The industry’s biggest technology and trade conference on the horizon, but making it though HITEC successfully takes a lot of planning, some in the moment inspiration, and a pair of comfortable shoes. Coming to Toronto’s Metro Toronto Convention Centre June 26-29, HITEC pairs in-depth educational seminars and keynote speakers with a massive trade show.
Technology professionals may also find HITEC to be a great educational opportunity. It’s the place to achieve and maintain continuing professional education credit hours (CPEs) for various certification programs.
Get up toÊten credits by attending educational sessions and exhibitor tutorials!
Top picks for education sessions at HITEC Toronto
On Monday, June 26 get your day started early at 8am with a fascinating discussion. The session, dubbed ÒYour Cyber Attack Could Be Coming TomorrowÓ focuses on how to be sure your hotel is prepared to prevent any potential security breaches. This three-hour session delves into addressing how to ensure you’re prepared for network security problems. Learn from industry experts on how to prepare your incident response plan, how to protect your company from attacks and how to prevent data breaches in the first place.
Our pick for Tuesday, June 27: be sure to attend the ‘Super Session:ÊClearing up the Cloud’. This panel, which begins at 4pm, is a way to understand why the ÒcloudÓ has become such an important element for the world of hospitality technology. Here, you’ll learn about the importance of this technical infrastructure, security and PII implications and more. One example of how the cloud plays an important role in hospitality: owners and managers are no longer tethered to the hotel in order to get work done.
On Wednesday, June 28, we recommend attending any of the Tech Talk sessions taking place in 15-minute intervals on the show floor. It’s a great way to learn about new topics critical to your business in bite sized time periods.
Finally, on Thursday, June 29, wrap up the event with the closing keynote with Kevin Rosen, Esq. CIPP/US, partner at Shutts & Bowen, LLP, and, Robert Villanueva, Executive Vice President at Q6 Cyber. Mr Rosen shares his thoughts on cybersecurity, privacy, data security, securities regulation, and financial regulation. Then Villanueva shares what he has learned from decades of extensively researching computer botnets and malware development attributed to foreign infiltrators. He has led numerous projects for the US Secret Service, in partnership with Stanford University, Carnegie Mellon University, and various private sector companies. In our opinion, this is a must attend session.
And all throughout the week, be sure to come by the SkyTouch Technology booth and see for yourself why hoteliers working at both independent and branded hotels love SkyTouch HotelOS¨. Experience the power of a cloud-based property management system; we’ll be at booth #927. So stop by, say hello and learn how the SkyTouch Hotel OS¨ can help you with your hotel’s financial goals. See you in Toronto!
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