Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2019

“No economic good will be successful if we don’t have social good,” said Sherrif Karamat, PCMA president and CEO, in a small breakout room before the final speaker (more on actor Geena Davis later) took the stage to address the approximately 3,800 people who traveled from 36 countries to be there for the flurry of networking and education sessions.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Webinar session, Joanna Pineda, CEO and chief troublemaker of Matrix Group International , and Jennifer O’Grady, senior director of Design Studio of Maritz Global Events , tackled the Secrets for Engaging Platform-agnostic Association Meetings. In an exclusive Smart Chat Live! Watch the entire webinar here. F2F with a Side of Digital.

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Eventmobi

JULY 26, 2020

Now, speakers at your virtual event can present in their mother tongue while attendees listen in their preferred language. With the rise of virtual events, many planners have experienced firsthand how an online format offers an incredible opportunity to scale and extend their event’s reach. Attendee Interactivity.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2022

This is expected to continue well into 2023, according to a new report, “ 2023 Global Meetings and Events Forecast ,” by American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT). Their top two ways of doing this are by using diverse and minority-owned suppliers and including diverse speakers and entertainment.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2023

Speakers include Dr. Eric Solomon talking about how to design events based on how the “human operating system” processes information and connections. They will also be part of a 75-minute supersession with Marriott International to talk about researched “Truths” for enhancing belonging at events.

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Eventmobi

JUNE 23, 2020

We asked Event Planners if they are planning to incorporate a hybrid strategy for events going forward, and if yes, to share their insights into how that will work. Another huge challenge is that many of the proven event platforms that might be a good fit for the goals of the event one is planning are sold out for the next few months.

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Event Farm

MAY 5, 2021

For this panel, Ryan invited two event planners who, like him, are passionate about bringing events back safely: Ari Nisman, president and CEO of Degy Booking International and Degy World LLC , and Margaret Launzel-Pennes, CEO and co-founder of TBX: Total Brand Experience. View the session recording Finding an event location.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

I am forever thankful for an industry that has given me amazing friends and colleagues and endless opportunities to travel, experience new cultures, meet people worldwide, and do things most people dream about. Global General Manager, Maritz Global Events. Eduardo Chaillo. Kim Napolitano. CEO, Destinations International.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Business events have long been designed with this one-off/single-use mentality. Reducing Travel’s Carbon Cost In addition to ensuring the venue meets WCEFs sustainability standards, an important consideration is its accessibility can you get there via public transport? How can we adopt more of a reduce, reuse, recycle approach?

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SpotMe Blog

AUGUST 25, 2022

There are different options to consider when understanding how to plan hybrid events. We’ve listed 3 types of hybrid events for you to choose from. Live hybrid events. These are events where all speakers are physically present at the event venue. Others watch a recording of the event online.

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Event Marketer

JULY 26, 2021

Mark Henneberger , Vice President of Events Solutions at Walmart. Cameron Mercer , Head of Event Marketing, EMEA, APAC and Workplace at Facebook. Andrea Schwartz , Head of Global Event Marketing, Ripple. Teresa Terasaki , Program Manager for Brand, Experience & Events at Google Open Source.

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Glow Global Events

JUNE 19, 2024

Effective communication and thorough preparation ensure a seamless and impactful keynote and speaker presentation. A pre-event call with your speakers is an invaluable step in the event planning process. Here are eight critical elements to cover during these calls to guarantee a successful event: 1.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2022

Each speaker was chosen with help from internal and external experts to advance that day’s message in a variety of delivery methods. Annette Gregg, MPI senior vice president of experience, explained that attendees could sort and choose their journey through the day based on the topic, level of interaction, speakers and even the location.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Additionally, virtual events turned out to be more inclusive: more attendees got access to content, often for a fraction of the price of the event’s in-person counterpart. It’s not just the attendee who saves some money, it’s also the event planner. AI Captioning & Translation For Events.

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Maritz Global Events

MARCH 10, 2020

You and your team have been trying to book a big-name, big draw keynote speaker for years. You shared the news the day the contract’s signed via a press release, your event website, and social media. under doctor’s order not to travel. …in Dos and Don’ts When a Big-Name Keynote Speaker Cancels. What do you do?

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Do you ever feel like an icy snowball the size of a ballroom has fallen on your perfectly planned event, forcing you to scramble to protect everyone while making everything look perfectly natural? Sometimes, the projectile comes in the form of a volcano, hurricane, rogue audio visual technician, speaker or guest. Speaker No-Show.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

An important move, however, as Scope 3 emissions – which include the purchasing of goods and services from suppliers as well as business travel and employee commuting – can make up between 65% and 95% of a company’s carbon footprint. If it’s a global event, it might mean flying attendees and speakers from all over the world.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Don’t Allow Boring Speakers. Simpson likes to ask how each speaker will bring the desired experience to life. Reed points out that digital events make diversity even more urgent. If all the speakers look the same, that’s even more noticeable when you can see them all on the screen at the same time. “We

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SpotMe Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

A comprehensive event budget template takes into account all of the costs associated with an event. From planning and staff to onsite vendor fees, travel expenses, marketing and promotional costs, audio/visual needs, and more. Management is also an important factor to consider when planning these types of events.

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

They may be event tech enthusiasts, event planners , event speakers , but all of them are influencers for event enthusiasts and followers. With more than a decade of experience as a professional speaker, Dahlia founded The Meeting Pool , a great source of information for event professionals.

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TicketBud

OCTOBER 26, 2023

This holds true for event management, which when done sustainably can help the environment, as well as improve an organization’s reputation, cost efficiency and long-term success. According to a study published in Nature Communications, the global events industry accounts for more than 10% of global CO2 emissions annually.

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Event Leadership Institute

APRIL 30, 2021

Other sessions will address positioning your company for post-COVID growth and how the work-from-home culture and decrease in business travel will affect in-person meetings. We will also take a meaningful look at diversity, with Antwone Stigall advising how to make DEI principles part of your event DNA.

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Bizzabo

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Besides access to great networking opportunities and innovative content, the following 35 events will also provide attendees with great speaker lineups and the chance to travel to amazing locations! Event Name. The conference where events professionals can extend their reach. Description. Start Date. VenueConnect.

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Event Industry News

MAY 7, 2020

PlanetIMEX launches today with an invitation to everyone in the global meetings, events and incentive travel industry to register free of charge for EduMonday Live on 11 May. . Focusing on business recovery and longer-term strategies are consultant and business change expert, Michael Greenspan and, Global Futurist, Rohit Talwar.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2023

Below Unlocked have detailed the six speakers and the key points to the arguments they conveyed in the order of lasts night’s debate; Michael Dominguez, President & CEO of ALHI; In Proposition of the Motion. The debated motion was “This House Believes the UK is failing and would rather go International”.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Designed by event planners for event planners, the EventsAir platform gives you the ability to manage your event, conference, meeting or function with ease. Built on the highly secure and scalable Microsoft Azure cloud-based platform, you have total control of your event anywhere anytime in real time across all devices.

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Event Leadership Institute

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

In 2019, a total of 3,000 IT executives, software developers, and community contributors attended the events. and international audience limited to travel combined with national and international guidelines regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, CloudBees realized it wasn’t going to be possible to hold DevOps World 2020 in-person.

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Social Tables

APRIL 16, 2019

“Bleisure” will be bigger than ever – Citing statistics from Destination International, Berger reports that more and more attendees are looking at conferences and tradeshows as an excuse for leisure travel. Planners are tasked with planning more meetings – 60% of respondents reported planning more meetings in the year ahead.

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Hubilo Blog

AUGUST 19, 2021

A feature that separates virtual events from in-person events is their global reach. It’s also an important reason for you to explore virtual events in greater detail if you haven’t already. . It has also made events accessible to people with medical conditions and disabilities. Reimagined. Reduced Spends .

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Leading the way with a conference for the modern age, WBCSD and 2Heads focused on an intensive schedule of plenary sessions and breakout roundtables that were built into a ‘twinned’ event on 2Heads proprietary software EventHive VX for all of WBCSD’s international delegates unable to travel.

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 15, 2018

Come up with solutions to minimise the chances of the same issue arising in future events.?—? JJ Baker (Headhunter in The Global Events Industry). Team Checklist — The next part of deciding the event planning checklist is Building up a team and joint teamwork. To plan an event even digitally is not a single person’s task.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 10, 2016

With separate teams for weddings, corporate meetings and special events, Just Events will make sure you have the expert for your specialized needs. Florida Coast to Coast is a Global Events Partner with decades of experience in travel, incentive planning and full service events. Florida Coast to Coast.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 2, 2022

It will also appeal to executives from restaurants, bars, and interconnected businesses, such as travel companies, gyms, spas, clubs, and the experience economy, in which Questex has extensive relationships. This comprises the largest US distribution in the market.

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Event Industry News

MAY 31, 2022

Developed to exceed industry standards in sustainability, the new project will create additional state-of-the-art ICC convention facilities, exhibition halls and conference rooms, together with stunning outdoor spaces – all designed to put London at the forefront of the global events industry.

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Maritz Global Events

MARCH 3, 2020

These issues could cause business confidence to wane and group-business travel is most sensitive to this. Data protection is always on event planners’ minds. catering to the wave of meatless/animal-free diets; travel emission considerations (and more). Data Protection. going local for various products and services.

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Maritz Global Events

JUNE 27, 2019

For two years, I was able to attend both Conferences A and B: new speakers and presenters, varying lessons, differing atmospheres and experiences. One of the biggest factors in my decision was based on travel. Even as a marketer, I am still a sucker for a big-name keynote speaker. It was great! Hitting Close to Home.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 28, 2016

He currently heads up Borelli Strategies, where he shares advice with event planners and is a contributing writer to Event Manager Blog . If you’re looking for the latest travel news to hit the Twittersphere, look no further than Skift News Editor Dennis Schaal’s Twitter account. DahliaElGazzar. EventsUncovered. sean_oneill.

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