ORA Expo Location
All events will be held in the south end of the Oklahoma City Convention Center.
If you have any questions, please call the ORA office at 405-942-8181.
Industry & Corporate Meetings
If you'd like to bring your GMs or company team and hold a meeting on-premise and then enjoy the Expo we would like to host your meeting space!
If you have any questions, please call the ORA office at 405-942-8181.
Industry & Corporate Meetings
If you'd like to bring your GMs or company team and hold a meeting on-premise and then enjoy the Expo we would like to host your meeting space!
Thursday, August 28, 2025 - 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
(For a full description of Education Sessions, click on our Education tab)
(For a full description of Education Sessions, click on our Education tab)
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9:00 AM - ROOM 106
9:30 AM
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Education Session: "The Formula to Restaurant Success"
Culinary Cook-Off Competition -
Heat 1: 9:30 AM; Heat 2: 10:45 AM; Heat 3: 11:45 AM Semi-Finals 12:45 PM; Championship: 3:00 PM |
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10:00 AM - ROOM 105
10:30 AM - ROOM 104
12:00 PM - ROOM 105
12:00 PM - ROOM 106
1:00-2:30 PM - ROOM 104 2:30 PM - ROOM 106
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Education Session: "Connect to Business: Career Tech Resources Made for Today's
Hospitality Workforce" Education Session: "Understanding Risk and Managing those Unexpected Events"
Education Session: "Working with Special Populations"
Education Session: "Live Music Solution for the Hospitality Industry" Oklahoma Hotel & Lodging Association - Board of Directors Meeting
Education Session: "Oklahoma's Alcohol Laws and Enforcement Updates" |
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3:00-4:30 PM - ROOM 104
3:30 PM - ROOM 105 5:00 PM |
Oklahoma Travel Industry Association - Board of Directors Meeting
Education Session: "F&B Internal Theft: How to Spot it and Prevent it" EXPO FLOOR CLOSES |
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6:00 PM - PAINTED SKY BALLROOM (FOURTH FLOOR)
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Oklahoma Hospitality Leaders Dinner
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The Oklahoma Restaurant Association, Oklahoma Hotel and Lodging Association, and the Oklahoma Travel Industry Association are excited to bring back, by popular demand, an event that celebrates and unites the vibrant hospitality Industry in Oklahoma!
Mark your calendars for August 28th at 6 PM at the Oklahoma City Convention Center, where hospitality professionals from across the state will gather for an unforgettable evening of networking and celebration. We are thrilled to host the 2nd annual Oklahoma Hospitality Leaders Dinner, a key initiative designed to amplify the collective voice and impact of Oklahoma’s hospitality sector—the third-largest industry in our state. This highly anticipated event will bring together leaders from restaurants, hotels, and tourism in a remarkable display of unity, leadership, and shared purpose. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this growing tradition as we strengthen connections and collaboration across Oklahoma’s hospitality industry! The Oklahoma Hospitality Leaders Dinner is a gathering of leaders throughout the hospitality industry, and is an exclusive opportunity for restaurant, lodging and tourism members of the ORA, OHLA and OTIA, as well as ORA EXPO exhibitors to showcase solidarity and engage with elected officials. ORA Exhibitors should contact Keely Sein at [email protected] to claim their complimentary seat allotment. Non-exhibiting members who wish to register should do so at this link. We encourage everyone to secure their seats early. Pre-registration is required no later than August 19! |
Friday, August 29, 2025 - 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
(For a full description of Education Sessions, click on our Education tab)
(For a full description of Education Sessions, click on our Education tab)
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8:30 AM - ROOM 209 A&B
(2ND FLOOR) 10:30 AM - ROOM 105
10:30 AM - ROOM 106
11:00 AM - ROOM 104 |
ORA Board of Directors Breakfast/Meeting
Education Session: "Food Truck is Your Business: What are the Regulations & Resources Needed to Succeed" Education Session: "Up Close & Personal with Celebrity Chefs Dale Talde & Kevin Lee"
Education Session: "Immigration Seminar" |
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11:00 AM
1:00 PM - ROOM 106
1:00 PM - ROOM 105 |
ORA Cocktail Shakedown
Round 1 - Heat 1: 11:00 AM; Heat 2: 11:25 AM Round 2 - Heat 1: 12:15 PM; Heat 2: 12:40 PM Championship: 1:20 PM Education Session: "Key Strategies in Hospitality Workforce Management"
Education Session: "FICA Tip Credit and Resources"
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3:00 PM
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ORA Expo Closes - Exhibitor Move-Out (All Exhibitors and equipment must vacate the building by 7:00 PM)
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