As posted on Green Lodging News, more than 10,000 hospitality design professionals are expected to convene at HD Expo at Mandalay Bay Convention Center on May 5 to 7. I have attended HD Expo many times and one of the highlights is always the impressive lineup of speakers focused on wellness and sustainability. This year the lineup is just as impressive:
Wellness by Design: Seamless Technology Experiences from Hotel to Home
Speakers:
Kaylee Barnett, RH
Glenn Nowak, UNLV – University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Sherrie Tennessee, Virginia State University/SpaSOS
Alissa Ponchione, Hospitality Design
Micro-Gathering: Driving Purpose-Driven Transparency & Empathy in Design Culture
Speaker:
David Shove-Brown, AIA, NCARB is Partner at //3877, an Architectural and Interior Design firm with offices in Washington, D.C. and New York
Carved from Stone: The Story Behind Desert Rock
Speakers:
Paolo Ferrari, Studio Paolo Ferrari
Chad Oppenheim, Oppenheim Architecture
Caitlin St John, Hospitality Design Magazine
Social Innovation: Reimagining Hospitality Through Design
Speakers:
Kamille Glenn, dsgnrs.wrkshp
LeAnn Shelton, Rockwell Group
Designing for Different Minds: The Future of Neuroinclusive Hospitality
Speakers:
Rachel Jackson, Rachel Jackson Design
Andrea Keller, Four D Design
Hilari Jones, HKS
The New Hospitality Guest: Designing for Performance, Well-Being, and Experience
Speaker:
Elizabeth Von Lehe, CannonDesign
The Future of Health Begins in Our Spaces
Speaker:
Dr. Gautam Gulati, The Well Home
Smarter Hotel Renovations: Creative Capital Stacks and Value Engineering Hacks
Speakers:
Jenna Smith, JLL
Sean Taylor, Taylor Hospitality
Mary Gilmore, Campo Architecture & Interior Design
Restoring the Past, Designing the Future: Repositioning Legacy Hotels for Today’s Guest
Speakers:
Liana Hawes Young, Wimberly Interiors
Victor Schmick, Davidson Hospitality
Jessica Sheridan, Mancini
Julie Purpura, Avenir Creative
Micro-Gathering: The Future of Hospitality is Human: Designing for Health
Speaker:
Dr. Gautam Gulati, The Well Home
Site as Strategy: The Architecture of Wellness
Speakers:
Jeanine Allpress-Cliffe, TLEE Spas + Wellness
Jorey “Shosh” Friedman, 10 Design
I will be writing a wrap-up of my HD Expo observations after the event. Be sure to continue to follow Green Lodging News.
