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2024 ESD Distinguished Speaker Series, Spring #1

Friday, 7 March 2025 from 1:00 PM EST | 7:00 PM CET 

Topic: Destination Management During a Disaster

Event Guest: Mr. Al Hutchinson, CEO of Visit Baltimore

Al Hutchinson joined Visit Baltimore as president and CEO in November 2016. As the chief executive of the city’s official destination sales and marketing organization, he is responsible for driving positive economic impact for the city through the attraction of leisure travelers and convention business to Baltimore. 

Hutchinson boasts more than 30 years of experience in the destination marketing industry in cities from Richmond to Pittsburgh to Mobile. He serves on numerous key industry boards including the United States Travel Association, Destinations International and Tourism Diversity Matters, and is currently serving as the chair of the Religious Conference Management Association (RCMA). Additionally, Hutchinson is active locally with Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, the Greater Baltimore Committee and Morgan State’s School of Business Dean’s Advisory Board, among others. 

Hutchinson is a Richmond, Virginia native, University of Alabama alumnus, and with his wife, Unae, a proud father to Asia and Jalen Hutchinson.

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2024 ESD Distinguished Speaker Series, Fall #1

Friday, 27 September 2024 at 03:00 PM Eastern Time (NY) 

Topic: 2025 ESD Undergraduate Research Symposium: Research Paper 101 - Would you like to learn more about how to conduct research and present your findings in a research paper?  Join students and leading research experts!

Event Guests: Godwin-Charles Ogbeide, Ph.D., MBA, Han Wen, PhD, CHE, WSET III, and Willie Tao, PhD, CHE 

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2024 ESD Distinguished Speaker Series, Spring #2

12 April 2024 at 1:00 PM EDT (NY)

Event Guest: Becky Smith, Vice President Talent Acquisition, MGM Resorts International® shared how to stand out in a competitive employment market.

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2024 ESD Distinguished Speaker Series, Spring #1

Tuesday, 2 April 2024 at 08:00 AM EST

Sustainability in hospitality is not just a trend but a necessity in today's world. The industry is challenged by the increasing pressure to reduce its environmental footprint while meeting the growing demand for travel and accommodation. However, within these challenges lie immense opportunities for innovation and differentiation. Claire Whitely, Head of Environment at Sustainable Hospitality Alliance (SHA), shared insights on the challenges and opportunities faced by the Hospitality Industry.

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2023 ESD Distinguished Speaker Series #3

Friday, 11 August 2023
   
ESD and guests Dr. Godwin-Charles Ogbeide (Professor of Strategy, Leadership & Hospitality at Metropolitan State University of Denver) and Dr. Jangwoo Jo (Assistant Professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver) presented, "The impact of ChatGPT in higher education and how educators should respond to ChatGPT".
  
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2023 ESD Distinguished Speaker Series #2
Friday, 14 July 2023
ESD and guest Wanda Gispert (Vice President Human Resources Global Development at MGM Resorts Interational) presented tips and techniques to “Bridge the Gap” between industry and academia to put our ESD students in front of employers and increase sponsorships for their ESD Chapters.
    
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2023 ESD Distinguished Speaker Series #1
Friday, 16 June 2023

ESD and guest Dr. Dipra Jha (Associate Professor at Carson College of Business and Assistant Director of the School of Hospitality Business Management at Washington State University) presented, "How hospitality management programs are moving into or already part of a business college". This session will provide tips on how to make it successful.
    
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