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NEWH The Hospitality Industry Network, the non-profit education and business networking organization in hospitality, will host its biennial NEWH Leadership Conference in San Francisco, CA. Themed “Bridge to the Future,” this international hospitality conference will focus on a positive message for leaders—how to capture new business, state-ofthe-art hospitality developments and trends, and sustainable practices. The NEWH Leadership Conference attracts hundreds of leading hospitality professionals from the U.S., Canada, and the U.K.

2013 Conference Highlights

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Chip Conley
Author and Joie de Vivre Founder

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Roger Thomas
Executive Vice President/Design
Wynn Design & Development

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Owners Roundtable Participants

Gregory Alden
President/CEO
Woodside Hotels
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Tim Dixon
Principal
Dixon Development LLC
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Bruce Hraba
President
Waterford Hotels
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Ron Kollar
Chief Design Officer
Tishman Hotel Corporation
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Tim Levin, LEED AP
Corporate Vice President/Architecture & Design
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
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Jay M. Pecotte
Director/Project Development
Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos
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Ryan Schoen
Vice President/Development
Metwest Terra
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Sam Suleman
Vice President/Development & Operations
Equinox Hospitality
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Joyen Vakil
Vice President/Design + Development
MGM Resorts International
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Complete Speaker Bios

Larry Broughton
Founder/CEO
Broughton Hotels
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Beth Gordon
VP/ Procurement & Installation
Wyndham Vacation Ownership
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Ted Hunter
Sr VP Development, Planning & Construction
Wyndham Worldwide
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Mark LeBlanc
Sr VP of Development
Rim Hospitality
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Joe Motely
Program Mgr/Resort Design Mgt., Renovations, Facility Asset Mgt.
Walt Disney World Resort
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Stacy Rauen
Executive Editor
Hospitality Design Magazine
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Jeanne Starling
Director of Design Development
MGM Resorts International
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Ingrid Summerfield
Founder + President
Ingrid Summerfield Hospitality
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Yvonne Lemdi Detert
CEO
Personality Hotels
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Sonia Greenlee
Senior Vice President
Jones Lang LaSalle
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Alan Kerslake
Director of Interior Design
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
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Scott Lee, AIA, LEED SP
President and Principal
SB Architects
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Cindy Murphy
Senior Director Autograph Collection
Marriott International
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Sangeetha Ramkumar
Director, Innovation & Design
HG
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Christian Strobel
Founder + General Manager
Basecamp Hotels
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Thomas Trout
Vice President of Architecture and Planning
Carlson Hotels Worldwide
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Guest Speakers & Panelists

Barbara Best-Santos
Senior Assoc./Hospitality Practice
Gensler
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Andrew Freeman
President
Andrew Freeman & Company
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Beatrice Girelli
Architect & Design Director
Indidesign
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Jeff Higley
Vice President, Digital Media & Communications
STR Global
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Lindsay Kenny
EFT Master and Life Coach
ProgressiveEFT.com
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Tom Lent
Director
Healthy Building Network
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Benjamin H. O’Connor
President
HPG International
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Jennifer Ramsey
Principal
Ramsey Purchasing
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Complete Speaker Bios

Clark Brockman
Principal
SERA Architects
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Reed Fry
Western Representative
Interior Design Magazine
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Jim Hamilton
Creative Director
Graven Images
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Roger G. Hill II
Chairman & CEO
Gettys
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Alicia D. Keshishian
A+ / Carpets of Imagination
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Mark Lion
Creative Director
Lion Associates
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Robert Polacek
Partner + Chief Creative Officer
Puccini Group
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Thomas Trout
Vice President/Planning & Design
Carlson Hotels The Americas
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Jacob Cross
Marketing + Public Relations Director
Puccini Group
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Greg Gillard
President & Co-Founder
Thin Pig Media
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Glenn Haussman
Editor-in-Chief
Hotel Interactive Network
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Ted Hunter
Senior Vice President Development Planning & Construction
Wyndham Worldwide
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Jennifer Korge
Project Architect
Hyatt Hotels
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Cindy Murphy
Senior Director Autograph Collection
Marriott International
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Bob Puccini
President + CEO
Puccini Group
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