Schedule at a Glance

Tuesday, May 15
9 am – 10 am HD / NEWH site visit - Mirage
9:30 am – 10:30 am ISHP's 20 Questions with an Industry Icon: Leonard Parker
9:30 am – 10:30 am Design Spring: The Challenges and Opportunities of Developing the Middle East's Hospitality Scene
9:30 am – 5 pm Expo Floor Open
11 am – noon The Business of Nightclub Design: Marquee, the only Nightclub with a Harvard Business School Case Study
11 am – noon The Importance of Engaging the Guest Experience: Successful Development of the Independent Resort
11 am – noon Entrepreneur to Multi-Unit Operator: A Guide to Growth for Small and Emerging Restaurants
noon – 1:30 pm NEWH Student Scholarship Awards Luncheon and Green Panel Discussion by the Experts
1 pm - 2 pm Historical Preservation and Whimsical Interiors: How to Make them Work
1 pm - 2 pm It's All in the Details: Crafting a Complete Experience
2 pm - 4 pm HD/JHG Radical Innovation in Hospitality Competition
2:30 pm - 5 pm HD / NEWH site visit – The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Platinum Circle Awards Gala
Wednesday, May 16
9 am - 10:30 am *HD/ISHP Town Hall: Hotel Owners' Roundtable
9:30 am – 5 pm Expo Floor Open
10:30 am - 11:30 am In conversation with HD's Michael Adams: To be announced
noon – 1 pm The PIP is Back: The Challenges it Brings to Hotel Renovations
noon – 1 pm Holistic Spa Design: ESPA's Susan Harmsworth 
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Form and Function: The Secrets to Award-Winning Restaurant Collaboration 
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Rethinking the Lobby: Creating a 24-7 Social Space
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Hotel Economic Outlook and Development Trends with Lodging Econometrics' Bruce Ford
2:30 pm - 4:15 pm HD / NEWH site visit - Bellagio
3 pm – 4 pm Evolution of a Brand: Lessons Learned from Two New Game Changers
3 pm – 4 pm Design to Increase Property Values: Conservation of Utilities and More
4 pm – 5 pm NEWH Presents: Insights from the Top: Women Leaders in Hospitality
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Party by the Pool
Thursday, May 17
9:30 am – 2 pm Expo Floor Open
10 am - 11 am Forecast: What Consumer Trends are Affecting Hospitality Design Today?
10 am - 11:30 am *ASID Career Exchange
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm *HD 2012 Student Forum: The Mentors' Panel
*free session

In association with:presented by:produced by: The Hospitality Design Group
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