In celebration of the many women driving the growth of the service industry in Shanghai, Inspire Hospitality hosted in the inaugural Inspire Women in Hospitality Forum to bring industry professionals together to network, inspire them to continue to grow in their careers, and help them develop the future leaders within their teams.

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Friday March 8, 2019 at The Portman Ritz-Carlton Shanghai

Opening Keynote: It's Possible

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Michelle Garnaut

Founder and CEO of M Restaurant Group

Panel Discussion: Staying Inspired

MODERATOR:

George Ubelhodde

Dean of YueXiu Institute of Hospitality Administration (YIHA)

Panelists

Amanda Xu

Director of Housekeeping of

The Sukhothai Shanghai

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Camden Hauge

Restaurateur + Founder of 

SOCIAL SUPPLY

Emma Zhou

Spa & Fitness Manager at

The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong

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Hannah Keirl

Managing Director of

Spirit Box

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Ksenia Novikova

Director of Food & Beverage at

The Portman Ritz-Carlton

Workshop: Finding your Way

FACILITATOR:

Evelyn Liu

Director of Human Resources, Bulgari Hotel Shanghai

FACILITATOR:

Elizabeth Espinosa

Founder and CEO of Inspire Hospitality

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Annie

Xuewei Li

Graduate of Rosen College of Hospitality Management

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Outreach Committee

Yi Shing

Koh

Brands Intern at

Inspire Hospitality

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Executive Coordinator

Elizabeth

Espinosa

Founder & CEO of

Inspire Hospitality

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Host

Mila 

Pape

On-Trade Sales Executive at Magnum Wines

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Program Committee

Laura

Yarbrough

Founder of Gemstone Events & Hospitality

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Logistics Committee

Vanessa

Narvios

Founder of Where the Great Go

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Logistics Committee

Yulia

Bryzgalova

Chinese Language Student at Fudan University

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Outreach Committee