# Event Details - **Event Name**: HFTP EVOLVE Texas Regional Conference - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 06 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Fri, 08 May, 2026 at 03:00 pm - **Event Description**: REGISTER NOW!! Space is going fast and the deadline to register is Friday, April 24!About this EventWelcome to the Annual HFTP EVOLVE Texas Regional Conference!We’re excited to have you join us for this special event, a collaboration between the HFTP chapters of North Texas, Greater Houston, and Greater Austin.This conference is designed to bring together hospitality finance and technology professionals from across the region for valuable continuing education and meaningful networking—all in an intimate and engaging setting.Let’s learn, connect, and have some fun together!Excellence - Vision - Opportunity - Leadership - Value - Empowerment!!CPE InformationA total of 12.5 CPE credits are available for the entire conference. Individual credits are listed for each session in the Agenda.CPE InformationProgram Level: BasicPre-requisite Required: NoneAdvance Preparation Required: NoneDelivery Method: Group LiveFor more information regarding administrative policies such as complaint and refund, please contact our offices at northtexashftp@Hotmail.com.The North Texas Chapter of Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: .May 6 (Wednesday)?: 04:00 PM - 08:00 PMRegistration OpenInfo: Registration desk will be just outside the "Little Chappel" at the Texican.?: 06:00 PM - 08:00 PMHowdy Happy HourInfo: Connect with fellow attendees over drinks in a relaxed setting.May 7 (Thursday)?: 07:00 AM - 08:00 AMRegistration OpenInfo: Attendee check-in for new arrivals.?: 07:00 AM - 08:00 AMContinental BreakfastInfo: Continental breakfast and networking opportunities.?: 08:05 AM - 08:30 AMWelcome and HFTP Global UpdateHost: Thomas Atzenhofer, CPAInfo: Welcome and HFTP Global Update?: 08:30 AM - 09:20 AMKeynote - Show Up Positive: How Everyday Actions Drive Exceptional ExperiencesHost: Ryan MintonInfo: In today’s competitive business environment, the customer experience is shaped long before a guest ever walks through the door. Hospitality expert Ryan Minton shows how showing up positive—no matter your role—impacts coworkers, culture, and ultimately the customer. This session highlights how internal interactions, attitudes, and choices create a foundation for exceptional external service. Key Takeaways: 1) Practical tools for creating positive interactions with both coworkers and customers, 2) How internal culture directly influences external service quality, 3) The “Balloon Theory”—how small, intentional actions create powerful ripple effects, and 4) A renewed sense of pride in how every role supports the overall experience. [1.0 CPE - Personnel/Human Resources]?: 09:20 AM - 09:40 AMBreak?: 09:40 AM - 10:30 AMExcel Tips & Tricks You Wish You Knew (but didn't know you needed it!)Host: Jim TobinInfo: The objective of this session is to share functions and tips & tricks to increase your productivity, reduce errors and improve auditability. Possible topics to be covered include, subject to time availability: include: the QAT, Keyboard Shortcuts, SUMIFS, IFS, VSTACK, HSTACK, TEXTBEFORE, TEXTAFTER, TEXTSPLIT, TRANSLATE, UNIQUE, FILTER, SORT, XLOOKUP vs VLOOKUP. After this session, you will have: 1. A knowledge of some of the hidden features of common/basic functions. 2. The ability to isolate errors while using functions and formulas. 3. The ability to “Customize” ribbon commands. [1.0 CPE - Information Technology]?: 10:30 AM - 10:50 AMBreak?: 10:50 AM - 11:40 AMHow to Proactively Prepare to Reduce Impact from Cyber AttacksHost: Fred SantarsiereInfo: The presentation will address risk management governance from club and hotel perspectives. We will discuss common vulnerability findings that could negatively impact your location and we will provide guidance to reduce risk to an acceptable level. We will also discuss a list of common concerns we frequently hear from Boards, Audit Committees, Owners, and Management Teams based on our decades of hospitality experience, so that you can be proactive. Objectives: 1) Why Cyber Security matters to your leadership team and how to build effective governance across your organization to protect your reputation and reduce liability. We will also cover best practices for partnering with your IT staff or MSP, 2) How to build your protective posture to reduce overall risk and how you can benefit from a prioritized phased approach to Cyber Risk Management to increase your defensive posture, 3) How to implement a Cyber Risk Management. Moderator: Arlene Ramirez [1.0 CPE - Information Technology]?: 11:40 AM - 01:00 PMLunchInfo: Lunch with vendor networking and a giveaway basket!?: 01:00 PM - 01:50 PMKeep Your Hospitality Establishment Out Of JeopardyHost: Kendall HaydenInfo: This interactive session will be presented in an interactive and FUN "Jeopardy!" game show format. Contestants will compete on teams while learning the newest legal concepts and theories being litigated today. Goal: To establish and consistently follow best practices to avoid jeopardy to your hospitality establishment and be ready to defend should it come. Objectives: 1) To identify legal issues that may affect your hospitality establishment in 2026, 2) To understand how to defend the legal issues that may affect your hospitality establishment with efficiency and success, and 3) TO successfully work with vendors and business partners based on legal developments in the marketplace. [1.0 CPE - Business Law]?: 01:50 PM - 02:10 PMBreak?: 02:10 PM - 03:00 PMRisk Management - Insurance StrategiesHost: Joel BrandInfo: Coverage Without Compromise: Smart Strategies for Managing Your Insurance Needs. Listen to our panel discussion on strategies to help reduce your insurance costs and what coverages are "mandatory" vs. optional. Key Takeaways: 1) Understand the minimum insurance coverage required to operate your club or hotel, 2) Understand the optional insurance coverage for your hotel or club, 3) Understand how you can reduce your overall insurance purchase for your club or hotel. Moderator: Arlene Ramirez [1.0 CPE - Specialized Knowledge]?: 03:00 PM - 03:20 PMBreak?: 03:20 PM - 04:10 PMAI Powered HospitalityHost: Mitch LittleInfo: AI Powered Hospitality: Optimizing Operations for an Elevated Experience. This session explores the evolution of AI from its foundational past to its transformative future within clubs and hotels. We will examine how AI amplifies hospitality by enabling hyper-personalized experiences that maintain a high-end human touch for every guest and member. You will also discover how to leverage these tools to boost operational productivity, streamlining administrative tasks to free up staff for high-impact service. By the end of this presentation, you will walk away with a clear and actionable understanding of how AI works and how to strategically implement it at your property. [1.0 CPE - Information Technology]?: 04:10 PM - 04:30 PMBreak?: 04:30 PM - 05:20 PMLeadership - How to Ask Questions That Shift the RoomHost: Michelle McGlade, MBAInfo: The Leadership Skill Nobody Taught You: How to Ask Questions That Shift the Room. This session teaches attendees how to turn hesitation into confident inquiry. You’ll walk away with a repeatable framework for asking powerful questions in any situation — plus your own set of “back-pocket questions” for high-stakes meetings, hallway conversations, or boardroom negotiations. Key Takeaways: 1) Why women hold back questions - and how to stop letting fear run the room, 2) A 6-step questioning framework that works in almost any setting, 3) How to stay present and curious instead of leading or advising, 4) The difference between “questions for answers” and “questions of discovery”, and 5) Your own personalized “back-pocket question set” for high-impact conversations. [1.0 CPE - Personal Development]?: 05:30 PM - 07:30 PMA Night Under the Lone StarInfo: Enjoy light food drink, music, and networking in a fun Texas/Mex themed setting.May 8 (Friday)?: 08:00 AM - 09:00 AMRegistration OpenInfo: Attendee check-in for new arrivals.?: 08:00 AM - 09:00 AMBreakfastInfo: Hot breakfast and networking opportunities.?: 09:00 AM - 09:50 AMThe G.L.O.W. CodeHost: Janet BernsteinInfo: The G.L.O.W. Code: Lead Without Losing Yourself. High performers often normalize constant pressure and over-functioning, not realizing the long-term cost to their energy and effectiveness. This session introduces the G.L.O.W. Code, a practical framework to help professionals stay grounded, focused, and energized while sustaining high performance. Key Takeaways: 1) Identify the hidden patterns of high performer burnout, 2) Apply the G.L.O.W. framework to maintain sustainable performance, and 3) Lead teams with energy awareness, not just time management. [1.0 CPE - Personal Development]?: 09:50 AM - 10:00 AMBreak?: 10:00 AM - 10:50 AMProviding Ethical Leadership: Learning to be the Best Version of YourselfHost: Allison Mcleod, LL.M., CPAInfo: This course will examine certain qualities a leader must exhibit to set an ethical tone from the top. It will appeal to those who make difficult or significant daily decisions, or who work in fast-paced or challenging environments will benefit from this timely and insightful seminar. Content will include: Examining the lives of ordinary people whose moral courage had a significant impact on those around them, how anyone, irrespective of their role in an organization, can inspire others to embrace ethical attitudes, and showing how even simple actions can outsized effect on a person’s sphere of influence. Learning Objectives: 1) Examine critical qualities of an ethical leader. 2) Discuss extraordinary examples of ethical behavior from ordinary people. 3) Take away action steps for increasing your ethical presence in your workplace. [1.0 CPE - Behavioral Ethics]?: 10:50 AM - 11:00 AMBreak?: 11:00 AM - 11:50 AMExcel - CopilotHost: Jim TobinInfo: You Are Still the Pilot! (Using COPILOT in Excel). While your "Copilot" may be very impressive, you, as the Pilot need to be able to ensure that the tools used by your "Copilot" are appropriate, yield correct/reasonable results, and meet the current and future needs of the organization. We'll cover some of the Excel Functions that will help you get the most of your "Copilot". Key Takeaways: 1) Speed up your production (QAT, Keyboard Combos), 2) Share a few of the newer Functions in Excel, and 3) Demo the difference between the "Free" Copilot and the "Paid" Copilot. [1.0 CPE - Information Technology]?: 11:50 AM - 12:30 PMLunchInfo: Box Lunch?: 12:30 PM - 01:45 PMPanel Discussion - Taxation for the Hospitality Industry: Part 1Host: David ColmeneroInfo: The myriad of sales and use tax and mixed beverage tax issues that can arise for businesses in the hospitality industry are varied and often significant, often resulting in unexpected tax liabilities even for the most diligent taxpayers. Knowing where these potential tax issues lie is the first step in navigating this landscape.  Understanding how to address these issues when they do arise is equally important to mitigate the risk of unintended tax liabilities and related issues. This panel of highly experienced tax professionals will address common tax issues that can significantly impact businesses in the hospitality industry. Objectives: 1) Learn of key sales tax issues prevalent in Hospitality, 2) Learn of key mixed beverage tax issues that can arise trough the course of an audit, and 3) Learn how to avoid pitfalls and identify potential opportunities in key areas. Moderated by Arlene Ramirez [1.5 CPE - Taxes]?: 01:45 PM - 02:00 PMBreak?: 02:00 PM - 02:50 PMPanel Discussion - Taxation for the Hospitality Industry: Part 2Host: David ColmeneroInfo: The myriad of sales and use tax and mixed beverage tax issues that can arise for businesses in the hospitality industry are varied and often significant, often resulting in unexpected tax liabilities even for the most diligent taxpayers. Knowing where these potential tax issues lie is the first step in navigating this landscape.  Understanding how to address these issues when they do arise is equally important to mitigate the risk of unintended tax liabilities and related issues. This panel of highly experienced tax professionals will address common tax issues that can significantly impact businesses in the hospitality industry. Objectives: 1) Learn of key sales tax issues prevalent in Hospitality, 2) Learn of key mixed beverage tax issues that can arise trough the course of an audit, and 3) Learn how to avoid pitfalls and identify potential opportunities in key areas. Moderated by Arlene Ramirez [1.0 CPE - Taxes]?: 02:50 PM - 03:00 PMClosingInfo: Closing remarks and acknowledgements. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/irving/hftp-evolve-texas-regional-conference/100001431972009829 - **Event Categories**: business, meetups, conferences - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 21 hours - Location: Texican Court, Valencia Hotel Collection - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 150, max: 425, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Irving - **state**: TX - **country**: United States - **location**: Texican Court, Valencia Hotel Collection - **lat**: 32.8774741 - **long**: -96.9416603 - **full address**: Texican Court, Valencia Hotel Collection, 501 West Las Colinas Boulevard, Irving, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: HFTP EVOLVE Texas Regional Conference - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/4e5db420c4c650478d80f7ee7dd69f67bf0f9afecd7be630a10d56afafa320a3-rimg-w1200-h600-dcd9c1bc-gmir.jpg?v=1768710729 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is HFTP EVOLVE Texas Regional Conference being held? - **A:** HFTP EVOLVE Texas Regional Conference takes place on Wed, 06 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Fri, 08 May, 2026 at 03:00 pm at Texican Court, Valencia Hotel Collection, 501 West Las Colinas Boulevard, Irving, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing HFTP EVOLVE Texas Regional Conference? - **A:** HFTP EVOLVE Texas Regional Conference is organized by HFTP - North Texas Chapter. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** HFTP EVOLVE Texas Regional Conference is ideal for professionals, entrepreneurs, startup founders, and networking enthusiasts eager to grow their connections. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Irving, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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