Miami, FL – October 9, 2019 – On Wednesday night, leading global architecture firm, OBM International (OBMI), hosted a Hospitality Wellness Expert Panel and art exhibition. Rika Lisslö, Hyatt Vice President of Development, Vivianne Garcia-Tunon, Wonder Flower Principal and Founder, Marianne Canero, Alma Community Founder & Executive Director, and Giovanni Medina Marenco, OBMI Associate Senior Designer, participated in the conversation at the Sacred Space Miami. Together, with moderator, K. Denaye Hinds, OBMI Director of Corporate Sustainability, who led the panel, the four experts discussed their insider outlook on health and wellness in the hospitality and real-estate industry, the trends impacting its direction and the crucial elements to consider for successfully designing wellness developments.

The sold-out event gathered over 175 professionals across the hospitality, real estate, design, development and wellness industries to hear diverse perspectives and be inspired by illustrations of wellness concepts in the elegant venue, The Sacred Space Miami. In line with the panel’s theme, experts advised the audience on the challenges and opportunities to successfully execute wellness offerings in developments, designing for wellness beyond the spa, and the importance of investing in human capital for wellness programs. For more information, contact Marissa Howe: mhowe@obmi.com or (+1) 305-537-7100.

K. Denaye Hinds, Rika Lisslö, Giovanni Medina Marenco, Vivianne Garcia-Tunon, & Marianne Canero

K. Denaye Hinds

Rika Lisslö & Giovanni Medina Marenco

Rika Lisslö, Giovanni Medina Marenco, & Vivianne Garcia-Tunon

Vivianne Garcia-Tunon & Marianne Canero

Giovanni Medina Marenco, Vivianne Garcia-Tunon, & Marianne Canero

Rika Lisslö, Giovanni Medina Marenco, Vivianne Garcia-Tunon, & Marianne Canero

Rika Lisslö, Marianne Canero, K. Denaye Hinds, Vivianne Garcia-Tunon, & Giovanni Medina Marenco

Marianne Canero & K. Denaye Hinds

K. Denaye Hinds & Kevin Fletcher

Chanel Milan & Jessica Segatto

Giovanni Medina Marenco & Carolina Whitfield

Michelle Sadeghy & Matthew Wisniewski

Jimmy Sinis & Christina Ramirez

Jodi Sandler & James Macdonald

Tatiana Milan & Beatriz DePaulis

Jorge & Tatiana Milan

Carolina Whitfield, Corina Abreu, & Samantha Varela

Reginald Dunlap, Christopher Jude, & Alexandra Blacutt

Marilyn Hoyos & Chanel Milan

Michael Milan, Gilberto Garcia-Tunon, & Giovanna Garcia-Pons

Mioris Cardona, Karen Marin, Mariia Romero, & Jorge Gutierrez

Andrea Gonzalez & Luisa Gomez-Bowes

Courtney Rodriguez & Annhy Shim-Morel

Catherine Davalle-Sharma & Vivianne Garcia-Tunon

Annaliet Pino & Fernando Mane

Waldo Maffei, Corinne Drobot, & Marissa Howe

Monica Marchand, Giovanni Medina Marenco, Francesca Prado, & Ana Ramirez

Waldo Maffei, Neil Paterson, & Elena Painter