Hotel School Graduates Association to hold first National Hotel Management Conference

The Ceylon Hotel School Graduates Association recently announced the launch of its first ever Hotel Management Conference which is scheduled to be held on 12 and 13 May at the Taj Samudra Hotel Colombo. The event, which is organised in partnership with the Hotels Association of Sri Lanka, is expected to attract a large number of top business leaders representing the hospitality, travel and leisure sectors including hotel owners, industry leaders and hospitality experts.
The two day conference held under the theme ‘Strategic Management for Hospitality Leaders’ will showcase the growing potential that lies within the travel and hospitality sector and explore approaches that allow companies to create further value for its stakeholders.
Commenting on this landmark initiative, the Chairman of the Hotel Management Conference – 2015 Committee of the Ceylon Hotel School Graduates Association Nishantha Manawadu stated that the ‘conference theme’ aptly reflects the mission of the conference, which is to educate, inspire and motivate the attendees to take full advantage of every opportunity present within this strong and growing market.
Apart from the many insights that will be shared by top local and foreign industry experts during the two day conference, the event will bring together a large proportion of influential industry leaders on to one common platform thereby affording them an opportunity to share invaluable inputs as well as to network and interact with likeminded individuals representing the travel and hospitality industry.
Speaking to media, veteran hospitality industry professional Sunil Dissanayake, who is the Project Leader of this year’s conference, stated that the organisers have lined up an interesting array of activities covering many meaningful topics for the two-day conference. “We are hopeful that participants would walk away with the knowledge they require to make a difference to their respective businesses as well as for the country’s hospitality landscape that holds much promise,” he added.
The conference agenda will feature speakers and panel discussions by a wide cross-section of leading industry innovators and thought leaders on topics covering national, regional and global issues relating to travel and hospitality industry from both strategic and operational perspectives. It is envisaged that these sessions will provide participants with cutting-edge, expert insights on the state of the hospitality industry as well as a look ahead to the future.
For more information about the conference including participation fees, please call the conference secretariat on 0114022182.