SoundCheck's Corner Office with Kevin Kane 4-11-17
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SoundCheck's Corner Office with Kevin Kane 4-11-17
Date:
April 11, 2017
Time:
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
Registration:
Sorry, online registration for this event has closed. Please contact Tunga Lee at (901) 543-3571.
Event Description:
The Corner Office Series is an exclusive program for members of the Chairman's Outer Circle team of SoundCheck, the Chamber's Young Professional Council. This series gives you access to top business leaders in a setting that allows for valuable conversation and the opportunity to ask questions. Corner Office Series events are limited to 20 seats for an ideal setup for conversation. If you would like to join SoundCheck, please contact Christina Meek.
Corner Office Series
April 11, 2017
9:00 am-10:00 am
April 11, 2017
9:00 am-10:00 am
Business Leader: Kevin Kane
President & CEO, Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau
President & CEO, Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau
Kevin Kane is president and CEO of the Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau and its subsidiary MMG LLC, which manages the Memphis Cook Convention Center and the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts. Since joining the CVB in 1991, Mr. Kane initiated the first hard sell of Memphis music to attract visitors. The city’s music brand and iconic logo “Memphis – Home of the Blues, Birthplace of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” was created under his direction.
He opened new visitor centers in Shelby County and established new sales teams in DC, Chicago, London, and Germany. He created two subsidiaries, the Memphis Tourism Education Foundation, to address workforce development, and the Memphis Sports Council, to market the city’s fast growing inventory of sports facilities.
Mr. Kane serves on a number of boards including the Executive Committee of the US Travel Association, Past Chair and current Board member of Destination Marketing Association International, University of Tennessee College Health & Sciences Advisory Board, Christian Brothers High School Board of Trustees, Memphis Hotel & Lodging Association, Memphis Rock ‘N’ Soul Museum, Memphis Transportation Commission, Memphis/Shelby County Public Building Authority, AutoZone Liberty Bowl Festival Association, and executive board member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, RI. He serves on the Greater Memphis Chamber's Board of Directors and is a member of the Chairman's Circle. Born and raised in Memphis, Mr. Kane is a graduate of Christian Brothers High School and the University of Memphis.
He opened new visitor centers in Shelby County and established new sales teams in DC, Chicago, London, and Germany. He created two subsidiaries, the Memphis Tourism Education Foundation, to address workforce development, and the Memphis Sports Council, to market the city’s fast growing inventory of sports facilities.
Mr. Kane serves on a number of boards including the Executive Committee of the US Travel Association, Past Chair and current Board member of Destination Marketing Association International, University of Tennessee College Health & Sciences Advisory Board, Christian Brothers High School Board of Trustees, Memphis Hotel & Lodging Association, Memphis Rock ‘N’ Soul Museum, Memphis Transportation Commission, Memphis/Shelby County Public Building Authority, AutoZone Liberty Bowl Festival Association, and executive board member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, RI. He serves on the Greater Memphis Chamber's Board of Directors and is a member of the Chairman's Circle. Born and raised in Memphis, Mr. Kane is a graduate of Christian Brothers High School and the University of Memphis.
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