Louis is the founder and CEO of Nomadic Resorts an award-winning architectural and landscape design office with offices in Mauritius, Rotterdam and Cape Town that delivers innovative, experiential hospitality projects across the planet since 2011.

Among their most recent work is Wild Coast Tented Lodge in Sri Lanka which was voted Global Gamechanger at the 2020 Ahead Awards. The company designs bespoke green building projects for various luxury hotel groups including Soneva, Banyan Tree, Playa Viva, Neom and Resplendent Ceylon.

Louis also founded Nomadic Escapes, a new outdoor hospitality management company focussed on, biophilic tented experiences; net zero carbon operations, re-wilding and regenerative landscaping. Their first camp Bamboo Mountain in Mauritius .

Following his hotel management studies in France, Louis was recruited by Six Senses Resorts and Spas in 2004 as a Permaculture consultant and became the group Director of Green Building and Sustainable Landscaping a role in which he helped develop the group’s ground-breaking Sustainability practices.

Throughout his career he has worked at the cutting edge of green building and landscaping projects including ‘Fresh in the Garden’ the pioneering Farm to Fork treetop restaurant at Soneva Fushi, the Treetop Dining Pod at Soneva Kiri and the innovative bamboo treehouses at Playa Viva.

As well as having a French BTS diploma in hotel marketing, he is LEED Accredited Professional, has a master’s in Environmental Architecture and Advanced Energy Studies from the University of London and followed Hospitality Design and Planning courses at Cornell-Nanyang in Singapore.

Louis is the founder and CEO of Nomadic Resorts an award-winning architectural and landscape design office with offices in Mauritius, Rotterdam and Cape Town that delivers innovative, experiential hospitality projects across the planet since 2011.

Among their most recent work is Wild Coast Tented Lodge in Sri Lanka which was voted Global Gamechanger at the 2020 Ahead Awards. The company designs bespoke green building projects for various luxury hotel groups including Soneva, Banyan Tree, Playa Viva, Neom and Resplendent Ceylon.

Louis also founded Nomadic Escapes, a new outdoor hospitality management company focussed on, biophilic tented experiences; net zero carbon operations, re-wilding and regenerative landscaping. Their first camp Bamboo Mountain in Mauritius .

Following his hotel management studies in France, Louis was recruited by Six Senses Resorts and Spas in 2004 as a Permaculture consultant and became the group Director of Green Building and Sustainable Landscaping a role in which he helped develop the group’s ground-breaking Sustainability practices.

Throughout his career he has worked at the cutting edge of green building and landscaping projects including ‘Fresh in the Garden’ the pioneering Farm to Fork treetop restaurant at Soneva Fushi, the Treetop Dining Pod at Soneva Kiri and the innovative bamboo treehouses at Playa Viva.

As well as having a French BTS diploma in hotel marketing, he is LEED Accredited Professional, has a master’s in Environmental Architecture and Advanced Energy Studies from the University of London and followed Hospitality Design and Planning courses at Cornell-Nanyang in Singapore.

David Kaye came to Vietnam to write a textbook with the Ministry of Education in 2011. Lots of online magazines were launching. Saigon’s largest, AnyArena, asked David to write for them. He was faced with a choice. Write textbooks or interview chefs, actors, and bartenders. He chose the latter.

Soon after the international media company Vietcetera recruited him to build the publication on solid editorial foundations as editor-in-chief. After almost two years, he left to join Wink Hotels as Brand Director, launching this new chain of hip, international-standard, made-in-Vietnam hotels and an online bilingual magazine, The Dot Magazine.

The brand launched with Wink Hotel Saigon Centre in the difficult days of the pandemic, in March 2021. With rave guest reviews, the second Wink is now open in Danang and the third one opens, also in the same city, in April. After that, there are 13 more Wink Hotels in the pipeline…at least.

In what little of his downtime is left, David also writes for Condé Nast and Drink Magazine Asia, and works on creative campaigns for Happiness Saigon.

Mauro directs all Savills Hotels SE Asian operations. Alongside business development, his extensive industry expertise guides hotel investment and consultancy, feasibility studies, cash flow alongside market analyses, project consultancy and operator selection. Mauro is also highly competent with asset and development site valuation modelling.

Besides managing the development of Savills Hotels team, Mauro is an active member of the industry and founded WeHub Vietnam. The community platform hosts signature hospitality events like Meet The Experts, HoSkar Night and webinars. Mauro uses these platforms to share his expertise and support other industry professionals. Mauro is also known as a judge for the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards, the region’s most respected real estate award that celebrates the achievers in the world’s most dynamic markets.

Before revitalizing Savills APAC Hotels, Mauro was co-founder and Executive Director of Alternaty Real Estate which, within 5-years became Indochina’s leading hospitality consultancy. He has also headed up CBRE Vietnam Hotel Services after being their Senior Valuation and Advisory Manager. Prior to joining CBRE, Mauro worked with Ernst & Young.

David Hodkinson is the Co-Founder and Design Director of Studio Noor, a leading architecture and design studio with a focus on hospitality projects, based in Ho Chi Minh City and Athens.

Born in 1977, David studied Architecture at Oxford Brooks University in England and received his Master’s in Architecture and Interior Design from the Royal College of Art in London. After working at Glen Howells Architects, he was hired by design-led practice, ArchitecturePLB.

David’s desire to establish his own architecture and design studio brought him to Vietnam, where he met Luc Lejeune and set up Noor in 2003.

At Noor, David takes the lead on significant hospitality projects for high profile operators including Azerai, Marriott, Accor and Hilton as well as a number of luxury residential properties.

David is currently working on the studio’s latest commissions: Phase 2 Azerai Ke Ga Bay, Vietnam, renovation of Le Meridien Saigon, Furaveri Resort, Maldives, renovation of the Furama Danang, along with a new resort in the Maldives.

David is a dedicated, passionate architect who brings a fresh design eye to each project. His ongoing interest is to explore new materials, methods of design and building, along with a focus on high-end contemporary design. David leads a team of 10 architects and interior designers from the studio’s headquarters in Ho Chi Minh City.

David is also a furniture designer and his pieces are sold internationally.

Piyanuch Thamchariyawat has been a lead designer with EDG for over 15 years, and she has created strategic and award-winning concepts and projects throughout the world. As Principal and Senior Creative Director for EDG Asia, Piya transforms concepts into inspired guest experiences. A gifted artist, designer, and illustrator in her own right, she guides our design teams in the development of new concepts and creative solutions that break the mold. Innovation is her second nature.

Leading DesignLab’s Interior Design team, Virginie has 17 years of experience working in diverse locations through Europe and Asia for studios including Kengo Kuma and Denniston International. During her career she has worked on very different kind of projects but her passion for travel and the discovery of new cultures led her to specialize in hospitality. In 2015 she co-founded DesignLab, an architecture and interior design firm specialized in hospitality. Today the firm works for famous brands such as Aman, Accor, Hyatt group, IHG etc… in Vietnam and overseas.

Louis is the founder and CEO of Nomadic Resorts an award-winning architectural and landscape design office with offices in Mauritius, Rotterdam and Cape Town that delivers innovative, experiential hospitality projects across the planet since 2011.

Among their most recent work is Wild Coast Tented Lodge in Sri Lanka which was voted Global Gamechanger at the 2020 Ahead Awards. The company designs bespoke green building projects for various luxury hotel groups including Soneva, Banyan Tree, Playa Viva, Neom and Resplendent Ceylon.

Louis also founded Nomadic Escapes, a new outdoor hospitality management company focussed on, biophilic tented experiences; net zero carbon operations, re-wilding and regenerative landscaping. Their first camp Bamboo Mountain in Mauritius .

Following his hotel management studies in France, Louis was recruited by Six Senses Resorts and Spas in 2004 as a Permaculture consultant and became the group Director of Green Building and Sustainable Landscaping a role in which he helped develop the group’s ground-breaking Sustainability practices.

Throughout his career he has worked at the cutting edge of green building and landscaping projects including ‘Fresh in the Garden’ the pioneering Farm to Fork treetop restaurant at Soneva Fushi, the Treetop Dining Pod at Soneva Kiri and the innovative bamboo treehouses at Playa Viva.

As well as having a French BTS diploma in hotel marketing, he is LEED Accredited Professional, has a master’s in Environmental Architecture and Advanced Energy Studies from the University of London and followed Hospitality Design and Planning courses at Cornell-Nanyang in Singapore.