British designer Tara Bernerd is chairman and head of design of established interior architecture practice Target Living. She is also on the board of directors and a partner at Chelsfield Partners, as well as sitting on the creative board at Dulux.

Since founding the David Collins Studio in 1985 along with business partner Iain Watson, David Collins has built a reputation in the hospitality sector. Along with a slew of awards and projects such as The Wolseley, Nobu Berkeley, The Blue Bar, Claridges and The Connaught to his name, Collins also lists private residences, such as the newly launched Ritz-Carlton Residences in Bangkok, among his achievements.

As a registered architect in Hong Kong, the UK and the US, Grover Dear provides architectural, interior and masterplanning design services for clients throughout the international arena. Dear was recently accredited as LEED AP and also elevated to the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows, the highest level of membership and achievement that a member of the AIA can attain.

Credited with broadening the role of architects and raising public interest in good design, Michael Graves began his 39-year teaching career at Princeton University, where he is now the Robert Schirmer Professor of Architecture, Emeritus. He has received 12 honorary doctorates and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, as well as a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. Graves is also the first architect inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame.

Principal of hospitality interior design firm Hirsch Bedner & Associates, Ilija Karlusic first came to Hong Kong in 1998. His projects include Four Seasons Macao, Marina Bay Sands in Singapore and Shangri-La hotels in Beijing, Chengdu and Qingdao.