More than 85 leading industry professionals are readying to speak at the some 15 CEU-accredited conference sessions set to inspire and inform during the 2014 Hospitality Design Exposition & Conference (HD Expo). The industry’s largest and most preeminent tradeshow will head back to Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, May 14-16th.
Take Affordable Luxury: Brands that Speak to Gen Y. From hostels to new hotel brands, everyone is trying to authentically speak to this influential generation. Hear from those who are doing it successfully: Anwar Mekhayech, partner at the Design Agency; Audra Tuskes, vice president of design at Commune Hotels + Resorts; Josh Wyatt, partner-hospitality and leisure at Patron Capital; and Verena Haller, senior vice president of design at Morgans Hotel Group.
Two successful design-culinary duos are the spotlight of Twice as Good: Designer-Chef Collaborations that Succeed. Chef Michael Mina and Adam Farmerie, principal at AvroKO, and chef Victor Albisu and Allison Cooke, director of hospitality design at CORE, share their creative processes and insight to an effective working relationship.
Four innovative brands-SLS Hotels, Viceroy Hotel Group, Hyatt Hotels, and 21c Hotels-take center stage at Living for Lifestyle: Experiential Brands. Arash Azarbarzin, president, hotel group of SLS Hotels, Bill Walshe, CEO of Viceroy Hotel Group, Gary Dollens, senior vice president product and brand development, Hyatt Hotels, and Molly Swyers, senior vice president of design, 21c Hotels will give an insider’s look into their unique concepts that are helping to define the idea of what a lifestyle hotel is.
