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We have an exciting program planned
for you on Thursday, February 28th and Friday, February 29th at the
Make plans now to attend and be informed, enlightened, and
enthused by our speakers and panel experts in diversity – from recruitment
to marketing to womanpower – we’ll cover it all in this one day
session!
Register today! |
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Diversity: Are We There Yet? Moving the Hospitality Industry from Compliance
to Commitment
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Day
One: Thursday, February 28, 2008 |
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Pre Summit Activity:
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Registration Opens
Sponsor Showcase |
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| 12:00 |
Opening Luncheon
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, Founder and Chair of the Board
The Johnnetta B. Cole Global Diversity and Inclusion Institute |
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2:00
Session I |
Targeting the Multicultural Visitor: Does it Make Sense for
Your City?
Moderator: Elliot Ferguson, SVP, Convention Sales & Services,
Washington, D.C. Convention and Tourism Corporation
Participants: *Tanya Hall,
CHME, Executive Director – Multicultural
Affairs Congress,
Philadelphia CVB
*Theda Jackson, Multicultural Accounts Director,
Jacksonville CVB |
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3:00
Session II |
CMP, CHA, CSEP, DCMP – Deciphering
the Industry Certification Alphabet Soup
Moderator: Kim M. Washington, CMP, Convention Services Manager
The Omni Hotel at CNN Center, Atlanta
Participants: *Susan Henderson - CEO – Atlanta Arrangements Inc.
*Paul Breslin, CHA – President, Panther Hospitality
*Qualena Odom-Royes, CSEP – Owner and Principal Event Planner, EventEssentials |
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4:00
Session III |
Atlanta Update – This is How
We Do It
Moderator: Monica Green, Tradeshow Sales Manager - ACVB
*Travis Peterson, Hyatt Atlanta |
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| 6:00 |
Summit Welcome Reception
Studio 215
215 Andrew Young International Boulevard
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Day
Two: Friday, February 29, 2008 |
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| 7:45 |
Corporate Breakfast
Morning Address: Gerry Fernandez, Founder & President, Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality
Alliance |
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9:00
Session IV |
Are “Diversity” Initiatives
Comatose, Dying or Already Dead?
Top Industry Executives weigh in on current diversity
trends
Moderator: Sol Herbert, Publisher, Black Meetings and Tourism Magazine
Participants: *David Whitaker – CEO – Toronto
CVB
*Geri Thomas, Corporate Global Diversity Inclusion Council Executive, Bank of
America
*Frank McCloskey, Vice President, Diversity – Georgia Power |
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Session V, VI, VII |
Concurrent Sessions – Diversity
at All Levels
A: The Importance of Supplier Diversity in
Hospitality
Sabrina
Jenkins, Director of Special Events, The Atlanta Braves
B: The Multi-Cultural
Customer – What Planners
Say You Should Know
C: Professional Development
Opportunities in Hospitality
*June Thompson, Vice President,
Hospitality Division. Executive Placement firstPRO, Inc.
*Ron Wolf Executive Director, Georgia Restaurant Association,
Inc.
* Joe Jackson -Supplier Diversity Director –Hartsfield-Jackson
Atlanta International Airport
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Closing Luncheon
Keynote Speaker: Judge Glenda Hatchett |
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