LE Miami came to Soho Studios and chose our event space in Miami to showcase a  new travel trade festival dedicated to the thriving high-end Contemporary Travel market in Miami and the rest of the world. The show promotes creative and high-end suppliers offering unique, design-oriented and personalised products and services aimed at the Creative Class.

As part of LE Miami’s mission to be an ideas factory for the contemporary travel movement, Soho Studios event space in Miami hosted LE Miami's annual Leadership Lab during the show to uncover the next-generation trends that are driving the shift in luxury. The Leadership Lab is a moderated conversation between several of the most influential figures in contemporary travel, designed to reflect the cutting-edge innovations transforming the market today.

The Leadership Lab 2014 hosteded a selection of inspirational individuals from the world’s most rebellious travel brands to discover the contemporary travel trends that will shape the industry in 2014 and beyond. This year’s attendee list is:

ADAM FERRIER

Consumer Psychologist & Co-Founder of Naked Communications

AMAR LALVANI

CEO, The Standard

ARNO SCHWALIE

COO, Design Hotels™

BEN PUNDOLE

Director of Brand Experience, EDITION Hotels

BRAD WILSON

President, Ace Hotel

BRIAN WILLIAMS

MD, Swire Hotels

CHRIS BLACKWELL

Founder, Island Outpost

CHRISTOPH HOFFMAN

CEO, 25Hours Hotel Group

DAVID BOWD

COO, André Balazs Properties

EVAN FRANK

CEO & Co-Founder, onefinestay

IAN NICHOLSON

CEO, Faena Hotels

JARED GALBUT

Managing Principal, Menin Hospitality

JONAS RASK EILERSEN

Founding Director, RASK Travel

JOSH FLUHR

COO, Morgans Hotel Group

MICKEY WEILL

VP Business Development, Pro Travel

NIKI LEONDAKIS

CEO, Commune Hotels

NORMAN AYNBINDER

CEO & Co-Founder, American Excursionist

PRIYA PAUL

Founder, Park Hotels

SARAH DOYLE

Global Brand Director, W Worldwide

TONY FANT

CEO, Grand Life Hotels

Check out some pictures of the event below"