Aladdin, MGM-Mirage, Venetian, Harrah's Top Execs and Wolfgang Puck Celebrate Innovation At First Annual Millennium Hospitality Summit in Las Vegas.Business Editors/Travel Writers LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- March 21, 2001 Industry leaders from around the world will converge to discuss leading-edge innovations in hospitality, travel, entertainment, food, gaming and tourism at the first annual Millennium Hospitality Summit March 29 - April 1 in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . The event takes place at select Las Vegas hotels including the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, the Bellagio Resort Hotel, the Rio Hotel, and the MGM MGM in full Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. U.S. corporation and film studio. It was formed when the film distributor Marcus Loew, who bought Metro Pictures in 1920, merged it with the Goldwyn production company in 1924 and with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in 1925. Grand Resort Casino. Targeting CEO's and top-level executives, the conference features an array of cutting-edge keynotes and informative panel discussions, including: -- Terry Lanni, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , MGM/Mirage Corporation: Vision for Las Vegas and the Gaming Industry -- A special cooking demonstration by celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck -- Gary Loveman, COO, Harrah's Entertainment: Global Marketing in the Casino Industry -- Brad Stone Brad Stone may refer to:
Las Vegas Sands chairman Sheldon Adelson, the world's sixth richest man, has said that his company will soon be Corporate/Venetian Resort Hotel Casino: Host of Kick-Off Cocktail Hour -- Richard Goeglein, President & CEO, Aladdin Gaming: Achieving Company Vision Through Hiring -- A special panel on "How Technology Has Transformed Tourism and Hospitality" -- Arte Nathan, Chief Knowledge Officer for Unifi (a Division of PriceWaterhouseCoopers): Creating a Balance Between Work & Life: Developing the Ideal Relationship Between Employee and Employer The event also features exclusive back-of-house tours of the newest mega-resorts, performances by Cirque du Soleil Cirque du Soleil (French for "Circus of the Sun") is an entertainment empire based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two former street performers, Guy Laliberté and Daniel Gauthier. , and a sampling of the best restaurants in the world. Other special events include an intimate opportunity for fine dining with celebrity chef In its strictest sense, a celebrity chef is a someone who has become well-known for his/her cooking. The first historical personality that fits this description is Martino da Como but in practical terms the term grew in popularity during the 1990s. Wolfgang Puck at the world-renowned Postrio restaurant. "This exclusive event is like no other hospitality show in the market," said Mark Birtha, Convention Services and Catering Manager, the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, and Chairman, Millennium Hospitality Summit. "Unlike a typical tradeshow event, we offer top-level executives an insider's-only look into the major advances of the hospitality industry. This event highlights the latest in trends, and also allows attendees to experience first-hand how technology is making a difference in a city renowned for its concentration of hotels and resorts." Additional industry luminaries and topics on the event program include: -- Tom Cullen, Associate Dean of Industry Affairs, Cornell Hotel School: Education: The vital relationship between schools and the hospitality industry -- Marc Falcone, Associate Director, Bear Stearns, "Financing the Las Vegas Mega Resort -- the Wall St. Perspective" -- Kenneth Rietz, COO, Burson-Marsteller: Current Trends & Issues in the Hospitality Industry -- Dick Moskal, Senior VP, PurchasePro.com: E-Commerce Purchasing -- Esteemed Cornell University, School of Hotel Administration Faculty Members: Educating the Future of the Hospitality Industry The event also will include a panel of leading executives including Chris Soder, President of the Hotel Division at Priceline.com; Tim Poster, President at Travelscape.com; and John Boushy, Senior VP and CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. of Harrah's Entertainment Incorporated. Panel members will share experiences and ideas about how technology has transformed tourism and hospitality. Paul Garity, Managing Director of the KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen Real Estate and Hospitality Consulting Practice, will moderate the exchange. Sponsors of the event include: -- AccessLasVegas.com -- Antinori -- Bacardi -- Burson-Marsteller -- City Explorer TV -- Cornell University: The Hotel School -- Dewar's Finest Scotch Whisky -- Greenspun Media -- Harrah's Hotel and Casino -- lasvegas.com -- Las Vegas Life Magazine -- MASI MASI Mach Airspeed Indicator MASI Manhattan Sites (US National Park Service) MASI Multithreaded Architecture for Software I/O MASI Member of the Architectural and Surveying Institute -- Nextel -- PGI PGI Protected Geographical Indication PGI Progiciel de Gestion Intégré (French: Enterprise Resource Planning) PGI Phosphoglucose Isomerase PGI Polish Geological Institute (Warsaw, Poland) -- Piper-Heidsieck -- PurchasePro -- Remy Amerique, Inc. -- Remy-Cointreau -- Service Interactive -- Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc. -- TheSquare.com -- VecTour -- Vegas.com Further details and information on how to register and attend the Hospitality Summit 2001 can be found on the official conference web site at http://www.hospitalitysummit.org/, by calling 415/591-4165, or via email at info@hospitalitysummit.org. |
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