MPI Rocky Mountain Chapter
The MPI Rocky Mountain chapter strives to provide its 300+ members across the meetings and events community with relevant education, networking opportunities and business exchanges. Founded in 1973, MPIRMC was MPI’s first recognized chapter, and today it remains a leader in the development of unique member programming and events.
When you join MPIRMC, you become part of an organization dedicated to your personal and career success. You’ll connect with the innovative learning, passionate people and big ideas that will empower you to become an agent of change and reinvent the world.
MPI Vision Statement: Lead the business events community in changing the world.
MPI Mission Statement: Be the premiere, inclusive business events association for professional development.
Key Words: Innovate, Educate and Connect
Breaking Borders: Across the Table: A Global Panel on Events, Partnership, and What Actually Works
Tuesday, June 16, 20269:00–10:00 AM Mountain Time | 4:00–5:00 PM GMT - Dublin/London Time
Virtual Meeting
What does it really look like to plan events across borders? And what happens when planners and their partners stop working at each other and start working with each other?
Join MPI Rocky Mountain and MPI UK & Ireland for the second installment of the Breaking Borders series — a live, candid panel conversation bringing together voices from both sides of the globe and both sides of the table. As international events grow more complex, success increasingly depends on the strength of your partnerships. This session digs into what that actually means in practice.
Through a dynamic, discussion-led format, panelists will explore what good partnership looks like from both planner and supplier perspectives, how cultural differences shape communication, timelines and expectations, where cross-border collaboration tends to break down and how to avoid it, and how to build the kind of long-term trusted relationships that hold up in a more complex global market.
Whether you're a planner, a vendor, or somewhere in between, you'll walk away with real, actionable ways to strengthen your partnerships and elevate your global event strategy.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
By the end of this session, attendees will be able to:
- Apply strategies for navigating cross-border event logistics, including vendor coordination, cultural considerations, and international stakeholder communication. (EIC Domain: Project Management)
- Evaluate the dynamics of planner and event partner relationships in a global context and identify approaches that foster more integrated, collaborative outcomes. (EIC Domain: Stakeholder Management)
- Analyze how cultural differences impact communication, timelines, and expectations across international markets and assess strategies for building long-term trusted partnerships in a complex global environment. (EIC Domain: Strategic Planning)
Congratulations to the 2026 MPI Rocky Mountain Chapter Board of Directors
President - Viveca McDonald, MBA, DES
President Elect - Jeanette Stensgaard, MBA, CMP, HMCC
Immediate Past President - Matthew Kalb, CMP CEM-AP
Vice President of Communication - Hayley Harmon
Vice President of Education - Meghan Keelean, CMP
Vice President of Finance - Iliana Ruminski
Vice President of Membership - Ben Wood
Director of Leadership Development - Resa Meagher
Director of Education - Jennifer Hinton, CMP
Director of Member Care - Pablo Zacarias
Director of Recruitment - Vivian Butler
Director of Outreach - Rachel Milligan
Director of Marketing - Jared Bunn
Director of Publications - Meg Caldwell
Director of Special Events and Partnerships - Richelle Kemper
Director of Fundraising - Eric Holmes
Director of Fulfillment - Meaghan Ellis
The outgoing and incoming Boards have been working together closely to ensure a smooth transition into the new year.
- Angela "Fig" Wirkler, CMP, MPI Rocky Mountain Chapter, Past President
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