BOND Five Star EMEA
1-on-1 with EMEA's Top Luxury Hotel Designers
March 27-30, 2025
Cannes, France
About
1-on-1 Meetings and Networking with EMEA's Top Luxury Hotel Designers
BOND Five Star EMEA is not like any other hotel design event because of who you’ll meet here and the exclusive, top-end hospitality projects they are responsible for.
Chris Webb, VP Architecture and Design, HILTON Worldwide summed it up nicely:
“Working at the highest end of the luxury market, this has been the only event I’ve found that’s focused on that”
BOND Five Star EMEA brings the region’s top-end luxury hotel project leaders together with premium product manufacturers to get to know each other better and to see what collaborative opportunities present themselves.
If top-end, luxury hotel projects throughout Europe and the Middle East are your goal, this is your chance to spend some quality time with the people who can make it happen.
3 days and nights away from deadlines and distractions means time and space get to know each other properly – and that’s where the most meaningful, long-term business happens. Always.
Reserve Your Spot – Last Year Sold Out!
Who Attends
EMEA's Top Luxury Hotel Designers. Guaranteed.
EMEA’s most in-demand, top-end luxury hotel designers are giving us 3 days of their time to come and meet premium manufacturers who have unique products and solutions to show them and ultimately them deliver what their exacting clients want.
This is more than just a chance to come and sell. With EMEA’s true luxury hotel project influencers in one place, relaxed and ready to talk, you could have some of the most insightful and fruitful conversations of your career.
Each event takes on a unique life of its own but if you take a look at who comes and consider that you’ll have time and space to meet every single one of them, you should get an idea of what’s on offer here…
Five Star EMEA regular attendees include:
Anne Becker-Olins
SVP Design & Technical Services - LUXURY Europe
Accor Hotels
Paul Bevis
Vice President, Design Services – Europe
Four Seasons Hotels
& Resorts
Chris Webb
VP Architecture & Design EMEA
Hilton Worldwide
Jaime Nadal
Director of Technical
Services & Design
Six Senses Resorts & Spas
Geraldine Dohogne
Interior Designer
Zannier Hotels
Francis Pereira
Senior Design Architect
Wimberly Interiors (WATG)
Joanne Teoh
Global Head of Interior Design
Millennium Hotels
and Resorts
Thomas Ito, FAIA, LEEP AP
Principal & Global Head of Hospitality
Gensler
The Projects
Luxury Hotel Projects Throughout EMEA
Scroll down for a small sample of the 100s of top-end, luxury hotel projects our designers are bringing to the table in March. We’ll let the list speak for itself.
Five Star EMEA only happens once a year and is exclusive and unique because of how we select our ‘buyers’.
Every single designer and architect that’s invited must:
- Be a Principal or above
- Work nationally in scope
- Evidence a portfolio of live, confirmed luxury hotel projects in Europe, the Middle East and beyond.
Get the full project list
The organising team at BOND have successfully managed to evolve and create a new generation of unique networking experiences, setting a new community standard. Thoroughly enjoyable, attentively organised, and the staff wonderfully accommodating. This event is truly unique and I highly recommend it.
Mehmet Aktash
How it works
This is NOT a trade show
You know who’s going to be here before you arrive and you will have a guaranteed number of 1-to-1 meetings with the ‘buyers’ of your choice. And this is just the start:
You are all together for 3 days and 3 nights at a luxury resort, so there’s time and space to meet everybody and it’s this abundance of natural networking that opens up a whole world of possibilities.
Finding yourself at the very heart of EMEA’s most dynamic and helpful luxury hotel project community means any number of conversations can light up the luxury hotel project trail right in front of you – you’ll see!
> 18 pre-arranged 1:1 meetings
+ 72 hours of networking in a luxury resort
= a proven formula for success.
Discover the highlights from last year’s event
We will deliver EMEA’s true top-end luxury hotel project influencers with time and space to get to know each other properly.
The rest is up to you!
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It was my first BOND Five Star, and I loved the format, seminars were excellent, and all happening in the perfect location. Great organization! Well done BOND Team!
Olga Mitrovic-Mihajlovic
Program
PLEASE NOTE: This is last year’s program. Check back soon for the 2025 schedule.
Seminar timings and/or content may vary at our discretion.
- Day 1
- Day 2
- Day 3
- Day 4
Seminar - THE CREATIVE CURSE. HOW DESIGNERS MAKE SENSE OF THE WORLD.
Charles Leon | Managing Director, Leon Black
Synopsis
Most of what we think about thinking is wrong. We think that thinking is stringing words together in a meaningful way. We favour numbers and data because they are easier to quantify, test and analyse. Most often, visual thinking gets relegated to the back burner. Designers, however, see the world differently.
Designers assemble and associate meaningless materials and make marks in such a way that they have meaning and tell a story.
This talk is about how we transform meaningless information into stories that have meaning and how and why we tap into a basic human instinct, not to make beautiful objects but to tell a better story.
Biography
Charles Leon is a designer, published author, illustrator, speaker and past president of the BIID.
Charles initially trained as a theatre designer, working with the National Theatre and the English National Opera, leading to designing for films and hotels.
Charles also lectures internationally on the interface between creativity, design-thinking, neuroscience, economics, politics, philosophy, sociology, innovation, emotion, and how creative minds work.
Seminar - Living on Purpose
Craig Goldblatt | Inspirational Coach and Speaker, Craig Goldblatt
Synopsis
Are you living your purpose at the deepest level?
Are you committed to deliver an inspired and impactful life?
Do you believe you can fulfil your potential in this lifetime?
In order to be truly motivated we need to know and understand the following: There is only one thing human beings want in our lives and that is to experience our deepest feelings, to feel a strong sense of security, excitement, self-worth, connection, growth and giving to others. To live with clarity and power, it is important to realise our emotions; what Is missing for us and what we have in abundance.
Purpose led exercises help both us and others to experience more of what we want.
• Clarify who you are at your very best
• Gain a real understanding of yourself, your purpose and what’s most important to you right now
• Uncover your strengths so you create the massive impact you’ve always imagined
Biography
Passionate about Living on Purpose, Craig connects people, to the impact they want to make through keynotes, personal coaching, purpose workshops and experiences.
700 keynote presentations. 5 continents. 100,000 people worldwide. For over 2 decades, Craig has been changing lives with his powerful message. With his ability to challenge rather than tell, he rouses audiences to take action and become their best selves.
Originally from Johannesburg, South Africa, Craig has travelled the globe, working in the private sector and with charity enterprises and non-profit organizations. Experiencing some of the most diverse cultures on the planet, he has developed an enhanced awareness of purpose, intention, motivation and human identity.
Empowering people to make a real difference, Craig connects each individual and organization to the heart of their true purpose and creates an actionable blueprint to make it happen.
Seminar - The Top 10 Luxury Travel Trends Shaping the International Hotel Industry in 2023
Suze Renner | Founder & CEO, Luxury Columnist
Synopsis
The hospitality industry is constantly evolving, with hotels adapting to the ever-changing needs of their guests. Understanding the latest trends in luxury travel is essential for developing and renovating accommodation that stands out from the crowd. From eco-friendly initiatives to cutting-edge technology, Suze will elaborate on the groundbreaking trends transforming the way people travel in 2023 and beyond.
Biography
Suze Renner is an experienced luxury branding expert and website owner. Based in London, UK, she has established herself as a prominent figure in the luxury industry.
As the founder of Luxury Columnist, a business she started in 2014, Suze has built one of the top luxury websites, attracting a substantial number of monthly unique views.
With over 500,000 social media followers, Suze has successfully leveraged her online presence to provide optimal ROI for the brands she collaborates with. She offers consultancy and training services in luxury branding and marketing, travel trends, and social media.
Suze is an experienced luxury panel moderator, leading lively discussions on the latest industry trends. Her ability to conduct extensive research on panellists and discussion topics ensures engaging and informative debates.
Additionally, Suze specializes in photography and videography, providing captivating visual content for luxury brands. Suze's accomplishments have been recognized in the industry, earning her the distinction of being a finalist for Social Media Photographer of the Year by TravMedia. Suze is also the Founder of Chocolate Cherry Kisses, a website focused on food and drink that she established in 2020.
Suze's career journey began in France, after completing the first ever honours business degree taught in French in the UK. Upon graduation, she marketed computer games at Ubi Soft, and subsequently advised local companies on export regulations and commercial practice at a French Chamber of Commerce.
Suze has an eye for detail and a knack for creative storytelling, making her an invaluable asset to the luxury industry. Her expertise has helped numerous individuals gain a better understanding of how to create meaningful brand experiences that last.
For more information and to connect with Suze, visit her website, luxurycolumnist.com, or reach out to her via email at info@luxurycolumnist.com.
Seminar - Eat the elephant one bite at a time
Tim Harris | Executive Coach and Speaker, Tim Harris Consulting
Synopsis
Fatigue dominates the lives of those without direction or dreams. But without goals dreams are simply dreams. Without processes though, goals are simply goals. If you enjoy the process then you enjoy both the journey and the goal. How does one set lofty motivational goals without causing overwhelm? The percentage play in life is to reduce goals so they are more attainable but the easy way is a trap, it denies you growth. Not aspiring to more carries with it the burden of unfulfilled ambition. To grow you must breach your comfort zone. Stumbling is essential in becoming a great leader. Do you have the guts to fail? Do you have the resilience? What if you don’t? Does adversity reveal character or build it? How do you behave in the face of seemingly insurmountable pressure?
All the above went through my mind. Let me tell you about the decisions made, the mistakes, the uncertainty, the lessons and the outcomes.
Biography
Tim is now an expert in mental resilience, having turned his own struggles with burnout, severe arthritis and a reconstructed shoulder into triumph by rowing 3000 miles across the Atlantic—a feat as rare as going to space. For 8 gruelling weeks, he faced the ocean's might on minimal sleep, turning his ordeal into powerful lessons on resilience, overcoming toxic ambition, and setting bold goals. His captivating journey from a global high-stakes business leader to an inspirational speaker and burnout coach has motivated individuals and elite teams worldwide. Discover how Tim's unique insights can transform challenges into unparalleled strength and purpose.
