Vancouver Convention Centre
Lincoln Hernandez is an experienced Business Development Manager at the Vancouver Convention Centre, with a career spanning over a decade since October 2010. Responsibilities include managing various events such as Film, Trade, Consumer Shows, and Special Events, alongside a strong focus on the short-term market. Previous roles have included Event Sales Manager, Catering Sales Manager, Catering Sales Coordinator, Facility Set-up Supervisor, Guest Experience Ambassador, and Facility Set-up Crew Leader, demonstrating expertise in event planning, management, and sales. Additionally, Lincoln serves as the Director of Student Engagement for the PCMA Canada West Chapter since January 2023. Educational qualifications include a Diploma in Hospitality Administration/Management from Vancouver Community College and certifications in wine from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust.
Vancouver Convention Centre
The Vancouver Convention Centre is the world’s first double LEED Platinum certified convention centre. Located on Vancouver’s downtown waterfront with a dramatic mountain backdrop, the facility offers one of the most beautiful settings in the world. The award-winning Convention Centre features two connected buildings with a combined total of 466,500 ft2 (43,340 m2) of flexible meeting, exhibition, ballroom and plenary space. The facility is committed to environmental sustainability as well as unparalleled service, technology offerings and culinary excellence. The first-ever repeat winner of the International Association of Congress Centres’ award for “World’s Best Convention Centre”, the Centre has an extraordinary team that brings together event details. They also offer five-star cuisine from a “scratch” kitchen philosophy of using fresh, local, and seasonal ingredients and industry-leading technology with connection speeds of up to 1 gigabyte per second.