Kevin Laforet, president of Caesars Windsor, will deliver an address entitled “Beyond the glitz: Driving casino success through the service-profit chain” as the next instalment of the Odette School of Business Breakfast with Champions speaker series on Thursday, November 15.

Laforet, a UWindsor business grad (BComm 1981), has been in the unique position of opening four casino properties—the interim Casino Windsor facility in 1994, the Northern Belle Riverboat Casino in 1995, the permanent facility in 1998 and the expansion and rebranding to Caesars Windsor in 2008.

He has served as a member of the University of Windsor’s Board of Governors, a member of Windsor’s MRI Fund Raising Campaign, the board of directors for the United Way of Windsor-Essex County and the Windsor branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ontario. His employment experience before entering the gaming industry includes positions with Hiram Walker & Sons Limited, Union Gas Limited and Ernst & Young.

Thursday’s event will begin with a continental breakfast at 7:30 a.m., follow with the presentation and discussion at 8 a.m., and conclude by 9 a.m. at Caesars Windsor.

The Breakfast with Champions speaker series is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is required. RSVP on a first-come, first-served basis to Barbara Barone at 519-971-3678 or e-mail bbarone@uwindsor.ca.