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TRAVEL, TOURISM, GAMING AND ENTERTAINMENT
INDUSTRY TITANS & PUNDITS TO LEAD SECOND ANNUAL
MILLENNIUM HOSPITALITY SUMMIT - May 2002 "Insiders Only" Event Focuses on Regional and Global Business, Regulatory,
and Workforce Issues, Trends and Themes
The second annual Millennium Hospitality Summit will be held on May 2-5, 2002 in Las Vegas. This special "insiders only" opportunity enables attendees to meet industry leaders and learn more about the hottest consumer, business, regulatory and workforce issues and themes in hospitality, travel, gaming, entertainment and tourism.
Attendees will have the opportunity to interact directly with top executives, business leaders, government representatives, and regulatory officials from around the globe as they candidly discuss and debate critical industry challenges, opportunities, and forecasts in a variety of session formats including keynote addresses, panel discussions and working groups.
LAS VEGAS-March 11, 2002-Top hospitality, restaurant and gaming executives join influential
government officials, business leaders and regulatory officials from around the globe to debate travel and tourism industry challenges and opportunities at the second annual Millennium Hospitality Summit May 2-5th, 2002 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This "insiders only" event targets CEOs and corporate leaders, and presents an unparalleled line-up of executive events covering the most salient business, regulatory and workforce issues and themes in hospitality, travel, gaming, entertainment and tourism today. Millennium Hospitality Summit 2002 (MHS 2002) sponsors include, The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, Southern Wine & Spirits, The Rio All-Suite Hotel Casino, Las Vegas Life Magazine, Harrah's Entertainment Inc., Greenspun Media Group, The Cornell Hotel School, Bacardi, ADA Luxury Care and Access Communications.
The MHS 2002 offers exclusive forums that feature the sharpest minds in the corporate, government, and academic worlds and deliver the kind of business acuity that attendees can translate into bottom-line success. Featured topics at the 2002 event include Internet gaming, government relationships, trends in food/wine/liquor, and building business in a challenging economic environment. Attendees will also have the opportunity to listen to pundits debate what's next for the industry, socialize with colleagues and competitors at exclusive "insider's only" events at elite restaurants and entertainment venues, and be inspired. The MHS 2002 event takes place at select Las Vegas properties including the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, and the Rio All-Suite Hotel.
The 2002 MHS conference features:
-- Philip G. Satre, Chairman, President/CEO of Harrah's Entertainment: Keynote
-- Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman: Behind Hospitality: The Political Muscle
-- Robert Goldstein, President & COO, The Venetian: A Day in the Life of a 3,000 Room Hotel- Operating a Las Vegas Mega-Resort
-- Richard Heller, President & General Manager of the Sands Expo and Convention Center:
Conventions & Catering- Cashing in on the Conference Business
-- Drew Nieporent, President, Myriad Restaurant Group; Piero Selvaggio, Chef & Restaurateur; and
Tim Mondavi, Mondavi Wineries; Max Jacobson, Food Critic, Las Vegas Life Magazine: Wining
& Dining: The Good Life (Panel)
-- Marc Falcone, Associate Director, Bear Stearns; Anthony N. Cabot, Partner, Lionel Sawyer & Collins; and William Hornbuckle, President & COO, MGM Grand as panel participants: Internet
Gaming: The New Frontier (Panel)
-- Dean David Butler, Cornell University Hotel School: Educating the Future of the Hospitality
Industry
-- Peter Yesawich, President & CEO, Yesawich Pepperdine & Brown: Industry Trends: The Future
of Travel & Tourism
-- Kevin Kline, VP Casino Marketing, Rio Hotel & Casino: High Rollers-Profit or Problem?
-- Susan G. Butenhoff, CEO, Access Communications: Driving Market Share & Revenue With Public Relations
By using a variety of session formats, including keynote addresses, general sessions, panel discussions, working groups, and executive interviews, the MHS 2002 provides comprehensive coverage of critical business issues while encouraging candid discussion among all the players: delegates, speakers, and panelists. The MHS will also host a SuperSession, the Cornell Hotel School's Regional Strategy Conference (sponsored by Cornell University), which will focus on the topic of Human Capital Management.
"The Millennium Hospitality Summit caters to senior executives and CEOs who are actively
shaping hospitality, travel, gaming and tourism business around the world,'' said Mark Birtha, Chairman of the Millennium Hospitality Summit. "The program -- ranging from sweeping industry overviews, to in- depth analysis; legislative changes to innovative technologies; and market reactions to industry forecasting;
provides top-level insights into corporate leadership and the dynamics of global business, which translates
into bottom-line success for attendees."
The event also features exclusive back-of-house tours of the Venetian's world famous Canyon
Ranch SpaClub facility, The Rio's facilities and infrastructure that make the smooth day-to-day operations of its 2,563 room property possible, and The Rio's luxurious Palazzo Suites provided to high rollers and celebrities. There will also be exclusive events such as a private reception and tour at the Venetian 's Guggenheim-Hermitage Museum, and "The Ultimate Dining Experience", an intimate evening with celebrity restaurateur and James Beard award-winner Piero Selvaggio at his Valentino Ristorante and the
Robert Mondavi Family Winery at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino.
THE MILLENNIUM HOSPITALITY SUMMIT
The first annual Millennium Hospitality Summit in Las Vegas in April 2001was a cross-industry gathering
of CEOs and senior executives that explored industry challenges and opportunities, and provided attendees
with insight into the latest strategies, applications, and emerging technologies and issues enabling business
innovations. Delegates included executives from Aramark, Bear Stearns LLC, Cendant, Harney&Sons,
Harrah's Entertainment, Hilton Hotels, Host Marriott, HVS International, KPMG, MGM-Mirage,
Priceline.com, Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLC, Siebel Systems and Starwood Hotels & Resorts and many
more. Attendees came from Asia, Europe, the Americas, and all parts of the United States. Plus a special
highlight of the event featured Terry Lanni, Chairman of MGM-Mirage, who shared his insights on the
future of Las Vegas and ideas for creating a line of qualified successors to lead the hospitality industry forward. The event proved to be a success and the second annual Millennium Hospitality Summit will take
place on May 2-5, 2002 in Las Vegas.
For more information and attendee/sponsor registration:
Hospitality Summit
Tel. (702) 270-9683 Fax (413) 513-2199
Email info@hospitalitysummit.org
Web http://www.hospitalitysummit.org/
Media/Analyst RSVP and info:
Darcy Harrison
Access Communications for the Millennium Hospitality Summit
Tel. (415) 844-6231
Email dharrison@accesspr.com
Millennium Hospitality Summit web site: http://www.hospitalitysummit.org
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