#1 Platform for the rising stars of #RhodeIsland across sectors to #Lead, #Innovate, and #Collaborate
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🚀 Tonight, we kick off the #AIInfrastructureSummit experience at CIC Providence!
Business leaders, innovators & entrepreneurs coming together to explore the real ROI of AI.
Tonight we connect. Tomorrow we build what's next.
🔗 summit.fountainheadri.org
#FountainHeadRI #AI
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Rhode Island doesn’t need massive data center campuses to compete in AI. It needs local talent, practical AI adoption, resilient infrastructure, and a blue economy whose value stays here.
Great conversation with @BillBartholomew on The Bartholomewtown Podcast about @FountainHeadRI, ocean tech, clean energy, and what RI can learn from other countries.
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Tomorrow is the big one: FountainHead RI’s AI & Data Infrastructure Summit Phase II. Keynote, fireside chats, expert panels, a live hackathon and exhibitor showcase, and a networking reception.
Providence Marriott Downtown, 1 to 8:30 PM. See you there: summit.fountainheadri.org
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Had a great time co-hosting the inaugural @FountainHeadRI Leadership Exchange in NYC with many executives, founders, and community leaders talking candidly about the trends reshaping leadership today, emphasizing AI risk (deepfakes, agentic security threats) and AI opportunity (physical AI & robotics). Different cities and passionate leaders uncovering blindspots and having candid conversations, all building up to our 10/23 Phase 2 AI Summit in @CityofProv , you will not want to miss it: eventbrite.com/e/fountainhea… @PVDMarriott @ArnellMilhouse @CommerceRI
🗽 FHRI Takes NYC!
Earlier this month, 75+ leaders joined us for the inaugural FHRI Leadership Series event—and our first-ever event outside Rhode Island.
New city. New connections. Same mission.
🎥 Check out the official recap reel below! 🚀
#FountainHeadRI #Leadership #NYC
Governments can only set the table. You’ve got to have good people deliver the hospitality. And Rhode Island has incredible people, and tremendous hospitality. The state is making the investment in strategies, but it’s our people that sell Rhode Island. @GovDanMcKee
Our panelists’ closing advice:
- Give freely of your time. Volunteer.
- Collaborate. Work with others. Don’t try to do everything yourself.
- Believe in and support the next generation
- Lead with empathy
- Accessibility is not a “nice to have,” it’s essential
Our panelists’ keys for success:
🔑 Wake up early
🔑 Consume news/information
🔑 Walk your business regularly and talk to your people
This isn’t just a networking event—it’s a who’s who of Rhode Island leadership.
From operators & entrepreneurs to policymakers—and yes, even @GovDanMcKee front & center—people showed up to be PART of the conversation, not just OBSERVE it
That alignment matters. #Leadership
Interesting perspectives:
- Uncertainty is the enemy of progress. Hospitality relies on certainty. Many in hospitality are facing lowest ever occupancy because of uncertainty
- Hospitality orgs rely more than ever on partnerships to find creative solutions & new opportunities
One early takeaway:
👉 Hospitality isn’t just about service—it’s about shaping how people experience a place.
That’s a powerful responsibility (and opportunity).
#FountainHeadRI #Leadership”
Panel kicking off now:
‘Leadership in the Hospitality Sector: Navigating Growth, Workforce Challenges, and Guest Experience’
A topic that touches literally every Rhode Islander—from tourism to local business.
#hospitality #leadership #rhodeisland
FountainHead RI’s Spring 2026 Educational Panel & Networking Event is underway! 👏
Room is already buzzing—exactly what you’d expect when you bring together Rhode Island’s builders, leaders, and connectors.
Let’s see where the conversations go tonight. #FountainHeadRI
Make sure to reserve your spot now before this event sells out!
We are proud to share @FountainHeadRI 's Spring 2026 Educational Panel and Networking Event. Join us at the @RIConvention on 4/23. Full details: luma.com/c6ce10dc
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Big @FountainHeadRI event is now live! Sign up now! eventbrite.com/e/fountainhea…
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Proud of our @FountainHeadRI team for putting this together. Hospitality is one of those sectors that sits at the intersection of workforce, real estate, infrastructure, culture, and economic development, and Rhode Island feels all of those dynamics very directly.
This is exactly the kind of grounded, practitioner-led conversation we need more of: real leaders, real constraints, and real opportunities, paired with strong networking across business, government, and community.
Register: eventbrite.com/e/fountainhea…
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Rhode Island’s hospitality & tourism industry is evolving and leadership matters. Join us April 23 (5:30–8:30pm) at the RI Convention Center for our first 2026 Panel & Networking Series: Leadership in Hospitality: growth, workforce & guest experience: eventbrite.com/e/fountainhea…
Rhode Island’s hospitality & tourism industry is evolving and leadership matters. Join us April 23 (5:30–8:30pm) at the RI Convention Center for our first 2026 Panel & Networking Series: Leadership in Hospitality: growth, workforce & guest experience: eventbrite.com/e/fountainhea…
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New Year in NYC 🗽
We used the moment to reflect on 10 yrs of @FountainHeadRI—and to intentionally plan the next decade. Big ideas. Clear vision. Renewed purpose.
Excited for what’s ahead as we continue building community & elevating leadership.
#FHRI #Leadership #NewYear #NYC
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Our @FountainHeadRI 10th Annual Business Leaders Celebration marked a decade of building leaders and strengthening community. This recap captures the energy, connection, and purpose that made it special.
Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=O4Hmh3KM…
