INSIGHTS FROM 40+ INDUSTRY LEADERS & INFLUENCERS…..

David Ashen
Founder
dash design
Jeffrey Beers
Founder and CEO
Jeffrey Beers International
Scott Berman
Principal and Industry Leader, Hospitality & Leisure Group
PwC
Barbara Best-Santos
Principal
ForrestPerkins
Ken Cruse
Co-Founder and CEO
SCP Hotels
Michelle Finn
Vice President, Boutique Design Group
Emerald
Bethany Gale
Interiors Associate
Stonehill Taylor
Verena Haller
Chief Design Officer
The Standard Hotels
Mitchell Hochberg
President
Lightstone
Greg Keffer
Partner and Studio Director
Rockwell Group
Emily Keip
Vice President, Design Services Americas
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Katie Kervin
Senior Managing Editor
Boutique Design, Emerald 
Aliya Khan
Vice President, Global Design Strategies
Marriott International
Damon Lawrence
Founder
Homage Hospitality
Vito Lotta
Vice President, Architecture & Design
Hilton Hotels Corporation
Elie Maalouf
Chief Executive Officer, Americas
IHG
Peter Mack
Founder and CEO
Collective Retreats
Audrey Laurent Maclean
Principal/Owner
Mac&Lo Hospitality
Sergio Maclean
Principal/Owner
Mac&Lo Hospitality
Adam Marquis
President
Pacifica Hotels - Invest West
Heather McCrory
Chief Executive Officer, North & Central America
Accor Hotels
Margaret McMahon
Senior Vice President and Global Director
Wimberly Interiors
Michael Medzigian
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Watermark Lodging Trust, Inc.
Jim Merkel
President & CEO
Rockbridge Capital
My Nguyen
Director of Interior Design & Operations
Holland America Line
Susan Nugraha
Vice President Design & Development
Tao Group
Nimisha Patel
Partner, Vue Hotels
Female Director Western Division, AAHOA
Libby Patrick
Founder and CEO
Sims Patrick Studio, Inc.
Trisha Poole
Principal
Design Poole Inc.
Brian Quinn
Chief Development Officer
Domio
Rachel Rangelov
Senior Vice President, Design and Construction
Longview Senior Housing Advisors
Stacy Shoemaker Rauen
SVP, Design Group
Emerald
Rosanne Regent
Vice President - Hospitality
Chapman Hospitality Lighting, Inc.
Aaron Richter
Vice President of Design
Equinox Hotels
Chip Rogers
President & CEO
American Hotel & Lodging Association
Chris Rupp
Senior Vice President
RB Hotel Development
Michelle Russo
Founder and CEO
Hotel Asset Value Enhancement (HotelAVE)
Shirli Sensenbrenner
Senior Vice President, Design + Development Services
CoralTree Hospitality
Kerry Soniat
Project Architect
Campo Architects
Jay Stein
Chief Executive Officer
Dream Hotel Group
Michael Suomi
President
Suomi Design Works
Ron Swidler
Chief Innovation Officer
The Gettys Group
Larry Traxler
Senior Vice President – Global Design
Hilton
Audra Tuskes
Vice President, Global Design Strategies
Marriott International
Elisa Whaler
President and CEO
Bray Whaler Hospitality Procurement