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Keynote speaker Brandon Chrostowski, founder of EDWINS Leadership & Restaurant Institute, speaks about the importance of community and his mission to train and employ formerly incarcerated adults at his flagship French eatery in Cleveland.
Jason Neufeldt, Majestic Mirror & Frame/Majestic Lighting; Allison Trimpe, Room & Board; and Kelli Groh, Absolute Procurement
David Tracz, //3877, and Kelly Felton, Fabricut Contract
In conversation with Hospitality Design’s Stacy Shoemaker Rauen, brothers Benjamin Goldberg and Max Goldberg of Strategic Hospitality discussed how they’re reimagining Nashville’s F&B scene
Courtney Lauderdale, Studio Paolo Ferrari; Erika Dray and Vanessa Watts, Watts & Dray; Angel Ochoa and Michaela Trkalova, Preciosa; and Ryan Gribbon, HPG International
Brooke Anderson and Samar Elsadik, HOK; and Patricia Clark, VISO Lighting, the NextGen After Hours sponsor
Shola Richard, CEO and founder of Go Together Global, shared his transformative message on positivity
Clockwise from top row left: Stacy Shoemaker Rauen, Hospitality Design; Kelsi Coia, Williams-Sonoma Business to Business, the NextGen luncheon sponsor; Elide Rathborne, Bond Collective; Nick Solomon, AvroKO; Kane Sarhan, the Well; Aaron Anderson, the 26 Co; and Alissa Ponchione, Hospitality Design; Crystal Vinisse Thomas, Hyatt; Kia Weatherspoon, Determined by Design; Diana Martinez, Kimpton; Linda Boronkay, Linda Boronkay Design Studio; Pooja Shah-Mulani, LW; and Atit Jariwala, Bridgeton Holdings
Sequoyah Hunter-Cuyjet, Determined by Design, and David Cline, Global Allies
Keynote speaker and social futurist Tameka Vasquez shined a spotlight on the future of tech, social innovation, and web3
Samantha Berezow, Room & Board; Elizabeth Dillon, Arcsine; Amanda Merkle, Marriott; and Angela Hong, Arcsine
Paolo Ferrari and Courtney Lauderdale, Studio Paolo Ferrari; and Tzetzy Naydenova, VISO Lighting, the NextGen After Hours sponsor
Billy Quimby, EDG Interior Architecture + Design; Sarah Smallwood, Great Wolf Resorts; and Archit Sawhney, Harken Interiors
Ian Schwartz, Kravet Contract, and Kat Kim, Dream Hotel Group
Sarah Klymson, Hyatt Hotels, during the Owners’ Roundtable, Hospitality Design‘s signature event
Kristen Freeland, IHG, during Owners’ Roundtable
Jeremy Clouse, Tarkett Hospitality, sponsor of Owners’ Roundtable; David Shove-Brown, //3877; and Justin Campbell, Tempur Sealy International
Cherie Stinson, Maed Collective, and Cindy Kaufman, Shaw Contract
Bridget Hale, ESG Architecture and Design; Brittany Chisenhall, RH Contract; and Megan Eckhoff, ESG Architecture and Design
Frank Boardman, Fabric Innovations; Louie Sison, Curioso; and Jason Bramhall, Hilton
Aaron Anderson, the 26 Co; Linda Boronkay, Linda Boronkay Studio; and Sam Suleman, Equinox Hospitality
Taylor Horvat, AvroKO, and David Davis, Rottet Studio
HD NextGen Forum 2022
Nearly 190 industry professionals, including the 2022 Wave of the Future honorees, attended the annual HD NextGen Forum event in October at the Virgin Hotels Nashville to get inspired by motivational keynote speakers and network. Thank you to our sponsors! Photos by PWP Studio
Boutique Design Winter Forum 2024
In February, nearly 150 industry professionals came together at BD Winter Forum at the Hythe, a Luxury Collection Resort, in Vail, Colorado, for two days of networking and winter activities. The closing night featured a gondola ride to a mountain-top dinner at the 10th Vail restaurant overlooking the Gore Range. Thank you to our sponsors! Photos by Barry Eckhaus
CitySCENE: Los Angeles 2024
Nearly 200 industry professionals gathered in January at the La Lo La Rooftop at AC Hotel by Marriott Downtown Los Angeles for Hospitality Design’s CitySCENE: Next Generation networking event. A special thanks to our sponsors: ASCH, Bernhardt Hospitality, Daltile, Durkan Hospitality, Emser Tile, Kimball Hospitality, Reid Witlin Ltd, Remington Lighting, RH Contract, Safemark, Tarkett Hospitality, Tempur Sealy, TLC Hospitality, and Williams-Sonoma Business to Business