Program – Tuesday 8 September 2020

8:00am-8:55am: REGISTRATION, COFFEE & TEA
8:55am-9:00am:

 

OFFICIAL WELCOME: Welcome to Design Inn 2020 from Howard Kemball (Emcee & Managing Director, Kcom) and Andrew Pickering (Commercial Manager, SHAPE)

 
9:00am-9:30am:

 

PANEL SESSION: Hotels as place-makers, economic enablers & storytellers. Moderated by Leone Lorrimer (National Practice Leader, GHDWoodhead), in conversation with:

  • Iwan Sunito (Chairman & Group CEO, Crown Group)
  • Jure Domazet (Managing Director, Doma Group)
  • Timo Lorenzen (Cluster Hotel Manager, Veriu Group)
  • Stephen Howard (Group Director of Marketing, Ovolo Group)

(On stage in Sydney)

 
9:30am-9:50am:

 

NEW PROJECT FOCUS [1]: Coming soon: Crown Sydney

Todd Nisbet (Executive Vice President Strategy & Development, Crown Resorts), in conversation with James Wilkinson (Editor-In-Chief, HM magazine)

(On stage in Sydney)

 
9:50am-10:10am:

 

NEW PROJECT FOCUS [2]: Coming soon: W Melbourne

Fady Hachem (Principal Director, Hachem Architecture), in conversation with Andrew Taylor (Managing Director, Cre8tive Property)

(On stage in Sydney & Live from Melbourne)

 
10:10am-10:30am:

 

NEW PROJECT FOCUS [3]: Coming soon: The Sandstones

Joan Plouviet (SVP – Investment, Pontiac Land Group), in conversation with Leone Lorrimer (National Practice Leader, GHDWoodhead)

(On stage in Sydney & Live from Singapore)

 
10:30am-11:00am: NETWORKING BREAK: MORNING TEA & COFFEE
11:00am-11:30am:

 

PANEL SESSION: Hotel design and delivery: exploring the many tricks of the trade with some of the best in the business. Moderated by Marie Colangelo (Senior Project Manager – Hotels, JLL), in conversation with:

  • Angela Biddle (Director, Scott Carver)
  • John Andreas (Director & Principal, WMK Architecture)
  • Ian Lomas (Principal, Woods Bagot)
  • Kevin Miksch (Director - NSW, PDS Group)

(On stage in Sydney)

 
11:30am-11:55am:

 

PANEL SESSION: The best in sustainability. Moderated by Richard Munro (Director, RAM Advisory), in conversation with:

  • Dajiang Tai (Project Architect, Cheshire Architects)
  • Richard Dalman (Managing Director, Dalman Architects)
  • Richard Hayman (Property Development Manager, Scenic Hotel Group)
  • Vee Kessner (Director, Space Studio)

(On stage in Sydney & Live from Auckland & Christchurch, New Zealand)

 
11:55am – 12:05pm

 

NEW PROJECT FOCUS [4]: Coming soon: 1 Hotel Melbourne

Arash Azarbarzin (President – SH Hotels & Resorts), in conversation with James Wilkinson (Editor-In-Chief, HM magazine)

(Live from Los Angeles & On stage in Sydney)

 
12:05pm-12:20pm:

 

KEYNOTE Q&A: The art of design

Visionary designer Bill Bensley (Creative Director & Founder, Bensley), in conversation with Angela Biddle (Director, Scott Carver)

(On stage in Sydney & Live from Bangkok)

 
12:20pm-1:05pm:

NETWORKING LUNCH at Sailmaker Restaurant

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1:05pm

 

AHICE 2020 begins (See AHICE Day 1 Program)