After the first edition in 2024, Hospitality Design Conference, the event dedicated to hotel design, contract and redevelopment organized by Rimini-based consulting and training firm Teamwork Hospitality, is confirmed again this year with excellent results.
On the day of Thursday, May 8, 2025, at the Melià Hotel in Milan, there were in fact more than 950 registered participants and 800 attendees, 45 partner companies, 15 media partnerships, with a program featuring more than 60 Italian and international speakers, a unique opportunity for professionals in the design, architecture and hospitality sectors to exchange ideas and knowledge.
“This was an extraordinary second edition, marked by a very high number of high-level attendances. I personally feel satisfied with the success and resonance of the event. We will strive to have this result, or even more, next year” - Mauro Santinato, Teamwork CEO.
On the day of Thursday, May 8, 2025, at the Melià Hotel in Milan, there were in fact more than 950 registered participants and 800 attendees, 45 partner companies, 15 media partnerships, with a program featuring more than 60 Italian and international speakers, a unique opportunity for professionals in the design, architecture and hospitality sectors to exchange ideas and knowledge.
“This was an extraordinary second edition, marked by a very high number of high-level attendances. I personally feel satisfied with the success and resonance of the event. We will strive to have this result, or even more, next year” - Mauro Santinato, Teamwork CEO.
“With this edition we asked an uncomfortable but necessary question: is this the end of hotels as we have always known them? Today's content, speakers, and provocations tell us that yes, something is over. But because of this, an extraordinary space opens up for those who have the courage to reinvent” - Nicola Delvecchio, Teamwork Hospitality.
“It is really pleasing to see the interest that Hospitality Design Conference has generated. There were three rooms this year, and all three were full from the beginning until the end of the talks. In the we:ll magazine room, in line with the review, we covered hospitality trends and in particular one, the thin thread that tied all talks together, sustainability. Today, it is more a necessity than a trend” - Laura F. Verdi, we:ll Magazine.
“This year a new theme was introduced that held sway in the Project Mangement room that I coordinated: project management dissected in various panels. The large turnout showed us how much need there is for in-depth study of this often-little considered aspect” - Davide Mantesso, Michaeler & Partners
“It is really pleasing to see the interest that Hospitality Design Conference has generated. There were three rooms this year, and all three were full from the beginning until the end of the talks. In the we:ll magazine room, in line with the review, we covered hospitality trends and in particular one, the thin thread that tied all talks together, sustainability. Today, it is more a necessity than a trend” - Laura F. Verdi, we:ll Magazine.
“This year a new theme was introduced that held sway in the Project Mangement room that I coordinated: project management dissected in various panels. The large turnout showed us how much need there is for in-depth study of this often-little considered aspect” - Davide Mantesso, Michaeler & Partners
AInsight, updating and networking with investors, hoteliers, hotel managers, entrepreneurs, builders and designers, and comparing success factors, which will characterize the hotel industry in the upcoming years.
The intense seminar program, spread over three conference rooms, featured speakers arriving from all over Italy but also from Amsterdam, New York, London, and Munich, to share their direct experience in design and management and their knowledge of the latest design trends and evolutions that will affect the hospitality industry, and provide new ideas and solutions for hotel design and redevelopment.
Fundamental issues were addressed to understand the evolution of the hospitality industry and guide its future in a conscious and sustainable way.
Key trends were analyzed, current market demands examined through updated data, and useful insights offered for successful design and management in line with the sustainability principles.
Changes in guests' expectations were also explored in depth, with a special attention to new generations, and the most significant technologies on the international scene, the most innovative concepts, and the features that hotels will have in the near future were presented, narrated by brand managers from the most important hotel groups.
Another central aspect was the process of supervising a hotel project: which professional figures to involve, how to correctly define a budget, and which strategies to adopt to upgrade the hotel.
Hospitality Design Conference was an important opportunity for hoteliers, architects, and hospitality operators to network and come into direct contact with key suppliers in a large exhibition area with partner companies specializing in the furniture and contract sector.
The intense seminar program, spread over three conference rooms, featured speakers arriving from all over Italy but also from Amsterdam, New York, London, and Munich, to share their direct experience in design and management and their knowledge of the latest design trends and evolutions that will affect the hospitality industry, and provide new ideas and solutions for hotel design and redevelopment.
Fundamental issues were addressed to understand the evolution of the hospitality industry and guide its future in a conscious and sustainable way.
Key trends were analyzed, current market demands examined through updated data, and useful insights offered for successful design and management in line with the sustainability principles.
Changes in guests' expectations were also explored in depth, with a special attention to new generations, and the most significant technologies on the international scene, the most innovative concepts, and the features that hotels will have in the near future were presented, narrated by brand managers from the most important hotel groups.
Another central aspect was the process of supervising a hotel project: which professional figures to involve, how to correctly define a budget, and which strategies to adopt to upgrade the hotel.
Hospitality Design Conference was an important opportunity for hoteliers, architects, and hospitality operators to network and come into direct contact with key suppliers in a large exhibition area with partner companies specializing in the furniture and contract sector.
THE FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Vince Stropp, Founding partner - Stroop Design; Sayeli Uysal Ayaydin, partner – HBA London; Stefano Cesario, Partner - Foster + Partners; Koen Olthuis, Co Founder – Waterstudio & Dutsch Docklands; Rob Wagemans, Founder Creative Director - Concrete Architectural Associates; Manuela Mannino, Founder, Architect & Creative Director - thdp, studio Milan; Paola Mantello, Director of Design, Central and Eastern Europe - Architecture, Design + Construction | EMEA - Hilton; Giampiero Panepinto, Architetto e Interior Designer; Fabio Santambrogio, Founder & Art Director - Santambrogio Design Studio; Andreas Profanter, Partner - NOA; Marco Bay, Architetto paesaggista; Marco Pignocchi, Managing Partner – Hospitality Project; Roberta Filippini, Fondatrice e Direttore Tecnico - ROBERTA STUDIO; Flaviano Capriotti, Principal - FLAVIANO CAPRIOTTI ARCHITETTI; Marco De Luca, Proprietario - Maison La Minervetta, Sorrento; Bruno Marti, Executive VP of Brand Marketing - Ennismore | 25hours Hotels; Jennifer Acquati Lozej, yabu Pushelberg; Clare Dunlop, Director, Business Development EMEA ANZ Yabu Pushelberg; Matteo Pasquini, Chief Architect – Q-BIC; Luca Baldini, Q-BIC Simone Fittuccia, CEO Gestione Alberghi Riuniti, General Manager TAU Group; Cora Lagorio, Owner Hotel Europa Palace Sanremo; Petro Monti, CMO Hotel Mediterraneo Sorrento; Michelangelo Giombini, Direttore sviluppo prodotto e CEO Manifattura; Alessia Galimberti, Galimberti Studio; Stefania Campestri, Project Manager & owner representative – MyWat; Gian Paolo Venier, Designer & Partner - Otto Studio; Enrico M. Turella, Socio Fondatore e Direttore creativo – luoghi COMUNI; Elena Elgani, ricercatrice Dept. Design, Politecnico di Milano; Irma Lupica, Senior Architect - Lombardini22; Agostino Scialfa, CEO - Hotel Cosmopolitan Bologna; Giulia Delpiano e Corrado Conti, Co-Founders - Architects & Art Directors - ovre.design®; Giorgio Ribaudo, Managing Director – THRENDS; Filippo Marsigli, Architetto paesaggista e Founder Marsiglilab; Leonardo Mariggiò, Direttore generale - Phorma Mentis; Federico Zucca, Responsabile commerciale - STS Hotel; Luigi Mario Ceruti Puricelli, Presidente Puricelli; Alessandra Scardaoni, Deputy Business Unit Director - Artelia Italia; Valeria Bianchet, Project Manager Moroso Spa; Thomas Parascandolo, Business Developer & Architect Lombardini22; Matteo Fioretti, Key Account & Project Manager Artemide; Frida Freschi, Founder e CEO Agenzia Decor; Alberto Moro, Responsabile Commerciale Hospitality Italia Varaschin; Giacomo Capecchi, Sales Manager Vannucci Piante; Gisella Rizzi, Partner F&M Ingegneria; Paolo Calafiore, Corporate Organization & Financial Advisory - EOS Consulting; Fabio Cassi, Partner e CEO Cap Advisory; Moreno Brugnotto, CEO Brugnotto Group; Francesca Valan, Industrial designer CMF Design; Renè Mutschlechner, CFO Italy Falkensteiner Hotels & Residences; Pietro Mazzi, Head of Industry Real estate – IMI Corporate & Investment banking division, Intesa Sanpaolo; Stefania Zornik, Associate Director - Project Management and Building Consultancy, CBRE Italy; Cristian Tegas, Partner & CEO - Thema Italia | Founder & CEO - Theatro Italia; Valter Bettuzzi, CCO Garc Spa; Innocenzo Pochini, R&D - Technical Director & Sustainability Manager - Myrtha Pools; Ambra Francisci, Head of Consulting - Drees & Sommer Italia; Daniela D’Errico, Architecture & Interior Design Business Development – Technogym; Igor Rebosio, Founder & Design Director - De.Tales
Vince Stropp, Founding partner - Stroop Design; Sayeli Uysal Ayaydin, partner – HBA London; Stefano Cesario, Partner - Foster + Partners; Koen Olthuis, Co Founder – Waterstudio & Dutsch Docklands; Rob Wagemans, Founder Creative Director - Concrete Architectural Associates; Manuela Mannino, Founder, Architect & Creative Director - thdp, studio Milan; Paola Mantello, Director of Design, Central and Eastern Europe - Architecture, Design + Construction | EMEA - Hilton; Giampiero Panepinto, Architetto e Interior Designer; Fabio Santambrogio, Founder & Art Director - Santambrogio Design Studio; Andreas Profanter, Partner - NOA; Marco Bay, Architetto paesaggista; Marco Pignocchi, Managing Partner – Hospitality Project; Roberta Filippini, Fondatrice e Direttore Tecnico - ROBERTA STUDIO; Flaviano Capriotti, Principal - FLAVIANO CAPRIOTTI ARCHITETTI; Marco De Luca, Proprietario - Maison La Minervetta, Sorrento; Bruno Marti, Executive VP of Brand Marketing - Ennismore | 25hours Hotels; Jennifer Acquati Lozej, yabu Pushelberg; Clare Dunlop, Director, Business Development EMEA ANZ Yabu Pushelberg; Matteo Pasquini, Chief Architect – Q-BIC; Luca Baldini, Q-BIC Simone Fittuccia, CEO Gestione Alberghi Riuniti, General Manager TAU Group; Cora Lagorio, Owner Hotel Europa Palace Sanremo; Petro Monti, CMO Hotel Mediterraneo Sorrento; Michelangelo Giombini, Direttore sviluppo prodotto e CEO Manifattura; Alessia Galimberti, Galimberti Studio; Stefania Campestri, Project Manager & owner representative – MyWat; Gian Paolo Venier, Designer & Partner - Otto Studio; Enrico M. Turella, Socio Fondatore e Direttore creativo – luoghi COMUNI; Elena Elgani, ricercatrice Dept. Design, Politecnico di Milano; Irma Lupica, Senior Architect - Lombardini22; Agostino Scialfa, CEO - Hotel Cosmopolitan Bologna; Giulia Delpiano e Corrado Conti, Co-Founders - Architects & Art Directors - ovre.design®; Giorgio Ribaudo, Managing Director – THRENDS; Filippo Marsigli, Architetto paesaggista e Founder Marsiglilab; Leonardo Mariggiò, Direttore generale - Phorma Mentis; Federico Zucca, Responsabile commerciale - STS Hotel; Luigi Mario Ceruti Puricelli, Presidente Puricelli; Alessandra Scardaoni, Deputy Business Unit Director - Artelia Italia; Valeria Bianchet, Project Manager Moroso Spa; Thomas Parascandolo, Business Developer & Architect Lombardini22; Matteo Fioretti, Key Account & Project Manager Artemide; Frida Freschi, Founder e CEO Agenzia Decor; Alberto Moro, Responsabile Commerciale Hospitality Italia Varaschin; Giacomo Capecchi, Sales Manager Vannucci Piante; Gisella Rizzi, Partner F&M Ingegneria; Paolo Calafiore, Corporate Organization & Financial Advisory - EOS Consulting; Fabio Cassi, Partner e CEO Cap Advisory; Moreno Brugnotto, CEO Brugnotto Group; Francesca Valan, Industrial designer CMF Design; Renè Mutschlechner, CFO Italy Falkensteiner Hotels & Residences; Pietro Mazzi, Head of Industry Real estate – IMI Corporate & Investment banking division, Intesa Sanpaolo; Stefania Zornik, Associate Director - Project Management and Building Consultancy, CBRE Italy; Cristian Tegas, Partner & CEO - Thema Italia | Founder & CEO - Theatro Italia; Valter Bettuzzi, CCO Garc Spa; Innocenzo Pochini, R&D - Technical Director & Sustainability Manager - Myrtha Pools; Ambra Francisci, Head of Consulting - Drees & Sommer Italia; Daniela D’Errico, Architecture & Interior Design Business Development – Technogym; Igor Rebosio, Founder & Design Director - De.Tales
MODERATORS:
Giulia Guerra, Journalist, Publishing Director - Matrix4Design
Cinzia Pagni, Architect and President ADI Lombardia
Francesco Scullica, Architect and teacher Politecnico di Milano
Diego Romano, Commercial & marketing director LEMA Spa
Guy Dittrich, Consulting, connector and content creator
DIREZIONE SCIENTIFICA:
Mauro Santinato, President - Teamwork
Nicola Delvecchio, Teamwork
Laura F. Verdi, Architect and Publishing director - we:ll magazine
Davide Mantesso, Project and Construction Management - Michaeler & Partner
Giulia Guerra, Journalist, Publishing Director - Matrix4Design
Cinzia Pagni, Architect and President ADI Lombardia
Francesco Scullica, Architect and teacher Politecnico di Milano
Diego Romano, Commercial & marketing director LEMA Spa
Guy Dittrich, Consulting, connector and content creator
DIREZIONE SCIENTIFICA:
Mauro Santinato, President - Teamwork
Nicola Delvecchio, Teamwork
Laura F. Verdi, Architect and Publishing director - we:ll magazine
Davide Mantesso, Project and Construction Management - Michaeler & Partner
