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The Premier Business-to-Business Event
for the Hospitality Interior Design Industry

Seminar Info 2010

Scheduled over the main two business days in between the meetings sessions, the seminar programme features a variety of presentations, interviews and panel discussions covering topics and issues relevant to the hospitality design industry.

Thursday 11 November 08:30 – 9.20

The Asia Pacific Hotel Performance & Pipeline Report

Speaker: Jonas Ögren - Area Director Asia, STR Global.

Jonas will set the scene for the event by highlighting how many and where exactly the new confirmed hospitality projects are in the Asia Pacific region.

Thursday 11 November 13:45 - 14:45

Riding the Wave – F.B.Eye Interrogated!

Speaker: Warren Foster-Brown - Founder, F.B.Eye

Recently selected by the editors of Hospitality Design Magazine for their 2009 Wave of the Future Award, the founder of Singapore based F.B.Eye, Warren Foster-Brown, will subject himself to a revealing interview with Guy Dittrich. The ‘Wave of the Future’ international designers are chosen on the basis of being young enough to be considered visionary, but tested enough to be considered accomplished. Warren will share his ideas and achievements with the HI-Design Asia delegates.

Friday 12 November 08:30 – 09:30

The Sustainability Session – Theory put into practise

After last year’s excellent presentation from Six Senses Resorts & Spas, a very loud and clear message was sent by delegates in their feedback -  “Give us more on this vital subject this year!”  So, we’re happy to oblige.  This session gives the platform to three leading architectural/design practices who will demonstrate that ‘talking the talk’ can be followed by ‘walking the walk’.  In addition, we introduce you to GIGA: Simple, powerful tools for designing green interiors.

Speakers:

Marc Schicker, Senior Associate & Director of Interiors, HOK Singapore

Philip Young, Divisional Director, Benoy, Hong Kong

Federico Masin, F&B Design Director, Hirsch Bedner Associates, Hong Kong

Raefer Wallis, Founder of the GIGA Foundation

Friday 12 November 14:00 – 15:00

The Operators Panel – what are they looking for?

Hot on the heels of sustainability, the next most requested subject from last year’s feedback was from designers asking “So what do the Operators really want from us?”  Here is your chance to ask them.  Three leading Hospitality owners/operators with a broad spectrum of contrasting properties between them will endeavour to provide some answers.  Ask your questions and get involved! 

Panellists:

Julian Liu, Project Director, Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts

Nigel Harris, Senior Vice President, Projects and Product Development, Onyx Hospitality Group

Brian Diederich, Vice President, Asian Division for Wynn Design and Development