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NEW YORK • NOVEMBER 6th, 2026

Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos

Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos

Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos is the cofounder, president, and COO of Flag Luxury Group, a real estate development company with a primary focus on luxury hotels, boutique hotels, and retail development in Miami, Orlando, Las Vegas, and New York. Prior to forming Flag...
Libby Sims Patrick

Libby Sims Patrick

Libby Patrick is the founding principal and CEO of Atlanta-based Sims Patrick Studio (SPS). With more than 30 years of experience in the architecture and interior design industry, Libby is an expert in the design and conceptualization of nearly all space typologies,...
Shelia Lohmiller

Shelia Lohmiller

The 2023 Manfred Steinfeld Humanitarian Award recipient Shelia Lohmiller serves as CEO of NEWH, Inc., the Network of the Hospitality Industry, a premier nonprofit networking resource for the hospitality community. NEWH provides scholarships, education, leadership...
Elisa Whaler

Elisa Whaler

Active for more than 35 years, Dallas- and Denver-based practice Bray Whaler is one of the largest hospitality procurement firms in the U.S. Under the leadership of executive vice president and founding principal Ronnie Bray and owner, president, and CEO Elisa Whaler,...
Ken Fulk

Ken Fulk

Design maestro Ken Fulk tallies 25 years of crafting environments that elevate the lives of those inhabiting them. In addition to helming his eponymous firm, which comprises 80 team members across offices in San Francisco and New York, Fulk serves as co-proprietor and...
Neil Jacobs

Neil Jacobs

A passion for wellness, sustainability, and purposeful travel led Neil Jacobs to Six Senses in 2012. Serving as CEO of the dynamic hotel and spa brand, Jacobs has steered the company to set new standards for green initiatives and responsible design with a range of...