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Conference Sessions
Thursday, May 15, 2014
9:30 am - 11 am | HD4T1A | South Paciﬁc Ballroom E
HD/ISHP Town Hall: Owners' Roundtable
Craig Amos | executive vice president capital investments | Apple REIT Companies
Tom Brennan | senior vice president, lodging asset management |
The JBG Companies
Ted Brumleve | director, design & construction | Dolce Hotels and Resorts
Jerome Cadaldo | president & CEO | Hostmark Hospitality Group
Gerry Chase | president & CEO | New Castle Hotel & Resorts
Michael Coolidge | senior vice president-real estate & lodging development |
|CSM Corporation
John Cooper | senior vice president-development and construction |
RB Hotel Development
Bill DeForrest | president & CEO | Spire Hospitality
Gary Dollens | senior vice president, product & brand development,
global operations center | Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Chuck Engelhardt | senior vice president design and construction |
Chatham Lodging Trust
Bruce A. Ford | senior vice president & director of business development |
Lodging Econometrics
Adam Glickman | head-EVEN Hotels | IHG
Chris Hague | asset manager | LaSalle Hotel Properties
Gregory Hartmann | executive vice president, strategic advisory |
Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels
Ed Hoganson | executive vice president, ﬁnance & business development |
Crestline Hotels & Resorts
Amy Hulbert | managing director of design | Best Western International
Helen Jorgensen | vice president of design & procurement | Host Hotels
and Resorts
Mark Linch | senior vice president, project & technical services | Capella Hotel
Group LLC
Carl Mayﬁeld | senior vice president, design & construction | RLJ Lodging Trust
Gordon McKinnon | chief branding ofﬁcer | Carlson
Michael Medzigian | chairman and managing partner | Watermark Capital
Partners | and president and CEO | Carey Watermark Investors
Richard Millard | chairman and CEO | Trust Hospitality
Barry Nidiffer | executive vice president - development management |
The Chartres Lodging Group
Jay M. Pecotte | senior director project development, hotels & casinos Americas-project development studios - design-memorabilia-facilities | Hard
Rock International Worldwide Headquarters

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George Scammell | vice president global design, development planning and
construction | Wyndham Worldwide Corporation
Richard Senechal | executive vice president, facilities | Loews Hotels
Christian Strobel | founder & CEO | Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners
Sam Suleman | vice president - development & operations | Equinox Hospitality
Michele Sweeting | senior vice president, design & construction | Four Seasons
Hotels and Resorts
Larry Traxler | senior vice president, global design services | Hilton Worldwide
Derek White | head of asset management, hotels | Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
Bradley D. Wiens | principal | True North Hotel Group, Inc.
Glenn Wilson | vice president, interior design services, JW and MHR Brands |
Marriott International
Moderators: Lori Patten | president | International Society of Hospitality
Purchasers (ISHP) | and principal | Patten Purchasing, LLC
Alan Benjamin, ISHC | co-founder | International Society of Hospitality
Purchasers (ISHP) | and president, CEO, and founder | Benjamin West
Giving you access to countless industry leaders and decision makers in a single
setting, HD's most popular format ever-Owners' Roundtable-will place you
face to face with owners, developers, and brand executives for a free-ﬂowing
discussion of industry issues, forecasts, ideas, updates, trends, and topics
that you bring to the table. Whether you want to know how they hire architects,
interior designers, or purchasing companies, or what their projections are
for development; they will switch tables every 10 minutes, offering you the
opportunity to hear multiple perspectives in one session. .1 CEU; 1.5 LU
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Sponsored by:

11:00 am - noon | HD4T2B | Islander Ballroom G
Story and Spectacle: The LAB at Rockwell Group
Lauren Adams | senior strategist | Rockwell Group
Anthony Fioravanti | vice president-design and planning | Related Urban
Melissa Hoffman | studio leader | Rockwell Group
Melissa Hoffman and Lauren Adams (the LAB at Rockwell Group) and Anthony
Fioravanti (Related) will discuss how they worked together to position a onemillion square foot mixed-use development in Abu Dhabi, and the creative
strategies they developed to differentiate the project through hospitality,
technology, and spectacular food and beverage. .1 CEU; 1.0 LU

* FREE SESSION
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