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behind the design
Hospitality Design Exposition &
Conference (HD Expo)
May 2-4, 2018
Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas
www.hdexpo.com
Contact us:
1145 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 355
Alpharetta, Georgia 30009
770.291.5400

David Ashen

Matthew Berman

Founder and Partner
dash design

Cofounder and Principal
Workshop/APD

LIZ SOMMERVILLE < Group Show Director
elizabeth.sommerville@emeraldexpo.com
770.291.5456

Immersion is a key principle
in Ashen's design philosophy,
noticeable in his three Atlantic
City projects at the Tropicana,
highlighted on page 136. An avid
traveler, Ashen is often inspired
by techniques and aesthetics
he finds globetrotting, while his
years in retail with Peter Marino
and branding firm Desgrippes
Gobé informs his contextual
process. His Long Island City,
New York-based firm, dash
design, launched in 2001, a year
after the success of XL Lounge,
his first hospitality project.

Berman's ethos in crafting dynamic
and transformative experiences
led him to pursue his design
passion after graduating from
Lehigh University and Columbia
University. He founded New Yorkbased architecture and design
firm Workshop/APD in 1999 with
partner Andrew Kotchen, which
now boasts projects spanning
luxury, residential, and hospitality.
Recently, they have crossed over
into product design with the debut
of the Blackened Steel collection for
Desiron, showcased on page 64.

KEELI SCHMIDT < Sales Manager
keeli.schmidt@emeraldexpo.com
770.291.5433
JANA ROESCH < Account Executive
jana.roesch@emeraldexpo.com
770.291.5604
KARI NYLUND < Account Executive
kari.nylund@emeraldexpo.com
770-291-5513
LAURA CASKEY < Conference Manager
laura.caskey@emeraldexpo.com
770.291.5590
JENNIFER YARBER < Marketing Director
jennifer.yarber@emeraldexpo.com
770-291-5459
AYESHA SHAKOOR < Marketing Coordinator
ayesha.shakoor@emeraldexpo.com
770-291-5476
DERRICK NELLOMS < Senior Operations Manager
derrick.nelloms@emeraldexpo.com
770.291.5452
JOE RANDALL < Executive Vice President
joe.randall@emeraldexpo.com
770.291.5454

Nick Bowers

Joanne Yong

Founder and Principal, BlocHaus

Senior Vice President and
Principal, Wilson Associates

The multifaceted Bowers has
degrees in theater, journalism,
mass communications, and interior
architecture. After living all over
the world, in 2009, he put his
education to good use, opening
BlocHaus and BrandHaus. The
Chicago design firm's portfolio
ranges from large-scale, multi-unit
condominiums to boutique hotels
and bar and lounge concepts,
including Apogee on page 37, one
of many projects that showcases
his unique point of view and global
sensibility.

Over the past two decades,
Yong has designed some of the
world's most breathtaking hotels,
including the award-winning
Conrad Koh Samui, Hilton
Beijing Wangfujing, and recently
the Fairmont Quasar Istanbul
featured on page 49. Fluent in
English, Mandarin, Cantonese
and Malay, Yong's interiors reflect
her multicultural personality,
mixing contemporary with
traditional.

DAVID LOECHNER
CEO and President
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
Senior Vice President,
Marketing Services
EILEEN DEADY
Vice President, Human
Resources
DENISE BASHEM
Vice President, Corporate
Operations

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