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Speaker: Kevin Boothe’05, Director, Football Development – National Football League

Kevin was born in New York City and was raised in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.  He graduated from Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration in 2005 and earned his MBA from […]

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Speaker: Cecile Belaman ’91, Managing Director – Bain Capital

Cécile Belaman is a Managing Director with Bain Capital, one of the world’s leading alternative investments firm with $130 billion in assets under management. Bain Capital is active in private […]

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Speaker: Warren Fields ’85, President & CEO – Pyramid Hotel Group

Warren Fields, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pyramid Hotel Group, has grown the Bostonbased management firm from three hotels in 1999 to over 120 hotels in the United States, […]

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Speaker: Cindy Estis Green ’79, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder – Kalibri Labs

Cindy Estis Green’s career began in corporate marketing and senior operations roles for Hilton International. After founding the data mining consultancy, Driving Revenue, and selling it to Pegasus Solutions, Ms. […]

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Speaker: Dan Leyva ’14, Chief Wing Officer – Wings Over

Dan Leyva was born and raised near San Francisco, CA. In 2010, Dan moved to Ithaca to attend the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University. While at Cornell, Dan […]

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Speaker: Yvette Thomas-Henry, Regional Vice President & General Manager – Four Seasons Resort Nevis

Yvette Thomas-Henry is Regional Vice President and General Manager of Four Seasons Resort Nevis. In this role, Thomas-Henry becomes the first female and first Caribbean native to take the helm […]

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Speaker: Mark Hoplamazian, President and Chief Executive Officer – Hyatt Hotels Corporation

Mark S. Hoplamazian was appointed to Hyatt Hotels Corporation’s board of directors in November 2006 and subsequently named president and chief executive officer in December 2006. Prior to his present […]

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Speaker: Kutina Ruhumbika, Vice President of Human Resources – Major Food Group

Kutina Ruhumbika is a well-rounded full-service restaurant and hospitality executive with experience within large corporate environments and smaller independent operations. Her past accomplishments include being the Vice President of Human […]

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Speaker: Elle Simone Scott, Founder & CEO – SheChef Inc.

Elle Simone is Executive Editor/Inclusion Leader at America’s Test Kitchen. She is also a food stylist for Cook’s Country, an on-screen test cook for America’s Test Kitchen, and host of “The Walk-In” podcast. Elle creates media […]

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Speaker: Gilda Perez-Alvarado ’02, Global Chief Executive Officer – JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group

Gilda Perez-Alvarado is the Global Chief Executive Officer of JLL Hotels & Hospitality, where she is responsible for investment sales, debt and equity placement, strategic advisory and asset management across […]