Register April 1, 2018 | Submit April 1, 2018 |
2018 Radical Innovation Award
BRIEF
Radical Innovation, a platform promoting disruptive, industry-changing ideas within the hotel space, is looking for new concepts that present opportunities for the hotel guest and the hotel business. With an expanded interest in moving ideas from concepts to reality, we are asking participants to submit hospitality concepts that provide not only new meaningful travel experiences for consumers, but also new revenue growth opportunities for owners, investors, operators, contractors and vendors.
Having awarded over $150,000 since its founding in 2006, Radical Innovation recognized a record five hospitality concepts last year. Though diverse, the finalists were united in their cleverness—from the winning project, an eco-conscious treetop resort known as Living the Till by EoA Inc., to student winner Brandan Siebrecht’s Hyperloop Hotel composed of shipping containers that double as hotel rooms and make use of the Hyperloop One technology currently under development.
In addition to a clear and compelling brief, all entries should be accompanied by design renderings and cost analysis, illustrating how the concept could be achieved in the next 3-5 years. A panel of jurors leading the fields of hospitality, design, and investment, will then evaluate the entries based on their originality, creativity, design, and potential impact on the industry.
SCHEDULE
Submission Deadline 04/01/2018
AWARDS
$10,000 – grand prize
$5,000 – runner-up
$1,500 – student prize
FEES
$200 for professionals
Free for students
JURY
John Hardy
CEO, The John Hardy Group
Founder and President / CEO of The John Hardy Group, a global development & development services organization, provides independent strategic advisory and development services globally to joint venture partners, investors, asset managers and major Brands in the hospitality real estate sector. JHG is the recognized leader in creative solutions to complex challenges in renovation, redevelopment and new development projects. The company has successfully managed over $6 billion in development related assignments and completed projects with more than $2 billion in development value encompassing 866 projects in 35 countries.
Simon Turner
Managing Member, Alpha Lodging Partners, LLC
Simon Turner has held diverse leadership roles, gaining experience in numerous facets of the hotel business including senior executive and board oversight of public and private enterprises. He has extensive global strategic and transactional experience related to complex property assets, brands, and operating businesses. His experience has also included advisory assignments, asset management, capital-raising and M&A. Most recently he was President, Global Development for Starwood Hotels and Resorts. His prior experience includes: Principal, Hotel Capital Advisers, Inc., a hotel investment advisory firm overseeing both hotel brands (Four Seasons and Fairmont) and property investments; investment banker at Salomon Brothers; Manager, Pannell Kerr Forster, an international hotel and tourism consulting firm; and Operations Analyst in Saudi Arabia for Gustar Hoteliers, a Swiss-based hotel management and marketing company.
Simon recently completed his term as an elected Trustee of the Urban Land Institute and is a member and the past Vice Chairman of the Hotel Development Council. He is also a past member of the Real Estate Roundtable and is currently an Adjunct Instructor at NYU’s hospitality program.
James Woods
Head of WeLive, WeWork
Head of WeLive, a division of WeWork that focuses on a new way of living built upon community, flexibility and a fundamental belief that we are only as good as the people we surround ourselves with. Prior to his role at WeWork, James was the President and COO of Dayglo Ventures; a holding company that focuses on the live entertainment industry. Among its holdings are the Brooklyn Bowl Group of venues, the historic Capitol Theatre, Lockn’ Festival and Fans.com.
Prior to joining Dayglo, James was a partner in the Dallas-based real estate private equity firm, Hayman Woods. Hayman Woods, specialized in investments in residential and lifestyle properties, and through its affiliate Keen Partners the hospitality sector.
James, previously worked for Starwood Hotels & Resorts, where he was responsible for the launch of aloft and Element, and was charged with the development of new W hotels. Before joining Starwood, James worked for a real estate private equity fund DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners. James is a graduate of New York University’s Stern School of Business.
Jena Thornton
Managing Director, Eagle Rock Ventures
Managing Director of Eagle Rock Ventures is a hospitality expert with 20 years in the industry. She recently led the U.S. hotel division of Bentall Kennedy LP as a senior vice president, where she served since 2002. Prior to that, she was the vice president of acquisitions and business development for Noble House Hotels & Resorts, overseeing the acquisition and financing of a few hundred million dollars of hospitality projects. Previously, she was a development manager at Westin Hotels & Resorts.
Michael Medzigian
CEO & Director, Carey Watermark Investors Inc
Chairman and Managing Partner of Watermark Capital Partners, a real estate investment management firm, and is also President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Carey Watermark Investors, a publicly registered Real Estate Investment Trust. A leading lodging investor, his activities are focused on complex assets that benefit from demographic shifts, strategic marketing, and value-creation and repositioning initiatives, including hotels and resorts, golf and recreation, resort residential, fractional and club programs, and new urbanism and mixed-use projects
Wing Chao
Founding Principal, Wing T. Chao Architect
A world renowned master planner, architect and designer. He is currently working on various resort, theme park, retail, entertainment and commercial projects in the US and overseas. Chao was Executive Vice President for Master Planning, Architecture & Design at Walt Disney Parks & Resorts’ creative division Walt Disney Imagineering. In that role Chao oversaw development of all of division’s activities worldwide including theme parks, resorts, cruise ships, water parks and entertainment complexes. He was also Vice Chairman of Development for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Asia Pacific.
Claude Amar
President, The John Hardy Group International
Amar joined The John Hardy Group in 2002 as Managing Director of a joint venture of The John Hardy Group and The Square Group based in Luxembourg. Amar is responsible for JHG’s international operations and development. Mr. Amar’s vast professional experience includes ten years with the IH Group, Paris France working as the Director of Development responsible for projects and developments in Europe and Asia. During this time Mr. Amar was also the Managing Director of Lahotel Corporation.
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