Hong Kong, 18 October 2013 ————– Founder and Managing Director of Sepia Design Consultants Limited, Thomas Schmidt, AIA, LEED AP, led and moderated a panel session at the 24th Annual Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific (HICAP) on October 18, 2013 in Hong Kong.
Entitled “WOW vs. POW Identifying the Signal from The Noise in Designing for Today’s (and Tomorrow’s) Travelers,” the multidisciplinary panel session provided images of recent projects and discussed site planning, architectural and interior design trends in hotel and resort design, and their impact on the economic bottom line of the hotel. The panel included architects and hotel operators, and featured James Freeman of FSC Architects, Karin Sheppard of IHG, Chris Singer of WATG Singapore, and Andreas Stalder of Hyatt International Asia Pacific Limited.
With close to 800 delegates in attendance, HICAP was hosted by Burba Hotel Network, Horwath HTL and Stiles Capital Events. The three-day conference was held from October 16 – 18 2013 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Hong Kong.
Editor’s Note: Thomas Schmidt, AIA, LEED AP is the founder of Sepia Design Consultants Limited, an award-winning design consultancy specializing in creative and sustainable design solutions for the hospitality industry. Schmidt is also author and illustrator of the award-winning Bumbling Traveller Adventure Series which seeks to promote environmental and cultural awareness through entertaining mysteries and adventures, which was recognized by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) through a 2010 Chapter Citation.