Miriam Torres, Parker-Torres Design; Kelsey Moorer, Majestic Lighting; Ethan Gabany, CBRE; and Jason Neufeldt, Majestic Lighting attend the HD Expo + Conference VIP Party at the Skyfall Lounge at the Delano Las Vegas

Tim Plott and Michael Mulligan, WoodChic, a VIP Party sponsor

Griz Dwight, Grizform Design Architects; Marquise Stillwell, Openbox; and Edmund Spencer, Swingers – The Crazy Golf Club

Dionne Jefferson, Marriott International, was part of the casegoods module at HD University, a pre-conference product specification bootcamp, hosted in collaboration with ISHP, and sponsored by Akula, Capitol PRO, Delta Furniture, Fairmont Designs, Kimball Hospitality, Kravet Contract, and Shaw Contract Hospitality

The Get Outside: Inside the Growing Outdoor Hospitality Industry panel: Laron Turley, LOGE Camps; Tim Trauth; AutoCamp; Mike Weiss, Castle Peak Holdings + Trailborn; Peter Mack, Collective Retreats; and Andrea Huddleston, Huddle Project Services

The sold-out Party by the Pool, hosted at the Pool at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas

Brendan Wilson, Rebecca Greavette, and Paul Castellucci, RPM Expedite, a Party by the Pool sponsor

The team from Ledge, a Party by the Pool sponsor: Amanda Brigance, Beth Gerrard, Melanie Bell, Alina Deleon, Alexandria Narvaez, Jason Patrick, Stephanie Staats, and Shana Pelzel

HD Café, sponsored by Ege Carpets, offered menus inspired by Mandalay Bay restaurants

Ashli Johnson, Hospitality Hued; Jason Bass, the Thompson Atlanta – Buckhead; and Dyonne Fashina, Denizens of Design, were part of the HDAC panel From Accolades to Action: A Diversity Dialogue

Chantell Walsh, Strategic Hotels & Resorts, and Helen Jorgensen, Host Hotels & Resorts shared insights during the Business Sense: What Owners Want panel

The HD Connect Lounge, sponsored by Encore and NOOK, was a dedicated place for suppliers and designers to meet

Lisa Simeone, KTGY, shared her wisdom on the Business Sense: Real Talk panel

The HD Park—sponsored by Williams-Sonoma Business to Business, Culp Hospitality, Tarkett Hospitality, and FieldTurf Commercial—where all CEU-accredited sessions took place

Sonya Haffey, V Starr, spoke on the Designing Well: Cool New Concepts panel

Moderator Adriana Marianella, Mara Partners, and Sabine Vessnow, CORE + Weldon, on the Hybrids Happening: Building Experience and ROI panel

Wimberly Interiors explored how creativity and human imagination are shaping the future of the digital age at the HD Social Hub booth with sponsors Astek, Astro Lighting, BSF, Kevin Barry Art Advisory, Shaw Contract Hospitality, Sonny + Ash, and Valley Forge Fabrics

Hilton designed the immersive, wellness-focused DesignWell Pavilion in partnership with sponsors Astro Lighting, County Draperies, DesignForm Furnishings, Enhanced Spaces & Botanicals, Fairmont Designs, JANUS et Cie, Justin David Textiles, Milliken, and Sonny + Ash

Wellness-Minded Travelers: What They Need Now panelists Valentina Castellon, DLR Group, and Kane Sarhan, the Well

Saniharto was named the Best in Show winner of the Best Booth Awards, judged by Nicole Dalton, Gensler; Selena Durbin, Las Vegas Sands Corp.; Nina Grondin, Curioso; and Michael Wood, Wynn Design & Development

The Leaders Talk: CEOs and Founders on the State of the Industry panel, moderated by Stacy Shoemaker Rauen, Hospitality Design, with Bashar Wali, This Assembly + Practice Hospitality; Paul Coury, Coury Hospitality; Sarah Eustis, Main Street Hospitality; Brad Wilson, Ace Hotel Group; and Maki Bara, Chartres Lodging Group

HD Masterclass: Hospitality’s Sustainability Playbook panelists Luis Medina, Studio 397 Architecture, and Hemanshu Parwani, Olson Kundig

The Exploring New Frontiers: Hilton’s Vision for Future Fitness and Wellness panel, moderated by Katie Kervin, Hospitality Design, with Larry Traxler, Amanda Al-Masri, and Adam Crocini, Hilton

The Lessons Learned panel on the making of the Fontainebleau Las Vegas: Tim Rooney, Jeffrey Beers International; Stefano Giussani, Lissoni Architecture New York; John Rawlins, Fontainebleau Development; Christina Luk, Rockwell Group; and moderator, Alissa Ponchione, Hospitality Design

Roger Thomas, Roger Thomas Collection, hosted a talk followed by a book signing of his new title, Resort Style: Spaces of Celebration

The Special Sauce: What Does Authentic Design Mean Today? panel: moderator Roy Kim, Extell; Andrew Connorton, Aparium Hotel Group; Ryan Crown, Crown Creative; Kat Kim, Dream Hotels; and Leigh Salem, Post Company

Ashley Ewing Parrott, AEP Consulting, moderated the New New: Hoteliers Making Their Mark panel, featuring Karie and Julian Brittano, Brittano Group + Rook Hotels

HDAC board member Archit Sawhney, Harken Interiors, and E’lexis Brewer, recipient of the 2024 Diversity in Hospitality scholarship, underwritten by Emerald

Stacy Shoemaker Rauen, Hospitality Design (center), with the Women in Design honorees Meridith Zimmerman, RLJ Lodging Trust; Gulla Jónsdóttir, Atelier Gulla Jónsdóttir; Sarah Bonsall, Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas; My Nguyen, Holland America Line + Seabourn; and Staci Patton, Hilton