Wednesday, May 14
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
HD8SV1 ASID Off-site Learning - Hidden Vegas and 'The Naked City'
 
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
HD8GD Hospitality Design Green Day Tara Mastrelli
Tode Rubenstein
Dennis W. Quaintance
Adrian Tuluca
Gary Golla
Lisa Zangerle
Danny Seo
Marc Heisterkamp
Kathryn Pol
Darlene Henke
Helen W. Jorgensen
Clifford R. Tuttle
 
12:30 PM - 02:00 PM
HD8GL Hospitality Design Magazine Green Luncheon: Danny Seo's 'Simply Green' and Earth-Minded Awards Danny Seo
 
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
HD8W2A Hospitality Sector Economic Forecast Shawn Ford
 
02:15 PM - 05:00 PM
HD8SV2 NEWH Charity Site Visit - Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino: Restaurants Spark a Transformation
 
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
HD8W3A Design Versus Comfort J. Emilio Bonilla
 
Thursday, May 15
09:00 AM - 10:30 AM
HD8T0A FREE - HD/ISHP Town Hall: Owners' Roundtable Alan Benjamin
Larry Carver
Mari Balestrazzi
David Berins
Debbi Berins
Gerry Chase
Becka Chester
Michael Coolidge
Nicholas Clayton
Gary Dollens
Helen W. Jorgensen
Ron Kollar
J. Raul Leal
John Leary
Guy Lindsey
Bill Linehan
Laura Trussell McKoy
Michael Medzigian
Michele Phillips
Karen E. Rubin
John C. Torchiana
Thomas R. Trout
Greg Tubeck
Mark van Hartesvelt
Derek White
 
09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
HD8T0B Restaurant of the Future: Personalization, Culinary Evolution, Technology, Sustainability Sharry Cooper
Ben Graves
Todd Konigson
April Meyer
 
09:30 AM - 11:30 AM
HD8SV4 NEWH Charity Site Visit - The Palazzo at the Venetian: Italianate Luxury and Amenities
 
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
HD8T1A Hospitality Design Magazine's HD 2008 Expo Product Preview Jana Schiowitz
 
HD8T1B Getting 'Inn Favor' with the Hip Crowd: Cambria Suites' New Model for Urban Hotels Phil Beilke
William Edmundson
Donald Griner
Cathy Poinsett
Brenda Wulff
Richard S. Rosen
 
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
HD8EL1 HD/NEWH Extended Learning: Communication for Success Barry Maher
 
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
HD8PW1 FREE -Product Workshop- Plumbing Products’ Contribution to Water Conservation & Green Design David Allen
 
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
HD8T2A Celebrity Restaurateur Series: Danny Meyer Michael Adams
Danny Meyer
Peter Bentel
Paul Bentel
Susan B. Nagle
Carol Rusche Bentel
 
HD8T2B Design as Brand: Kor Hotel Group Case Studies Nicholas Clayton
Lana Dubovik
Amy Newcomb
Michael Paneri
 
01:00 PM - 04:30 PM
HD8SV3 NEWH Charity Site Visit - Luxor's Fluid Reinvention: Ultra-Chic Restaurants and Clubs
 
02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
HD8T3A Designing for the Customer of Tomorrow Michelle Finn
Raj Chandnani
Andrew Fay
John Hardy
Jeffrey Williams
 
HD8T3B Table Scraps: Three Decades of Design Evolution Eric Engstrom
 
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
HD8PW3 FREE - Product Workshop - G3: GreenShield™: Environmentally-Friendly Textile Finishes Dr. Alex Qiao
Paul Bennotti
 
03:45 PM - 04:45 PM
HD8T4A Canadian Hospitality Fosters a Creative Boom Joan Cardy
Jay Brooks
Cynthia Penner
Adele Rankin
Lindsey Anacleto
 
Friday, May 16
09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
HD8F1A Restaurant Innovation and the Customer Experience Peter Karpinski
Denise Korn
 
HD8F1B Extreme Hotels Stacy Shoemaker Rauen
Dan Bjork
Michael Schutte
Toby Styling
 
HD8SV5 NEWH Charity Site Visit - Blush and More: Experience Wynn Las Vegas' Newest Venues
 
09:30 AM - 11:30 AM
HD8EL2 HD/NEWH Extended Learning: The 2008 IQ Report on Authenticity and Value in Hospitality Design David Rau
 
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
HD8F2A Unique Fast-Casual: Reimagining the Chain Restaurant David Ashen
 
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
HD8PW5 FREE - Product Workshop - Bathroom Specifications: A Primer for Hospitality Designers