Register today for the inaugural SCRLA Marketing and Operations Conference presented by Sysco Columbia.  The event will bring together South Carolina’s most influential hospitality professionals and top-level executives in pursuit of best practices, business trends and unparalleled networking opportunities.

Mirrored after the highly successful Florida Marketing and Operations Summit we will bring the same level of education, energy and excitement to our state.  Showcasing engaged relevant speakers and topics help keep South Carolina operators informed and to provide useful tools to enable a broad view of the state of the hospitality industry and help develop strategies for their businesses.

Decision-making executives and staff of the hospitality industry are invited to attend this event: Chief Executive Officers, Chief Marketing Officers, Restaurant and Hotel General Managers, Directors of Marketing, Director of Human Resources,  Food & Beverage Directors, Head Chefs, Social Media Managers, Marketing Coordinators, Directors of Operations and Sales.

Allied/Supplier members click here for registration/sponsorship information

Tuesday July 23, 2019

• Kick off lunch with Nationally renowned industry speaker and author Jim Knight

Jim is a training & development veteran for 30+ years, Jim Knight facilitates on a variety of interactive topics, including sessions around organizational culture, world-class service, building rock star teams, employee branding and engagement, performance management, philanthropy and facilitation training.

• Afternoon concurrent sessions featuring 8 different topics and speakers

• Hospitality Happy Hour
  

• Dine around Charleston on your own

Wednesday July 24, 2019

• Start the day with Breakfast with keynote speaker Darren Denington, CFBE

Darren has been in the hospitality industry for over 33 years. He owns and operates a secret shopping, restaurant coaching and hospitality team training company, Service With Style. He has focused on guest services and employee training, team building while helping over a thousand establishments nationwide to understand their guests’ perspective.

• Afternoon concurrent sessions featuring 8 more different topics and speakers.
  

• Wrap up the conference with a luncheon with keynote speaker David Scott Peters

David is a restaurant expert, speaker, coach and trainer for independent restaurant owners. He is the developer of SMART Systems Pro, an online restaurant management software program helping the independent restaurant owner remain competitive and profitable in an industry boxed in by the big chain restaurants. He is best known as the SMART Systems guy who can walk into any restaurant and find $10,000 in undiscovered cash before he hits the back door... Guaranteed!

For conference sponsorship opportunities please contact Douglas OFlaherty. The full conference agenda and registration to be posted very soon at scrla.org.