HD Expo 2014 Show Guide - 28

Conference Sessions
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | HD4T3C | Islander Ballroom F
NEWH Green Voice Session: Rendering Nature: How Organic Design
impacts the Hospitality Industry from Soil, Food, and Waste to
Architecture and Development
Tom Herlihy | president | Worm Power
Todd Megrath | director, sustainability strategies | MGM Resorts
Fred A. Stitt | director | San Francisco Institute of Architecture
Susan Wolﬂa | executive chef | Mandalay Bay Resort
Moderator: David Mahood | principal | Olive Hospitality Consulting
From the farm to the factory, from a boulder to a building, nature provides us
with the blueprint to sustainable design. These four sustainability experts will
share their unique set of experiences from different angles on the topic. As we
design the sustainable infrastructure of the future, minimizing the impact of
chemicals, resource depletion and climate change will require a shift in thinking.
This collection of talented "green" voices is sure to evoke a highly unique
discussion on such a vital topic. .1 CEU; 1.0 LU

3 pm - 4 pm | HD4T4B | Islander Ballroom G
The Money Panel
Craig Amos | executive vice president, capital investments | Apple REIT Companies
Barry Nidiffer | executive vice president, development management |
Chartres Lodging Group
Moderator: Steven Angelier | executive vice president and general manager |
Benjamin West
Ever want to know what's going through your clients' heads when buying a
hotel? This panel will answer that and much more. From how they ﬁnance the
property to why they decide to buy or sell it and how you as a consultant can be
an effective support system, the panelists will give you an inside look from the
ownership perspective. .1 CEU; 1.0 LU
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3 pm - 4 pm | HD4T4C | Islander Ballroom F
Wellness Reinvented: A Look at IHG's EVEN brand

3 pm - 4 pm | HD4T4A | Islander Ballroom H
True Lies: Authenticity of Experience through Hotel Design,
Service and Food

Ken Barnette | senior design consultant-EVEN Hotels | IHG
Adam Glickman | head-EVEN Hotels | IHG
Daryl LeDuc | director-new product design & innovation | IHG
Karen Rogow | brand director-EVEN Hotels | IHG
Moderator: Jonathan Nehmer | president | Jonathan Nehmer + Associates

Robert Bristow | partner | POESIS design
Jonathan Cartwright | chef | The Mayﬂower Grace & The White Barn Grace
Sarah Eustis | owner & partner | Main Street Hospitality Group
Moderator: Pilar Profﬁtt | partner | POESIS design
In a world ﬁlled with diverse consumerism, themed utopias, and gilded lily knockoffs, how can hotels deliver an authentic experience for their guests? And should
they? This panel will discuss the much-used term authenticity, and strip away
the B.S. from the real. .1 CEU; 1.0 LU

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In 2012, after more than two years of extensive research, InterContinental
Hotels Group (IHG) launched the Even Hotels brand to meet a new and growing
customer demand in the U.S. for healthier travel, introducing the ﬁrst mainstream
lifestyle hotel in the wellness space. Get an insider's perspective on the
innovative concept that is helping guests "Eat Well, Accomplish More, Keep
Active, and Rest Easy," from the branding, design, and operations point of view.
.1 CEU; 1.0 LU
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