Program – Tuesday 3 May 2022

BREAKFAST MASTERCLASS presented by GROHE. Session presented by LOREN INGLIS, Brand Ambassador Manager, Reece.

Bathroom Masterclass presented by Reece

Loren Inglis will present leading themes shaping the future of hotel bathrooms including colour direction, sustainability, wellness, hygiene and how to future proof fittings and fixtures to ensure the best possible guest experience every time.

PANEL SESSION: WHAT’S AHEAD FOR DESIGNERS: Insights from Leading Innovators. From art in hotels to post-pandemic trends, food and beverage and more – hear the trends you need to know

Moderated by JULIET ASHWORTH, Partner and Creative Director, CHADA.

ASHER MILGATE, Creative Director, Considered Image

DRENKA ANDJELIC, Managing Director, Construction Assignments

JACK MONTGOMERY, Founding Director, Belingbak

KIRSTY LUDBROOK, Brand Director, CHADA

RACHEL LUCHETTI, Principal, Luchetti Krelle

PANEL SESSION: WELLNESS IN HOSPITALITY: from lobbies to bathrooms, meeting rooms and gardens, we uncover the wellness design trends setting the benchmark for 2022 and beyond. Moderated by LOREN INGLIS, Brand Ambassador Manager, Reece.

CASPAR SCHMIDT, CEO & Founder, QCC Collection

JODI BROWN, General Manager, EOS by SkyCity Adelaide

MICHAEL DRESCHER, Director, DKO Architecture

RICHARD DALMAN, Managing Director, Dalman Architecture

WENDY BERGMAN, Founder & Director, Bergman & Co

KEYNOTE: THE SENSORY RULES by Experiential Brand Strategist, MICHAELANGELO L’ACQUA. (Virtual)

Well known for his role as the Global Music Director of W Hotels from 2009-2015, Michaelangelo’s career started in 1999 when Tom Ford called on his talents to musically translate his design visions for Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent to the runways of Milan and Paris. In 2015, L’Acqua left W Hotels to launch his creative agency, WhiteLabel, which was created as an agency with expertise in Sensory Branding and Cultural Programming.

The agency delivered on these core competencies by way of effectively engaging each of the Five Senses when creating a brand’s DNA, a physical environment, or a consumer experience. In March 2020, Michaelangelo moved on from WhiteLabel, carrying with him his talents as creative director to his new venture L’Acqua Agenzia.

L’Acqua Agenzia is an experiential creative and strategy agency catering to client needs in the entertainment, lifestyle, luxury travel, hospitality, and fashion industries. Notable past and present clients include MSC Cruises, Jean-Georges Hospitality, The Howard Hughes Corporation, Virgin Voyages, Morgans Hotel Group, Virgin Hotels and Saira Hospitality. Last but not least, for the past decade-plus, Michaelangelo has served as music director for the marquee charities of amfAR ‘The Foundation for AIDS Research’, the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, The Prince Albert II Global Ocean Foundation, UNICEF, Steven Tyler’s Jane’s House and the New York City Food Bank.

 MORNING TEA hosted by

THE RESURGENCE OF AUSSIE TOURISM. Moderated by Jessica MacDonald, Director of Client Strategy at Aurecon,

Andrew Pickering, Commercial Manager, SHAPE Australia
Samantha Farrington, General Manager, HotelMOTEL Adelaide
Tony Zappia, Director, Architect, Studio Nine Architects

PANEL SESSION: THE BOUTIQUE PLACEMAKERS. Our popular session is back! In 2022, we’ll look at how boutique operators are addressing the ‘Next Normal’ from a design perspective, within their brands. How will they maintain brand consistency in design, and a competitive edge. Moderated by RACHEL LUCHETTI, Principal, Luchetti Krelle.

Panellists:

CRAIG BOND, Managing Director, La Vie Hotels

JULIAN CLARK, CEO, Lancemore Group

JURE DOMAZET, Founder & CEO, DOMA Group

KATIE MALONE, Group Director, Marketing, Crystalbrook Collection

WAYNE TARANTO, Group Director of Operations, Ovolo Hotels

KEYNOTE: DESIGNING WITH COUNTRY – “A journey of authentically embedding Connecting with Country into the design competition process for 197 Church Street, Parramatta”
 MATTHEW FELLINGHAM, Lead Consult and Creator – FCAD

 NICHOLAS BANDOUNAS, Director, Scott Carver

THOMAS HANSEN, Principal, Scott Carver

ANDREW WALSH, Associate, Scott Carver

 LUNCH presented by SHAPE

PANEL SESSION: SUSTAINABILITY IN DESIGN. Being sustainable needs to be at the forefront from planning to build and opening. Moderated by GUY BLUNDEN, Director – Client Services, WMK Architecture.

Panellists:

DAVINA ROONEY, CEO, Green Building Council of Australia (Virtual)

MARK HOTSON, Development Director, Pro-invest Group

DAVID RADFORD, Director, Essence Project Management

CATHERINE HART, Senior Design Manager, Atlassian

DAVIS DEMILLO, Associate, Atelier Ten

PANEL SESSION: HOTEL CHAINS HOTEL CHAINS’ TECHNICAL INSIGHTS. Find out the top trends from some of the industry’s leading design, engineering and technical directors. Moderated by ANGELA BIDDLE, Director, Scott Carver.

Panellists:

DEAN DUCKWORTH, Director – Project Management & Design at Event Hospitality & Entertainment Limited

JONATHAN CONROY, Snr Director, Design & Engineering – Australasia, IHG Hotels & Resorts

PHILLIPA LE ROUX, Design & Project Director, Architecture Design & Construction – Australasia, Hilton

STEPHEN LYE, Director of Technical Services, TFE Hotels

2022 DESIGN INN & FUTURE LEADERS FORUM GALA WELCOME RECEPTION presented by HANSEN YUNCKEN (including the 2022 Australasia Pacific Hotel Awards) at SkyCity Adelaide.