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hd expo

recap

from the show director

home improvement

Hospitality Design Exposition &
Conference (HD Expo)
May 4-6, 2016
Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas
www.hdexpo.com
Contact us:
1145 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 355
Alpharetta, Georgia 30009
770.291.5400

I am writing this to you from

the comfort of my own home. Our
Atlanta office is currently undergoing
a complete renovation, and I'm hoping
a fresh coat of paint and new furniture
will inspire the team and increase
productivity. While the project is
relatively small in comparison to the
updates and revamps you perform,
it has been interesting to be on the
other side, paying attention to all the
details. It also has motivated me to start
tackling some renovation projects at
home, and now I understand a little
more the depth of the process.
I am familiar with the intricacies and specifics it takes to put a tradeshow
together-a massive undertaking we tackle each year. But even I realize that
is completely different from a hospitality renovation. On the tradeshow floor,
we start with a clean slate and build the beauty that is HD Expo, but as I look
around my tired kitchen, I am left feeling slightly scared of the mountain I
have to climb to get it where I want it to be.
What I don't lack is inspiration. Enclosed in these pages and within the
displays at HD Expo are the beautiful, modern, and edgy products that were
designed to make guests feel at home while away from home. Each year I am
amazed by the thought and innovation that goes into these offerings and the
creative minds behind them.
So thank you to the more than 800 companies that joined us at HD Expo
this year. We had one of our best shows ever and saw a big increase in the
owners and operators in attendance who were specifying right on our show
floor, no doubt just as inspired as I was. Don't hesitate to join us next year
in Las Vegas, May 4-6th at Mandalay Bay. We are already planning our
networking events, which will be announced shortly. While you wait, visit
our website (hdexpo.com) to view a recap video of the show and glean more
insight into our signature event.

LIZ SOMMERVILLE < Group Show Director
elizabeth.sommerville@emeraldexpo.com
770.291.5456
CECE LOFT < Marketing Director
cece.loft@emeraldexpo.com
770.291.5435
JANA ROESCH < Account Executive
jana.roesch@emeraldexpo.com
770.291.5604
KEELI SCHMIDT < Account Executive
keeli.schmidt@emeraldexpo.com
770.291.5433
LEE WRIGHT < Account Executive
lee.wright@emeraldexpo.com
770.291.5513
LAURA CASKEY < Conference Manager
laura.caskey@emeraldexpo.com
770.291.5590
SYDNEY STANFIELD < Conference Manager
sydney.stanfield@emeraldexpo.com
770-291-5402
DERRICK NELLOMS < Senior Operations Manager
derrick.nelloms@emeraldexpo.com
770.291.5452
JOE RANDALL < Senior Vice President
joe.randall@emeraldexpo.com
770.291.5454

DAVID LOECHNER
CEO and President

Liz Sommerville

Group Show Director
elizabeth.sommerville@emeraldexpo.com

PHILIP EVANS
CFO and Treasurer
BILL CHARLES
CIO
DAVID GOSLING
Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
LORI JENKS
Senior Vice President,
Operations

TERESA REILLY
Senior Vice President,
Digital
JOANNE WHEATLEY
Vice President,
Marketing Services
EILEEN DEADY
Vice President, Human
Resources
DENISE BASHEM
Vice President, Corporate
Operations

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