Following up on the success and broad assist of the 2022 Hospitality Business Expertise Exposition and Convention (HITEC®), preparations are underway for Toronto the place the hospitality know-how occasion will probably be held on June 26–29, 2023 on the Metro Toronto Conference Centre. Produced by Hospitality Monetary and Expertise Professionals (HFTP®), HITEC is the biggest and oldest nonprofit occasion of its sort internet hosting 300+ exhibiting firms and a thoughtfully designed schooling program with over 50 schooling classes. In its 5 plus a long time, HITEC has turn into a revered, must-attend occasion for the trade, garnering endorsement from quite a few trade associations, with a number of co-locating occasions with HITEC Toronto. Many profitable firms have been launched at HITEC, with a number of value 10s of tens of millions and a few value billions.
“HITEC has established itself as a hub for hospitality know-how, performing as a middle for associated conferences, data sharing, new product releases, innovation demonstrations and extra,” stated HFTP CEO Frank Wolfe, CAE, FIH. “The success and breadth of the occasion will not be singularly pulled off by the HFTP workforce however is constructed upon by quite a few events together with allied organizations, exhibitors, sponsors, volunteers and so many extra who take part, with HITEC because the annual point of interest for the exploration of hospitality know-how.”
Often called the trade’s premier know-how occasion, HITEC attracts hospitality professionals from a spread of specialties who maintain titles in IT, gross sales and advertising and marketing, operations, and finance, together with a big proportion with C-level positions. A part of this vary comes from the partnering associations who promote HITEC to their members.
Yearly co-located with HITEC is the Hospitality Gross sales and Advertising and marketing Affiliation Worldwide Americas (HSMAI) Industrial Technique Week. HSMAI president and CEO Bob Gilbert said, “HSMAI is proud to proceed to accomplice with HFTP in order that the lodge industrial executives attending our occasions co-located with HITEC can attend and expertise the HITEC commerce present. For a lot of, this gives them a chance to stroll the ground with their CIO or CTO colleagues and this solely enhances the essential working relationship between income and know-how executives at a lodge firm.”
Additionally co-located at HITEC is the Annual Convention for the Worldwide Hospitality Info Expertise Affiliation (iHITA). Dr. Thomas Schrier, president of iHITA, stated, “HFTP’s unwavering assist of iHITA’s analysis initiatives has been an amazing assist through the years and our membership is happy in regards to the upcoming HITEC Toronto and the co-located 2023 iHITA Annual Analysis Convention. We anticipate the continued participation of high hospitality know-how students at our convention and stay up for sharing the most recent analysis findings of our members with the attendees.”
As well as, HFTP holds partnerships with a number of allied trade associations to mutually share data, analysis and traits throughout trade sectors.
“ICHRIE is proud to work in partnership with HFTP on behalf of the hospitality trade and values the data and insights that at all times come from their annual HITEC convention,” stated Fran Brasseux, government director for Worldwide Council on Resort, Restaurant, and Institutional Training (ICHRIE).
“AAHOA is grateful for the robust, long-term and ongoing relationship with HFTP. As leaders within the hospitality trade, it’s clear that we maintain a mutual dedication to understanding the trade’s urgent points and aiding our members find options to their challenges,” stated Neil Patel, CHIA, chairman of the Asian American Resort Homeowners Affiliation (AAHOA) and a member of the HITEC 2023 Advisory Council.
“AAHOA is a proud accomplice of HFTP and supporter of HITEC, the world’s largest hospitality know-how convention,” continued Patel. “HFTP is the main group supporting the usage of tech within the hospitality trade, and occasions like HITEC carry hundreds of hospitality professionals collectively to assist them acquire data, uncover the most recent traits, and community with others in the identical area.”
Partnering with HFTP and HITEC for the primary time is Girls Main Journey and Hospitality (WLT&H). “WLT&H is trying ahead to working with HITEC and all its trade leaders for the primary time! We’re trying ahead to this yr and our organizations’ future partnership,” stated Hannah DeMaio, vice chairman of Model Technique for WLT&H and member of the HITEC 2023 Advisory Council.
An allied affiliation of HFTP is the Membership Managers Affiliation of America (CMAA), which has additionally endorsed HITEC and its membership know-how schooling program and options on the present ground. “Throughout the spectrum of golf equipment – golf, yacht, metropolis and past – I view HITEC Toronto because the foremost convention and expo devoted to membership finance and know-how professionals,” stated Jeffrey Morgan, FASAE, CAE, president and CEO of CMAA. “The occasion has a longtime historical past because the one cease for gaining data, discovering assets and options, and showcasing instruments for membership finance and know-how operations.”
HITEC 2023 exhibit area is 83 % reserved, with normal gross sales open for the remaining area ([email protected]). Registration and lodge reservations will open up in January 2023. For extra details about HFTP’s occasions, go to www.hftp.org or contact the HFTP Conferences & Particular Occasions Division at [email protected].
About HFTP
Hospitality Monetary and Expertise Professionals (HFTP®), established in 1952, is a hospitality nonprofit affiliation headquartered in Austin, Texas USA with workplaces in United Kingdom, Netherlands and Dubai. HFTP is acknowledged because the spokes group for the finance and know-how segments of the hospitality trade with a global community of members and stakeholders. HFTP uniquely understands the trade’s urgent points, and assists its stakeholders find options to their challenges extra effectively than any group. HFTP presents skilled networks, academic assets, profession growth applications, analysis, management alternatives and conferences and occasions. For extra details about HFTP, go to www.hftp.org. For the most recent information, go to the HFTP Information web page at information.hftp.org and the HFTP Join weblog at weblog.hftp.org.
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