Spring 2019 Executive Summit Program Agenda
Below is the tentative agenda for the OPMA Spring 2019 Executive Summit. Information will be added as it is confirmed and subject to change.
Wednesday, May 8 | ||
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Summit Registration | Cabin I & II |
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Welcome Cocktail Reception Sponsored by TravelNET | Cabin I & II |
Thursday, May 9 | ||
7:00 AM - 3:45 PM | Registration | Grand Ballroom Lobby |
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | Breakfast | Kokopelli- Parlor I |
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM | Opening Remarks Robin Graf, Castle Resorts, OPMA Chairman | Kokopelli- Parlor II |
8:40 AM - 9:00 AM | Welcome! And Icebreaker Bill Malone, President and CEO, Park City Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Bureau | Kokopelli- Parlor II |
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Effective Direct Booking Strategies That Actually Work Moderator: Richard Dunbar, Flip.to Panelists: Stuart Butler, Fuel Travel Brise Carpenter, Navis Matt Renner, TravelNet Solutions/TRACK Hospitality Software Debi Steigerwald, Xplorie Aubrey Tinsley, Blizzard Internet Marketing | Kokopelli- Parlor II |
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | The Time is Now – emerging technologies and what they mean to onsite property managers Moderator: Sean Miller, PointCentral Panelists: Stuart Butler, Fuel Travel Jason Smolarek, YourWelcome Barron Solomon, DI Pathways Rob Woodward, Katana Software | Kokopelli- Parlor II |
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Coffee Break and Exhibits Sponsored by MedJet | Grand Ballroom Lobby |
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | The Rent by Owner Market: Why A Holistic Approach is Best Tom Foley, Inntopia | Kokopelli- Parlor II |
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM | Lunch/Networking Sponsored by Fuel Travel | Kokopelli- Parlor I |
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | Market Disruption Panel Brian Brown, BookingPal James Olin, C2G Advisors, LLC | Kokopelli- Parlor II |
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM | Coffee Break and Exhibits Sponsored by Inntopia | Grand Ballroom Lobby |
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM | Labor Panel Panelists: Robin Graf, Castle Resorts Carlton Grant, Reunion Resort Robert Laltoo, Global Housekeeping Services, Inc. Cat Dougherty, Director of Human Resources, Park City Rental Properties | Kokopelli- Parlor II |
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM | End of Day Announcements | Kokopelli- Parlor II |
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Themed Cocktail Reception (at Red Tail) | Red Tail Grill (upstairs) |
Friday, May 10 | ||
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | Breakfast | Kokopelli- Parlor I |
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM | How to Leverage Having the Best Quality Product to Benefit Your Owners and Your Resort? Moderator: Carlton Grant, Salamander Hotels & Resorts Panelists: James Olin, C2G Advisors LLC Robin Graf, Castle Resorts & Hotels Bruce Horri, Beaver Run Resort and Conference Center Zak Mountassir, TRACK Hospitality Software | Kokopelli- Parlor II |
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Payments, Fraud, Guest Chargebacks- How to Prevent and Fight Them Dawn Yeskulsky, Ascent Processing | Kokopelli- Parlor II |
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM | Revenue Management Pamela Graves-Longley, RedAwning Yohannes Semere, BookingPal | Kokopelli- Parlor II |
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM | Summit Wrap Up - Future Courses of Action | Kokopelli- Parlor II |