HD 2008 Expo & Conference

Save the Date: Join us in NY! June 5, 2008 New York City hdmag.com awards THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2008 HD8T0A-FREE OPENING SESSION 9 AM-10:30 AM HD/ISHP TOWN HALL MEETING: OWNERS’ ROUNDTABLE The industry’s only one-to-one roundtable with hospitality brand leaders 1.5 LU; .1 CEU You told us to include this session at HD every year. In our most popular format ever—the roundtable—meet face to face with owners, developers, and brand executives for a free-flowing discussion of industry issues, forecasts, ideas, updates, trends, and topics you bring to the table. Roundtable “hosts” switch tables every 10 to 15 minutes, offering you the opportunity to hear multiple perspectives in one session. The magazine’s annual awards program recognizing creative achievement in the hospitality projects throughout the world. Judged by a prestigious group of industry professionals, winners and finalists are showcased in the May/June issue of Hospitality Design magazine and honored at this awards ceremony and celebratory reception. Moderators: Alan Benjamin, President and CEO, Benjamin West and Co-founding President, International Society of Hospitality Purchasers (ISHP) Larry Carver, CEO, Carver & Associates, and President, International Society of Hospitality Purchasers (ISHP) Roundtable presenters at press time: Mari Balestrazzi, Vice President of Design, Morgans Hotel Group David Berins, Managing Director - Hotels & Resorts, Cypress Equities Debbie Berins, Senior Vice President- Hotels & Resorts, Cypress Equities Gerry Chase, President & COO, New Castle Hotels & Resorts Becka Chester, Vice President Interior Design, Hilton Hotels Michael Coolidge, Senior Vice President of Development and Project Management, Sage Hospitality Resources John Cooper, Executive Vice President, Development Division, Noble Investment Group Gary Dollens, Vice President of Product and Design, Hyatt Hotels Corporation Helen W. Jorgensen, ISHP, Senior Director of Purchasing, Host Hotels & Resorts Ron Kollar, Chief Design Officer, Tishman Hotel Corporation J. Raul Leal, President, Tecton Hospitality John Leary, Senior Vice President - MHRS Domestic Design and Project Management, Marriott International Guy Lindsey, Executive Vice President, Northview Hotel Group Bill Linehan, Executive Vice President, NorthPoint Group Laura Trussell McKoy, IIDA, Director of Interior Design, Omni Hotels Michael Medzigian, Chairman and Managing Partner, Watermark Capital Partners, LLC Michele Phillips, Vice President Interior Design, Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company Karen E. Rubin, Senior Vice President, Development, Investment, and Feasibility Analysis, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Bruce Stemerman, Managing Director, Asset Management, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels John Torchiana, Vice President Project Development, InterContinental Hotels Group Thomas R. Trout, Vice President Architecture and Planning, Carlson Hotels Worldwide Gregory Tubeck, President, Citystay Hotels Mark van Hartesvelt, Principal, Gemstone Hotels & Resorts Derek White, Director, Hospitality Division, Dubai Investment Group Presented in conjuction with: September 17 –18, 2008 Miami Beach hdboutique.com A unique hospitality design experience with festive cabanas and exhibit space limited to 100- to 200-square foot booths. This boutique-inspired tradeshow experience is a fusion of fabulous specialty design products, cutting-edge accredited education sessions, in both English and Spanish, and hot networking events. Miami Beach, where Latin, South, and North America converge, is an ultra-hip hospitality environment. in association with: presented by: produced by: The Hospitality Design Group powered by: Underwritten by: EFFECTIVE INNOVATIVE 9 http://hdexpo.com http://hdmag.com http://hdboutique.com http://hdexpo.com

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