Architecture & contemporary hotel design at the heart of hospitality
XENIA 2026 presents once again its most established parallel event, The Red Spot Stage, which will serve as a meeting point and a space for productive dialogue among architects, designers, constructors, investors, and hoteliers, highlighting the future of hospitality design.
At the Red Spot Stage, significant hospitality projects from across Greece will be showcased through selected case studies that reveal the challenges, solutions, and strategies applied in recently completed projects. Architects, constructors, lighting designers, and hoteliers will share their experience and methodology, offering a comprehensive view of the journey from concept to implementation.
This year’s Red Spot Stage program will focus on a series of critical issues concerning the hospitality sector. Among them are strategic planning, business development, and investment directions that determine the sustainability and growth of tourism enterprises. Renowned consultants and market experts will present practical tools and methodologies that help professionals make well‑informed decisions.
At the same time, panels and talks will explore the latest trends in hotel design: the modern hotel experience, strengthening branding and identity for each property, the importance of storytelling in creating unique experiences, as well as topics such as green energy, sustainable development, technology and digitalization, wellbeing, and biophilic design. Through these themes, the event highlights how architecture and design shape the hospitality experience of the future.
With the participation of leading professionals and the presentation of real projects and applicable solutions, the Red Spot Stage offers visitors a unique opportunity to stay informed, get inspired, and discover new approaches that enhance the quality, functionality, and competitiveness of hotel units. This year’s event is expected once again to be a reference point for those active in architecture, design, and tourism development.
For yet another year, ek magazine, with its long-standing experience and expertise in architecture, construction, and design, undertakes the curation and coordination of the presentations, shaping a space where contemporary hotel architecture meets business strategy, aesthetics, and innovation.
Design and Business Planning
11:45 – 12:30 Tourism Investments: New Funding Programs & Growth Opportunities
Kostas Vamvakas | CEO & Founder of VK PREMIUM Business Growth Consultants
Creating Synergies
12:30 – 13:15 The Revery, Elafonisi
Eirini Apostolaki | Architect, Archtify – architecture, construction, consulting
Agesilaos Katerinakis | CEO & Shareholder, The Revery
Sofia Vandaraki | Interior Designer, thingk interiors
13:15 – 14:00 Fouquet’s Mykonos
Konstantinos Kydoniatis | Partner, Kydoniatis Architects
Nikolas Travasaros | Founding Partner, Divercity Architects
Charis Xanthis | Head of Development and Operations, ULTIMA COLLECTION
Design Trends
14:00 – 14:20 Beyond Hospitality: Top Trends in Experiential Space Design
Natassa Lianou | Director, LC Architects
Ermis Chalvatzis | Director, LC Architects
14:20 – 15:05 Hotel Automation and AI
Nikolaos Gliatis | President, KNX Greece
Evangelos Vasilopoulos | Sales Engineer, Siemens / KNX Specialist Engineer
Peny Kokkini | Product Application Engineer, Schneider Electric
Tryfonas Christofilakis | Sales Engineer, ABB EL – Building Automation
Creating Synergies
15:05 – 15:50 Ilianthos | Arcadia Guesthouse
Tsampikos Petras | Founder & Lead Architect, PETRĀS Architecture / Assistant Professor, NTUA
Panos Iliopoulos | General Manager, MARMYK Iliopoulos
Nikos Vasileiou | CEO, Bright Special Lighting
15:50 – 16:20 Heromylos Resort & Spa
Vaggelis Stylianidis | Lead Architect & Founder, Stylianidis Vaggelis Architects
Zoi Varelidi | Managing Director, Heromylos Resort & Spa
Design and Business Planning
11:45 – 12:30 Investing in Tomorrow’s Tourism: From Financial Tools to Practice
Christina Paraskevaidou | Director of Operational Planning & Development, Noisis
Creating Synergies
12:30 – 13:15 Seriphos Estate
Ioli Chiotini | Interior Designer, IOLI CHIOTINI STUDIO
Yiannis Solomozis | Designer, SØLØ
Giorgos Levitikos | Owner, Seriphos Estate
13:15 – 14:00 Luura Cliff
Ilias Papanikolaou | Design Director & Senior Architect, Elastic Architects
Yiannis Vossos | Hospitality Development Manager, The 750 Development
Karolos Chanikian | Architect & Founder, Greenways Landscape Architecture
Design Trends
14:00 – 14:45 Gastronomy & Design in Hospitality
Dimitris Karampatakis | Architect, Co-Founder, K-Studio
Athinagoras Kostakos | Culinary Director, Scorpios / Noema / Lyra / Naia / Violi / Oris / Musa
Aimilios Kioulpapas | General Manager, XENEX
Grigoris Liasidis | Chief Operating Officer, LAMPSA Hellenic Hotels
Creating Synergies
14:45 – 15:30 Eréma Milos
Kalia Konstantinidou | Co-Founder & Group Executive Officer, Empiria Group
Antonis Iliopoulos | Co-Founder & CEO, Empiria Group
Mara Papavasileiou | Co-Founder & Director, Micromega
Alexandros Zomas | Co-Founder & Director, Micromega
15:30 – 16:15 Mosay All Suite Hotel Kos
Epameinondas Argyropoulos | Lead Architect, Tsolakis+Partners
Grigoris Konstantopoulos | Head of R&D and Product Promotion Department, Exalco
Ioannis Paterakis | Owner, Mosay All Suite Hotel
Stelios Papadias | Hotel Manager, Mosay All Suite Hotel
Design and Business Planning
11:45 – 12:30 Financing Methods for Tourism Investments
Konstantinos Pantelis | CEO, Anodos Consulting / Business Consultant
Creating Synergies
12:30 – 13:15 Altera Cave Villas
Mpotonis Mpotonakis | Co-Founder, BS Architects
Alexandra Michailidi | Interior Architect – Concept Development
Vasiliki Kyparissi | Brand Strategist & Creative Consultant
13:15 – 14:00 Mirage City Resort
Christina Grympogianni | Architect, Co-Founder & Partner, De.Ar Architects
Panos Raptis | Architect, Partner, De.Ar Architects
Eva Papadimitriou | Landscape Architect, Outside Landscape Architecture
Nikos Stratis | Owner, Mirage City Resort
Design Trends
14:00 – 14:45 Designing for Wellness & Wellbeing in Hospitality
Manolis Iliakis | Architect & Spatial Designer, yolkstudio.gr
Pantelis Kouzis | Co-Founder & Managing Director, WetRox Spa Consulting Engineers LLC
Kostas Athanasiou | Owner & CEO, IDOLO Group
Creating Synergies
14:45 – 15:15 Gagos Suites
Kostas Gagos | CEO of Costas Gagos Architecture & Design, Interior Designer
Eirini Koutsaftouli | Head of Procurement, Costas Gagos – Architecture & Design
Chara Arvaniti | Lead Architect, Costas Gagos – Architecture & Design
15:15 – 16:00 Cento Palme Rhodes
Stavros Christopoulos | Architect, Partner, Thymio Papayannis & Associates
Alexandros Manganiotis | Architect & Interior Designer, Thymio Papayannis & Associates
Katerina Partheniou | Architect & Lighting Designer, KP Architecture & Lighting
Design and Business Planning
16:00 – 16:45 Financial Tools in Tourism: A Strategic Approach to Investment Planning
Vasilis Tsekeridis | Managing Director, planO2 Development
