HospitalityMaine 2024 Summit
HospitalityMaine invites you to the highly anticipated Summit 2024, our annual celebration of the hospitality industry! This year, we’re bringing together the brightest minds and passionate professionals for two days of networking, learning, and fun.
Why Attend Summit 2024?
🌟 Engage with Industry Leaders
Learn from Maine’s top hospitality experts in sessions covering a range of critical topics:
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From Challenges to Champions: Embracing Diversity and Recovery in the Workforce
Discover strategies for creating a workforce that thrives on diversity and supports recovery-friendly practices.-
Workforce Support: Supportive Strategies for a Recovery-Positive Workplace
Gain insights into building supportive environments for employees in recovery, fostering a healthier, more productive workforce. -
Workforce Support: Creating Opportunities Through Inclusive Hiring
Learn best practices for inclusive hiring and integrating employees with disabilities into your team, enhancing your organizational culture and performance.
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Flavor and Beverage Trends
Explore the rise of botanical ingredients, functional additives like probiotics, and sophisticated non-alcoholic options like mocktails. Learn how to integrate these trends into your menu to engage and delight customers. - Marketing Trends: Beyond Influencers
Key marketing trends that hotels and restaurants need to embrace. - The Future of Hospitality: Tech, Talent, and Culture
Explore how AI innovations, game-based learning, and Gen Z will shape the future of hospitality. Discover strategies for engaging the next generation and building a standout culture with Keynote Speaker, Brian Connors.
🔄 Interactive Sessions
Experience an interactive summit with roundtable discussions following each panel. Connect with innkeepers, restaurateurs, and hospitality professionals from across the state, with business models, and diverse backgrounds. Share insights, exchange ideas, and build valuable relationships.
💡 Gain Fresh Perspectives
Immerse yourself in forward-thinking sessions designed to tackle today’s most pressing issues in hospitality: Leave with actionable ideas and new processes to enhance your day to day business. Learn, Explore, Discover and Master.
🎉 Celebrate and Enjoy
Celebrate the best in Maine’s hospitality industry with us! Enjoy an evening of awards, networking, and festivities as we honor outstanding achievements and industry leaders.
Don't Miss Out! Regroup after a busy Maine summer, unwind with friends new and old, and leave inspired to take your hospitality business to new heights.
Agenda
| October 28 | |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Registration |
| 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | Welcome Lunch |
| 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM |
From Challenges to Champions: Opening Speaker
Opening Speaker Jennifer Thompson of NAMI-Maine shares her personal experience working in restaurants and in recovery. |
| 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM |
Supportive Strategies for a Recovery-Positive Workplace
Gain insights into building supportive environments for employees in recovery, fostering a healthier, more productive workforce. Roundtable discussion to follow |
| 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM | Break |
| 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM |
Creating Opportunities Through Inclusive Hiring
Learn best practices for inclusive hiring and integrating employees with disabilities into your team, enhancing your organizational culture and performance. Roundtable discussion to follow |
| 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM | Break |
| 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Industry Tradeshow |
| 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Reception |
| 6:45 PM - 8:45 PM | Awards Dinner |
| 8:45 PM - 10:00 PM |
Halloween-Themed After Party
Costumes Welcomed |
| October 29 | |
| 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:15 AM - 10:15 AM |
Legislative Update
with Nate Cloutier Q&A to follow |
| 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM |
Marketing Trends: Beyond Influencers
Key marketing trends that hotels and restaurants need to embrace. |
| 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | Flavor and Beverage Trends |
| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM |
The Future of Hospitality: Tech, Talent, and Culture
Explore how AI innovations, game-based learning, and Gen Z will shape the future of hospitality. Discover strategies for engaging the next generation and building a standout culture Speaker: Brian Connors, Accelerating Leaders |
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Full Summit Attendee
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$275.00 |
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Day One with Lunch and Dinner
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$235.00 |
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Day One with Lunch and No Dinner
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$130.00 |
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Summit Awards Dinner
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$100.00 |
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Summit Trade Show Exhibitor
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$600.00 |
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Summit Day 2 Attendee
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$60.00 |
Product Add-ons
| Add-ons | Price |
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| Contributing Sponsor - Summit View Product | $500.00 |
To book your room with Sugarloaf Mountain Resort by calling (866)-865-1019 and refer
to the HospitalityMaine Summit 2024 group.
All rooms must be booked by Sep 28, 2024.
Room Rates -
| Hotel Alcove / Standard | $145.00 |
| Hotel Superior / Queen Bed | $145.00 |
| Hotel Superior / 2 Queen Beds | $165.00 |
| Hotel One Bedroom Suite | $269.00 |
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