HD Boutique Announces Conference Line-up

From September 13th-15th, the Hospitality Design (HD) Group brings top-flight industry talent to Miami Beach for the annual Hospitality Design Boutique Exposition & Conference (HD Boutique).
 
On September 14th, Yabu Pushelberg founders George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg will discuss their groundbreaking global work in conversation with Hospitality Design (HD) magazine editor in chief Michael Adams, sponsored by Walters Wicker.
 
HD senior managing editor Stacy Shoemaker Rauen presents a panel on trends and new ideas from HD’s 2010 Wave of the Future: Rafael Alvarez and Brannen L. Brock, partners, Alvarez+Brock Design; Adam Goldstein, partner/design director, Studio Collective; Amy Hulbert, director of design, Best Western International; Alessandro Munge, partner, Munge Leung; Terence Ngan, director, AB Concept; Tara Oxley, design director, B.R. Guest Restaurants.
 
Riyaz Akhtar, executive vice president, development, Hampshire Hotels & Resorts, and Mike Suomi, principal, Stonehill & Taylor, present a session on storytelling and reinvention in hotel design.
 
New ideas for profitability and flexibility in bars and clubs is up for discussion among experts Ross Conway, senior associate, Gensler; Gigi Huang, founder, Gigi’s Asian Bistro & Dumpling Bar; Jerry Lasco, owner, The Tasting Room and Max’s Wine Dive; and Lisa Pope-Westerman, design director, hospitality and retail studios, Gensler.
 
Tom Trout, vice president, architecture and planning, Carlson Hotels Worldwide, will cover the decisions behind re-creating domestic Radisson in terms of design, guest perception, sustainability, and the brand’s new aesthetic.
 
HD Boutique presents a bath and spa workshop: trends, technology, and solutions for designing great guest experiences with Patricia Rotondo, senior vice president, Hospitality/Interiors Group – Domestic and International; VOA Associates Incorporated; and Peter Schor, principal and president, Dynamic Results, Inc. Two bath product workshops on specific new ideas will follow the workshop.
 
David Dodson, president, The Cultivation Corps; William “Bill” Johnson, principal, The Johnson Studio; and John Tesar, culinary director, DRG Concepts, show how to revolutionize hotel F&B based on how guests eat now.
 
On September 15th, chef Nobu Matsuhisa of his namesake Nobu restaurant brand, previews the expansion of Nobu to hotels with management team Trevor Horwell, CEO, and Struan McKenzie, COO, Nobu Hotels; and Meir Teper, co-founder, Nobu.
 
HD managing editor Tara Mastrelli dissects the design of hotel and members’ club hybrid Soho House with designer Martin Brudnizki, founder, Martin Brudnizki Design Studio
 
Soho Myriad presents an HD business workshop on what owners want in design presentations featuring Marty Collins, president and CEO, Gatehouse Capital Corporation; Michael Dalton, vice president, design, Strategic Hotels & Resorts; Gary Dollens, global head franchise and select brands, Hyatt Hotels Corporation; and William “Bill” Tom, senior vice president, Pyramid Hotel Group; moderated by Michelle Finn, vice president, HD Group, and Tracy Chevalier, senior vice president, Soho Myriad.
 
History meets modern hospitality in a session on Boston’s Ames hotel with Stefanie Greenfield, AIA, associate principal, Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc.; Gregory Stanford, principal, Rockwell Group; and Mari Balestrazzi, senior vice president design, Morgans Hotel Group.
 
Restaurateurs James Brennan, owner, Stingaree and Searsucker, and Top Chef finalist Brian Malarkey, chef, Searsucker, join their designer, Thomas Schoos, founder, Thomas Schoos Design to talk about their newest venture, which delivers a timeless, classic outcome based on a 2009 economic mindset.
 
And preceding HD Boutique, on September 13th, HD partners with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) on LEED Core Concepts and Strategies (200 level) and Green Building Basics (LEED 101). For more on the conference, please visit www.hdboutique.com.