Elaine Patterson

Elaine Patterson has been working in a variety of roles within Human Resources and Organization Development for over 30 years. She began her HR career at Texas Instruments managing a College Recruiting department that hired over 1,000 new graduates per year. Elaine relocated to Los Angeles in 1980 and spent 25 years with Union Oil […]

Kenneth Harvey

Kenneth Harvey is Head of Operations with Edinburgh Leisure. A “specialist generalist” with over 30 years’ experience of managing a diverse range of sport and leisure facilities & functions. He has managed the Royal Commonwealth Pool, the Edinburgh International Climbing Arena, and a vast range of community sports facilities, 6 golf courses, major events, 140 […]

Russ Conde

Russ has more than twenty five years experience in large and small high-technology organizations. Since co-founding Club Benchmarking in 2009, he has been an enthusiastic provider of club industry analysis and education, presenting at CMAA and HFTP conferences across the country and authoring numerous blogs and articles in a variety of club industry publications. Russ […]

Helen Bennett

Helen Bennett started Human Reality in 1998 and is an experienced trainer, consultant and speaker with 20yrs experience in training subjects from customer care to recruitment and interviewing, performance management and how to build, lead, inspire and motivate teams. She has many world-class clients, primarily in hospitality, golf, leisure and facilities management. She has had […]

BMI Networking Events

Network with 100 leading Club Management Professionals from all over the world Thursday October 6th Welcome Reception at The House of Lords by kind invitation of Lord Smith of Hindhead CBE Friday October 7th Evening Thames Boat Cruise Sunday October 9th  BMI Gala Dinner – Royal Automobile Club  Monday October 10th  Daytime Option 1 – Golf at […]

BMI Featured Speakers

Sir Clive Woodward Head Coach of the 2003 winning England Rugby World Cup team   Boris Becker Six times tennis grand slam winner and youngest ever Wimbledon men’s singles winner.   Matthew Syed Best selling author, Olympian, and award winning journalist   Alistair Campbell Writer, communicator, strategist. Director of Communications and Strategy to former Prime […]

BMI Accommodation

The Washington Mayfair Hotel The Washington Mayfair Hotel in London is a distinguished hotel with a history dating back to 1913. Its Art Deco origins can be clearly seen in the exquisite and understated bas relief features on the exterior. However in the years since it opened, frequent renovation, new design touches and extensive modernisation […]

Champion of the green – December 2015

Golf Estates Welderen and Bleijenbeek in the Netherlands, and their greenkeeping teams, both lead by Head Green Keeper, Ronald van Os are recognized as December’s Champions of the Green for their outstanding work in both protecting and enhancing nature. Located in southern Netherlands Welderen and Bleijenbeek together make up the Golfen Op Een Landgoed management […]

Champion of the Green – November 2015

Lumine Golf Club’s Head Greenkeeper Tomás Agulló and his team are recognized as November’s Champions of the Green for their outstanding work in water conservation and efficiency across their three courses. Located on the Spanish Mediterranean coast of Tarragona, close to Barcelona, Lumine Golf’s three courses (two 18 hole and one nine hole) are an […]

Champion of the Green October 2015

The Team at Hirsala Golf are recognized as Champions of the Green for October. This is an acknowledgement of the considerable work undertaken to integrate sustainable practices across the facility, from course to clubhouse and for the benefit of players, staff, community and business. Since development, Hirsala Golf has embraced their position as part of […]

Champion of the Green – August 2015

Spain’s No. 1 golf course, PGA Catalunya Resort, and its dedicated team are rewarded for their continued commitment to sustainable practices by being celebrated as the Champions of the Green for August. In 2013 PGA Catalunya Resort became the first European Tour Destination to attain golf’s international ecolabel, GEO Certified®. They demonstrated a thorough approach […]