BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.3//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Mountain Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Mountain Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Mountain Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:8:00 AM - 9:30 AM: Registration Open8:00 AM - 8:30 AM: New Memb er Orientation8:30 AM - 9:30 AM: Breakfast and Tours9:30 AM - 11:00 AM: Ed ucation Program11:15 AM - 1:15 PM: Board Meeting \; \;What if the solution to hospitality's workforce challenges started in 9th grade? In fo ur short years\, we'll hit 2030&mdash\;and the talent pipeline is already being rebuilt from the bottom up. This session takes you inside the proact ive strategies reshaping how we attract\, educate\, and launch hospitality professionals. First\, discover how ProStart is revolutionizing early car eer exposure by connecting with high schoolers years before college applic ations\, creating a foundation of passion and skill that traditional recru iting can't match. Next\, hear from a university hospitality Director of C areer Services on what's actually happening when graduates enter the job m arket&mdash\;are graduates finding opportunities\, or is the market oversa turated? What do employers actually want that universities aren't teaching ? Finally\, a Colorado workforce analyst presents the data on 2030 project ions&mdash\;which hospitality sectors are expanding\, where the talent gap s exist\, and what emerging trends should be on your radar now. Three fift een-minute deep-dives into how we're actively shaping the next generation of hospitality professionals. Register to see the roadmap.LEARNING OBJECTI VES:Identify at least three proactive recruitment strategies used by high school hospitality programs that can be adapted to attract and retain tale nt at the entry and mid-career professional levels.Evaluate the current sk ills gap between hospitality graduates and employer expectations to improv e hiring criteria\, job descriptions\, and onboarding processes for meetin g and event professionals.Apply 2030 workforce trend data to anticipate st affing challenges\, vendor availability\, and talent shortages that will i mpact event planning and execution over the next four years.Planners \ ;Member Suppliers \;Non-Member Suppliers \;Student Member \;St udent \;Non Member$25 \;$50 \;$70 \;Free \;$30Speakers :Stacy GriestMBAVice PresidentProStart | Colorado Restaurant FoundationSte phanie Van Cleve-DeHerreraAssociate Director\, Hospitality Career Services University of Denver\, Fritz Knoebel SchoolBridget JohnsonCoordinator\, Pa rtnership &\; Workforce DevelopmentBoredom is Fired | Visit DenverSpons ors \; \; \; \; \; \; \; DTEND:20260416T170000Z DTSTAMP:20260415T031151Z DTSTART:20260416T140000Z LOCATION:CO\, 80204\,United States\,Denver\,1190 Auraria Pkwy B SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Four Years to 2030: Catching Hospitality Talent Before They Choose Another Career UID:RFCALITEM639118015118642918 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM: Registration Open

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM: New Member Orientation

8:30 AM - 9 :30 AM: Breakfast and Tours

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM: Education Progra m

11:15 AM - 1:15 PM: Board Meeting \;

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What if the solution to hospitality's workforce challenges started in 9th grade? In four short years\, we'll hit 2030&mdash\;and the talent pipelin e is already being rebuilt from the bottom up. This session takes you insi de the proactive strategies reshaping how we attract\, educate\, and launc h hospitality professionals. First\, discover how ProStart is revolutioniz ing early career exposure by connecting with high schoolers years before c ollege applications\, creating a foundation of passion and skill that trad itional recruiting can't match. Next\, hear from a university hospitality Director of Career Services on what's actually happening when graduates en ter the job market&mdash\;are graduates finding opportunities\, or is the market oversaturated? What do employers actually want that universities ar en't teaching? Finally\, a Colorado workforce analyst presents the data on 2030 projections&mdash\;which hospitality sectors are expanding\, where t he talent gaps exist\, and what emerging trends should be on your radar no w. Three fifteen-minute deep-dives into how we're actively shaping the nex t generation of hospitality professionals. Register to see the roadmap.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Identify at least three proactive recruit ment strategies used by high school hospitality programs that can be adapt ed to attract and retain talent at the entry and mid-career professional l evels.
Evaluate the current skills gap between hospitality graduates and employ er expectations to improve hiring criteria\, job descriptions\, and onboar ding processes for meeting and event professionals.
Apply 2030 workforce trend data to anticipate staffing cha llenges\, vendor availability\, and talent shortages that will impact even t planning and execution over the next four years.

Planners \;Member Suppliers \;~~Non-Member Suppliers~~ \;Student Member \;Student \;Non Membe r$ 25 \;
$50
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$70
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Free
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$30

Speakers:
Stacy Griest
MBA
Vi ce President
ProStart | Colorado Res taurant Foundation
Stephanie Van Cleve-DeHerrera
Associate Director\, Hospitality Career Services< /div>
University of Denver\, Fritz Knoebel School
Bridget Johnson
Coordinator\, Partnership &\; Workforce Development
Boredom is Fired | Visit Denver
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