North San Diego Business Chamber in partnership with National University System Institute of Policy Research brings you a forum offering information and forecasting by industry to prepare your business for the future. Threats and opportunities for business in 2016 will be the key presentation points and how each industry impacts business differently.

Attendees will receive a takeaway on the subject put together by the NUSIPR.

 

Industry Insight into 
Hospitality and Food & Beverage

Hospitality

• Short-term outlook and long-term forecasting
• How are online apps and services changing the hospitality industry?
• Employment challenges and opportunities: how many jobs are created? How will changes in wage legislation impact the industry?
• Are north county attractions enough to fill north county rooms?

Food & Beverage

• How is the internet changing the industry?
• Are rent/lease prices in San Diego driving out small-scale, independent restaurants?
• Do locals and tourists still have an appetite for dining out?
• How will changes in wage legislation shape the future of the food and beverage industry?

Speakers

 

Robert Rauch, CHA
CEO
RAR Hospitality

Robert Rauch is currently CEO of RAR Hospitality, a leading hospitality management firm with 20 hotels under management, and has over 35 years of hospitality-related management experience in all facets of the industry. Robert has also served as president and on the board of numerous tourism organizations, including the San Diego Hotel Motel Association and San Diego Tourism Authority. He maintains a blog on insights and trends in the hospitality industry at www.hotelguru.com.

Chris Duggan
Director of Local Government Affairs
California Restaurant Association

Chris Duggan serves as the Director of Local Government Affairs for the California Restaurant Association, San Diego Region, which includes San Diego, Imperial, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Prior to his work with CRA, Chris was Senior Manager of Public Policy with the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporations, where he focused on crafting public policy and legislation supporting economic competitiveness in the greater San Diego Region.