Sample Event Agenda

 

Day 1

Arrivals

1:00pm - 5:00pm

Registration

Location: Arizona Ballroom West Foyer

1:00pm - 5:00pm

Supplier Table Set Up

Location: Arizona Ballroom, Salon F-I

6:30pm - 9:00pm

Welcome Reception

Location: Sonoran Terrace

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 2

1:1 Meetings Begin

7:30am - 8:00am

Networking Breakfast

Location: Paradise Ballroom, Salon 4-8

8:00am - 9:00am

Keynote - Designing Your Life: Make What You Do, Do More For You

Taniya Nayak is the owner of thriving Boston-based design firm, Taniya Nayak Design, host and interior designer for hit TV shows on HGTV, Food Network & ABC as well as designer of a successful collection of high-performance commercial grade wallcoverings. How did she turn her passion for design into a multifaceted career? In this presentation, Taniya will share best practices for designers and suppliers when collaborating on and licensing project lines, advice on securing the right opportunities, strategies for maximizing your social media presence and more!

Presented by Taniya Nayak, Principal, Taniya Nayak Design

Location: Paradise Ballroom, Salon 4-8

9:20am - 10:55am

1:1 Meetings

Location: Arizona Ballroom, Salon F-I

10:55am - 11:25am

Morning Networking Break featuring the Product Showcase 

Location: Arizona Ballroom West Foyer

11:25am - 12:35pm

1:1 Meetings

Location: Arizona Ballroom, Salon F-I

12:40pm - 1:35pm

Networking Lunch & Session

Location: Paradise Ballroom, Salon 4-8

1:40pm - 2:50pm

1:1 Meetings

Location: Arizona Ballroom, Salon F-I

2:50pm - 3:15pm

Afternoon Networking Break featuring the Product Showcase

Location: Arizona Ballroom West Foyer

3:15pm - 4:25pm

1:1 Meetings

Location: Arizona Ballroom, Salon F-I

4:25pm - 6:00pm

Free time to enjoy the resort!

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Networking Activity

Location: Arizona Ballroom, Salon J-N

7:00pm - 9:00pm

Networking Dinner

Location: Paradise Ballroom Foyer

 

Day 3

1:1 Meetings Continue

6:00am - 6:45am

Pickleball Sponsored by Reid Witlin

Buyer/Designers register here.

Location: Camelback Inn Resort & Spa Pickleball Courts

7:30am - 8:15am

Networking Breakfast

Location: Paradise Ballroom, Salon 4-8

8:15am - 9:00am

Panel - The Intersection of Hospitality and Senior Living sponsored by Faulkner + Locke

 

During this session, our panelists will explore the various ways in which hospitality has influenced the current design within senior living’s independent living and assisted living communities. Additionally, they’ll discuss what makes a product or design type senior friendly. 

In looking at the many visuals of today’s senior living, you might be left wondering where hospitality ends, and senior living begins but be assured there are as many differences as there are similarities.

Panelists:

  • David Ashen, Founder & Principal, Dash Design
  • Dale Miller, President & Chief Creative Officer, Daring by Design, Inc.
  • Kevin Swanson, Director of Interior Design, Hawthorn Construction Group

Moderated by Phoebe Stein, President, Olive Presents & Co-Founder/President, Ageless Living Collaborative

Location: Paradise Ballroom, Salon 4-8

9:15am - 10:25am

1:1 Meetings

Location: Arizona Ballroom, Salon F-I

10:25am - 10:50am

Morning Networking Break featuring the Product Showcase

Location: Arizona Ballroom West Foyer

10:50am - 12:00pm

1:1 Meetings

Location: Arizona Ballroom, Salon F-I

12:10pm - 1:10pm

Networking Lunch

Location: Paradise Ballroom, Salon 4-8

1:20pm - 2:55pm

1:1 Meetings

Location: Arizona Ballroom, Salon F-I

2:55pm - 3:20pm

Afternoon Networking Break featuring the Product Showcase

Location: Arizona Ballroom West Foyer

3:20pm - 7:00pm

Free time to enjoy the resort!

7:00pm - 9:00pm

Western/Diamonds & Denim Farewell Reception & Dinner

Location: Arizona Ballroom, Salon F-I

 

Day 4

All Day Departures

 

*Sample agenda from 2023 Hotec Design event