Hackathon: How the Events Industry Can Help The Unsheltered/Homeless (Registration Required)

The EduCon pre-conference Hackathon is a one-of-a-kind experience that combines behind-the-scenes hackathon design strategies through an actual hands-on hackathon. Participants will work with their teammates to come up with an innovative solution to the hackathon challenge: how might the hospitality/tourism industries reduce or prevent unsheltered homelessness?

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Clock Hours: 7.0
Domain: Domain A: Strategic Planning
Session Type: Workshop
Areas of Interest: Innovation,

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Jamie Murdock



Murdock is VP of Sales at Experient. He is passionate about inspiring his team to be curious and encourages collaboration across all departments. He holds a BS in Business from Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration. Prior to Experient, Jamie led the national sales team for Disney Destinations. He also held leadership roles at Hyatt, and Gaylord Hotels, where he was recognized as the Sales Person of the Year and received its CEO’s Leadership Excellence Award. Most recently he was awarded Citizen of the Year by Experient and named one of the Top 500 People in Events by BizBash.

Donna Kastner



Having spent a good portion of her career as an event experience design consultant, Donna’s now building a dynamic collaboration community for executives age 55+ who are striving to make a smooth segue from full-time job to part-time consulting gig. With Retirepreneur.com, Donna’s championing a movement to help others design flexible and fulfilling encore careers.

June 25 @ 09:00
9:00 am — 3:00 pm (6h)

Donna Kastner, Jamie Murdock