2025 Negotiating Speakers 
Smart Meetings
APRIL 8, 2025
Inside IACC’s vision for a smarter, greener future in meetings and hospitality Attendees at this years 2025 IACC Americas Knowledge Exchange in College Station, Texas, were in for an exciting experience. Thats why we include speakers on negotiation, influence and professional development. Its all connected. Its essential.
Smart Meetings
MARCH 21, 2025
Negotiating contracts is the first step before confirming speakers, color themes or catering options. Read More : Event Contracts: What to Watch in 2025 “The first thing I do when I review a contract is go through and put dollar signs everywhere that I find a fee or surcharge, so Im sure I captured them all, said Warner.
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Smart Meetings
MARCH 7, 2025
3 You Might Want to Rethink That Celebrity Speaker Line Item David Saef, senior vice president and chief instigator at Freeman Company , made planners gasp when he revealed that data shows only 1% of attendees want to see a celebrity keynoteinstead, they classify innovators as their top draw.
SmartMeetings
JANUARY 17, 2025
Tyra Warner, assistant professor and department chair of Hospitality and Tourism Management at College of Coastal Georgia, has seen hotel negotiations from every angle. Since Covid, hotels have been negotiating hard, and that will probably continue, she begins, then moves straight to what contract negotiators can do to manage that reality.
Smart Meetings
JUNE 21, 2023
Louis in 2025 in the expanded convention center campus. Thanks to all the vendors, sponsors, student volunteers & speakers. VanDeventer suggested planners looking into all-inclusive campuses either negotiate a solution for access or communicate robustly about the rules in advance—or both.
Eventtia
JANUARY 28, 2025
Picture this: Your keynote speaker calls to cancel five days before your event. Prepare for the unexpected: A speaker no-show? Pre-Event Preparation : Turn up marketing, confirm speakers, finalize partnerships, and tweak ticket pricing for maximum attendance. Why Do You Need an Event Planning Checklist? Whats your game plan?
SmartMeetings
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
There’s obvious stuff like what venue and ballroom you’re going to be in, along with how many people will be likely to attend, but many planners will hold off on sending agendas and speaker needs because “so many things can change between now and then.” This article appears in the January/February 2025 issue.
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