Ex-England and Harlequins captain Nick Easter to be guest speaker at HOSPACE2017 Gala Awards Dinner on 2 November

In addition to being guest speaker, Easter will assist in presenting the prestigious annual HOSPA 'Inspirational Leaders in Hospitality Awards 2017' for Finance, Revenue Management and IT. The Gala Awards Dinner marks the climax of the one-day HOSPACE2017 international Conference & Exhibition, hosted by HOSPA – the UK's leading organization for hospitality professionals involved in Financial Management, Revenue Management, Marketing and IT.

Easter, currently Harlequins (Quins) defence coach, won 54 England caps (captaining his country twice) and played 281 times for Quins, scoring 53 tries. He took part in three Rugby Union World Cups, including the 2007 final against South Africa in Paris.

He won the first of his 54 England caps against Italy in the 2007 Six Nations. On his fifth appearance, he made history – becoming the first number eight to score four tries for England. This happened while beating Wales 62-5.

Following a four-year absence, Easter returned to international duty for the 2015 Six Nations. During that competition, in the match against Italy, he became the oldest England try scorer. His final appearance for his country was in the 2015 World Cup, when he scored a hat-trick in a 60-3 thrashing of Uruguay.

The highlight of his Harlequins playing career, starting in 2004 when he joined the club from Orrell, was winning the 2012 Premiership title. In April 2016, Easter took on a player-coach role at the club, but quickly recognised he couldn't give 100 per cent to both roles at the same time. This led him three months later to announce his retirement from playing to concentrate on his present role as Quins defence coach.

"We are delighted to welcome Nick as our HOSPACE2017 Gala Awards Dinner guest speaker," said HOSPA Chief Executive Jane Pendlebury. "I, like many, am a great Rugby Union fan. I know delegates will look forward, as much as I do, to hearing about Nick's remarkable career, ranging from his leadership on the pitch and his amazing try scoring achievements, to his undoubted coaching skills."

For regularly updated information about HOSPACE2017 and the Gala Awards Dinner, visit: www.hospace.net. For bookings, telephone: 020 3418 8196; Email: [email protected]

Source: HOSPA

About HOSPA

HOSPA - the Hospitality Professionals Association - is a not-for-profit educational organisation, formed to bring together professionals involved in all things commercial within the hospitality industry in the UK. HOSPA is recognised as the UK's authoritative voice in the hospitality industry on financial management, technical accounting issues, as well as the leading arena for debate on investments, hospitality technology developments, revenue management and marketing. HOSPA's Professional Development Programmes provide rigorous and relevant education for all those seeking to further their careers in these important functions. It will also be launching its new course in Asset Management in September 2020. A regular programme of workshops and seminars provides the perfect opportunity for members to continue to develop their knowledge and network with colleagues. HOSPA is on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @HOSPATweets. For more information, visit: www.hospa.org

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