Rutger van Erp

Somersault / Manager Gobal Design

With a financial background and affinity for hospitality, Rutger van Erp started at Odyssey hotel group in 2014 as interim GM. In 2015, the company started working on the Autograph Hotel in Breda and Rutger became the project manager for this project. Currently, Rutger van Erp is the Vice President of Design & Construction and part of the leadership team of the Odyssey Hotel group. Besides the responsibility for the department design & construction, he is also responsible for IT, Procurement, and Engineering.

More recently, Rutger joined Sommersault Group as Global Design Manager.

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Huan Zhu Wanda Hotel Design & Research Institute General Manager Architecture China

Jason Wang Asia Pacific Design Center (APDC) Secretary-General China

Francisco Lopez-Cordoba Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Vice President Creative, Design Services - Global United States

Raul Tellez Casado Minor Hotels Director Product and Design Area (Buildings, Engineering and Maintenance Dept. - Minor Europe & Americas) Spain

Carl Wee Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Vice President, Technical Services, Asia Pacific Singapore

Arturo Sims VHC Global Managing Partner Hong Kong

Chiara Calufetti-Lim WATG Principal & Studio Director of Architecture Singapore

Jameel Abu Shuqair Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Director, Architecture & Design Services – Middle East, Africa United Arab Emirates

Ivan Pavlovic NEOM Regional Senior Manager Design & Architecture Hospitality Saudi Arabia

Lichen Ding DLCA Architects Founder & Chief Designer China

Miriam Palà Thinking Luxury Co-founder and Head of Growth Andorra

Rutger van Erp Somersault Manager Gobal Design Netherlands

Kavitha Iyer Choice Hotels International Vice President of Architecture and Design United States

Luis Galofre Talentchef Chief Executive Officer Spain

Monika Moser MMC Hospitality Consultant France

Ivo Christow Krucker Partner AG Head of Design, Member of the Management Board Switzerland

Bittor Sanchez Monasterio Accor Global Vice President Design Economy & Midscale Brands France

Najee Syriani Diriyah Company Hospitality Development Director Saudi Arabia

Cristiano Pistis Eclettico Design | Lombardini22 BU Director Hospitality and Luxury Residential Italy

Federico Toresi Accor Global VP Design, Premium Brands France

Lynn Wang Asia Pacific Design Center (APDC) Head of Overseas Affairs Dept China

Anne Faherty Anne Faherty Interiors Founder United States

Eric Leong Minor Hotels Vice President - Design & Technical Services Thailand

Elena Apiou faire – Design Leadership Former Head of Design Accor France

Sarah Smallwood Great Wolf Resorts Design Director United States

Jaime Nadal H&H Development LLC Senior Director - Hospitality Design Dubai

Larry Traxler Hilton Worldwide Senior Vice President – Global Head of Design United States

Barend Slabbert University of Derby Senior Lecturer - Interior Design United Kingdom

Kristina Belyavskaya Cospitality Founder Spain

Tina Norden Conran and Partners Partner and Principal United Kingdom

Marc Schicker SCHICKER & Co. Founder & Managing Director Indonesia

Tarek Hegazy, AIA, IIDA- SAR/MSA Living Design Principal & Creative Director Sweden

Stanislas Helou Thinking Luxury Founder Andorra

Annamaria Lambri American University in Dubai Chair of the Department of Interior Design and Associate Professor of Interior Design United Arab Emirates

Eelco Böhtlingk Managing Partner, VHC Global Strategic Partner, Agency_X / Locavore Group Italy

Past Jury

Beatriz Carreto Radisson Hotel Group Spain

Corinna Kretschmar-Joehnk JOI-Design Germany

Audra Tuskes Marriott International United States

Kenneth Ha Accor Thailand

Shilpa Suresh Rockwell Group United States

Mao Hua Founder of EK Design and PP Design Gallery China

Marc Ledesma Marriott International United Arab Emirates

Melissa Messmer InterContinental and Regent Hotels United Kingdom

Karin Nordhoff Radisson Hotel Group South Africa

Samantha Drummond Hong Kong, Denmark

Antonio Sancho Radisson Hotel Group Spain

Karen Comber PIF projects (Luxury Hospitality) Saudi Arabia

Kian Liew The Ascott Limited Singapore

Alexandra Woop Accor - MEA Headquarter United Arab Emirates

David Kepron NXTLVL Experience Design United States