stage design

The GSV90 videos played on large screens in the Town Square between streams of the general session.

The Tomorrowland area included 10 exhibits and a rotating schedule of demonstrations from more than 100 additional companies.

AgencyEA created a new look for this year’s event to match GSV’s new branding. The design carried through signage, communication materials, the mobile app, and staging.

For the main stage, pieces of vinyl-wrapped foam hung from the ceiling and were mounted to the flat vinyl backdrop to give it a three-dimensional effect.

Decorative elements carried through the conference's design scheme.

A freestanding frame wrapped with tension fabric created a colorful entrance to the Tomorrowland area.

The Atlantic's editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg interviewed Michele Norris, journalist and founder of the Race Card Project, in front of a colorful stage backdrop.

Allstate converted a large swath of Sidney Harman Hall into a "renewal garden," where guests could install plants. All of the plants were given to a local garden following the event.

The event continued its tradition of big-name speakers, including this year Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (right), who sat down with Major Garrett of CBS News.

For the first time, the conference included a second primary location that was called “Ideas HQ." The space provided lounges and workspace, as well as a simulcast of discussions, meals, and receptions.

The conference gift store was designed to look like a high-end retail space.

Attendees could order their gift through the conference app or on iPads provided by brand ambassadors in the store.

The Taste of Hilton party offered food prepared by 22 chefs from 12 Hilton properties around the world.

At the "Taste of Hilton" party, AgencyEA created spaces to reflect the regions represented by the food. In the India area, guests could experience a hookah lounge and see Bollywood performers.

In the Brand Showcase, guests could experience each of Hilton’s 14 concepts through hotel room-sized replicas of each property’s design and furnishings.

The general session stage was backed by 460 linear feet of screens using 2,050 panoramic LED panels.

For the closing party in AT&T stadium, attendees could test their ability to kick a field goal.

At the closing party, guests wore LED wristbands from PixMob that change color in sync with the performance by OneRepublic.