Brain Gain Hawaii

Welcome to the seventh episode of Hawaii Tourism Re-Opening Consortium Webinar. In this episode we talk about the Impacts and Forecast of the Restaurant & Food Industry.

On behalf of the University of Hawaii Shidler College of Business Alumni Association and the Travel Industry Management International, Inc, we would like to invite you to join a new webinar series on supporting the re-opening of Hawaii’s tourism industry. The webinars are designed to stimulate ideas for solutions that can be implemented by Hawaii businesses, tourism stakeholders, hospitality workers and the general public.

The webinars are designed to stimulate ideas that can be implemented by Hawai‘i businesses, tourism stakeholders, hospitality workers and the general public. The series will continue every Tuesday until November 17. Each webinar will feature a different industry topic, such as health and safety, airline, hotel, retail, restaurant and a Japan-focused webinar. 4-5 local industry leaders will be speaking on aspects necessary to effectively resume commerce and will be presented via a live zoom feed that will be free to the public. To view previous webinars, visit https://braingainhi.com

Each webinar will include 4-5 local industry leaders speaking on aspects necessary to effectively resume commerce and will be presented via a live zoom feed that will be free to the public.

Producers:
Buddy Leong – Executive Director, Virtual Student Experiences
Evan Leong – CEO, Brain Gain Hawaii
Koko Leong – Chief Marketing Officer, Virtual Student Experiences

Host:
Sandy Narvaez, Director of Sales & Marketing, The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikiki Beach
Toby Tamaye, President, AT Marketing

Moderators:
Dianne Vicheinrut, Financial Advisor, Northwestern Mutual
Kristie Lo, Director of Human Resources, Koa Pancake House

Panelists:
Russell Hata, President and CEO, Y. Hata & Co. Ltd.
Chris Kajioka, Chef and Restaurateur
Sheryl Matsuoka, Executive Director, Hawaii Restaurant Association
Peter Merriman, Chef and Restaurateur
Jackie Reed, Chief Executive Officer, T S Restaurants