The biennial NEWH Leadership Conference heads to San Francisco January 25-26th at the Grand Hyatt Union Square. With the tagline Bridge to Success, the two-day event will boast a variety of preeminent speakers and expert panel discussions that will explore the new challenges and opportunities of the ever-changing hospitality industry.
Each day will feature a keynote speaker. The conference will kick off with Chip Conley, founder of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, now JT Hospitality/Commune Hotels, who is also author of PEAK Organizations and Transforming the Way Business Is Done. His talk with focus on the intersection of psychology and business and how it is relevant to hospitality. On Saturday, Roger Thomas, executive vice president design, Wynn Design and Development, will discuss designing “for the experience from the very beginning,” he says. “We get a chance to expand into the edges of fantasy and we have an enormous opportunity to create a memorable and unique experience.”
Other highlights of the conference include the Hospitality Design magazine/NEWH Owners’ Roundtable, where attendees get one-on-one face time with some of the industry’s most influential hotel owners, investors, and design directors from top companies like InterContinental Hotels, Wyndham Worldwide, MGM Resorts International, Jones Lang LaSalle, and Marriott International, among others. In addition, panels will delve into sustainable meta-trends, social media, color and industry trends, and the state of the industry.
For more information on NEWH and the Leadership Conference, visit www.newh.org.
