Business of Events

Solving For the Hotel Room Block Conundrum

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Location: Moscone South, MR 201

Primary(s)

Mark Lomanno

Partner & Senior Advisor
Kalibri Labs

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Panelist(s)

Jerry Cito

Executive Vice President, Convention Development
NYC & Company

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Frank Passanante

Senior Vice President - Hilton Worldwide Sales - Americas
Hilton Worldwide

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Jennifer Salerno

Director, Hotel Industry Relations
onPeak|GES

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Amanda Sage

Sr. Manager Meetings & Conventions
American Academy of Dermatology

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Participate in this session to hear different perspectives on innovating the attendee room booking process through the lens of the latest findings from the Room Block of the Future research project. We've analyzed the hard data and consumer research, and gathered perspectives of event organizers, hoteliers, DMOs, and housing bureaus on the room block model - now it's time to collaborate towards a new solution as an industry. The research featured in this session was conducted by Kalibri Labs and Prism Advisory Group and supported by PCMA Foundation, Hilton Worldwide and NYC & Company.

Learner Outcomes:

Understand key findings from the overall Room Block of the Future research study.
Discuss perspectives with your peers on solutions to innovate the room booking process.
Apply insights to improve your collaboration with other event stakeholders.