Leading for 2036: Designing the Future of Hospitality Leadership ($5,300)

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Leadership in hospitality is at a pivotal moment. Historically centred on operations and service delivery, it must now evolve to shape culture, grow talent, communicate meaning, and give both teams and guests a reason to care. Today’s hospitality leaders are no longer just managing venues; they are designing relevance, emotional connection, and purpose. By 2030, Gen Y and Gen Z will hold over 60% of leadership roles in hospitality, yet 88% say they would leave an organisation if leadership values did not reflect their own. Experience-led venues outperform transactional ones by 2.3 times, and employee belonging now outranks salary as the strongest retention driver. We are not facing a skills shortage. We are facing a values shift. This session explores how leadership must transform for 2026, 2030, and 2036. Using insights from INSEAD, CGA, MPI, industry white papers, and global interviews, we unpack four future-focused leadership behaviours: Sensemaking, Talent Cultivation, Adaptive Influence, and Future-Creating Leadership. This is not a toolkit. It is a research-driven, commercially relevant, human-centred conversation about how we lead, grow, and build hospitality’s future.

Speaker:
Lauren Mote

Logistics & Details

Seminars will be hosted at the Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans and will range from 60-90 minutes. Brands will receive logo placement on the TOTC2025 agenda and signage and have the opportunity to have their product served during their sponsored seminar.

Seminar sponsorships are responsible for the underwriting of the spirits served and will be ordered through the Foundation.

Following May 18th, 2026, all confirmed partnerships will incur a 5% late fee (included in total at checkout) and payment is required in full by credit card.

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