Smart Meetings

MARCH 21, 2025

Negotiating contracts is the first step before confirming speakers, color themes or catering options. Warner also advised using force majeure clauses to deal with any issues arising from government funding cuts. Avoid pitfalls and protect your event Contracts are the lifeblood and backbone of the meetings industry.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 24, 2019

Most event organizers reacted by significantly changing their rules around data governance and privacy to be in compliance. While there are many associations that successfully process meeting registrations using their AMS, there are very few that have a highly integrated exposition- or speaker-management system.

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GEVME

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Info Comm Media Development Authority Singapore (IMDA) Design Thinking Workshop : Government led initiative to create open innovation models for enhancing events experience. Conference Hub : An eclectic selection of esteemed speakers from leading event firms across Asia to share knowledge and success stories.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Hargrove sets an example for planning events that go off without a hitch through their government shutdown contingency plan After the venue booking, event design, attendee lists, emails, emails and more emails, your event is all ready to go—finally! government may face a shutdown on Oct 1, the final day of the festival. 29 to Oct 1.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit 2024 in Birmingham, West Midlands has announced its first wave of high-profile speakers for sport’s most influential industry gathering. As a famously friendly city, we can also guarantee a warm Birmingham welcome to all SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit delegates.”

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

As the speaker said, “Where are we now compared to where we worked 12 months ago?” We need this without the government saying you have to do this.” I was at an industry event last year, and they asked the same question. And everyone’s like, “Well, we’re a little further ahead, but we still need to push the boundaries.”

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Esports Summit presented by London & Partners, the business growth and destination agency for London, in partnership with the Science Museum will take place on Tuesday 27 th February 2024 and will feature keynote speakers and panel discussions that will share insights into esports in London.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 17, 2019

As conference organizers this leads us to bad decisions when selecting speakers and programming where we promote sharing success stories over asking questions, verifying validity and understanding context. That bias guides our governing and managing process. Wonderful Word Of Stories. We have become natural storytellers.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The Business of Events is pleased to announce its first confirmed speakers and contributors ahead of its UK Policy Forum , which takes place on 8 th November at IET London: Savoy Place. Further speaker announcements will be made shortly. Through her business Profeshonali, she coaches and mentors in confidence and public speaking.

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Eventsforce

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The sudden shift to virtual events has created many challenges for planners – especially when it comes to managing remote speakers. In fact, the virtual event environment has made the whole process of speaker presentation and management more difficult, both in terms of providing value to attendees and meeting speaker expectations.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Despite this, the report makes clear that the availability of hybrid has saved many events from not having its original speakers. Seventy-three percent of respondents from the Americas reported added hybrid at the last minute to accommodate remote speakers and 60% reported adding hybrid at the last minute due to travel issues with attendees.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

It is governed by light exposure. If you must have a session during that time, find a speaker who is energetic, loud and includes hands-on kinesthetics for all different learning styles to get people to get engaged, Garza said. But not all light exposure is equal.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The head of a major speakers bureau provides insight on hot topics, interesting formats, and rising cost concerns for keynoters and other featured speakers. MeetingsNet: Now that the post-pandemic business landscape has some stability, what is different in what corporate groups are looking to get from their speakers?

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Recently 280 event organisers enjoyed the red-carpet treatment for a glamorous hybrid showcase featuring a screening of the recently released film ‘House of Gucci’ with speakers in two London locations and Leeds. Both venues complied to the latest Government guidelines.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 6, 2020

Every year there are new speakers on the circuit to consider for your conferences—business speakers, motivators, humorous keynoters, government experts, and more. And as of the new year, there’s a new bureau bringing speakers to U.S. market features 11 speakers. Saxton Global’s initial launch into the U.S.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 12, 2023

Only 1 percent of respondents to a Freeman survey said they preferred celebrity speakers to those who had something relevant to say to their groups. Whatever Media Group) Event organizers who are considering straining their budgets to hire celebrity speakers — or who feel pressure to do so — may want to think again.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 30, 2019

You can skip just about any other part of a meeting—a venue, a meal, even a speaker and still be productive, but if there isn’t relevant content, then it isn’t a meeting.”. De Groot points to a government meeting he recently produced for a group that was struggling with management of information and communication technology.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2021

These people can distill tens of billions of dollars’ worth of government training and development and pass on the key practices.”. Our speakers are experts who have worked at the highest levels of security clearance and lived through mind-blowing experiences,” Paul says.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 31, 2021

Corporations, universities, government agencies and associations abruptly began rethinking the structure of their conferences and team-building events for the remainder of 2021. Li Hayes of speaker management agency Go Leeward argued here in early August that hybrid is dead. How quickly things change. What are planners to do?

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The Business of Events has just announced that Lord Syed Kamall, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Civil Society, Heritage, Tourism and Growth at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport will be the key note speaker at its 2022 UK Policy Forum, which will take place on 02 November at the QEII Centre, Westminster, London.

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StraussCA

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Keep AGMs strictly focused and move strategic discussions and guest speakers to “town halls.” Review Legal and Statutory Requirements : Familiarize yourself with any legal obligations or bylaws that govern the AGM, including notice periods, quorum requirements, and voting procedures.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 24, 2023

Priya Narain is currently Purpose and Impact Manager at KERB, as well as Co-Founder of Event First Steps and Diverse Speaker Bureau, and has been part of the Diversity, Skills and Talent Working Group for two years.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2022

She suggested including a clause that says if a government restriction is in place within 60 days of an event, then the company can be excused. A lot of times it is a business issue and not a force-majeure issue. Bad attendance is not a force majeure; it is attrition,” said Devlin. Fee Negotiation. No-gos: Dropping all fees. Hologram ‘Em In.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Association governance and bureaucracy were de rigueur a quarter of a century ago, but we have much less of an appetite for rituals today. Speakers to facilitators-of-learning. Speakers should no longer be the sage on the stage, but rather the guide on the side. Ceremonies, processions, and pageantry are old school.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference. Often event planners find it difficult to find an easy reference list of keynote speakers or guest speakers for various industry segments. Keynote speakers in Marketing and Sales. Seth Godin Who is he?

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference. Often event planners find it difficult to find an easy reference list of keynote speakers or guest speakers for various industry segments. Keynote speakers in Marketing and Sales. Seth Godin Who is he?

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Speakers Healthcare Consulting Financial 98

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

As the speaker said, “Where are we now compared to where we worked 12 months ago?” We need this without the government saying you have to do this.” I was at an industry event last year, and they asked the same question. And everyone’s like, “Well, we’re a little further ahead, but we still need to push the boundaries.”

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Sustainability Hotels Events Meetings 130

PCMA Convene

JULY 8, 2020

The speakers that had been invited to the meeting “are heavyweights with the CARES Act,” she said, “and all of our members are entrepreneurs and independent contractors and small business owners.”. Speaker Contracts. One area Stetz knew that they had to address right away was their speaker contracts. Former New Jersey Gov.

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Attendease

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

While all industries doing business in California will be impacted by the CCPA, here are some things to consider when collecting data from events: If you collect data from attendees, sponsors, exhibitors, speakers, and/ or other partners, you need to clearly state what information is being collected and how that information will be used.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The forum is an official event as part of the Governments International Trade Week, which takes place from 6 – 10th November 2023. I am honoured to deliver the closing address at this important Forum, and look forward to hearing from the other speakers and contributors from across the political and business events sectors.”

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Tourism Government 2023 Sustainability 147

Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

More than 170 delegates representing the UK government and the global business events, associations and education sectors, joined The Business of Events’ UK Policy Forum, which took place yesterday (08 November 2023) at IET London: Savoy Place in Westminster.

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Trade Shows Government Tourism 2023 147

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

As the speaker said, “Where are we now compared to where we worked 12 months ago?” We need this without the government saying you have to do this.” I was at an industry event last year, and they asked the same question. And everyone’s like, “Well, we’re a little further ahead, but we still need to push the boundaries.”

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Sustainability Hotels Events Travel 130

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The need for change in travel and tourism The hospitality industry is continuing its efforts towards improving sustainability, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) with cross-sector discussions and in-person activities. The Travel Foundation and the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 30, 2022

McGirt dictated that state and local governments could not prosecute Native Americans for crimes committed on their reservations—An important victory for the “state within a state” status of reservations. government began developing the Religious Crimes Code. Reducing this power was a major blow to the sovereignty of tribal leaders.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 28, 2017

They are the ones that complain on evaluations “…that speaker didn’t tell me exactly how to do this.” They just want to meet the expectations of governing boards as approved speaker. Surface Learning is shallow with little understanding of the topic or issue. They put the burden on learning back on the learner.

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Event Farm

JUNE 9, 2021

No one knows because so much depends on virus variants, vaccination rates, government regulations, and your audience’s comfort level. #4: Depending on how safe you want to make your attendees feel, you may opt for home testing for VIPs—entertainment, speakers, executives—so they don’t get on the plane if they have a positive result. #6:

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

As the speaker said, “Where are we now compared to where we worked 12 months ago?” We need this without the government saying you have to do this.” I was at an industry event last year, and they asked the same question. And everyone’s like, “Well, we’re a little further ahead, but we still need to push the boundaries.”

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