Hundreds of Industry Executives Explore Hot Topics at the 5th Annual Gathering in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. – August 3, 2017 — Thought leaders, including hotel brand executives, asset managers, and technology innovators, examined how hotel marketing and technology must evolve to meet new challenges facing the hospitality industry, at the fifth annual RSS, July 26th in Washington, D.C.
Lee McCabe, Vice President at Alibaba Group, delivered the opening keynote address. The closing keynote featured Michael Saylor, noted philanthropist and visionary whose pioneering work in analytics and strategic planning was laid out in his book, The Mobile Wave.
Executives from leading hotel companies, including Hilton, citizenM, Great Wolf Resorts and Host Hotels & Resorts, spoke from center stage, and start-up disruptors such as Bizly (www.bizly.com), Fornova (www.fornova.com), and Stay Wanderful (www.staywanderful.com) helped attendees think through the next waves of innovation and how they can be applied at the property and corporate levels.
Cindy Estis Green, CEO, and co-founder of Kalibri Labs LLC spoke on the changing nature of comp sets and moving to a new benchmark group concept as a measure for evaluating revenue and company metrics. And Duetto’s COO Nelson Veiga led a deep dive into the investment landscape and how innovation speaks to money flows in the capital markets.
“RSS 2017 was another successful look at the rapidly accelerating pace of disruption and innovation, and how they are impacting hoteliers at all levels,” Estis Green said. “We appreciate the participation of all of our speakers, sponsors, and attendees — and look forward to sharing information on next year’s event as we move into our sixth successful year.”
RSS combines education, networking and high-level information sharing among hundreds of industry leaders who are responsible for increasing revenue and optimizing demand.
For information on attending or sponsoring RSS in 2018, please email Stacy Silver at ssilver@silverhospitalitygroup.com.
