The Classic is the Foundation’s most prestigious fund-raising event to support its mission of delivering research, data and educational programming that demonstrates the ROI of incentive travel as a powerful tool that accomplishes critical business objectives.
SITE Classic 2015 is being held 27-30 September at the luxurious, all-inclusive Paradisus Playa del Carmen La Perla, located on one of the most beautiful beach settings in Mexico’s Riviera Maya. This exclusive, sold-out event will bring together incentive travel business leaders, and key customers who make decisions on their program destinations, DMCs, hotels, off site venues and activities, for valuable business networking and education.
The Classic is the Foundation’s most prestigious fund-raising event to support its mission of delivering research, data and educational programming that demonstrates the ROI of incentive travel as a powerful tool that accomplishes critical business objectives.
“We look forward to welcoming our sponsors and their guests to SITE Classic 2015. All available members of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees will be in attendance for the Classic, as sponsors or customers themselves, and we look forward to renewing business acquaintances and establishing new contacts,” said SITE Foundation President, Kurt Paben, President, Channel & Employee Loyalty U.S., Aimia, Inc. “This year’s Classic will build on the success of last year, offering a dynamic environment for networking and education that will provide participants valuable information and knowledge to help them not only professionally, but also personally.”
Featured keynote speakers for this year’s Classic include:
Ayelet Baron is a futurist and trend-spotter who speaks about practical goals -creating touch-points that tie back to the pillars of focus- and inspire and educate the participants to think ahead and adapt to the market of the future, so that their business never has to play “catch-up.” Former chief strategy officer for Cisco Canada, Ayelet has delivered more than 300 keynote presentations and workshops at conferences, retreats and strategic leadership off-sites, and is known for her unique blend of intelligence, insight, humor and finesse. A published writer, she is currently authoring “Business Common Sense: What’s Old is New” and also blogs for the Huffington Post and IT Business.
Mike Robbins is a sought-after motivational speaker who has delivered keynotes and seminars to groups of all kinds, including Google, Wells Fargo, eBay, Schwab, Gap, and the San Francisco Giants. Since his own professional baseball career ended, he has shared his expertise in teamwork, emotional intelligence, and the powers of appreciation and authenticity, to empower people, teams, and organizations to work together effectively and be more successful. Mike and his work have been featured in Forbes and the Wall Street Journal, as well as on ABC News and the Oprah radio network. He is the author of three books -Focus on the Good Stuff; Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken; and his latest, Nothing Changes Until You Do- which have been translated into 14 different languages.
Dr. Michelle Robin is an international speaker, best-selling author, radio host, and practicing chiropractor that “educates and inspires people to make small changes that create big shifts in their well-being.” She is the founder of Your Wellness Connection, P.A., one of the nation’s most successful integrative healing centers. Dr. Robin also consults with businesses and non-profit organizations developing wellness programs. She has spoken on improving individual wellbeing as well as creating a culture of wellness for a wide variety of companies, organizations, and conferences across the US and Canada.
In addition to the education, attendees will have the opportunity to participate in activities that showcase what the Riviera Maya has to offer incentive groups, as well as the opportunity to bid on exciting travel packages through both live and silent auctions.
SITE, the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence, is the only global organization dedicated to strengthening and supporting the incentive travel industry. We connect incentive travel to business results. For our members we provide professional development, certification and business connections. SITE members help companies maximize workforce output by creating and delivering incentive travel programs that inspire people to exceed expectations and transcend their goals. SITE’s research proves the ROI for incentive travel, which is a powerful business tool that strengthens employee retention, improves performance and fosters a culture of thoughtful motivation and sustained success. Over the last 40 years, SITE has grown to over 2,000 members in 90 countries with 29 local and regional chapters. Incentive travel is not a luxury – it’s a necessity.
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She has many years of both academic and industrial experience within the travel industry. She has written/edited numerous articles in various tourism magazines.
