IMEX America Seminar Presentations
Monday October 10, Tuesday October 11, Wednesday October 12, Thursday October 13
Monday, October 10 |
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| 13:45 | Association Day Seminar: Reshaping an Association's Value Proposition in a Transnational World | Glenn Tecker, Chairman & Co-CEO, Tecker International LLC |
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| 13:45 | Association Day Seminar: How to Turn your Meeting's Intellectual Content into More? More Money, More Benefits, More Relevance! | Moderator: Keith Foley, Managing Director, Kenes Education Speakers: Matt Petersen, Director, Information Resources and Professional Engagement, American Diabetes Association, Steve Waters, President, SRW Group and Michael Brill, Associate Director-Global Academic & Professional Affairs, Merck & Co Inc. |
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| 13:45 | Association Day Seminar: Adapting Global Strategy to Ensure Local Relevance and Operational Success | Moderator: Nikki Walker, VP, Global Association Management & Consulting, MCI Group
Speakers: Howard A. Wallack, Director, Global Member Programs, Society for Human Resource Management, Jim Gurowka, International Development, Institute of Management Accountants and Susan Root, Director Conference Business Services, IEEE |
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| 13:45 | Association Day Workshop: Keeping your Head above the Weeds: Managing Contractual Risk with your Association Conferences | Gary Schirmacher, CMP, Senior Vice President, Strategic Account Services, Experient and Patricia A. Ekers, Esq., Attorney, Client Services, Experient |
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| 13:45 | Association Day Deep Dive Session: Associations at the Crossroads – The Shifting Landscape of Business Models and Membership in an Uncertain Future | Susan Robertson, CAE, EVP, ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership, Jay Younger, Managing Partner and Chief Consultant, McKinley Marketing Inc. and Scott Steen, CAE, CEO, American Forests Association |
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| 17:00 | Association Day Seminar: Event Innovation - The Latest Examples from the Convention 2020 Study | Rohit Talwar, CEO, Fast Future Research |
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Tuesday, October 11 |
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| 10:30 | Convention 2020 - Global Business Trends and the Implications for the Meetings Industry | Rohit Talwar, CEO, Fast Future Research |
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| 11:30 | Mobile Revolution: Why Should You Care? | David Snell, Chief Marketing Officer, QuickMobile |
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| 12:00 | IMEX America Sustainability Case Study | Amy Spatrisano, Principal, MeetGreen® |
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| 12:30 | Convention 2020 – Meeting Innovation and the Technology Timeline | Rohit Talwar, CEO, Fast Future Research |
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| 12:45 | Sustainable Event Standards Integrated: Defining Sustainability for Event Success | Tamara Kennedy-Hill, CMP, Executive Director, GMIC |
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| 13:30 | Meetings are Risky Business | Tyra W. Hilliard, PhD, JD, CMP Associate Professor, University of Alabama Restaurant, Hotel & Meeting Management Program |
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| 14:00 | Estoril – Leading change under a sustainable Strategy | Pedro Rocha dos Santos, Director, Centro de Congressos do Estoril | |
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| 14:00 | Next Practices in Sustainable Meetings | Paul Salinger, Vice President of Marketing, Oracle |
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| 14:00 | Campfire: Culture Active |
Please contact Nancy Peritz (nancyperitz@cox.net) or Michael Gates (michael.gates@rlcglobal.com) at Richard Lewis Communications for further details on this session.
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| 14:30 | CMP: IS A Certification for You | Christina M. Buck, CMP Program Director, CIC | |
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| 14:45 | How Sustainability Trends Are Shaping the Meetings Industry | Roger Simons, CMP, Manager, CSR & Sustainable Events, MPI |
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| 15:30 | Meeting Design & The Future of Meetings | John Nawn, Founder, The Perfect Meeting |
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| 15:30 | Staying Healthy on the Road | Megan Freedman | |
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| 16:00 | Women’s Leadership Forum: Women Leaders on the Move: 25+ Success Strategies | Susan Sarfati, CEO High Performance Strategies and Liz Jackson, President of Jackson Consulting Inc |
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Wednesday, October 12 |
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| 08:45 | 5 Major Challenges in Motivational Events and Planning Corporate Meetings | Laurie Sprouse, CITE, CMP, DMCP, President, Ultimate Ventures |
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| 10:30 | Convention 2020 - Future Strategies for Venues | Rohit Talwar, CEO, Fast Future Research |
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| 10:30 | GRI Event Organizers Sector Supplement | Amy Spatrisano, Principal, MeetGreen® |
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| 11:30 | What Do I What to Do With My Life? Everything! | Tyra W. Hilliard, PhD, JD, CMP Associate Professor, University of Alabama Restaurant, Hotel & Meeting Management Program | |
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| 11:30 | YOU! The Sustainable Leader | Holly Duckworth, CMP, CAE, CEO/Chief Connections Officer, Leadership Solutions International |
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| 12:30 | A Sustainable Las Vegas? | Taryle Spain, Director of Client Services, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and Chris Brophy, VP Energy and Environmental Services |
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| 12:30 | Convention 2020 – the Future of Association and Corporate Meetings | Rohit Talwar, CEO, Fast Future Research |
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| 13:15 | Tips, Tricks and Best Practices | Amy Spatrisano, Principal, MeetGreen® |
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| 14:00 | Campfire: Culture Active |
Please contact Nancy Peritz (nancyperitz@cox.net) or Michael Gates (michael.gates@rlcglobal.com) at Richard Lewis Communications for further details on this session.
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| 14:30 | Advocating for the Meetings Industry | Karen Kotowski, CAE, CMP, CIC and President, Roger Rickard, Partner at Revent, LLC | |
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| 15:30 | How Virtual and Hybrid Meetings Can Help Boost Face-to-Face Attendance | Michael Doyle, Executive Director, Virtual Edge Institute | |
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| 16:00 | Women’s Leadership Forum: Breakthrough Thinking and Real Life Solutions | Susan Sarfati, CEO, High Performance Strategies, Liz Jackson, President, Jackson Consulting Inc. and Belinda Pedersen-Smith, Sales & Marketing Director, Tourvest, South Africa |
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| 16:00 | Clean the World: Recycling Soap, Saving Lives | Debi Kinney, Western Regional Director, North America, Clean the World Las Vegas |
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| 16:15 | Convention 2020 – Emerging Industry Priorities, Strategies and Business Models | Rohit Talwar, CEO, Fast Future Research |
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| 16:30 | What is Your Corporate Brand for Gaining Customers and Hiring Key Staff? | Mary E Power, CAE, CMP, Executive Director, HR Certification Institute | |
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Thursday, October 13 |
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| 10:30 | Measuring Event Sustainability- the Whys and Hows | Roger Simons, CMP, Manager, CSR & Sustainable Events, MPI |
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| 10:30 | Convention 2020 - Future Strategies for Convention Bureaus - The Engines of Growth Seminar | Rohit Talwar, CEO, Fast Future Research |
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| 11:15 | Sourcing Sustainable Seafood - some Do's and Don'ts | Roy Palmer, FAICD, CEO, Seafood Experience Australia Ltd |
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| 11:30 | Eating Alphabet Soup: Attaining Any Certification One Letter at a Time | Holly Duckworth, CAE, CMP, Leadership Solutions International |
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| 12:30 | APEX – Tools to Save You Time & Money | Lawrence Leonard, APEX Director, Convention Industry Council |
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| 13:00 | Sustainability Rocks! | Luke Flett, Sales and Marketing Manager, Universal World Events |
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| 13:45 | Getting Ahead of the Sustainability Curve! | Geraldine Gatehouse, IMEX America |
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| 14:30 | Ethical Manufacturing | Nick Jones, Managing Director, Nexus Collections Ltd | |
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| 15:30 | Mastering Magical Persuasion | Traci Brown, Speaker. Trainer. Author |
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| 16:30 | Culture Active: Building Winning Multicultural MICE teams |
Please contact Nancy Peritz (nancyperitz@cox.net) or Michael Gates (michael.gates@rlcglobal.com) at Richard Lewis Communications for further details on this session. |
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