2012
22nd Annual Symposium |
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"The Yin and Yang of Social Media and Hospitality"
Date: April 27, 2012
Keynote Speaker: Michael Tchong, Author of Social Engagement Marketing |
2011
21st Annual Symposium
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“Three Pillars of Balance: Wellness, Sustainability, Humanity”
Date: April 1, 2011
Keynote Speaker: Enrique Bazan, Ph.D., USF Theology & Social Justice Professor, Not For Sale Campaign |
2010
20th Annual Symposium |
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"The Hospitality Industry (recovery) PLAYBOOK: Create Your Own Economy"
Date: April 30, 2010
Keynote Speaker: Larry Baer, President, San Francisco Giants |
2009
19th Annual Symposium |
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"Sustainability: Hospitality Business and Climate Change"
Date: April 20, 2009
Keynote Speaker: Walter Robb, Co-President and Chief Operating Officer, Whole Food Market |
2008
18th Annual Symposium |
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"THE MOST DANGEROUS MARKETING DILEMMA: Be a Copycat or Dominator"
Date: April 8, 2008
Keynote Speaker: Michael Davidson, VP National Circulation Sales, USA Today |
2007
17th Annual Symposium |
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"Doing Well by Doing Good"
Date: April 18, 2007
Keynote Speaker: Mary Risley, Director, Tante Marie's Cooking School and Director, Food Runners
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2006
16th Annual Symposium |
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"Entrepreneurial Flow"
Date: April 19, 2006
Keynote Speaker: Wolfgang Hunter, Chief Executive Officer, Mandarin Oriental Management, The Americas, Inc |
2005
15th Annual Symposium |
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"Trends"
Date: April 5, 2005
Keynote Speaker: Joan Ryan, SF Chronicle Columnist
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2004
14th Annual Symposium |
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"Conversations for Breakthrough Leadership"
Date: April 19, 2004
Keynote Speaker: Oren Harari, USF Business Professor, author The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell |
2003
13th Annual Symposium |
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"Beyond the Four Walls"
Date: April 17, 2003
Keynote Speaker: Alice Waters, Executive Chef and Owner, Chez Panisse
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2002
12th Annual Symposium |
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"The Rebel Rules"
Date: March, 21, 2002
Keynote Speaker: Chip Conley, Chairman & CEO, Joie de Vivre Hospitality |
2001
11th Annual Symposium |
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"The War for Talent, The Workforce Crisis"
Date: March 8, 2001
Keynote Speaker: Robert Levering, Founder, The Great Place to Work Institute, Inc. |
2000
10th Annual Symposium
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"The New Millenium"
Date: March 23, 2000
Keynote Speaker: Robert Wisse, Senior VP of Product Development, Priceline.com
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1999
9th Annual Symposium |
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"Increasing the Business Value"
Date: March 4, 1999
Keynote Speaker: Isadore Sharp, Chairman & CEO, Four Seasons Resorts and Hotels
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1998
8th Annual Symposium |
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:"Building Corporate Culture" How to Create It, Build It, Live It"
Date: February 4, 1998
Keynote Speaker: Valerie Fergusen, General Manager, Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Atlanta/1998 Chair, American Hotel & Motel Association |
1997
7th Annual Symposium |
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"Adding Values, Adding Value"
Date: February 26, 1997
Keynote Speaker: Ben Cohen, Co-founder and chairman, Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc
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1996
6th Annual Symposium |
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"The Beverage Industry: Is the Glass Half-Full...Or Half-Empty?"
Date: February 28, 1996
Keynote Speaker: Samuel Bronfman II, President, The Seagram Classic Wine Company
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1995
5th Annual Symposium |
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"Jumping the Curve: Innovations in the Hospitality Industry"
Date: March 16, 1995
Keynote Speaker: Paul Handlery, C.E.O, Handlery Hotels
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1994
4th Annual Symposium |
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"Unconventional Wisdom... In an Unconventional World"
Date: February 17, 1994
Keynote Speaker: Peter A. Magowan, President and Managing General Partner, The San Francisco Giants
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1993
3rd Annual Symposium |
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"The Future is Now"
Date: March 15, 1993
Keynote Speaker: Richard Rosenberg, Chairman and CEO, Bank of America
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1992
2nd Annual Symposium |
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"Vision for the Nineties"
Date: March 16, 1992
Keynote Speaker: Louis Turpen, Director, San Francisco International Airport
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1991
1st Annual Symposium |
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"Service Strategies"
Date: April 6, 1991
Keynote Speaker: Richard Swig |
