Program
Monday, May 2, 2022
4:30PM - 6:00PM
Badge Pick Up - Registration Open
Location: Metropolitan Ballroom Foyer
5:00PM - 5:30PM
HAC Awards Of Excellence Presentation
Location: Metropolitan Ballroom
Starts from 5:30PM
HAC Welcome Reception
Location: Frontenac Ballroom
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
7:00AM – 5:00PM
Badge Pick Up - Registration Open
Location: Metropolitan Ballroom Foyer
9:05 AM – 9:30AM
HAC Chair Opening Remarks
Location: Metropolitan Ballroom
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
HAC President's Address
Location: Metropolitan Ballroom

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
Opening Keynote
Location: Metropolitan Ballroom

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
Opening Plenary Session
Location: Metropolitan Ballroom
Travel & Hospitality Today– Trends to Look Towards
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1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Plenary Session #2
Location: Metropolitan Ballroom
Culture Check: Are We Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Enough?
The hotels of tomorrow will need to lead and embody these principles. How far have we come? Where do we need to go from here? Join us for this thoughtful discussion on women in leadership, engaging generation Y, embracing diversity, and developing a pipeline for our future.
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2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Plenary Session #3
Location: Metropolitan Ballroom
Talent Tug-Of-War
People have always been at the center of the Canadian hotel industry and are a vital piece of our value proposition and guest experience. With the many competing agendas and a constantly shifting landscape, our panel of experts will help unpack today’s talent challenges and help owners and operators contemplate the essential elements of sustainable human capital strategies.
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Professor & Program Coordinator, Hotel Operations Management, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management
George Brown College

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Closing Keynote - NOW WHAT? Prioritizing Personal and Organizational Growth to Go From Recovery to Reinvention
Location: Metropolitan Ballroom

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM
Closing Remarks
Location: Metropolitan Ballroom