Distinguished Lecturer Series
In additional to large-scale professional conferences, the Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management also hosts three Distinguished Lecturer Series including: The Stephen W. Brener Distinguished Lecturer Series in Hospitality Management; The Richelle "Bunny" Grossinger Distinguished Lecturer Series in Tourism Management; and the Cal Ramsey Distinguished Lecturer Series in Sports Management. These events are open to students, faculty members, and industry professionals. They provide lively discussion and an invigorating exchange of ideas. Each features top industry panelists.
Lecturer Series Speakers
2012-2013: Panel, Beyond the Barriers: Women Leaders in the Hospitality Industry, moderated by Prof. Sharr Prohaska, NYU-SCPS Tisch Center. Featured speakers included Glyn F. Aeppel, president and chief executive officer, Glencove Capital; Brooke Denihan Barrett, co-chief executive officer, Denihan Hospitality Group; Anne R. Lloyd-Jones, managing director, HVS; Karen E. Rubin, SVP global development policy and feasibility, Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide
Previous Speakers
2011-12: Randell A. Smith, chairman and founder, Smith Travel Research (STR)
2010-11: Jason Pomeranc, co-owner, Thompson Hotels, LLC
2009–10: Kathleen Dauber, principal, and Thomas Johnson, director of marketing and business development, HBA / Hirsch Bedner Associates Design Consultants
2008–09: Daniel R. Flannery, vice president and area general manager, The Ritz Carlton Hotels of New York and Boston
2007–08: Eric O. Long, general manager, Waldorf=Astoria & Waldorf Towers; Offer Nissenbaum, managing director, Peninsula Beverly Hills; Dominique Piquemal, managing director, The LONDON NYC; Mary Lou Pollack, general manager, The Alex
2006–07: Steven A. Rudnitsky, president and chief executive officer, Wyndham Hotel Group
2005: Laurence Geller, president and chief executive officer, Strategic Hotels & Resorts
2004: Stephen Rushmore, president and founder, HVS International
2003: Stanley Turkel, hotel consultant; Vijay Dandapani, chief operating officer, Apple Core Hotels; Anil R. Patel, president, Northstar Management Group; Dinubhai D. Patel, owner-operator, Advanced Motel; Fred Schwartz, president, AAHOA; Alan L.Tallis, executive vice president-chief development officer, La Quinta Inns, Inc.
2002: Richard M. Born, principal, BD Hotels, llc
2001: Laurence S. Geller, chief executive officer, Strategic Hotel Capital, llc
2000: Richard Miller, vice president, research, World Travel & Tourism Council
1999: Eric O. Long, general manager, The Waldorf=Astoria
1998: Jonathan M. Tisch, president and chief executive officer, Loews Hotels
1997: J.T. Kuhlman, chief operating officer, Inter-Continental Hotels and Resorts; Stephen Rushmore, president, HVS International; William R.Tiefel, president, Marriott Lodging; Jeff Weinstein, editor-in-chief, Hotels Magazine
1996: Daniel P.Weadock, president and chief executive officer, ITT Sheraton Corporation
1995: Michael A. Leven, president and chief operating officer, Holiday Inn Worldwide
1994: James Gaffigan, vice president of government affairs, AH&MA
2012-2013: Gary Loveman, chairman, chief executive officer, and president, Caesars Entertainment Corporation
Previous Speakers
2011-12: NYC & Company Panel featuring George Fertitta, chief executive officer: NYC & Company: An Insider's Look at What Makes a Hospitality and Tourism Best-in-Class Destination Leader
2010-11: Raymond N. Bickson, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces
2010: Panel, Planning NYC’s Mega Events: Insights and Impacts, moderated by Howard Givner, founder, Paint the Town Red
2009: Michelle Morgan, president, Signature Travel Network and Gary Murphy, president, Brendan Worldwide Vacations
2008: Henry H. Harteveldt, vice president and principal analyst, Forrester Research, Inc.
2007: Dawn Drew, vice president and publisher, National Geographic Traveler
2006: Roger J. Dow, president and CEO, TIA
2005: Terry L. Dale, president and CEO, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA)
2004: Cristyne L. Nicholas, president and CEO, NYC & Company
2003: David Neeleman, CEO, Jet Blue Airways Corporation
2011–2012: Panel moderated by Ted Shaker, managing general partner, Mercury Media, Inc., former executive producer, CBS Sports, adjunct faculty, NYU-SCPS Tisch Center; featuring panelists John Kosner, executive vice president and general manager, Digital and Print Media, ESPN; John Walsh, executive editor and executive vice president, ESPN
Previous Speakers
2010–11: Panel, moderated by Fay Vincent, eighth commissioner, Major League Baseball: The Baseball Business: Where Next?
2009–10: Donna A. Lopiano, Ph.D., president, Sports Management Resources 2009: Panel, Performance-Enhancing Drugs and Sports: Illegal, Immoral, Unfair?, moderated by University Professor Arthur R. Miller, NYU
2008: Bob LaMonte, founder and president, PSR, Inc
2007: David W. Checketts, chairman, SCP Worldwide
2006: David Bober, executive vice president, Octagon Worldwide
2005: Jay Cross, president, New York Jets
2004: George Pyne, COO, NASCAR
2003: Leo Hindery, Jr., chairman and CEO, the YES Network
2002: Daniel Doctoroff, deputy mayor for economic development, New York City
2001: David J. Stern, commissioner, National Basketball Association