor, and Adam Kubryk, Global Allies, the Wave of the Future luncheon sponsor

David Tracz, //3877; Sarah Cuéllar, ThinkFoodGroup; Nina Grondin, Curioso; and William Oberlin, Dutch East Design

Michael Brown and Natalie Smith, HKS; Kirk Lamonte and Erin Geagon, Durkan, the welcome party sponsor; and Greer May, Studio 11 Design

Joy Klein and Jessica Williams; Transceramica by Fiandre, the breakfast buffet sponsor

Ben Nemtin, author of What Do You Want to Do Before You Die?, encourages the audience to dream big

Lisa Vasquez, BraytonHughes Design Studio; Rachel Bailey, Fabric Innovations; and Jaclyn Wang, Mrinal Suri, and Rich Kinnard, HBA Associates

Britni Flores, Studio McCormack, and Gillian Cochran, Marriott International

Valerie Haase, Cooper Carry; Christy Rolf, the Johnson Studio at Cooper Carry; and Elizabeth Murphy, Glen & Company

Rebecca Weinstein, Highgate, and Morgan Brodey, JACLO

Audra Tuskes, Neuehouse, leads a table discussion during HD’s Owners’ Roundtable event

The closing night dinner with sponsor Preciosa: Back row: Carlos Recinos, Preciosa; Marcia MacDonald, Yabu Pushelberg; Robyn Kaminski, Marriott International; Lissa Pierce, IHG; Nicole Smith, ForrestPerkins; Candra Mathis, Gensler; Michael Holy, Preciosa; and Paul Bienkowski, HD. Front row: Kavitha Iyer, Marriott International; Angel Ochoa, Preciosa; Mino Bautista, BraytonHughes Design Studios; and Daniel Pierce, Curioso

The Future Laboratory’s Christopher Sanderson identifies the limitations of technology on creativity