09.11.2017
Held at the Palais Hansen Kempinski, Vienna, the 10th IHI&DCF saw an inspired audience of more than 250 hotel and tourism industry experts.
The theme of the forum was ‘Building for the future’. The forum explored the significance and role of architecture, design, and conceptualisation as well as branding as criteria for sustainable hotel investment.
Hotel design as differentiation for global tribes was discussed under the moderation of Martina Maly-Gaertner, Managing Director of Michaeler & Partner, by James Dilley, Head of Interior Design & Hospitality, Jestico + Whiles; Martin Goddard, Director & Co-Founder Goddard & Littlefair; Cristina Laurijssen, Senior Director of Design and Project Services, Rosewood Hotel Group; Tina Norden, Director Conran & Partners and Dietmar Ploberger, Senior Project Manager, SIGNA Real Estate.