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November 9-11, 2025
Renaissance Providence Downtown HotelProvidence, RI

2025 Schedule

A Day in the Life (Unfiltered)

David Haggerty  (CEO & Co-Founder, DSquared Hospitality)
Location: Symphony Ballroom
Date: Monday, November 10
Time: 3:50 pm - 5:00 pm
Track: Principals Network Group (PNG)
Vault Recording: TBD

We talk a lot about leadership, but what does it actually look like day to day? What does your calendar tell us about your priorities? What are you still doing that you wish you weren’t? What have you let go of that changed everything?

This is a real look at the role, from those still in the trenches to those who’ve pulled back to let others lead. Panelists will answer the same set of questions to share what leadership looks like in their world right now, the messy, the strategic, and the surprising.

This is not about best practices, it’s about real practices.

Panelists include Reed Haggerty (DSquared); Andrew Brancato (Brancato's Catering); Marcy Telfer (Chef by Design); Jolie Oree-Bailey (Low Country Quisine); and Holly Safford (The Catered Affair).