Join MPI in association with Meetings Means Business for a very special Global Meetings Industry Day: Virtual showcasing how in-person events, with proper safety guidelines in place, can take place now and into the future.
Thursday April 8, 2021 |
Partner Associations providing content include National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals (NCBMP), Destination International (DI), International Association of Conference Centers (IACC), International Association of Exhibitions & Events (IAEE), Events Industry Council (EIC), Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI)
Time Session
6:00 AM – 6:15 AM Welcome and Highlights of the Day
6:15 AM – 6:45AM Sun or Moon Chaser? Tales from the #EventCanvas Trenches of Hybrid Event Design
Speaker: Ruud Jansen, DES, CMM, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Event Design Collective GmbH
6:45 AM – 7:00 AM Industry Updates
7:00 AM – 7:30 AM Inner Workout – MindfulLee Style
Speaker: Lee Papa, Mindfulness & Well-Being, Speaker, Trainer & Author
7:30 AM – 7:35 AM Industry Updates
7:35 AM – 8:05 AM Session brought to you by the MPI European Chapters (Details coming soon)
8:05 AM – 8:10 AM Industry Updates
8:10 AM – 8:40 AM Session by Michael Dominguez (Details coming soon)
8:40 AM – 8:45 AM Industry Updates
8:45 AM- 9:15 AM Session by National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals
(Details coming soon)
9:15 AM – 9:25 AM Industry Updates
9:25 AM – 9:50 AM Session by Destinations International (Details coming soon)
9:55 AM- 10:00 AM Industry Updates
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Reimagining Conference Dining
Speaker: Mark Cooper, Chief Executive Officer, IACC
10:30 AM – 10:35 AM Industry Updates
10:35 AM - 10:55 AM Session by International Association of Exhibitions & Events
Cathy Breden, CAE, CMP, CEM, Executive Vice President & COO, International Association of Exhibitions & Events (IAEE), CEO, Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CIER)
Randy Acker, CEM, President, EXHIBITOR Media Group, Adjunct Faculty at Bemidji State University
10:55 AM – 11:00 AM Industry Updates
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Session by the Events Industry Council (Details coming soon)
11:30 AM – 11:35 AM Industry Updates
11:35AM – 12:05 PM Case Study on Hybrid Events (Details coming soon)
12:05 PM – 12:10 PM Industry Updates
12:10 PM – 12:40 PM Contracting Session
(Details coming soon)
12:40 PM- 12:45 PM Industry Updates
12:45 PM – 1:05 PM Case Study on Technology for Hybrid Events (Details coming soon)
1:05 PM – 1:10 PM Industry Updates
1:10 PM – 1:40 PM Dynamics of the New Hotel Sales Structure: What Every Planner Should Know
Session Brought to You by Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International
Speakers: Kaaren Hamilton, CMP, Vice President, Global Sales, RLH Corporation
Juli Jones, CAE, Vice President, Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International
1:40 PM – 1:45 PM Industry Updates
1:45 PM – 2:35 PM State of the Industry Panel
Speakers: Annette Gregg, Senior Vice President of Experience, Meeting Professionals International (Moderator)
Paul Van Deventer, Chief Executive Officer, Meeting Professionals International
Julie Coker, President & CEO, San Diego Tourism Authority
Mike Massari, Chief Sales Officer, Caesars Entertainment Corporation
Carina Bauer, Chief Executive Officer, IMEX
2:35 PM – 2:40 PM Industry Updates
2:40 PM – 3:10 PM Meet the Masters
Speakers: Annette Gregg , Senior Vice President of Experience, Meeting Professionals International (Moderator)
Christine “Shimo” Shimasaki, Managing Director 2Synergize, a Simpleview Consulting Company
Dr. Amanda Cecil, PhD, CMP, Professor, Department of Tourism, Event and Sport Management, School of Health and Human Science, Indiana University (IUPUI)
Melissa Majors , CEO, Melissa Majors Consulting
3:10 PM- 3:30 PM Industry Updates
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM Personal & Professional Bliss Through Emotional Intelligence
Rich Bracken, Keynote Speaker & Consultant
4:00 PM- 4:10 PM Exclusive Interview with Steve D. Hill, CEO, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
4:10 PM- 4:40 PM WEC Grapevine: How We Did It
4:40 PM- 5:10 PM Industry Updates
5:10 PM – 5:40 PM Case Study from a Hybrid Event
Or Virtual Networking Event with twine
5:40 PM- 6:00 PM Industry Updates