{"id":6479,"date":"2020-07-20T16:08:42","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T20:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/?page_id=6479"},"modified":"2025-05-12T16:04:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T20:04:03","slug":"conferences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/events\/conferences\/","title":{"rendered":"Conferences and Industry Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, the Boston University School of Hospitality Administration hosts several conferences. We also provide students to attend outside conferences. Industry professionals, including executives and researchers, share their insight and knowledge and offer their real-world experience and advice.<\/p>\n<h2>Dean&#8217;s Distinguished Speakers Series<\/h2>\n<p><span>SHA enriches your knowledge of today\u2019s fast-changing hospitality industry by sponsoring one of the best professional lecture series anywhere. Throughout the school year, you\u2019ll have the rare opportunity to hear and engage with top-level experts, officers, and entrepreneurs across the industry spectrum\u2014people who actually run some of the world\u2019s most successful hospitality corporations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/events\/conferences\/deans-distinguished-speakers-series\/\" class=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>The Howard Johnson Executive-in-Residence Program<\/h2>\n<p><span>The Howard Johnson Executive-in-Residence Program was established in the fall of 2016 and is supported by William H. Weeks in tandem with the Howard Johnson Foundation. The Executive-in-Residence program allows the School of Hospitality Administration to host industry executives and leaders, where they can share their expertise with students and faculty via lectures, workshops, mentorship, and elective courses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/events\/executive-in-residence\/\" class=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Hospitality Real Estate Symposium<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This symposium focuses on the critical issues in real estate, the changing nature of human work patterns, and the exploration of responsible development as a positive game-changer for cities, communities, and the people who live in them. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Geared towards students at SHA and across BU, our alumni in the region, and local real estate professionals. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/events\/real-estate-symposium\/\" class=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Hospitality Leadership Summit<\/h2>\n<p><span>SHA&#8217;s annual leadership conferences, held at the Hotel Commonwealth, offered an opportunity to engage with global hospitality leaders and meet the rising stars of our industry \u2013 our BU SHA Graduate and Undergraduate students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/events\/summit\/\" class=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, the Boston University School of Hospitality Administration hosts several conferences. 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