C&I Webinar Library
Join faculty, alumni, industry experts, and eCornell for webinars and panel discussions.
To achieve our shared goal of advancing thought leadership, we at the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration’s Centers & Institutes bring together faculty and industry experts to discuss the most pressing issues and challenges facing today’s hospitality industry. From real estate and finance to HR, entrepreneurship to food and beverage, technology to marketing, and cruise lines to airlines, our experts have covered it all. Browse our collection of keynote webinars below, and click the titles to watch recordings of the previously live events. Search for past webinars and see what’s coming up at eCornell.
Events Featuring Nolan School Faculty Experts
April 5, 2024
DEI, Affirmative Action, and a Politically Polarized Workforce
Featuring: David Sherwyn ’86 (ILR), JD ’89, & Paul Wagner
October 20, 2023
Navigating the Talent Disruption – Leveraging AI to Operate the Hotel of the Future
Featuring: David Sherwyn ’86(ILR), JD ’89
June 7, 2023
Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry: How Data Is Making an Impact
Featuring: Jeanne Varney
March 8, 2023
The Next 100 Years: Hospitality Workforce of Tomorrow
Featuring: Tashlin Lakhani
Vincent Slaugh
J. Bruce Tracey
May 17, 2022
Deja Vu All Over Again: Lodging Lessons for Restaurant Distribution
Featuring: Bill Carroll
Sheryl Kimes
April 26, 2022
THE NEXT 100 YEARS Innovators and Disruptors Shaping the Future of Hospitality
Featuring: Heeyon Kim
December 17, 2021
The View for 2022: Insights and Expectations for the U.S. Hotel Industry
Featuring: Steven Carvell
Webinar review – The View for 2022: Insights and Expectations for the U.S. Hotel Industry
October 20, 2021
Serving Sustainability: Boost Your Plant-Based Cuisine Confidence
Featuring: Heather Kolakowski ’00
September 30, 2021
Women in Hospitality and Travel: Opportunities, Challenges, and Progress
Featuring: Kate Walsh, MPS ’90
August 31, 2021
August 19, 2021
July 21, 2021
Webinar review – Building a Sustainable Future: How Hotels are Blending Design and Technology for a Greener Tomorrow
July 20, 2021
Hospitality Hiring Crisis: Legal Concerns Facing Employers
Featuring: David Sherwyn ’86 (ILR), JD ’89
Webinar review – Hospitality Hiring Crisis: Legal Concerns Facing Employers
June 24, 2021
Healthy Futures – Transforming Our Lives Through COVID-19’s Lessons
Featuring: Heather Kolakowski
June 24, 2021
Brewing a Better way – The Next Chapter in Beer Service
Featuring: Douglass Miller
June 22, 2021
Post-Pandemic Hotel Transactions – Will the Pace Finally Pick Up?
Featuring: Steven Carvell
June 15, 2021
Your Itinerary – Preparing for the Comeback of Business Meetings, Conferences, and Travel
Featuring: Chekitan Dev
June 8, 2021
Webinar review – The Choice: Industry Leaders Envision the Future of Food & Beverage
May 4, 2021
Requiring the COVID-19 Vaccine: Implications for Businesses
Featuring: David Sherwyn, ’86 (ILR), JD ’89
Webinar review – Requiring the COVID-19 vaccine: insights for businesses
April 28, 2021
Restarting the Cruise Industry: Challenges and Opportunities
Featuring: Kate Walsh, MPS ’90
Webinar review – The Cruise Industry Faces Challenges with Optimism
April 27, 2021
What Keeps Us Coming Back: How to Build Consumer Loyalty
Featuring: Helen Chun
Webinar review – What Keeps Us Coming Back: How to Build Consumer Loyalty
April 23, 2021
The Business of Food: Supply Chain Disruption and Innovation
Featuring: Ed McLaughlin
April 15, 2021
Hospitality Outlook 2021: Hotel Performance, Capital Markets, and Consumer Behavior
Featuring: Dave Roberts ’86, MS ’88
April 6, 2021
6th Annual Titans of Real Estate: Honoring Brian Kingston
Featuring: Richard Baker ’88
March 23, 2021
Post-2020 Food and Beverage: Rebuilding an Embattled Industry
Featuring: Lilly Jan
Webinar review – Post-2020 Food and Beverage: Rebuilding an Embattled Industry
March 23, 2021
Designing for Healthy Sleep and Travel: A Research Perspective
Featuring: Heather Kolakowski ’00, Rohit Verma, Rana Zadeh
March 16, 2021
COVID-19’s Effect on HR: Hospitality’s Response to the ‘New Normal’
Featuring: Bruce Tracey
March 10, 2021
The Industry’s Vision of Tomorrow’s Hospitality
Featuring: Marie Ozanne
February 23, 2021
COVID-19 and Workplace Safety Issues: Lessons From the Hospitality and Utility Sectors
Featuring: Harry Katz
Webinar review – Unions and Management Find Alignment Where It Counts
February 9, 2021
THE BIDEN NLRB: Bipartisan Perspectives
Featuring: David Sherwyn, ’86 (ILR), JD 89 and Harry Katz
Webinar review – Bipartisanship in the Biden Era
February 2, 2021
Reframing and Innovating through the Pandemic: The Story of the Canlis Brothers
Featuring: Kate Walsh, MPS ’90
Webinar review – Alumni Mark and Brian Canlis Pivot During a Pandemic and Flourish
January 21, 2021
Customer Social Engagement: Loyalty, Reputation, and Profits
Featuring: Chris Anderson
Webinar review – Center for Hospitality Research hosts panel with industry leaders on customer social engagement
January 14, 2021
Reimagining Travel: Reinventing the Travel Experience & Using Data to Boost Recovery
Featuring: Dave Roberts ’86, MS ’88
Webinar review – Center for Hospitality Research Hosts Panel on Reimagining Travel