Conference Agenda
Tue, April 21st, 2026
- 4:30 PM – 5:45 PM | Registration – Lobby
- 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Welcome and Introductions
- 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Opening Reception & Avendra Trade Show & Raffle
Wed, April 22th, 2026
- 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM | Breakfast – Flow
- 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Opening Address- John Boettger
- 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM | “Leadership and Accountability When It Matters” with CDR Kirk Lippold, USN (Ret.)
- 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM | Break
- 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM | “GM Round Table” Discussion with Sami Qureshi & Shahid Kayani
- 11:45 AM | “To Go” Lunch & Board Bus – Departure
- 1:00 PM – 3:45 PM | Off Site Team Activity
- 3:45 PM | Board Bus – Return to Hotel
- 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM | Reception (Dinner on own)
Thu, April 23rd, 2026
- 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM | Breakfast -Flow
- 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | “GM Sales Impact Workshop” with Kathy Eby, Master Connections
- 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM | Break
- 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM | Cont…”GM Sales Impact Workshop” with Kathy Eby, Master Connections
- 12:15 AM – 1:15 PM | Lunch
- 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM | “Inspect What You Expect” with Nancy, Edward, Holly, Khoa Nguyen and Garriann Young
- 2:30 PM – 3:15 PM | “Driving Catering Sales Revenue Opportunities” with Melanie Gaffin
- 3:15 PM – 3:30 PM | Break
- 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM | “Market Trends” with Rico Louw, CoStar
- 4:30 PM – 4:45 PM | Q&A
- 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Cocktail Reception
- 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Dinner Award Celebration