ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Wild Dunes resort in Isle of Palms, S.C., will host the Textile Rental Services Association’s 2015 Annual Conference on Sept. 9-11.
TRSA says that the event will inspire current and future top management within textile services companies to collaborate with each other more effectively.
Speakers scheduled to appear include keynoter Alison Levine, a world-class mountaineer and polar adventurer, and Jim Knight, the hospitality employee trainer of Hard Rock International fame.
Levine, who taught at West Point, will offer ideas for creating more cohesive teams, taking responsible risks and developing leaders who succeed in times of uncertainty.
Knight will lead a workshop to help companies in attendance bridge their generations of management, prompting them to consider legacy and emerging tactics to perpetuate their historic brands.
Other presenters will include Juha Laurio, president and CEO, Lindström Group, the Helsinki-based textile services chain that employs 3,000 in Europe and Asia, and Andrew Wittmann, director and senior research analyst, Robert W. Baird & Co.
Other scheduled events include the Young/Emerging Leaders and Women in Textile Services breakfasts, the TRSA awards ceremony, a golf tournament and in-shore creek fishing.
To learn more, visit the TRSA website.
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