Aurélie Schwend

Aurélie Schwend is a senior leader in luxury hospitality and interior design, with extensive international experience shaping design strategies and delivering high-profile projects for some of the world’s leading luxury hotel brands. She currently serves as Director of Interior Design, Luxury at Marriott International, where she leads the design vision and development of major capital projects across the company’s luxury portfolio of iconic hotels and resorts in Europe and Africa. In this role, Aurélie works at the intersection of design, brand and business, overseeing the full lifecycle of high-value hospitality developments and refurbishments, ensuring that each project reflects the distinct brand identity and exceptional luxury standards. She collaborates with international teams of architects, interior designers, consultants, developers and operational stakeholders, guiding projects from concept development through to delivery while managing complex timelines, budgets and operation