TORONTO — This yr’s Girls in Tourism & Hospitality Summit (WITH) might be held on October 30 on the Park Hyatt Toronto from 7:30 a.m. to six:30 p.m. with the theme of Innovate, Combine and Rejoice. Offered by WITHOrg.com in affiliation with Kostuch Media Ltd. (Foodservice and Hospitality journal and Hotelier journal) and Sequel Inns & Resorts, the seventh-annual WITH Summit will convey collectively people and corporations dedicated to advancing variety and inclusion within the tourism-and-hospitality business.
The occasion will kick off with a Hearth Chat that includes Dorothy Dowling, managing director at Horwath HTL, and David Kong, founder and principal at DEI Advisors. Throughout this chat, attendees will study Kong’s journey as an immigrant who rose via the ranks from a dishwasher and busboy to turning into CEO of one of many largest lodge firms on the planet. He’ll supply learnings alongside the best way on how he led transformative modifications at BWH Inns for nearly 18 years and talk about the impetus to the founding of DEI Advisors, a non-profit group devoted to serving to girls and different under-represented teams advance their careers.
All through the day, panels will function leaders from completely different segments of the tourism-and-hospitality business who’re prioritizing variety and inclusion of their companies and creating transformational experiences. Attendees can even participate in workshops on attracting and retaining staff; igniting private development; carving out success in a male-dominated business; making a extra inclusive possession panorama; elevating confidence to ascertain a private model; taking cost of your well being; and studying instruments and strategies to forestall misunderstanding.
Audio system embrace Amanda Hite, president of STR; Kelly Higginson, president of Eating places Canada; Anne Marie Johns, normal supervisor of Fairmont Tremblant; Felicia Snyder, co-founder & CEO, Arcana; Steve Renard, founder & president of Renard Worldwide Hospitality Search Consultants; Julie Farnsworth, senior VP of Folks & Tradition at Crescent Inns & Resorts; Angela Lawrence, COO of Gusto 54 Restaurant Group; Nicki Laborie, proprietor of Reyna Hospitality Group; Eric Solomon, founder and COO of The Human OS; Mark Kay, principal dealer and president at CFO Capital; Sam Mercado, proprietor of Orpheus Administration Companies; Mandy Farmer, CEO of Accent Inns and lots of extra.
The day can even embrace an awards presentation for the Gender Equality Award and the Katie Taylor Financial Empowerment Award, in addition to a particular draw that includes two airline tickets to wherever on the planet Air Canada flies. The occasion will conclude with a networking cocktail reception to facilitate significant connections with like-minded professionals.
To view the whole WITH agenda, click on here and to register for the occasion click here.
