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Meet HD’s 2023 Wave of the Future Class

Get to know a group of eight industry innovators, selected by HD for their visionary leadership and creative genius

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The Philippe Starck-designed Mondrian New York Park Avenue, a project by Dakota Development
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October 19, 2023

Meet HD’s 2023 Wave of the Future Class

Get to know a group of eight industry innovators, selected by HD for their visionary leadership and creative genius

Words by: HD Staff

Every year, Hospitality Design recognizes up-and-coming yet tested professionals who view the world via their unique lenses, reflecting it back onto the hospitality industry with boundary-pushing projects. Click below to get acquainted with each of the 2023 honorees, who are in a class of their own.

 

Vedi Aslanyan
Vice President of Design + Development, Dakota Development

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Heather Ciszczon
Chief Development Officer, NuovoRE

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Paolo Ferrari
Founder, Studio Paolo Ferrari

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Ashli Johnson
Executive Director, Marriott-Sorenson Center for Hospitality Leadership, Howard University

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Kat Kim
Head of Creative, Dream Hotels, Hyatt

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Kerrie Murphy
Vice President of Design, SH Hotels & Resorts

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Pascale Sablan
Global President, NOMA + Associate Principal, Adjaye Associates

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Constantina Tsoutsikou
Founder + Creative Director, Studio LOST

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