Sleeper Sessions #7 IBIZA

A COSMIC TRIP ACROSS THE HOSPITALITY DESIGN UNIVERSE, FROM SUNSET TO MOONRISE
Sessions #7 sees us set our controls for the heart of the sun, and our sights on the magical, mystical island of Ibiza.

Our programme explores a wide range of new frontiers in global hospitality design, peering through the lens of this endlessly evolving destination to see what the future holds in areas such as art and sculpture, agritourism and regenerative farming, wellness and mindfulness, not forgetting the beach clubs and nightlife for which Ibiza is renowned.

The event will take place at Ibiza Congress Centre, while our host hotel Melia Ibiza is a newly refurbished property in Santa Eulalia, offering sublime views over Dalt Villa and the Mediterranean Sea from its pool deck.

Central to SESSIONS, the SYNC meetings programme that drives the event, will see over 1,200 scheduled appointments between specifiers and suppliers taking place in the light-filled spaces of the congress centre’s upper level.

Our opening SYMPOSIA session is a keynote address from artist and designer Jaime Hayon. Internationally acclaimed for his distinct aesthetic universe and multifaceted, multimedia approach across products, interiors, sculpture, painting and installations, Hayon’s talk, entitled ‘The Big Bang’ will explore this unique creative cosmos traversing art, design and hospitality.

Four figures shaping the future of nightlife and entertainment will participate in a conversation on ‘Nightlife 3.0’: Josh Wyatt of AvantGardner, currently overseeing the highly anticipated relaunch of Mirage Brooklyn; Julia Birzele of Lio Group; and Jesse MacDougall, Design Director for Journey, and Tibor Martin, former head of technical services for Pacha Group now leading the design and architecture of Sabina Estates.

A constellation of rising stars in hospitality design will share their stories in steering their practices to stratospheric success: James Waterworth, former Design Director at Soho House now leading his own studio Thurstan; Rodrigo Izquierdo, previous creative lead at Studio Patricia Urquiola; Tatjana von Stein, founder of her eponymous practice with studios in London and Mallorca; and Enrico Fratesi, co-founder of Gam Fratesi who recently completed their debut hotel project, Puro Warsaw Old Town.

Schedule

Tues 13 May

All Day Delegate Arrivals and Check-In
14.00 Free Time
19.00 Dinner and Drinks

Weds 14 May

07.00 Breakfast
09.30 Conference Keynote
10.30 Coffee Break
10.45 Meetings
12.55 Lunch
14.15 Conference Panel Discussion
15.00 Coffee Break
15.20 Meetings
17.00 Free Time / Breakout Workshops
19.30 Networking Dinner Drinks

Thurs 15 May

07.00 Breakfast
09.30 Conference Panel Discussion
10.30 Coffee Break
10.45 Meetings
12.55 Lunch
14.30 Meetings
15.50 Coffee Break
16.00 Conference Panel Discussion
17.00 Free Time
19.00 Closing Party

Fri 16 May

07.00 Breakfast
10.00 Departures and Check-Out