Previous Speakers + Entertainers

We’ve had so many wonderful speakers and entertainers at HotelSpaces over the years. Here are some of the most memorable…

Darryl “DMC” McDaniels

Legendary Music Icon,
Run-DMC

Vince Kadlubek

Founder,
Meow Wolf

Chip Conley

Hotelier, Entrepreneur, Author,
Modern Elder

Danny Forster

Architect. TV host. Producer. Director. Professor.

Kim Lear

Future Workforce and
Generational Expert

Bill Walshe

CEO,
Viceroy Hotel Group

Carl Mayfield

EVP, Design & Construction,
Park Hotels & Resorts

Brian Vander Ark

Singer | Songwriter | Speaker
The Verve Pipe

Tenaya Hills

VP, Design & Development,
Bunkhouse Group

Rado Ivanov

VP, Global Design,
Marriott

Anthony Melchiorri

Host, Travel Channel’s,
Hotel Impossible

Mike Lentz

EVP, Development, Design & Construction, Host Hotels & Resorts

Oz Pearlman

Endurance Athlete
World-Renowned Mentalist

Jennifer Abuzeid

Senior Director, Global Design Strategies, Marriott International

Mike Richter

President, Brightcore,
Former NHL Great

Ben Calleja

CEO,
Livit

Randy Gaines

SVP of Operations & New Hotel Openings, Hilton Worldwide

Paulo Mancio

SVP, Design, Technical & Construction, AccorHotels

Marc Kushner

Co-Founder & CEO,
Architizer

Mari Balestrazzi

Vice President of Design,
Hyatt

Himank Goswami

Director, Global Design & Technical Services, Emaar Hospitality Group

Kevin Fennell

VP Design + Construction,
21c Museum Hotels

Teddy Mayer

Vice President of Design,
Virgin Hotels

Jason Hsiang

EVP Development,
Ennismore

Kevin Viner

World-Renowned
Mentalist

Jason Cruce

VP, Hotel Development,
Starwood Capital Group

Christian Glauser Benz

SVP, Development & Acquisitions,
Dream Hotel Group

Kenneth Allen Villamil

Global VP, Product & Brand Development, Hyatt

Sophie Wilkinson

Head of Design & Construction,
Common

Carl Hren

SVP of Development,
Concord Hospitality

Kevin Griffin

Singer/Songwriter/Author,
Better Than Ezra

Darcy Troy-Pollack

VP, Immersive Experiences & Content Partnerships, MGM Resorts

Winston Fisher

CEO,
AREA15

David Breeding

SVP Design & Construction,
Aimbridge Hospitality

Dan Hansen

Global Head of Brand, Hyatt Studios,
Hyatt

Glenn Haussman

Founder/Host |
No Vacancy Podcast

Justin Wren

UFC/MMA Fighter.
Author. Humanitarian.

Ben Uyeda

Co-Founder and Creative Director,
RESET Hotel

Daniel Del Olmo

President,
Sage Hospitality

Graeme Waitzkin

COO,
ICON

and so many more!