MPI NF January Educational Luncheon
We look forward to welcoming you to our January Luncheon!
11:00-11:30am Registration & Networking
11:30am Lunch
12:00-1:30pm Speaker - Connecting the Dots - Making Sense of Conflicting Information
Speaker
Michael Dominguez
President & CEO
Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI)
Disruption and Transformation:
What Else Should We Expect
From disruption of technological forces that are changing the way we work and play to changes in Washington which will take 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 that we will all wrestle with over the next decade.
As the economic environment and hotel structure continue to change at a rapid pace, it is important to understand the current outlook, economic concerns and forecasts that will dictate behavior in all business environments. The impacts of global political and economic instability still exist although the global economy is growing together for the first time in modern history.
In this dynamic session, industry veteran and award winner Michael Dominguez shares perspective on the latest trends and the impact in the hotel industry and meeting dynamics.
Gain a better understanding of the economic environment, how structural changes will have an impact in 2024 and beyond, identify ways to optimize your ability to maneuver through this quickly changing environment.
Learner Objectives:
Understand the need to get past Confirmation Bias and Narratives
Look at the impact of global political and economic forecasts.
Review industry forecast for the US and Global sectors
Understand changes in wealth shifts in our consumer.
Understand behavior changes and needs around new businesses created.
Speaker Bio
Michael Dominguez serves as the President & CEO for Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI). ALHI is the largest Global Sales Organization with a team of nearly 80 professionals located among 26 offices across North America and Europe. Prior to joining ALHI, Michael served in executive sales leadership roles with MGM Resorts International as Chief Sales Officer and many brand and independent branded companies.
Michael is an-award winning hospitality industry veteran. He has received multiple honors for his leadership and influence and has been recognized as a change agent by his peers. He’s also been a speaker with Fortune 100 Companies on topics ranging from disruption to the economy and a passion around Leadership and was an invited speaker at SXSW in 2018.
Michael’s other industry leadership involvement includes board positions with:
- US Travel Association (Executive Committee & Officer) - Current
- Meetings Mean Business Coalition (Executive Committee) - Current
- Co-Chair EIC’s Taskforce on COVID Recovery
- AMCI’s Board of Directors - Current
- ASAE’s Board of Directors
- FICP’s Influence Committee
- APEX Standards Committee
- GBTA Foundation Board
- HSMAI Foundation Board
- Co-Chair APEX Room Piracy Taskforce
Michael has been recognized in the industry for numerous honors including:
- HispanicBusiness.com’s “50 Most Influential Hispanics in the US”.
- MPI’s 50th Anniversary – “50 Most Influential”
- ECPAT USA, 2022 Freedom Award
- Induction in the EIC’s Hall of Leaders in 2019
- HSMAI Lifetime Achievement Award in Sales 2021
- MeetingsNet – Changemakers 2022 & 2014
- Connect Magazine – “15 over 50” 2021
- BizBash 500: Must Know Event Pros of 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021
- M&C Magazine’s Top 25 Influencer of 2020
- Successful Meetings Top 25 Most Influential People in the Meetings Industry 2013 -2015
- Smart Meetings 2015 Smartest Industry Leaders
- HSMAI’s 2014 Top Minds in Sales and Marketing
- Meetings Focus 2014 Trendsetter
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