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NEW YORK • NOVEMBER 7th, 2025

Tim Kemp

Tim Kemp

“Hotels should be living things not stuffy institutions,” say Tim and Kit Kemp, cofounders of the Firmdale Hotels, with eight boutique concepts in London and one in New York. The high standards of excellence and unique townhouse style of decoration have...
Nobu Matsuhisa

Nobu Matsuhisa

Nobuyuki Matsuhisa—known to the world simply as “Nobu”—is the co-founder of Nobu Hospitality and the acclaimed chef proprietor of the Nobu, Matsuhisa, and Ubon restaurants—located across three continents. Born and raised in Saitama, Japan, Nobu served a rigorous...
Gary Dollens

Gary Dollens

Gary Dollens is the global head of design/product and brand development at Hyatt Hotels Corporation—a position he was appointed to in November of 2014. He is responsible for design execution as well as future design direction for all Hyatt brands worldwide....
Kemper Hyers

Kemper Hyers

Kemper Hyers is senior vice president of design at Starwood Capital Group. In this role, he is responsible for design direction and the execution of renovation projects for Starwood Capital assets, and is involved in the implementation of new brands launched by the...
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...