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Podcast: Looking Back on the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, with GMR’s Jeff Handler and Dennis Jenders

Event Marketer

We tapped four pros to offer some insight on Paris during this exciting time, share what it was like to see the athletes in action, and offer their predictions for the 2026 Winter Olympics and 2028 Summer Olympics. It’s important for us to still as marketers push that narrative and ensure equity and equality all across the board.”

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From the Metaverse to NFTs: How Event Marketers Can Tap into the Power of Emerging Tech

Event Marketer

The rise of new-era digital platforms and tools offers event marketers a fresh engagement opportunity. A staggering statistic to consider: By 2026, 25 percent of people will spend at least one hour a day in the metaverse for work, shopping, education and social or entertainment experiences, according to a 2022 Gartner report.

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Podcast: Inside Canada Olympic House and Air Canada’s Paris 2024 Campaign, with Mosaic and Wasserman

Event Marketer

Work is already underway on the next Winter and Summer Olympics, and both Walker and Wamsley predict whats to come in Milano-Cortina 2026 (how will high fashion come into play?) The post Podcast: Inside Canada Olympic House and Air Canadas Paris 2024 Campaign, with Mosaic and Wasserman appeared first on Event Marketer.

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Event Moves: Sundance May Relocate, Collision Rebrands, ComplexCon Heads to Vegas

Event Marketer

But 2027 may see a shift for the long-running festival as its 13-year contract with Park City ends in 2026 (the 2025 and 2026 editions will remain in Utah). The post Event Moves: Sundance May Relocate, Collision Rebrands, ComplexCon Heads to Vegas appeared first on Event Marketer. Email Juanita.

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A City Within a City to Launch in SoCal

Smart Meetings

Eventually accruing over 30 food concepts throughout the district and a 21-stall Market Hall, ocV!BE BE’s Market Hall. 2026 – “Phase Two” begins. Two world class hotels will be added between 2026 and 2028 to the ocV!BE We’re really trying to find some up and comers in the culinary scene,” says Pederson. BE ecosystem.

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World-class conference centre plans move ahead

Prestige Events Magazine

Set to open in late spring 2026, the world-class conference centre will include an 850 seated capacity auditorium; eight breakout rooms; a boardroom; business lounge; and a private hire bar and restaurant. The latest details of the new, landmark conference centre being built as part of Olympia’s £1.3 billion redevelopment have been revealed.

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Q&A: San Francisco Travel Association Discusses Event Safety and Business

Event Marketer

We hopped on a call with Nicole Rogers, executive vp and chief sales officer for San Francisco Travel, the City and County of San Francisco’s official destination marketing organization, for a lengthy conversation about the realities the city is facing, the event business, and how the city is working to keep events and event attendees safe.

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