The 2012 Hospitality Design Boutique Exposition & Conference (HD Boutique) is next week, September 11-12th at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Besides the 300 exhibitors on the show floor, don’t miss the stellar lineup of speakers planned for this year’s event.
- On Tuesday, keynote speaker Alexandra Champalimaud, president and principal designer of New York-based Champalimaud, will discuss the highlights of her estimable career, the secrets to successful luxury restoration, and the challenges of a current project, the renovation of the classic hotel, New York’s Waldorf=Astoria. Sponsored by WALTERS
- Tuesday morning, meet Hospitality Design magazine’s Wave of the Future: Each year we honor industry leaders who are young enough to be considered visionary but tested enough to be accomplished. Listen to this year’s eight honorees as they share their insight on the industry, and recent projects that showcase why they caught our attention. Sponsored by D’Style and Interior Talent
- New for this year’s annual conference is a focus on the Latin America through a series of panels that give the perspective from both owners and designers working there. Not-to-miss is the first-ever HD Boutique Owners’ Roundtable – Americas Focus, where attendees get facetime with the region’s movers and shakers. Sponsored by Frontgate Contract
- The boutique and lifestyle hotel landscape is more crowded and competitive than ever. Listen to some of the category’s major players at the BLLA Luncheon & Owners’ Outlook discuss what they are doing to stay ahead-new developments, meeting and exceeding guests’ needs, creating complete experiences from an F&B perspective, and design narratives.
For a complete lineup of speakers and events, visit www.hdboutique.com.
