CSU is excited to invite you to the Hospitality and Event Management Distinguished Speaker Series featuring Daniel del Olmo, president of Sage Hospitality Group. Current Students, CSU Alumni, Faculty, and Staff are all encouraged to attend this event. In addition, community members, especially those from our vibrant Northern Colorado hospitality sector, are all welcome to join! Tuesday, April 8, 2025
6 - 8 p.m.
Elizabeth Hotel
111 Chestnut St.
Fort Collins, Colorado The event will include a networking reception with opportunities to connect with hospitality industry members (6 - 6:45 p.m.) followed by a “Fireside Chat” with Daniel del Olmo and Carl Pratt, General Manager of the Elizabeth Hotel (7 - 7:35 pm). A Q&A session will follow the fireside chat. Daniel del Olmo is the President of Sage Hospitality Group, a purpose-led organization that recently celebrated its 41st anniversary. Daniel is responsible for leading a team of more than 7,000 associates across an award-winning portfolio of more than 120 lifestyle hotels, restaurants, and entertainment venues across the nation. His focus is to deliver on Sage’s vision of redefining how the world experiences hospitality by enriching people’s lives, one experience at a time. Daniel is a passionate and servant hospitality leader with more than 25 years of experience in growing hospitality brands and nurturing successful partnerships in more than 70 countries. Daniel joined Sage from The Passionality Group, a company he co-founded that focuses on growing emerging experiential lifestyle brands, such as Habitas and Rolling Stone. In 2024, Daniel was recognized by Hotel Management Magazine as one of the “40 over 40.” Additionally, he was honored as one of “the top 100 most influential people in USA hospitality and travel” by The International Hospitality Institute. Nation’s Restaurant News named him among the “most influential restaurant CEOs," and he received the “Hospitality Innovators’ Award” from Hotel News Now. Travel Agent Magazine also named him a “Rising Star” for three consecutive years. This event is part of the ongoing Hospitality and Event Management Distinguished Speaker Series presented by CSU's Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition and sponsored by the Elizabeth Hotel, Sage Hospitality Group, and The Still Whiskey Steaks. |