DOVER, DEL.—More details have been released on Sustain 2016, the Mid-Atlantic’s Annual Hospitality Conference. The event will take place March 14 to 15, 2016 at the Dover Downs Hotel & Casino. The conference will be presented by Dover Downs Hotel & Casino and planned and developed by HospitalityGreen LLC.
Day one will kick off with “An Introduction to the Circular Economy and How to Nurture a Responsive Work Culture.” The workshop will explore how to promote resource efficiency and increased engagement with employees in the hospitality industry. That session will be followed by “Building a Culture for Profit, Passion & Purpose.” Shereen Eltobgy of Delivering Happiness will conduct an interactive workshop guiding individuals and organizations through the three steps to creating a culture for profit, passion and purpose. Registrants will receive a “Delivering Happiness Playbook.” Also on day one, a “Make Your Website Work for You” workshop will be held. So too will these three sessions: “Certifications: Green Concierge and GreenLeaders”; “Introduction to LEED Green Associate’s Certification”; and “Greening Your Meetings/Forget the Binder.”
On day two, one of the highlights will be a session entitled, “Innovation All Stars: Case Studies of Three Companies Determined to Make Our World More Sustainable.” In this session moderated by Glenn Hasek, Publisher & Editor of Green Lodging News, representatives of three sustainable technology innovators will share how their companies are working to dramatically reduce the volume of food waste to landfill (BioHitech), minimize the environmental footprint of transportation (Local Motors), and automate the cleaning of hotel interiors (Maidbot). Each company is an example of entrepreneurs coming together, sharing ideas, listening to customers, and employing cutting-edge, green technologies to accomplish radical change. Panelists include: William F. Kratzer, Chief Technology Officer, BioHitech; Justin Fishkin, Chief Strategy Officer, Local Motors; and Micah Green, CEO, Maidbot.
Clean the World Represented
Additional confirmed speakers include: Mireille Cottle, V.P. Human Resources, Marriott International; Tammi Runzler, General Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility, Clean the World; and Rishi Shah, Managing Member at AspirEnergy and RCubed Advisory LLC.
Throughout the event, attendees will have three tracts of activities to choose from: Culture, Marketing and Sustainability. Each visitor can attend any of the workshops and other activities within any of the tracts. Day one will feature six concurrent afternoon training sessions. Day two will begin with three full-conference morning sessions, a farm-to-table lunch, and keynote address followed by nine concurrent afternoon sessions. The conference will wrap up with a full-conference Q&A session with all of the session speakers.
The event will include yoga and a morning stretch each morning and multiple opportunities each day to visit with vendors. Pricing is available on the conference website. There will be both regular admission and student rates. Corporate sponsorship opportunities are also available.
Location Ideal for Conference
As home to thousands of hotels and restaurants in major metropolitan areas and their surrounding suburbs, the mid-Atlantic hospitality industry produces thousands of tons of waste each year. Sustain 2016 is designed to gather new ideas for business leaders on recycling, energy saving, sustainability and company strategies moving forward.
“This conference engages multiple conversations with our peers to understand what we can do better,” said Ed Sutor, Dover Downs Hotel & Casino’s President and CEO and chair of Dover Downs’ Conference Working Group. “We want to work and learn with other key decision makers and directors in our area to understand what they’re doing right and how we can further our mission of being great stewards of the environment and community that supports us.”
“Because sustainability’s efficacy relies on successful capacity building, we are directing our attention to developing community capacity building,” says Evadne Giannini, Principal, HospitalityGreen. “Industry leaders will be convening to tackle issues of sustainability, energy savings, recycling, and company governance. Sustain 2016 will bring together forward thinking innovators in culture, marketing and sustainability for two days of idea sharing and learning.”
For more information, click here or e-mail info@sustainmidatlantic.com. You may also call (845) 798-9468.
