BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 14.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Central Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Central Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Disruption and Transformation of Our Industry: What Else Should We Expect? \nFrom disruption of technological forces that are changing th e way we work and play to changes in Washington which will take time to un derstand its full impact\, it is important to understand the context of wh at is taking place. \; The speed of change is a force that we will all wrestle with over the next decade.\n\nAs the economic environment and hot el structure continue to change at a rapid pace\, it is important to under stand the current outlook\, economic concerns\, and forecasts that will di ctate behavior in all business environments. \; The impacts of global political and economic instability still exist - although the global econo my is growing together for the first time in modern history.\n\nOur world has become much more complex with a variety of issues including automation \, business transformation\, customization\, the cannabis industry\, machi ne learning\, biometrics &hellip\; the changes are endless and so are the opportunities.\n\nIn this dynamic session\, industry veteran Michael Domin guez\, President &\; CEO of ALHI and Immediate-Past Chairman of MPI&rsq uo\;s International Board of Directors\, shares his perspective on the lat est trends and their impact on the hotel industry and meeting dynamics.&nb sp\; Attendees will gain a better understanding of the economic environmen t\, how structural changes will have an impact in 2019 and beyond\, and id entify ways to optimize your ability to maneuver through this quickly chan ging environment.\n \;\nLearner Objectives:\n\n Understand the need to move fast in changing organizational structure\n Look at the impact of global political and economic forecasts\n Review industry forecast for the US and Global sectors\n Understand new competition and disrupti ve forces that will move us all\n Understand behavior changes in audien ces of the future\n Review latest technology changes and expected impac t on the Meetings &\; Events Industry\n\nMeet the speaker\n\nMichael Do minguez joined Associated Luxury Hotels International as President &\; CEO in June of 2019 after an impressive hotel career of over 30 years. Mic hael has had many roles in the industry including: Chief Sales Officer\, M GM Resorts\, Loews Hotels\, Hyatt Hotels\, Starwood Hotels\, Marcus Hotels as well as a leadership role as a destination marketer.\n\nMichael is act ively involved in leadership roles in the Meetings and Events Industry and serves in a number of roles that support advocacy and growth of the meeti ngs &\; events industry.\n\n\nSponsors\n\n \n \n & nbsp\;\n  \;\n \n \n\n DTEND:20190919T213000Z DTSTAMP:20240329T043500Z DTSTART:20190919T190000Z LOCATION:MN\,Hennepin\,Minneapolis\,1330 Industrial Blvd NE SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:September Monthly Meeting UID:RFCALITEM638472657001361880 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Disrup tion and Transformation of Our Industry: What Else Should We Expect?
\nFrom disruption of technological forces that ar e changing the way we work and play to changes in Washington which will ta ke time to understand its full impact\, it is important to understand the context of what is taking place. \; The speed of change is a force tha t we will all wrestle with over the next decade.&nb sp\;
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