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Thursday, Feb. 21
San Francisco Marriott
55 4th St., San Francisco

8 - 8:30 a.m. - Registration/Networking/Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. - Welcome
Joe D'Alessandro, President & CEO, SFCVB


Keynote Conversation: 2008 Economic Outlook: Who to Believe?
Moderator:David Bratton, Founder, Destination Analysts

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Ken Goldstein, Economist, The Conference Board (producers of the Index of Leading Economic Indicators and the monthly Consumer Confidence Index)

Additional panelists TBA

9:15 a.m. - California Tourism Outlook
Tiffany Urness, Director of Research, California Travel and Tourism Commission

9:45 a.m. - Convention & Leisure Outlooks
Leonard Hoops, Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing, SFCVB
Laurie Armstrong, Vice President, Marketing & Communications, SFCVB

10:15 a.m. - Break

10:30 a.m. - Key International Market Update
Deborah Reinow, Vice President, Tourism, SFCVB

11 a.m. - The "Chindia" Effect: Preparing for the Impact of Two Global Giants
R. Sean Randolph, Ph.D., President, Bay Area Council Economic Institute

11:30 a.m. - What’s Ahead in Hotel Supply and Occupancy?
Thomas Callahan, CEO-West, PKF Consulting

Noon - Luncheon Keynote: PEAK: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow
Chip Conley, Founder/CEO, Joie de Vivre Hospitality

1:30 p.m. - Adjourn


Registration information:

Registration includes conference materials, continental breakfast and lunch.

SFCVB Member registration fee:
$150 ($135*) if received by Thursday, Feb. 7 at 5 p.m.; $175 ($158*) thereafter

Non-member registration fee: $190 ($171*)

*10% discount for companies registering two or more attendees at the same time.

Online registration is now closed. Onsite registration is available the day of the event.Download a registration form or contact Jenny Thi, 415-227-2666.


Note: If you are registering more than one person or if you are not a member of the SFCVB, contact Jenny Thi at 415-227-2666 or jthi@sanfrancisco.travel to register.

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