Agenda
9-9:30 am
Guest arrival, continental breakfast
9:30 am
Welcome
Jim Corbin, Chairman, 1000 Islands International Tourism Council
Michelle Caron, Chairwoman, Binational Tourism Summit
Megan Knott, Chief Executive Officer, Tourism Kingston
Bryan Paterson, Mayor, City of Kingston
9:50 am
The Future of Vibrant Communities Through the Visitor Economy
Josiah Brown, Famous Destinations
10:35 am
Reconnecting: Cross-border Networking Activity
11:00 am
Networking break; raffle giveaways at 11:10am
11:15 am
Short-term Rentals: Properly Integrating Non-Traditional Lodging into Tourism
Mark Dorr, President, New York State Hospitality and Tourism Association
Andrew Siegwart, President and CEO, Tourism Industry Association of Ontario
Krista LeClair, Executive Director, Kingston Accommodation Partners
Noon-1 pm
Lunch Program: Data-Driven Look at Tourism on Both Sides of the Border
James Sauter, Partner and Co-Founder, Rove
1:00 pm
Special Announcement
Christopher Marz, General Manager, Hilton Doubletree and Home2Suites, Kingston
1:15 pm
Border-Crossing Update
Kurt Tennant, Assistant Port Director, United States Customs and Border Protection, Port of Alexandria Bay, NY
Andrew Winship, Chief of Operations, Canadian Border Services Agency, Lansdowne, ON
1:45 pm
Cultivating a Tourism Workforce: Shifting from Recruitment to Development
Fatima Finnegan, Vice President, Ontario Restaurant, Hotel& Motel Association
Kelly Brintnell, Tourism Advisor, Brockville Tourism
2:25-2:50 pm
“Energized” Networking Break
2:55 pm
Programs That Work: Learning from Across the Border North Country Tourism Loan Fund
Michelle Capone, Director of Regional Development, Development Authority of the North Country
Experience Ontario
Mia Robertson, Tourism Regional Development Advisor, Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Gaming
3:40
1000 Islands International Tourism Council Update
Corey Fram, Director of Tourism, 1000 Islands International Tourism Council
4:00 pm
Raffle Giveaways, Closing Remarks