When it comes to efforts to make events more inclusive and welcoming, supplier diversity and buying local are key to achieving ripples of impact in host communities. Unfortunately there are significant barriers to driving real change: costs, contracts, capacity, and chaos. After years of pushing for change and impatient and unsatisfied with the lack of results, a cohort of industry change makers, led by our speaker, convened to identify solutions. Their restlessness and urgency are what led to the mandate to GO ROGUE! In this presentation you will learn how to use the framework to understand and overcome barriers and transform the industry.

About Our Speaker: Dr. Aurora Dawn Benton

Aurora was named a 2021 Top 30 Champions of Environmental Sustainability in Hospitality and Tourism by the International Hospitality Institute.

Agenda

12:30 PM  – Registration

1:00 PM – Welcome & Lunch

2:00 PM – Presentation

3:00 PM – Wrap-up

The Hotel Hershey

100 Hotel Rd | Hershey, PA