The 84th Annual Restaurant Hotel-Motel Show schedule of events

Nation's Restaurant News, May 5, 2003

Room S404

10-11:30 a.m.

With daily headlines screaming international unrest and American positions and actions being the target of controversy, how do the experts assess the current stability and long-range prospects for global businesses? Hear the answers from Wyche Fowler Jr., former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and senator from Georgia. Fowler, who now chairs the board of the Middle East Institute in Washington, D.C., will share his personal experiences and unique perspectives about conducting business in the Middle East and the European Union.

"Real Life" Mentoring--Create Leaders and Build a Stronger Business

Room S402

10-11:30 a.m.

Successful mentors help others achieve personal and professional success. They work as teachers and guides, sharing ideas, identifying roadblocks and constructing specific action plans for a course of growth and success. Learn how to implement an effective and lasting mentoring program at all levels of your operation and learn the value of teaching others to be mentors. Ron Yudd, president of Points of Profit Leadership and founder of the Leadership Cares Foundation, will provide insights and share the tools gained in his many years of restaurant operations experience.

People, The Only True Competitive Advantage--A Toolkit for Recruiting and Retaining the Right People

Room S403

10-11:30 a.m.

Jenny Bean, employment marketing manager, Yum! Brands; Jennifer Sanford, corporate accounts manager, The Employment Guide, and Christine A. Johnson, director of employee communication services and national account manager, Shaker Recruitment Advertising & Communications, will discuss how the recruitment needs of hospitality companies vary from local businesses to nationwide restaurant chains.

How Best-In-Class Operators, Distributors and Manufacturers Profit From Sharing and Using Electronic Data

Technology Pavilion

10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

Procter and Gamble and PC/Subway are better trading partners since automating their business processes to generate more accurate and timely payments. many, providers of Web-based solutions to manage business-to-business contractual purchasing relationships, and Instill will moderate a panel of executives including Paul Edmondson, Procter & Gamble; Scott Siers, PepsiCo; and Dennis Clabby, IPC/Subway. They will present before-and-after case studies illustrating the returns they've achieved in all aspects of their businesses.

How To Build More Purpose in Your Life

Room S404

12-1:30 p.m.

Bryan Dodge, regarded as one of America's leading experts on the subjects of professional selling, success habits of the wealthy and memory development, focuses on the clear paths that lead to consistent upward growth in your life. He will lead this discussion on how to release your creativity and gain understanding of the tools of selling your purpose in order to get others to support you.

Winning the Workforce Battle

Room S403

12-1:30 p.m.

Industry expert Ira Blumenthal, president of Co-opportunites and executive director of the Resource Center for Workforce Solutions, will outline creative, hands-o tips, techniques and tactics utilized by leaders in the field to solve workforce challenges. Participants on the panel include Nancy Rich, vice president, workforce excellence, Buffets Inc.; Andy Lorenzen, senior consultant for team member initiatives and program development, Chick-fil-A; and Max Brigham, team leader, special projects, Monical Pizza Corp.