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.

San Francisco is located on the western side of US and is one of the major the commercial, financial and cultural centers of California. It is famous for its highly liberal community, cultural and ethnic diversity, scenic beauty and wonderful Victorian architecture. Some of its most important landmarks include the Golden Gate Bridge, the Chinatown district, the former prison of Alcatraz, and the Fisherman’s Wharf. With 812,000 inhabitants, it is the 13th most populous city in the States and the 4th one in California. San Francisco has a highly developed tourist infrastructure with numerous top-notch facilities including various hotels, restaurants, bars and conference centers. Although tourism is its most important industry, the city remains an important center for finances, banking and technology too. It hosts the headquarters of many multinational companies such as Dolby, Twitter, Levi Strauss, Pinterest, Dropbox, Craigslist, Airbnb, Mozilla and Weather Underground. Due to its proximity to Hollywood and its vibrant community of film-makers, San Francisco is also the backdrop of many famous films. The animation company Pixar, as well as Francis Ford Coppola’s and George Lucas’s production companies are located here. Additionally, many renowned institutions of higher education are located here, including the University of San Francisco, the California Academy of Science and the San Francisco State University.

San Francisco as a Conference Destination

San Francisco is one of US’s major centers for conventions and conferences. Some of the most important such events include: CXSF (Customer Experience San Francisco), a major meeting point for technologists and innovators aiming to create immersive online and offline customer experiences; various other technology conferences including the Apple Developers Conference, the Game Developers Conference, DreamForce, and the AI Summit; the San Francisco Writers Conference, an important meeting point for established authors and new writers aiming to develop their skills; the American Geographer’s Convention, one of the main geography and geology annual meetings from the West Coast; and the Yoga Journal Live Conference, where you can learn everything about ancient and modern meditation techniques.

San Francisco Food Options for Conference Delegates

In terms of restaurants, San Francisco is never disappointing, providing a large array of choices. Great American dishes can be sampled at the Rich Table Restaurant (Phone: +1 415-355-9085) and the Eight AM Breakfast Café (Phone: +1 415-292-4888). If you’re interested in international cuisine though, you have various other places to choose from, including: Seven Hills (Phone: +1 415-775-1550), Quince (Phone: +1 415-775-8500) and Acquerello (Phone: +1 415-567-5432), three amazing Italian restaurants; Gary Danko (Phone: +1 415-749-2060), an elegant French restaurant; Liholiho Yacht Club (Phone: +1 415-440-5446), where you can taste a large variety of Asian-Hawaiian dishes; and Kokkari Estiatorio (Phone: +1 415-981-0983), renowned for its Mediterranean cuisine.

San Francisco Attractions for Convention Attendees

There are various highly rated tourist attractions you could visit after your conference in San Francisco. Some of the most iconic ones include: the Golden Gate Bridge, considered by many one of the wonders of modern architecture; Pier 39, a vibrant bayside area with picturesque views, sea-lion sightings, and various shops and restaurants; the Alcatraz Island, a former penitentiary (1924-1963) where famous convicts like Al Capone were incarcerated; the Painted Ladies, a historic row of Victorian buildings which have featured in many famous movies; or the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, home to over 32,000 modern and contemporary paintings, sculptures and other artworks.

Conference Center Venues

San Francisco, California has a large number of great conference centers and facilities, such as:

AMA Conference Center San Francisco (Location: 4th Street)
Bently Reserve Conference Center (Location: Bently Street)
Broadway Studios (Location: Broadway Street)
Mission Bay Conference Center (Location: Owens Street)
Moscone Center (Location: Howard Street)
Observation Post Event Venue (Location: Lincoln Boulevard)