TAKING DESIGN TO NEW HEIGHTS October 2018 New York City Elevate is the next brand extension of HD, set to do what we do best— Inspire, Inform, and Connect, in a new way. 1 Day. 100-200 attendees. Powerful speakers. Hear from the brightest minds in design—from hospitality and coworking to retail and healthcare—in short conversational TED-inspired talks and panel discussions centered around inspiration, experience, technology, and innovation looking at what’s happening today and what’s in store for tomorrow. Network during matched meals, breaks, and cocktails with invited designers, architects, owners, brand executives, and purchasers. Sponsor Benefits: • Limited to 3 sponsors per product category • Coverage in a future issue of Hospitality Design and first right of refusal for 2019 magazine and on hospitalitydesign.com • Two company attendees • Ad in the upcoming Elevate supplement 2x per year • Five invited designers polybagged with Hospitality Design magazine • Logos on invite and at signage during the event • Final list of attendees • Sponsor roundtable breakfast Investment: $15,000 Invited guests include HD’s Editorial Advisory Board Andrew Alford, chief creative officer, AJ Capital Julia Monk, senior vice president, director of David Ashen, principal, dash design hospitality design, HOK Jeffrey Beers, founder, Jeffrey Beers International Will Meyer, principal, Meyer Davis Malcolm Berg, principal/owner, EoA Alessandro Munge, principal, Munge Leung Mark Boekenheide, senior vice president, Barry Nidiffer, executive vice president – development Related Companies management, Chartres Lodging Group Glen Coben, founder, Glen & Company Lionel Ohayon, founder, ICRAVE Meghann Day, principal, HBA Robert Polacek, chief creative officer, Puccini Group Gary Dollens, global head – design/product and brand Brian Quinn, vice president of franchise development, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts development, Choice Hotels Deborah Lloyd Forrest, president, ForrestPerkins Thomas Schoos, founder, Schoos Design Timothy Griffin, director, north america, The Hoxton Lisa Simeone, principal, Simeone Deary William Harris, principal, AvroKO Design Group Amy Hulbert, managing director – design, Kellie Sirna, principal, Studio 11 Design Best Western International Sam Suleman, vice president – development and Tom Ito, principal, Gensler operations, Equinox Hospitality Gulla Jonsdottir, founder, Gulla Jonsdottir Design Shawn Sullivan, partner, Rockwell Group Helen Jorgensen, vice president – design and Michael Suomi, principal, vice president of design, procurement, Host Hotels Stonehill & Taylor Jon Kastl, principal, Champalimaud Roger Thomas, executive vice president, Wynn Aliya Khan, Vice President of Design, Select Service Design and Development and Extended Stay Lifestyle, Marriott Larry Traxler, senior vice president, global design, Raul Leal, CEO, Virgin Hotels Hilton Worldwide Scott Lee, president and principal, SB Architects Audra Tuskes, former creative director, Lightstone Tony Machado, vice president – design and Group construction, Morgans Hotel Group Joel Villalon, principal, BraytonHughes Margaret McMahon, senior vice president, managing Anne Wilkinson, senior associate, BAMO director, Wimberly Interiors Studio Lisa McClung, founder/principal, INT LLC.