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NEWH Does Dallas
With the announcement of a few new powerhouse speakers and
sessions, the NEWH Leadership Conference on January 22-24th
at the Fairmont Dallas is living up to its tagline: "Dream Big.
Become Bigger."
First, is an industry
update with Andrea Grigg,
executive vice president, Jones
Lang LaSalle (JLL). A panel
discussion led by Jill Schmitz of
Ramsey Purchasing will follow,
where industry professionals
will respond to the insights
Grigg will share.
Lori Stohs of Lori Stohs
Consulting (shown) will
headline the Scholars
Luncheon. Her years of highimpact business coaching
with companies from all over
the globe have moved leaders to a higher level of performance. She
will talk about how the business best seller, StrengthsFinder 2.0, can
make a difference when looking for a job, hiring someone, and in
one's own personal growth.
Hospitality Design (HD) magazine is once again partnering with
NEWH to bring an HD/NEWH Owners' Roundtable-HD's innovative
version of speed meeting for designers, architects, manufacturers,
and purchasers with hotel operators, owners, and brand
executives-to the conference. Here's a sampling of the industry
leaders that attendees will have a chance to get facetime with as they
rotate tables throughout the 90-minute session:
* Chris Chamblee, vice president, Pillar Hotels & Resorts
Construction/InterMountain Renovation Consultants
* Ted Brumleve, director of technical services, Dolce Hotels and
Resorts
* Marla Davis, senior vice president of procurement, Remington
Hospitality Services
* Daniel Hyde, director of development and construction, Invest West
* Eileen Madigan, corporate director of technical services, Rosewood
Hotels & Resorts
* Laura McKoy, director of interior design, Omni Hotels & Resorts
* Michael Medzigian, chairman and managing partner, Watermark
Capital Partners
* Joe Motley, program manager, Walt Disney World Co.
* Steven Nance, vice president of investments, HRI Properties
* Barry Nidiffer, executive vice president of development
management, Chartres Lodging Group
* Chip Ohlsson, vice president of development, Starwood Hotels and
Resorts

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* Sangeetha Ramkumar, director of innovation and design,
InterContinental Hotels Group
* George Scammell, vice president of global design, Wyndham
Worldwide
* Jeanne Starling, director of design development, MGM Resorts
Scott Gerber, principal and CEO of the Gerber Group, will keynote
Saturday (Friday's keynote is design veteran Jeffrey Beers). Setting
out to provide an innovative nightlife experience, Gerber Group
opened its first property, the Whiskey, at the Paramount Hotel in
1991. Soon after, Gerber took the lead in forging a partnership with
Starwood Hotels and Resorts to develop the W Hotel brand, which
now features Gerber Group venues throughout the U.S. and in select
properties globally. The partnership is widely credited for changing
the landscape of the nightlife industry by creating unique, innovative

venues that have redefined the hotel bar. Today, Gerber manages
the company and its full portfolio of properties, which encompasses
20 iconic spaces under such brands as Whiskey Blue, Whiskey
Park, Living Room, Stone Rose Lounge, THE LCL: Bar & Kitchen, and,
most recently, Kingside and the Roof, which both opened at the
Viceroy New York. Gerber Group is also currently consulting for
Fred's at Barneys in New York and Los Angeles. Gerber is widely
viewed as a leading entrepreneur in the hospitality industry and has
appeared on the popular Fox Business Network show America's
Nightly Scoreboard, CNBC's Squawk on the Street, and MSNBC's Your
Business. He has also been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, USA
Today, Forbes, Market Watch, Crain's New York Business, Bloomberg
Businessweek, Hotel Business, Nightclub & Bar, and Bar Business
Magazine, among others.
For more updates on the biannual three-day conference,
dedicated to providing attendees with the tools, insights, and
resources needed to take their company and career to the next level,
go to to www.newh.org.
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