ALIS DESIGN+ 2024 Pr0gram
The ALIS DESIGN+ program is updated as of January 14, 2024. Please check back as programming is underway and we are regularly making updates.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2024
7:00am-7:00pm REGISTRATION & INFORMATION
12:15pm-1:30pm URBAN FOOD TRUCKS & NETWORKING LUNCH IN THE TRADE FAIR EXHIBIT HALL
11:00am–6:45pm TRADE FAIR EXHIBIT HALL
11:00am–12:05pm PRE-GAME PROGRAM
1:30pm-2:45pm GENERAL SESSION
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Speakers:
Jeff Higley, President, The BHN Group
Michelle Finn, VP, Design & Construction, Products and Services, The BHN Group
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Delve into the business-building upside of architecture, design and construction.
Host:
Mary Scoviak, Custom & Design Content Director, The BHN Group
Speaker:
Anthony Capuano, President & CEO, Marriott International
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Industry leaders share their playbooks for how to put architecture and design to work to grow market share, maximize ADR, and monetize every square inch of hotels’ interior and exterior real estate.
Moderator:
Chip Rogers, President and CEO, American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA)
Panelists:
Maki Bara, President & Co-Founder, Chartres Lodging Group
Joe Berger, President & CEO, BRE Hotels & Resorts
James Bermingham, CEO, Virgin Hotels Collection
Ken Cruse, Founder | CEO, Soul Community Planet (SCP) Hotels
Jeff Wagoner, President & CEO, Outrigger Hospitality Group
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Get a game plan for a healthier P&L from this trio of can’t-miss town-hall style conversations that demonstrate how owners can translate ESG and sustainability from marketing initiatives with long-term cost-saving potential to immediate contributors to valuation, performance growth and cost-reducing execution.
Speakers:
Michelle Finn, VP, Design & Construction, Products and Services, The BHN Group
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Speaker:
JoAnna Abrams, CEO, MindClick
Rebecca Weinstein, Vice President of Design, Highgate
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Speakers:
Brett Reno, Senior Energy Manager, Cumming Group
Monica Salter, Vice President, Global Communications & Social Responsibility, Outrigger Hospitality Group
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Speakers:
Jennifer Collins, President, Procure Impact
Tien-Yueh Kubach, Principal, Lubert-Adler Real Estate Partners
2:50pm-3:40pm INTERACTIVE ROUNDTABLES
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Optimize the opportunities of up and down cycles, then drill down into each project’s potential by putting your money where your market is.
Moderator:
Stephen Hennis, ISHC, Founder, Hotelogy
Panelists:
Alan Benjamin, ISHC, President, Benjamin West
Michael Everett, Executive Vice President, CoralTree Hospitality
Laura McKoy, Creative Director + Vice President of Interior Design, Omni Hotels & Resorts
Molly O’Keefe, ISHC, Principal, The Gettys Group Companies
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Find out from the forward-thinkers who are literally writing the (brand) book what owners and designers can expect from next-level standards and storytelling for a new generation.
Moderator:
Mary Scoviak, Custom & Design Content Director, The BHN Group
Panelists:
Fred Brandstrader, Vice President, Construction & Capital Expenditure, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts
Mark Eacott, Vice President of Global Design, Ennismore
Kavitha Iyer, Head of Design, InterContinental Hotels Group
Dionne Jefferson, Vice President, Global Design | US & Canada, Marriott International
Leslie Shammas, Vice President – Development Services, Virgin Hotels
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Walk through the checklist of what makes a redo a revenue superstar as developers, brands, architects and designers reveal their secrets for determining what an asset needs to reach its full potential and how to build all-sides-of-the-table collaboration to it make happen.
Moderator:
Mike Chapman, Director, MWC Media, Co-Director, MWC Production US, & Co-Founder, ByDesign TV
Panelists:
Andrew Connorton, Vice President Programming & Design, Aparium Hotel Group
Karin Harrington, Principal, Studio Partnership
Alexandra Lopatynsky, Principal | Managing Director, Cooper Carry
Staci Patton, Creative Director, Design & Construction, Davidson Hospitality
Bridget Rooks, Vice President, AD&C, Sonesta International Hotels Corp.
3:50pm–4:40pm GENERAL SESSION
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Consumer demand for experiences beyond the traditional hotel template has expanded the definition of hospitality to future-forward concepts from elegant yachts to city-center treehouses and exclusive members-only clubs. Get the ‘how to” on the secrets behind uncharted experiential investment and design.
Moderator:
Raj Chandnani, Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer WATG | Wimberly Interiors
Panelists:
Thatcher Brown, Chief Commercial Officer & Head of Joint Yacht Operations, Marc-Henry Cruise Holdings, Joint Owner/Operator, Four Seasons Yachts
Jason Cruce, Vice President & Head of Hotel Development, Starwood Capital Group
Amy Michaelson Kelly, Principal, Hatteras Sky
Michael Suomi, President, Suomi Design Works
Larry Traxler, Senior Vice President – Global Head Architecture + Design, Hilton
Homi Vazifdar, Founder & Executive Director, The Canyon Group
4:50pm–5:40pm INTERACTIVE ROUNDTABLES
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Experts home in on strategies to navigate development, design, regulatory issues and purchasing solutions for these fast-growing, high-demand asset classes.
Moderator:
Amy Jakubowski, Principal & Managing Director, Pierre-Yves Rochon
Panelists:
Brian M. Stolar, President & CEO, The Pinnacle Companies
Jeff Tisdall, Chief Business Officer, Accor One Living
Danielle Trost, Principal, HBA Atlanta
Scott Walsh, Executive Vice President of Asset, Design & Development, AKA Hotels & Hotel Residences
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Rethink “fine dining” as “fun dining.” Find out how to create entertainment and concert spaces that break new ground without breaking the bank and entice customers to linger a few hours to enjoy indoor pickle ball, backyard picnics and games or a cool breakout band.
Moderator:
Stacy Silver, President, Silver Hospitality Group
Panelists:
Mason Hansen, Principal | Director of Interior Design KC, Populous
John Raczka, Senior Vice President of Entertainment, UMusic Hotels
David Shove Brown, Partner, //3877
Sarah Smallwood, Design Director, Great Wolf Resorts, Inc.
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High-profile brand launches, new takes on glamping and fresh concepts from outdoor-active-focused boutique hotels to Airstream adventures answer market demand for close-to-nature stay options that suit consumers’ blue-sky travel dreams.
Moderator:
Michael Lindenlaub, Co-founder & Managing Principal, Creative Resource Associates
Panelists:
Chris Haydon, Co-Founder/President/CIO, AutoCamp
Matthew Mering, Executive Vice President Hospitality, Waterton
Ron Swidler, CEO, The Gettys Group Companies
Ben Wolff, Co-Founder, Onera
5:45pm–7:00pm GRAND OPENING RECEPTION
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2024
8:00am-6:00pm REGISTRATION & INFORMATION
9:00am–6:00pm TRADE FAIR EXHIBIT HALL
10:45am–11:45am GENERAL SESSION
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Speakers:
Jeff Higley, President, The BHN Group
Michelle Finn, Vice President, Design & Construction, Products and Services, The BHN Group
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Gain insights on what’s ahead for the hospitality investment and design worlds from the leaders who are shaping them. Get a sneak peek at the next cultural signposts and share their innovative approach on best to capitalize on the changes for 2024 and beyond. Visionaries from investment and management to design, purchasing and construction unpack actionable opportunities in this special session presented by AHLA and NEWH. In addition, we’ll meet the future with the introduction of the NEWH 2023 scholarship winner.
Moderator:
Andrea Dawson Sheehan, Principal, Dawson Design Associates
Panelists:
Renee Bagshaw, COO, Continental Contractors
Jennifer Collins, President, Procure Impact
Mary Beth Cutshall, Founder & Managing Partner, Amara Capital Group
Tracy Prigmore, Founder & Managing Partner, TLT Solutions + She Has a Deal.
Crystal Vinisse Thomas, Vice President & Global Brand Leader, Lifestyle & Luxury Brands, Hyatt
11:55am–12:45pm INTERACTIVE ROUNDTBLES
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Get expert perspectives and tips on how to cut through red tape, improve team communication and protect project capital in the here and now and how to capitalize on breakthroughs in materials and technology that will revolutionize development, architecture and construction.
Moderator:
Thomas Ito, Principal, Global Hospitality Leader, Gensler
David Breeding, Senior Vice President, Design & Construction, Aimbridge Hospitality
Panelists:
Robert Gdowski, Principal/ Director of Hospitality Design, JCJ Architecture
James Heilbronner, President, Architectural Dimensions
Joe Saatkamp, Executive Vice President, Cumming Group
Suzanne Saunders, Senior Vice President Design & Construction, HVMG
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Brace for the changes that will redefine the limits of guest expectations and owners’ goals while learning top strategies for managing the process that challenges day-to-day design work—from scheduling and specifying to ideation and installation.
Moderator:
Kimshasa Baldwin, Principal, Deture Culsign, Architecture+Interiors, Director of Design – Obama Presidential Center, Obama Foundation
Panelists:
David Ashen, Founder & Partner, dash design
Jennifer Chesek, Vice President, Hospitality & Senior Living, Beyer Brown
Jill Cole, Founder and Principal, Cole Martinez Curtis and Associates
Andrea DeRosa, Co-Founder/Principal, Avenue Interior Design
Ashley Ewing Parrott, Principal, AEP Consulting
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From AI to VR, advances in technology are the new power tools for helping designers and developers better understand and incorporate data into experiences that feel customized for each guest.
Moderator:
Pamela Parsons, Principal, Studio Elements
Panelists:
Lawrence Adams, Principal, Lawrence Adams Architect
Sarah Fox, Principal, Perkins Eastman
Peter Lanfranchi, Senior Vice President, HITT
Ben Rafter, President & CEO, Springboard Hospitality
12:45pm–2:00pm NETWORKING LUNCH IN TRADE FAIR EXHIBIT HALL
2:00pm–3:10pm GENERAL SESSION
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Speakers:
Jeff Higley, President, The BHN Group
Michelle Finn, Vice President, Design & Construction, Products and Services, The BHN Group
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Yes, owners and developers can fight city hall and win. Discover tactics to improve every step in the process from using incentives to build out the capital stack to navigating regulatory red tape and stopping overpayments on property taxes.
Moderator:
Aileen Canta, CEO, A F Canta, Inc
Panelists:
David McCaslin, Partner, CapStar Advisors
Ahmer Naushad, Vice President, Sonesta International Hotels
Vinay Patel, President, Fairbrook Hotels
Abraham Tieh, Director of National Commercial Property Tax, O’Connor & Associates
Mark VanStekelenburg, Executive Vice President, CHM Warnick
3:20pm–4:10pm INTERACTIVE ROUNDTBLES
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With new construction loans still largely on hold, developers and investors are looking for ways to supplement their capital stack with a range of tax incentives from historic preservation/adaptive reuse to CPACE.
Moderator:
Mary Gilmore, Partner | Director of Interior Design, Campo Architecture & Interior Design
Panelists:
Travis Burns, Vice President, Business Development, Aimbridge Hospitality
Allie Neary, Assistant Vice President, CPACE, Credit, Peachtree Group
David F. Petersen, Partner/Chief Development Officer, Newstream Companies
Laurie Woliung, Senior Director Interior Design, Marriott International
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Get practical help on some of the most persistent challenges in development and design from the innovative experts who are exploring fresh approaches to successful project management.
Moderator:
Darrin Phillips, CEO & Founder, Top Shelf Project Management
Panelists:
Brooks Atwood, Design Director, Berries Design; Host, Netflix’s Hack My Home; Host, Hotel Crush
Jeremy Briggs, Project Executive, R.D. Olson Construction
Clif Dierking, Vice President, PDSI
Kenneth Shannon, President, LHDI, Inc.
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Adopt best-case action plans to address the unexpected and keep projects on time and on budget when anything from storms to factory issues threaten project success.
Moderator:
Scott Rosenberg, President, Nehmer • HVS Design
Panelists:
Duk Kim, Senior Principal, Global Hospitality Leader, Stantec
Shannon Seay, Partner, Project Director, H-CPM
Bryan Thrush, Vice President, CapEx of Development, Design & Construction, Host Hotels & Resorts
Matthias Winkler, Director of Hospitality, Carrier Johnson + CULTURE
4:15pm–6:30pm NETWORKING RECEPTION