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We’re excited to see you at the 2025 CoreNet Global North America Summit!

Meet Our Experts!

Professionals from ISS and Guckenheimer, its ISS’ culinary division, are hosting three noteworthy learning sessions a this year’s North America Summit. Come join the discussions around a few of today’s most important workplace topics.

Tuesday, October 28

12:40 PM – 1:00 PM

The Hidden Menu: Workplace Food Landscape, Corporate Food Culture and Shaping a Place to Thrive

Osama Aduib, Director of Sales, ISS Facility Service

All workplaces have a “hidden menu” that influences what, where and when people eat. In this session, Osama Aduib will provide guidance for recognizing this “hidden menu” and seizing the opportunity to build a food landscape and culture that positively impacts productivity, focus, stress, mood, professional relationships and more.

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Wednesday, October 29

10:00 AM

Hospitality: A New Frontier for a Timeless Concept​

Steven Quick, CEO, ISS Americas​
Amanda Freitag, Celebrity Chef, Food Network​
Alex Taylor, Partner and Chief Operating Officer, 34th Floor Hospitality​
Rene van Camp, Chief Hospitality Officer, ISS North America 
Marjorie McCarthy, Chief Marketing Officer, ISS North America

How do we turn the workplace into a destination worth the commute? In this session, our panelists discuss taking inspiration from the “greats” of the hospitality world to create moments that matter — so the office feels less like a “must” and more like a reward.​

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2:50 PM – 3:15 PM

Not Just a Corporate Checkbox: How Employee Resource Groups Drive Business Transformation

Sherry Ephraim, Head of Business Development, Guckenheimer​Trent Peterson, Senior Manager, Employee Experience & Engagement, NetApp

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) help foster inclusion and support organizational growth, innovation and resilience in today’s workplaces. Join Sherry Ephraim and Trent Peterson for a discussion around the strategic role of ERGs in creating meaningful change, defining organizational purpose and enabling success. 

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Talk to Us About Our Hospitality Approach….​

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Learning from the Best

The most acclaimed hotels and restaurants are known for customer service that makes each guest feel welcome, valued and personally significant. The key to this is outstanding hospitality — a concept leading organizations are now introducing into the workplace as a catalyst for elevating experiences.

Applying Excellence

Hospitality is both a foundation for and constant in the integrated facility services ISS and its premium food brand Guckenheimer provide in North America and worldwide. Through hospitality, we transform companies into communities, bringing people together and fostering belonging, comfort and connection to culture, colleagues and workplaces.

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Harnessing Care

​For us, hospitality in the workplace is an innovation we’ve embraced. We do far more than clean, cater or maintain facilities. Our clients and their people benefit from care across every moment of every day from placemakers empowered to identify and act on opportunities to enhance experiences.​

Our Insights

For more insight into our thoughts on hospitality and its activation as a strategy for success in today’s evolving work environment, read our recent publications.

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Re-thinking the Purpose of the Workplace Experience
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Hospitality and the Passenger Journey 
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Designing Workplaces with a Hospitality Mindset​

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ISS

ISS provides curated facility management, workplace and culinary services through a hospitality lens. Via innovative meals, elevated cleaning, technology-enhanced facility management and office services, our Placemakers partner to make space for people and businesses to thrive.

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Guckenheimer

Guckenheimer provides memorable food experiences that feed connection. These bespoke client solutions feature hospitality-driven programs focused on chef-crafted excellence, wellness, sustainability and community support. 

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