Ron Kaufman is one of the world’s leading motivational keynote speakers on the topics of achieving service excellence, increasing customer satisfaction, retaining loyal customers, and building sustainable service cultures. Rated one of the “Top 25 Who’s Hot” speakers by Speaker magazine, Ron presents powerful insights and global best practices from working with clients in every industry and on every continent for more than thirty years. His energetic keynote speeches have inspired millions, frequently earning standing ovations from audiences of all ages. In 2018, GlobalGurus rated Ron the #1 customer service guru in the world. Ron travels worldwide to speak at company meetings, industry conferences, and association events throughout the year.

Ron is author of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller, “Uplifting Service! The Proven Path to Delighting Your Customers, Colleagues and Everyone Else You Meet” and 14 other books on service, business and inspiration. He is the founder of Uplifting Service, a global education and consulting company that enables leaders and organizations to build sustainable cultures that win the hearts and minds of customers, colleagues, and partners.

Dallas is a city in the state of Texas with over 1.3 million inhabitants, ranking 9th in the top largest U.S. cities. The city developed as a major center for the cotton and oil industries and is now an important financial and industrial hub, as well as one of the most important inland ports in the country. Dallas is home to the headquarters of numerous large national and international companies, including Texas Instruments, Alcatel Lucent, Erikson, Fujitsu, Nokia, Cisco Systems, Rockwell Collins, AT & T, and Nortel Networks. The city is the third most important business destination in the country, hosting annually a large number of conferences and conventions. One of the largest and busiest conference centers in the United States, the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center, is located here: an enormous 93,000 sq. meters construction, where most of the important business events take place. Dallas is world-famous for its Tex-Mex cuisine, a fusion of American and Mexican cuisines. Some of the most important cultural institutions from Dallas include the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts, the Dallas Museum of Art, the Morton H. Myerson Symphony Center, the Nasher Sculpture Center, and the Tramell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art.

Dallas as a Conference Destination

Dallas is an important center for international conferences and conventions, including: the CX Talks Dallas: the Customer Experience Summit and the Interactive Customer Experience Summit, two important events focused on customer service strategies and customer experience management; the Dallas Tech Summit and the Annual InnoTech Dallas, two major venues for experts in technological developments from the United States and abroad; the Future Tech Expo, focused on advances in information technologies; Digital Summit Dallas: Digital Marketing Conference, one of the largest conferences about digital marketing from the country; and the Annual Women’s Business Conference, a meeting point for women entrepreneurs and business leaders.

Dallas Food Options for Conference Delegates

There are many amazing restaurants you can try during your business conference in Dallas, Texas, such as: the Salum Restaurant (Phone: +1 214-252-9604) and the Gemma Restaurant (Phone: +1 214-370-9426), two of the best places to try New American cuisine; the Capital Grille (Phone: +1 214-303-0500), an excellent, upscale steakhouse offering classic American dishes; St Martins (Phone: +1 214-826-0940), a chic French restaurant serving a large variety of gourmet dishes; Kalachandji’s (Phone: +1 214-821-1048), an Indian vegetarian restaurant featuring a garden with a Hare Krishna Temple; and Lucia (Phone: +1 214-948-4998), a rustic restaurant famous for its authentic Italian cuisine.

Dallas Attractions for Convention Attendees

There are many high-rated tourist attractions you could visit after your conference in Dallas, Texas. Some of the most renowned ones include: the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, a 70 acre botanical garden located on the White Rock Lake, featuring frequent concerts and exhibitions; the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, the site from where John F. Kennedy was assassinated, currently featuring comprehensive exhibits of the president’s life and assassination; the Reunion Tower, an iconic observation tower with breathtaking city views and light shows; and the Dallas World Aquarium, featuring a large number of mammals, exotic birds and fish in replicas of their natural habitats.

Conference Center Venues

Dallas, Texas has a large number of great conference centers and facilities, such as:

Best Western Plus Dallas Hotel & Conference Center (Location: Lyndon B Johnson Fwy)
Cityplace Events (Location: Tower at Cityplace)
Cooper Hotel Conference Center & Spa (Location: Preston Rd.)
JIP International Conference Center (Location: Dallas Pkwy)
Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas (Location: Griffin St.)
Meadows Conference Center (Location: Live Oak St.)