Industry leaders headline tourism, hospitality, culinary fields colloquium and exposition Academicians, practitioners, and Filipino government officials will share their expertise on the tourism, culinary, and hospitality landscape developments in the first-ever Br. Andrew Gonzalez AcademiaIndustry Conference. Themed “Unlocking the Code to Global Excellence in Tourism Education,” the initiative was named after the visionary and revered La Sallian Br.
Andrew Gonzalez FSC. He founded and transformed the institution De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLSCSB) and the non-sectarian group Philippine Social Science Council toward innovative learning. Organized by the Benilde School of Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management, the two-day event aims to gather educators and professionals to attempt to align the tourism academic offerings toward global standards.
The initiative will hold panel discussions on international practices and procedures of multinational partnerships. It will likewise highlight lectures on emerging equipment and creative methods to train and upskill the participants. The lineup of speakers will be headlined by Department of Tourism undersecretary Shereen Gail Pamintuan, who will speak on the role of education in the development of tourism in the country.
She will be joined by Vatel Hotel and Tourism Business School International Network director Paul D’ Azémar, EduConnect USA and Vatel USA president Rodrigue Colaianni, Asia Pacific Council on H.