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NEW YORK • NOVEMBER 7th, 2025

Stephen B. Jacobs

Stephen B. Jacobs

Before founding his own firm, Stephen B. Jacobs was employed at Whittlesey Conklin and Rossant where he was a designer and planner on several large-scale projects. In addition to his professional practice, Jacobs lectures on architectural design and preservation...

John Portman

John Calvin Portman Jr. is known for popularizing hotels and office buildings with multi-storied interior atria. Portman had a large impact on the cityscape of his hometown of Atlanta, with the Peachtree Center complex, which includes Portman-designed Hyatt, Westin,...
Richard H. Penner

Richard H. Penner

Professor Emeritus Penner has been on the faculty of Cornell University’s Hotel School for over 40 years, during which he has taught required and elective courses in hotel development and design.  He also has participated in numerous executive education programs both...
Bob Puccini

Bob Puccini

Puccini, of San Francisco-based Puccini Group, knows what makes social spaces and restaurants successful. Companies such as Fairmont, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, Ritz-Carlton, and Strategic Hotels and Resorts come to Puccini because they know he understands the...
Jon Jerde

Jon Jerde

Jerde founded the Jerde Partnership in 1977 to pioneer a new design philosophy called “Placemaking,” that would create communal places with heightened experiences. Today, he serves as chairman. Using the city’s urban fabric as a starting point,...
Stanford Shuster

Stanford Shuster

Chairman of Shuster360 and Arthur Shuster, Inc., Shuster is a recognized innovator in the long-term care industry through a diverse background in virtually all aspects of developing, owning, and managing long-term care facilities. With more than 50 years of experience...