The Red Spot Stage @ XENIA 2024

The premier Greek tourism exhibition, Xenia 2024, will be held this year at the Metropolitan Expo from November 23 to 25. As part of the exhibition, ek magazine, with years of experience in architecture, construction, and design, will coordinate and curate live architectural presentations for the third consecutive year at “The Red Spot Stage.” The impressive architectural design of the stage has been entrusted to Rena Sakellaridou and her firm, RS Sparch.

The specially designed stage in Hall 2 will host prominent Greek architects, builders, lighting designers, and hoteliers who will present selected case studies of hotel projects -mainly in the sectors of resorts, boutique, and city hotels- highlighting challenges from the initial concept to final implementation.

The talks will be divided into the following sections:

Creating Synergies
Standalone case studies dedicated to a recently completed hotel project. Each panel will feature the architect of the project along with collaborating specialists -lighting, landscape, etc. -constructors and/or hotel owners/managers.

Design & Business Planning
Talks addressing key topics related to hotel planning and operations, as well as the strategy units should adopt to join investment programs (ESPA).

Hotel Design Trends
The latest trends and developments in design, material selection, and hotel operations.

Detailed Program of Talks:

Saturday, November 23

Design & Business Planning | 11:15 – 12:00 | ESPA
Speaker:

• Paraskevas Geronikolos, Director Investment Funding Services, DBC Diadikasia

Design & Business Planning | 12:00 -12:30

Serviced Villas: Secrets of the growing trend of a hybrid business model

Speaker:

• Jason Anastasinis, CEO & Founder of travelstaytion

Creating Synergies | 12:30 – 13:15
Intercontinental Crete 
Speakers:

• Stathis Tryfonopoulos, Architect, Diarchon Architects
• Grigoris Konstantopoulos, Architect, Inedito Architects
• Vasilis Vlasseros, CEO, Vitael

Hotel Design & Trends | 13:15 – 14:00
Renovating Historic Buildings in Europe: The Case of Monument Hotel 
Speaker:

• Memos Filippidis, Architect, mplusm

Creating Synergies | 14:00 – 14:45
Odera Tinos, Autograph Collection 
Speakers:

• Alexandros Triantafyllidis, Tconstructions, Co-owner, Developer Odera Tinos
• Panos Nikolaidis, Architect, pnd
• Vangelis Bonios, Interior Designer, Studio Bonarchi

Creating Synergies | 14:45 – 15:30
Semeli Coast Mykonos, Curio Collection by Hilton
Speakers:

• Pavlos Ninios, Architect, Pavlos Ninios Architects Planners & Engineers
• Giannis Frankogiannakis, Hotel Manager, Semeli Coast Mykonos, Curio Collection by Hilton
• Leonidas Athanasiou, Owner, Idolo Group

Creating Synergies | 15:30 – 16:15
The Met Suites
Speakers:

• Chrysokona Mavrou, Architect, Chrysokona Mavrou + Associates, Owner, The Met Suites
• Lena Flouri, GuestFirst Vacation Rentals Management
• Iakovos Foundidakis, Owner, Michail Foundidakis & Sons ABEE

Hotel Design & Trends | 16:15 – 17:00
The Fireplace of the Future
Speaker:

• Anna Bourma, Architect, Frangos Group

Sunday, November 24

Creating Synergies | 11:45 – 12:30
Ventale Island Breeze Resort
Speakers:

• Irini Apostolaki, Architect, Founder Archtify
• Michalis Vantarakis, Founder & CEO, Vantarakis Hotel Collection
• Stelios Farantakis, Project Manager, Tectum Engineering

Creating Synergies | 12:30 – 13:15
King Jason Zante, Louis Hotels
Speakers:

• Stavros Peppas, Architect, SP Architect & Partners
• Christina-Ioanna Lamprou, Creative Director, SP Architect & Partners
• Savvas Perdios, Representative, King Jason Zante, Louis Hotels

Creating Synergies | 13:15 – 14:00
Tella Thera
Speakers:

• Dr. Stella Pieri, Architect, Partner at Pieris Architects
• Loukas Tourkomanis, Founder & CEO, New Sage Ventures SA
• Antonia Skaraki, Founder & CEO, A|S Strategy, Branding & Communication

Creating Synergies | 14:00 – 14:45
Sandblu Resort Santorini
Speakers:

• Christina Panagiotou, Lead Architect, XKS Creative Director
• Charalambos Stathakopoulos, General Contractor, XKS CEO
• Daniel Frampton, Design Director, PROLIGHT
• Grigoris Kotopoulis, Technical Director, Egreen

Hotel Design & Trends | 14:45 – 15:30
The Role of Imagery and Professional Photography for Hotels
Speaker:

• George Fakaros, Photographer

Creating Synergies | 15:30 – 16:15
Domes Novos Santorini, Autograph Collection
Speakers:

• Kyros Pagkalidis, Architect, KCP Architects
• Olivia Siskou, Interior Designer, Olivia Siskou Interiors
• Michalis Petsaggourakis, Fytron Landscapes

Design & Business Planning | 16:15 – 17:00 | ESPA
Speaker:

• Kostas Vamvakas, CEO & Founder of VK PREMIUM Business Development Consultants
• Olympia Kagiafa, Area Account Manager at Epsilon Hospitality

Monday, November 25

Hotel Design & Trends | 11:45 – 12:30
Sustainability in the Hotel Industry
Speaker:

• Foivos-Spyridon Sypsas, Civil Engineer, Industrial Division Inspector at Bureau Veritas Hellas

Hotel Design & Trends | 12:30 – 13:15
Concept – Branding – Design – Construction
Speakers:

• Fotini Artikopoulou, Brand Strategist, INK Design
• Dimitris Chatzichristos, Owner, Gruppo Decorativo
• Theodoros Lakiotis, Co-Founder, Morphó

Creating Synergies | 13:15 – 14:00
Argini Hotel Syros
Speakers:

• Kostas Gagos, Interior Designer, Costas Gagos Architecture & Design
• Giorgos Polykretis, Technical Scientific Consultant, Argini Hotel Syros
• Giannis Polykretis, Founder and Builder, Argini Hotel Syros
• Maria Polykreti, Hotel Manager, Argini Hotel Syros

Creating Synergies | 14:00 – 14:45
Pearl Island Chios Hotel & Spa
Speakers:

• Stella Theodosopoulou, Architect, Ologramma Architects
• Markellos Kallimassias, Owner, Pearl Island Chios Hotel & Spa
• Evangelia Vasilaki, Project Engineer, Vavoulas Group

Creating Synergies | 14:45 – 15:30
Mykonos Flow
Speakers:

• Andreas Giovanos, Architect, gnb architects
• Aliki Varlamidi, Architect, Whitewall Athens
• Kostas Dededes, Civil Engineer and Co-Founder, ID Construction

Design & Business Planning | 15:30 – 16:15 | ESPA
Speaker:

• Konstantinos Pantelis, CEO, Anodos Consulting