Hospitality Design - July 2013 - 30

from the show director

miami on my mind

Hospitality Design Americas Exposition &
Conference (HD Americas)
September 24-25, 2013
Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami
WWW.HDAMERICASEXPO.COM

Contact us:
1145 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 355
Alpharetta, Georgia 30009
770.291.5400
LIZ SOMMERVILLE < Group Show Director
elizabeth.sommerville@emeraldexpo.com
770.291.5456

I want to start this month’s correspondence with a big thank you to all of you who

helped make HD Expo such a great success this year. It was invigorating to talk with
colleagues about how the industry is growing, and how HD Expo is an important part
of that overall success. The new venue at Mandalay Bay worked so well, and I think
everyone agreed that it was fun to try the new restaurants and nightclubs there. For
those of you who were unable to join us because of your heavy workloads, we have a
highlight video on our website that will give you a taste of all the fun we had. Mark
your calendars for next year, May 14th – May 16th at the same place. Oh, and please
destroy all pictures of dancing from our opening night party. I was just blowing
off steam!
HD Americas is now starting to steamroll ahead, and I have some exciting
announcements. We are thrilled that Carlos Couturier and Moises Micha, managing
partners of lifestyle hotel company Grupo Habita, will be our keynote speakers in
conversation with our very own Michael Adams. Grupo Habita has changed the
Mexican hotel landscape with bespoke concepts infused with an innate sense of cool.
This is a session you will not want to miss, as they will discuss their unique design
process and recent expansion into New York.
Registration is now open at hdamericasexpo.com,
and I encourage you to peruse the full conference
program that includes talented and informative
speakers from the Parker Company, Hilton Worldwide,
VOA Associates, and more.
The new direction of this show is clearly gaining
some momentum, as we make great strides to deliver a
wider reach throughout Latin and South America. We
are also proud to announce that HD Americas will soon
be featured in a live interview on CNN en Español.
With all the work that is currently happening in this
region, we believe that HD Americas is going to be a big
success. I hope you can join us.
Until next month.

Liz Sommerville

Group Show Director
Elizabeth.Sommerville@emeraldexpo.com

CECE LOFT < Account Executive, East Coast
cece.loft@emeraldexpo.com
770.291.5433
BRENT PAYNE < Account Executive, West Coast
brent.payne@emeraldexpo.com
770.291.5604
FRANCES WONG < Marketing Manager
frances.wong@emeraldexpo.com
770.291.5513
KARA KOBRZYCKI < Conference Director
kara.kobrzycki@emeraldexpo.com
770.291.5424
ELIZABETH GRIMSLEY < Conference Director
elizabeth.grimsley@emeraldexpo.com
301.365.7971
DERRICK NELLOMS < Senior Operations Manager
derrick.nelloms@emeraldexpo.com
770.291.5452
JOE RANDALL < Senior Vice President

DAVID LOECHNER
CEO
DARRELL DENNY
Senior Vice President, Business Development
DENISE BASHEM
Vice President, Finance
LORI JENKS
Vice President, Operations

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