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Get ready to soak up more than just rays in San Diego.

Test Your Hospitality IQ

At BDwest, you’ll absorb insight through interactive sessions
covering a spectrum of thought-provoking topics.

Here’s your chance to test your hospitality IQ in a Jeopardy!-like game setting —
gaining insight from hospitality owners and developers in this fast-paced session
covering “everything hospitality.” Attendees will be selected at random and paired
with a panelist for cash prizes.

Power Players: Women Leaders in Hospitality Panel Discussion

MODERATOR: Alan Benjamin, President, Benjamin West

Some of hospitality’s most powerful women thought leaders discuss their secrets
for success, their outlook for what’s ahead in the industry, what’s destined to be
next in hot design trends, and the challenges and opportunities presented by
diversity in the workplace. Sponsored by NEWH and Women in Lodging (WIL).
Additional fee required. 
MODERATOR: Mary Scoviak, Executive Editor, Boutique Design
PANELISTS: Maki Nakamura Bara, President and Co-founder, Chartres Lodging
Group; Julie Frank, Director of Design, Le Méridien Hotels; Lori Horvath, Senior
VP, U.S. Project and Development Services, Jones Lang LaSalle Americas;
Rebecca Jones, Founder and Principal, RD Jones & Associates; Nancy Johnson,
Executive Vice President, Development, Midscale Brands, Americas, Carlson
Rezidor Hotel Group; Trisha Poole, President, Design Poole, Inc. and incoming
NEWH President; Lauren Rottet, Founder and Principal, Rottet Studio;  
Randy Rubin, Co-owner, Crypton, Inc.; Lisa Simeone, Founder and Principal,
Simeone Deary Design Group; Lisa Villareal, President, Lily Jack.

Chula Vista Bayfront: The Neighborhood of the Future*
How did 556 desolate acres outside of San Diego transform into one of the largest
mixed-use meccas in the U.S? Listen in as the real estate developer for the
project reveals all.

PANELISTS: Hospitality owners and developers

Brand Central*
How has the designer’s role changed when it comes to creating stand-out brand
identity? Insiders from two of the world’s largest hotel chains lay it out here.
MODERATOR: Mary Scoviak, Executive Editor, Boutique Design
PANELISTS: Barbara Best-Santos, Sr. Associate/NW Hospitality Practice Area
Leader, Gensler; Meghann Day, Associate, HBA; Tom Horwitz, Senior VP &
Partner, FRCH Design Worldwide; Dawn Koenig, VP, Brand Performance Support,
Homewood Suites by Hilton

Fashion Forward
Leading names from the fashion, ﬁlm and theater worlds share their secrets for
borrowing trends to expand design solutions and amp up unforgettable style.
MODERATOR: Christoph Korner, Co-Founder, Graft
PANELISTS: Berenika Boberska, Founder and Principal, Feral Ofﬁce;
Carl Dove, Los Angeles-based set and prop designer;
Kathryn Hagen, Chair of the Department of Fashion Design, Woodbury University

MODERATOR: Mary Scoviak, Executive Editor, Boutique Design
PANELISTS: Allison Rolfe, Director of Planning and Entitlements, Paciﬁca
Companies; Cheryl Cox, Mayor, City of Chula Vista; Lesley Nishihira, Manager,
Land Use Planning, Port of San Diego

Insights from the 18:
Up Close and Personal with the Boutique 18 Winners
Find out who made the cut to be among the coveted Boutique 18, our annual
roster of up-and-coming design stars. Plus, hear from them as they talk candidly
about the biggest challenges faced by today’s young designers.
MODERATOR: Matthew Hall, Editor, Boutique Design

Extreme Resorts*
Treetop aeries. Ultra-posh villas. Chill out as designers and owners discuss how
they’re reinventing the idea of escapist destinations with resorts that are truly off the
grid — changing ﬂoor plans, materials, and the entire deﬁnition of luxury design.
MODERATOR: Mary Scoviak, Executive Editor, Boutique Design
PANELISTS: David Leventhal, Co-owner, Playa Viva Resort;
Carl Ross, President, Design Group Carl Ross; Margie Ruddick, Founder and
Principal, Margie Ruddick Landscape
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