“City of Tomorrow” – now in its third year – unites key players and innovators from the worlds of architecture, real estate and interior design for an incomparable two-day symposium with a host of interactive workshops and panel discussions on timely and provocative topics.
Schedule and speakers subject to change. Keep checking this page for updates.
See highlights from the 2018 design summit.
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Marisa Lago, Chair of the City Planning Commission and Director, New York City Department of City Planning
Rachel Haot, Executive Director, Transit Innovation Partnership
Sarah Carroll, Chair and Commissioner, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC)
Malene Barnett, Founder, Malene B
Sheila Bridges, Founder and Creative Director, Sheila Bridges Design
Tiana Webb Evans, Founder, ESP Group
Jeanine Hays, Principal, AphroChic
Bryan Mason, Principal, AphroChic
Moderated by Wendy Goodman, Design Editor, New York Magazine
Annabelle Selldorf, Principal, Selldorf Architects
Rafael Viñoly, Rafael Viñoly Architects
(The below panels are first come, first serve. Schedule is subject to change.)
Shin-pei Tsay, Executive Director, Gehl Institute
Paul Whalen, Partner, Robert A.M. Stern Architects
Story Bellows, Partner, CityFi
Luca Ballarini, Founder & Creative Director, Bellissimo and Curator of Torino Stratosferica
Lionel Ohayon, Founder and CEO, ICRAVE
Marcel Van Ooyen, President and CEO, GrowNYC
Eldon Scott, President, Urbanspace
Rohan Mehra, Co-founder and Principal, The Prusik Group
Steven Cornwell, CMO, Howard Hughes Corporation
Tim Tompkins, President, Times Square Alliance
Donald Kaufman, Founder, Donald Kaufman Color
Danielle Arps, Founder, Dani Arps
Moderated by Sophie Donelson, Design Expert and Author
Vasi Ypsilantis, Vasi Ypsilantis Design Associates
Summer Kath, EVP of Business Development, Cambria
Moderated by Michael Boodro, Chairman, Editorial and Strategic Initiatives, Dering Hall
Thomas Keller, Chef and Restaurateur
Missy Robbins, Chef and Restaurateur
José Andrés, Chef and Owner, Think Food Group and Mercado Little Spain
Illya Azaroff, Founding Director, +LAB Architect PLLC
Jainey Bavishi, NYC Office of Recovery and Resiliency Director
Justin Schultz, Principal, HR&A Advisors
Lauren Zullo, Director of Sustainability, Jonathan Rose Companies
Whitney Austin Gray, PhD, LEED AP, Senior Vice President, Delos
Christine Vandover, Principal, HOK
Clodagh, Founder, Clodagh Design
Danei Cesario, Senior Associate, Array Architects
Alex Matjanec, CEO and Co-Founder, AD:60
Gayana Sarkisova, Founder and Owner, LIVEIN
Arshad Hisham, Founder & CEO, InGen Dynamics
Marcela Sapone, CEO, Hello Alfred
Moderated by James Ledbetter, Inc. Magazine
Martin Bechthold, PhD, Kumagi Professor of Architectural Technology, Harvard University
Stefano Boeri, Founding Partner, Stefano Boeri Architetti
William “Bill” Horgan, Partner, Grimshaw Architects
Jenny Sabin, Arthur L. and Isabel B. Wiesenberger Professor in Architecture, Cornell University
Nicholas Garrison, Partner and Design Director, Liberty Island and Museum
Dana Getman, Associate Principal, SHoP Architects
Michael Samuelian, CEO, Governors Island Trust
Steve Witkoff, Founder, Witkoff Group
Joe Palermo, Home Loan Consultant, Valley National Bank
Christopher Schlank, Founder and Managing Partner, Savanna Real Estate Group
Gil Dezer, President, Dezer Development
Moderated by Jennifer Gould, Columnist, NY Post
Grant Long, Senior Economist, StreetEasy
Kate Wittels, Partner, HR&A Advisors
Stephen Kliegerman, President of Property Development Marketing, Halstead
Oren Alexander, Co-Founder, The Alexander Team, Douglas Elliman
Tal Alexander, Co-Founder, The Alexander Team, Douglas Elliman
Carl D’Aquino, Principal Decorator, D’Aquino Monaco
Sara Gilbane, Founder, Sara Gilbane Interiors
Moderated by Parker Bowie Larson, Style Director, Elle Décor
John Chu, Principal, ATYPE Architecture
John Cerone, Director of Virtual Design and Construction, ShoP Architects
Richard Moreta Castillo, President, Richard’s Architecture+Design (RA+D)
Ioannis Oikonomou, Founder, Oiio Studio
David Benjamin, Founding Principal, The Living
Moderated by William Menking, Editor in Chief, The Architect’s Newspaper
David Fano, Chief Growth Officer, WeWork
Brad Hargreaves, CEO, Common
Alda Ly, Principal, Alda Ly Architecture and Design
Rodrigo Niño, CEO, Assemblage
Moderated by Sam Lubell, Author and Editor
Joanne Podell, Vice Chairman, Cushman & Wakefield
Amir Zwickel, Co-Founder and Chief Real Estate Officer, Showfields
Moderated by Steve Cuozzo, New York Post
Director, NYC Mayor’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency
AIA, Associate Principal, SHoP Architects
Chief Marketing Officer, Howard Huges
Interior Designer
Chief Growth Officer, WeWork
Partner and Design Director, FXCollaborative
CEO & Founder, Common
Chef
Director of City Planning and Chair
Editor, Inc. Magazine
Moderator
Architecture Design
CEO & Co-founder, AD 60
President, RA+D
CEO & Founder, The Assemblage
Oiio Architecture Studio
Owner, Lilia and Misi
Director of Sabin Lab at CornellAAP
Principal, Selldorf Architects
President, Times Square Alliance
President & CEO, GrowNYC
Principal, Rafael Viñoly Architects
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Witkoff
Director of Environmental Impact, Rose Companies