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NEW YORK • NOVEMBER 7th, 2025

Lauren Rottet

Lauren Rottet

Upon her graduation from the University of Texas, Lauren Rottet began her career working with Fisher-Friedman Associates. She then joined Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and eventually started her own firm, Keating Mann Jernigan Rottet, which morphed into DMJM Rottet....
Adrian Zecha

Adrian Zecha

Adrian Zecha is the founder of GHM and director and non- executive chairman of resort developer Amanresorts. Zecha was one of three founding partners of Regent International Hotels (RIH), where he was responsible for the development and financing of the company’s...
Danny Meyer

Danny Meyer

Danny Meyer launched his first New York project, Union Square Café, in 1985, pioneering a new breed of American eatery. He followed up with Gramercy Tavern (1994), Eleven Madison Park, and Tabla (both
in 1998). Blue Smoke and Jazz Standard opened in the spring of...

Terry Dougall

Terry Dougall founded Dougall Design Associates, Inc. in 1988. In 1990, Dougall worked on the Forum Shops at Caesars and a series of renovations at the Stardust Resort and Casino. During the mid-1990s, Dougall was commissioned to create three Sam’s Town casinos....
Neil Locke

Neil Locke

Neil Locke is a veteran of the hospitality business with more than 41 years of experience. Locke currently operates Neil Locke & Associates, a boutique hospitality procurement company. Locke spent seven years in hotel operations and hotel purchasing departments in...