Speaker Resources

Early organisation (April 2025)

Helen Blantz will introduce speakers to each other, and organise speaker briefing calls by session. You will be invited to join a temporary WhatsApp group to organise this.

Speaker briefing calls will run end of April.

And provide –

• Format, key topics, speaking order & questions for the moderator
• Onsite meeting arrangements

Should you require any changes to the online program, please let Ollie Carter know.

Registration and Badges

Registration is now open. Speakers are requested to register themselves. Please use this link – Registration

If eligible, your badge type will be upgraded to VIP Pass by the VIP team.

Speakers can collect their badges at the show. Registration Desk opens at 8am on 3 & 4 June 2025.

Opening Party

All speakers are warmly invited to attend our Opening Party:

• Monday 2 June: 7pm – 10pm
• Location: The Bass, 2100 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139
• If you haven’t already RSVP’d, please do so via this form
• Please bring your digital invite that can be found in the show app. The show app is now available to download – details below
• Alternatively you can find your invite here
• If you would like to bring a colleague to the party with you, and they haven’t yet registered, they can get their free pass here. The team will be in touch if they are eligible for a VIP upgrade. 

After Hours

• Tuesday 3 June: 6.15pm – 9pm
• Location: BÂOLI, 1906 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139
• If you haven’t already RSVP’d, please do so via this form
• Your invite can be found in the show app, or alternatively you can find your it here

Show Opening Times

• Tuesday 3 June: 10am – 5pm
• Wednesday 4 June: 10.30am – 4:30pm
• Location: Miami Beach Convention Center, Halls A & B

Arrival

Please arrive at least an hour before your conference session.

Helen Blantz is co-ordinating speaker pre-meetings 20 minutes before your session is due to start. These will take place at the HRDS Lounge, back left hand corner of the exhibition hall (see FloorPlan). This gives us time to set up head mics and run sound checks.

Tuesday 3 June 2025

Leaders Debate – What’s the value brands are bringing to different regions across southern states and CALA? 

2.45pm – 3.15pm

Pre meeting at 2.20pm

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Conversions – uniting diverse visions to elevate design

4pm – 4.30pm

Pre-meeting at 3.40pm

Wednesday 4 June 2025

Designing for Well-being: Wellness, Connection & the Future of Experiential Hospitality

10.45am  – 11.15am

Pre-meeting 10.25am

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Shared horizons: thinking across hospitality design disciplines

11.45am – 12.30pm

Pre-meeting 10.50am

Presentation Guidelines

• We are aiming for an informal, motivating and collaborative/interactive feel for the conference
• We may decide in our speaker briefing meetings that a few visuals on a rolling slide deck in the background will help make the session feel dynamic
• Please upload your slides directly to our technician using this link by Friday 23 May 2024 – Any slides submitted after this date won’t be included
• All slides must be provided in the 16:9 format, visuals only
• All presentations will use the Hotel & Resort Design South branded slide for the first slide. The organisers will provide this.
• Speakers are welcome to use their own slide templates for slides in between
• Please ensure you have a backup copy of your slides with you on a memory stick on the day
• Please don’t email your presentation directly

Invitation to join HRDS networking events

NEWH Lunch & Learn

HRDS Lounge

1.30pm – 2.30pm, 3 June 2025.

Lunch & Learn with Sonesta

HRDS Lounge

1.00pm – 2.00pm, 4 June 2025.

We look forward to welcoming you to either or both of these networking events.

Show App

• The CSI, CXI & HRDS show app is now available to download. The show app allows you to access your digital invites for exclusive networking events, explore the show itinerary and create a personalized agenda across the two days, browse the exhibitor list, and more
• Head to the App or Google Store, or alternatively search ‘CSI, CXI & HRDS’
• To login in, you’ll need to use the email address you registered to the show with and the case sensitive password of ‘csia25’
• Once you have logged in you can change your password and edit your profile

Social Media

We have created some personalised banners to help you promote your session at HRDS! Please find your unique link here.

Our marketing team will be promoting sessions on LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter. Make sure you are following our pages and if you are posting about speaking at the show, please tag us.

Official hashtag – #HRDS25

LinkedIn

Instagram

Key Contacts

Conference Director – Helen Blantz

Operations Director – Caroline Pepper

Marketing Manager – Olivia Irving