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Fast Forward Episode #2 - Event Tech ft. Will Curran
April 24, 2024 14:49 - 51 minutes - 47 MBIn this episode of Fast Forward, host Logan Pratt sits down with event technology expert and founder of Endless Events, Will Curran, to find out more about the future of event technology. Curran and Pratt discuss everything from AI to AR and Curran's newest project, leading Bizzabo's wearable event technology brand, Klik.
Massive Maritz Study: Late Registrations = Extra Revenue
April 10, 2024 22:17 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBLate meeting and event registration keeping you up at night with heartburn and night sweats? Don't fret, planner! The later the registration the more ancillary spend an attendee drops at an event. Maritz has released a groundbreaking Registration Insights Report that collected data over three years from 360,000 registrations at 30 tradeshows. Emily Laufgraben, market insight manager for the global meetings and events giant, reveals the sweet spot between fretting over late arrivals and taki...
Fast Forward Episode #1 - Hybrid Meetings ft. Bill Reed
March 20, 2024 20:56 - 43 minutes - 59.6 MBIn the first ever episode of the Fast Forward podcast, host Logan Pratt sits down with hybrid meetings expert Bill Reed, who shares why meeting planners should still consider planning a hybrid event, and discusses the benefit of incorporating hybrid elements to events even four years after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Black Meeting Profs CEO Jason Dunn on the State of DEIAB in the Meetings Industry
February 01, 2024 19:15 - 19 minutes - 15.7 MBJason Dunn, CEO of the National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals (NCBMP), has been a leader in hospitality and DMO diversity and inclusion efforts for decades, from his time at Visit Cincy—where he rose to be the DMO's first Black vice president after initially participating in a travel boycott of the destination—to lead NCBMP in November 2022. Now, after a little more than a year at the helm of NCBMP, Dunn reflects on his work there as well as where the meetings and events industry...
New ESPA President Dominique Bonds Shares Her Vision
February 01, 2024 00:52 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBDominique Bonds, director of engagement for the Pennsylvania Convention Center, shares her vision as new president of Event Service Professionals Association, including DEIAB, generational shifts in the world of event service profs, sustainability and the evolution of the role of being the No. 1 on-the-ground point of contact for meeting and event planners. Bonds also fills us in on some of the big annual shows coming to Philly and the destination's big plans for 2026.
Corporate Comedian Greg Schwem Talks the Serious Business of Laughter
January 26, 2024 16:00 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MBWhen most people think of standup comedy, they typically think of crude Netflix specials or dank nightclubs with comedians swearing like sailors. But when Greg Schwem takes the stage, you can hear the audience laughing about topics such as sales meetings, corporate websites or business advertising campaigns.
Reigning PCMA Pickleball Champ/Visit Indy Chief Leonard Hoops Shares What’s New in Indianapolis
January 24, 2024 20:24 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBVisit Indy’s president and CEO made his debut as the new Chair of PCMA’s 2024 Board of Directors and Trustees known by vanquishing the association’s president and CEO, Sherrif Karamat, on the pickleball court at Convening Leaders (CL). Thus sanctified, Hoops later sat down with Meetings Today’s Tyler Davidson to discuss the record-setting attendance and other happenings at CL—including the epic pickleball showdown—as well as the many exciting new developments happening in Indy.
The Z: Gen Z Expert Luke Goetting on Fostering Collaborative and Productive Environments for Incoming Professionals
January 12, 2024 16:50 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBIn this Meetings Today Podcast for Taylor Smith's "The Z: Planning for the Industry's Next Generation," Smith sits down with Luke Goetting, an award-winning communications expert, founder of Puffingston Presentations and a Gen Z speaker who specializes in crafting engaging, interactive experiences for audiences around the world. As a Millennial company leader, Goetting coaches Gen Z employees on how to maximize their effectiveness at work and consults with clients aiming to inspire Gen Z. ...
Live From PCMA CL: Destination DC's Elliott Ferguson on Major Meetings Developments in the U.S. Capital
January 11, 2024 16:32 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBAs the leader of perhaps the most unique meetings and events draw in the U.S. if not the world, Destination DC President & CEO Elliott Ferguson oversees an operation that represents everything from world-class museums and global government event venues to iconic hotels and a cuisine scene that has taken a seat at the table of top dining destinations. Meetings Today caught up with Ferguson on the bustling floor of The District exhibitor area at PCMA Convening Leaders 2024 to discuss Destinat...
Maritz CEO Peckinpaugh Digs Into 2024 Meetings Trends
January 10, 2024 17:07 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBFrom AI and generational shifts to rethinking event design, supplier diversity, prices and the latest and greatest innovation impacting the meetings and events industry, Maritz President & CEO David Peckinpaugh is an authority on what's coming down the pike in the business events world. Meetings Today's Tyler Davidson sat down with Peckinpaugh at PCMA Convening Leaders 2024 to discover what the leader of one of the biggest MICE companies in the world is seeing, including whether hybrid and ...
What's Bright and New in Orlando Meetings
January 09, 2024 14:52 - 10 minutes - 9.2 MBFrom major new ultra-luxe properties such as Evermore Orlando Resort and the Conrad Orlando, the high-speed Brightline train linking Orlando to Miami and a cuisine scene that is raking in recognition from Michelin, Central Florida's meetings and events magnet is an attractive force. We sat down with Visit Orlando Chief Sales Officer Mike Waterman at PCMA Convening Leaders 2024 to discover what's new in a destination Cvent designates as the top meetings draw in the U.S., along with the most ...
How Irving, Texas, Has Transformed Into a Bleisure Magnet
December 26, 2023 22:10 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBVisit Irving Texas Executive Director Maura Gast shares how this Dallas Metroplex convention magnet, often described as the "headquarters of headquarters" due to the proliferation of Fortune 500 HQs, has transformed into an entertainment mecca and Bleisure draw. Gast also details the new Ritz-Carlton taking over for the Four Seasons as well as the most recent meeting facility news and the 50th anniversary of Las Colinas, one of the first master-planned communities of its kind that has becom...
A Top Maritz Attorney on Critical Legal Issues Impacting Meetings and Events
December 19, 2023 17:22 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MBFrom AI and attrition to data privacy and security, these are the top legal issues currently impacting the meetings and events industry. We tapped the expertise of Jill Blood, VP, deputy general counsel for global meetings and events giant Maritz, along with Sarah Kiefer, VP, Brand, to see what legal issues are expected to be top of mind in 2024.
State-of-the-Art Attendee Safety at the Georgia World Congress Center Campus
December 04, 2023 13:24 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBMark Vincent, emergency preparedness manager for the Georgia World Congress Center Authority, talks about his job ensuring attendee security at the 220-acre convention complex and provides tips for any meeting and event planner to consider to help ensure the safety of their gatherings.
World of Hyatt Announces New Loyalty Reward Benefits for Meeting Planners
November 30, 2023 14:30 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBMeetings Today's Taylor Smith joined World of Hyatt at the company's headquarters in downtown Chicago as one of the first to learn about the brand's latest loyalty program updates, including new perks for meeting planners. Beth Lubotsky, head of loyalty strategy for World of Hyatt, shares how planners, as well as attendees and leisure travelers, stand to benefit via the revamped loyalty program.
Prices Through the Roof: Maritz's Steve O'Malley on Business Events Trends
October 19, 2023 15:22 - 9 minutes - 13.6 MBPrices for meetings and events essentials have skyrocketed and show no signs of easing, especially room rates in the upscale hotel and resort segment that are the bedroom of business events. In fact, the upper tiers of the hotel chain scale are experiencing room rate increases hovering around a jaw-dropping 30%. Meetings Today's Tyler Davidson engaged Maritz COO Steve O'Malley, one of the most respected trends experts in the meetings and events industry, to discuss the global events giant'...
Game Changer: Sherrif Karamat on PCMA’s New Project Spark AI Release
October 19, 2023 15:03 - 13 minutes - 18.9 MBMeetings Today’s Tyler Davidson sat down with PCMA President and CEO Sherrif Karamat at IMEX America 2023, where the association revealed the enhanced versions of artificial intelligence software Spark, to discover the major impact this tool made by and for meeting professionals will have on the business events industry.
The Top Tech Minds of Maritz on How AI Will Transform the Meetings Industry
October 18, 2023 13:37 - 13 minutes - 19.2 MBMeetings Today Vice President & Chief Content Director Tyler Davidson sat down with Amy Kramer, innovation leader, and Aaron Dorsey, vice president of product management, for Maritz at IMEX America 2023 to get their take on how AI will transform the meetings industry, as well as other tech trends business event planners should have on their radar.
SITE's Pádraic Gilligan Talks New Incentive Travel Index
October 17, 2023 16:12 - 22 minutes - 31.4 MBDuring IMEX’s Smart Monday powered by MPI, SITE Chief Marketing Officer Padraic Gilligan took to the stage to moderate a panel discussion breaking down the data. We caught up with Gilligan after the panel to learn more about this new report from SITE and to find out more about where the meetings and events industry is headed.
Visit Phoenix's Deborah Lahti on the Explosive Growth in the Valley of the Sun
October 17, 2023 02:38 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBGreater Phoenix is on a growth spurt that is welcoming new industries into the Valley of the Sun, with a robust tech sector in particular leading the way. Deborah Lahti, director of resort and hotel sales for Visit Phoenix, shares how the fifth-largest city in the U.S. is continuing to expand, with spectacular new hotels and resorts and improvements to traditional favorites transforming its meetings and events offering. Meetings Today's Tyler Davidson sat down with Lahti to discover more a...
Caesars Entertainment Culinary Exec Don Ross on the Brand's New Focus on Wellness
October 13, 2023 17:40 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBGaming and hospitality giant Caesars Entertainment is upping its wellness ante via a new Wellness Menu that not only offers healthy food and beverage options for its meetings and events clients, but also selections such as wellness speakers, activities and services. Caesars Entertainment Vice President Catering and Convention Services Las Vegas Don Ross delves into the new wellness initiative as well as some of the big trends he's seeing in meetings and events food and beverage.
Innovation Is on Tap at Google Xi CoLaboratory at IMEX America 2013
October 04, 2023 14:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBAttendees at IMEX America are in for a special treat in the form of the Google Xi CoLaboratory, where the tech giant is teaming up with other exhibitors and speakers to stage sessions and spaces focusing on experience design and inclusion. Meetings Today’s Tyler Davidson spoke with Kate Walsh, Megan Henshall and Naomi Clare Crellin to discover what Hello! Destination Management, Google and Storycraft Lab are cooking up in concert with other collaborators such as Marriott and Maritz on the e...
Entrepreneur Eric Rozenberg on International Meetings and ALHI's Strategic Consulting Services
September 22, 2023 18:25 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBMeetings industry veteran Eric Rozenberg is one of the foremost experts on international business events, having served as chair of MPI's International Board of Directors and by running his own business serving a global clientele. Rozenberg is also an author of business books and a speaker and instructor on the topic of entrepreneurship, especially in the meetings and events industry. Meetings Today's Tyler Davidson caught up with Rozenberg to talk about the state of international meeting...
Big Things Are Afoot on the Georgia World Congress Center Campus, and Beyond
September 14, 2023 19:33 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBFrom a spectacular new 976-room Signia by Hilton headquarters hotel rising from the site of the former Georgia Dome to Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Centennial Olympic Park and the Georgia World Congress Center itself, Atlanta's 200-acre Georgia World Congress Center Campus--the largest combined convention, sports and entertainment campus in North America--is a meetings and conventions powerhouse. Beyond Atlanta, the Georgia World Congress Center Authority (GWCCA) is also busy with a massive expan...
EventMobi Chief Bob Vaez on Its Run the World Acquisition
September 05, 2023 16:55 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBEventMobi recently acquired virtual events platform Run the World, which held an astonishing 50,000 virtual events during the pandemic for heavy hitters such as Forbes, Meta, Amazon, the United Nations Development Programme and Harvard University. Meetings Today's Tyler Davidson sat down with event management software company EventMobi founder and CEO Bob Vaez to explore the benefits of the acquisition as face-to-face meetings have rebounded post-pandemic, as well as his take on some of the...
Omni's Big Brand and Customer Experience Refresh, With Dan Surette
August 24, 2023 21:19 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBOmni Hotels & Resorts has embarked on its first brand refresh in more than a decade, coinciding with an impressive growth phase that figures convention hotels large in the equation. Dan Surette, chief sales officer for Omni Hotels & Resorts, explains how the privately owned hotel company is placing a premium on the customer by working with global experience transformation company Materials Plus on a $1 million project to create two signature employee training programs that focus on personal...
Shimo Bids Adieu
August 24, 2023 12:28 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBThe meetings industry is losing a vast reservoir of institutional knowledge with the retirement of Christine "Shimo" Shimasaki, whose most recent position was managing director of 2SYNERGIZE, a Simpleview consulting company specializing on delivering intelligence to DMOs. Meetings Today's Tyler Davidson caught up with Shimo shortly after the retirement announcement to discuss her 40 years in the meetings and hospitality industry, advice for those just starting out, as well as her post-caree...
Hospitality Vet Dr. Lalia Rach Has the Prescription for Your Career Breakthrough
August 16, 2023 14:12 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBFeeling boxed in and not recognized for your accomplishments? Lifelong hospitality industry veteran Dr. Lalia Rach has a prescription to help you manage your evolution within your profession, and in particular women executives and those climbing the organizational ladder. The author of Managing the Book on YOU!, who is also executive managing director of Strategic Consulting Service, a division of ALHI, and founding dean of the NYU Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and S...
Sustainability Shines at Georgia World Congress Authority
August 15, 2023 14:30 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MBGeorgia World Congress Authority (GWCA), which owns and operates Atlanta’s 200-acre Convention Campus, including the Georgia World Congress Center, prides itself on sustainability. From bee hives to its Intentional Gatherings program, launching the Making HERstory Tea for Women's History Month, career-building efforts for local youth and DEI and food rescue efforts, the Georgia World Congress Authority excels at giving back to its community as well as the world. Meetings Today’s Tyler Dav...
ASAE 2023: Let's Put Events Risk Management Back on the Front Burner
August 10, 2023 13:45 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBLike many of the leading issues that were top of mind until the pandemic sucked all the oxygen out of the room, in-person event risk management is once again being discussed as the industry ramps up to pre-pandemic levels and attendees are traveling for meetings. But while DEI and sustainability have regained their status as key industry concerns as the pandemic wanes, many believe now is the time to elevate risk management back to its pre-pandemic prominence. Meetings Today's Tyler Davids...
ASAE 2023: Thought Leader KiKi L'Italien Explores Key Issues Impacting the Association Segment
August 07, 2023 21:19 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBKiKi L'Italien, CEO and host of Association Chat, an online community for the association industry, always calls it like she sees it, and her observations from ASAE 2023 are no exception. From association talent pipeline struggles and the impact of AI to what she believes is the curious lack of a hybrid component at "The Super Bowl of Meetings," L'Italien is one of the leading, authentic voices covering the world of associations and meetings technology. Meetings Today's Tyler Davidson caug...
Helping Veterans Through Songwriting, With CreatiVets
July 24, 2023 22:25 - 9 minutes - 8.92 MBNon-profit organization CreatiVets helps veterans struggling with post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injuries by teaming them with songwriters to share what are sometimes their most guarded experiences and emotions. Meetings Today got to experience the concept of this musical magic firsthand when it brought in CreatiVets to facilitate the writing of songs about meeting and event planning at its Meetings Today LIVE! South event in Nashville as part of a CSR program. In this Meetings ...
Meetings Tech Educator Jim Spellos on (Almost) Everything You Need to Know About Generative AI
June 12, 2023 20:54 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBCurious about generative AI and its applications in the meetings industry...but didn't know to ask? Meetings technology expert educator Jim Spellos previews his upcoming webinar, "Everything You Need to Know About AI...But Didn't Know to Ask," on this disruptive technology and the benefits and risks of its use. While the ramifications--and possible regulations--regarding generative AI are yet to truly reveal themselves, Spellos will get you up to date on where were at as the adoption curve ...
Maritz Global Events' Amy Kramer on Disruptive New Meetings Tech
June 05, 2023 13:39 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBFresh from participating in Maritz Global Events' Innovation Lab at IMEX Frankfurt, Amy Kramer, innovation leader for the global events leader, discussed the "new language of events," which includes disruptive technology such as NFTs, the Metaverse and generative AI. How close are meeting and event planners to including these new technologies in their programs, and how are younger meeting and event attendees driving the adoption trend. Discover what's around the corner for your events, and ...
Cuisine Icon Wolfgang Puck on Event F&B Trends, the 25h Anniversary of Wolfgang Puck Catering and His Legacy
June 01, 2023 12:39 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBWolfgang Puck transformed the way Americans thought about cuisine and is the O.G. celebrity chef. Meetings Today's Tyler Davidson asked Puck about his journey to become a entrepreneurial cuisine legend, the 25th anniversary of Wolfgang Puck Catering and what he believes his legacy will be. Along the way, the Austrian-born chef dishes out stories about some of the entertainment industry celebrities that frequented his legendary Spago restaurant, how he emerged from the back of the kitchen to...
Jolene Jang on Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month and the Meetings Industry
May 30, 2023 12:53 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBLeading Asian American inclusivity consultant Jolene Jang discusses the many facets of the Asian American and Pacific Islander culture and the challenges faced by this massive demographic in the meetings and events industry. From assimilation and the complexity and wide scope of the myriad AAPI cultures to safety issues and representation, Jang is a staunch advocate for inclusion. and moving the industry forward. Meetings Today's Tyler Davidson engaged Jang to get her take during this podca...
R.E.N. Meetings at Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West Hotel
May 24, 2023 16:49 - 39 minutes - 36 MBMeetings Today sat down with Eugene Blabey, director of event planning and operations at Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West Hotel, to discuss the unique ways in which the hotel infuses local culture into its offerings, welcomes guests to a "West of Zen" experience and provides top-tier meeting services through the R.E.N. Meetings program, offering planners opportunities to try something different when they gather their groups at Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West Hotel.
Taking Accessibility at Meetings and Events One Step Further, a Conversation with Cvent's Stephen Cutchins
May 18, 2023 02:59 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBFor Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) May 18, Meetings Today sat down with Stephen Cutchins, senior product manager-accessibility at Cvent, to discuss his work around driving accessibility in Cvent's meetings and events technology tools and raising awareness about accessibility across the meetings and events industry.
The Z: DEIB and Generation Z, a Conversation with Alicia Jenelle
May 10, 2023 13:03 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBAs we move through 2023 with the mindset of making meetings and events industry trends a long-term reality, Alicia Jenelle, a multi-hyphenate professional and international experiential design expert from Toronto, shares how to push the DEIB conversation one step forward.
DEI Update: Meetings Diversity Leaders Greg DeShields and Sheila Alexander-Reid Share Their Perspectives
April 18, 2023 21:26 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBDEI, or diversity, equity and inclusion, is an unstoppable force in the meetings and tourism industry and beyond. Meetings Today touched base with two leading DEI proponents, Greg DeShields, executive director of Tourism Diversity Matters, and Sheila Alexander-Reid, executive director diversity for PHL Diversity (a division of the Philadelphia CVB) to get their take on successes as well as the challenges ahead. Also, information about Tourism Diversity Matters' The Collective Experience co...
IACC CEO Mark Cooper on the Resurgence of the Conference Center Segment
April 04, 2023 21:07 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBAs the leader of the association representing major conference centers in Europe and North America, IACC CEO Mark Cooper is in a unique position to gauge the recovery of the segment, which was hit especially hard by the pandemic. How is the conference center segment currently faring? How are corporations using these facilities to gather a workforce that in many respects was scattered to the wind, or evaporated, over the last three years? Is the message of sustainability getting through as w...
True Aloha: Meet Hawai'i's John Reyes Shares How Hawai'i's Tourism Is Guided and Guarded by Its Culture
March 28, 2023 22:03 - 25 minutes - 23 MBIn some respect, the pandemic allowed the islands of Hawai'i to heal, as mass tourism came to a halt. The break only solidified the realization—long held by many Native Hawai'ians—that it is paramount for the unique culture of the islands to be understood, and respected, by visitors. John G. Reyes, senior vice president and chief MCI sales officer for Meet Hawai‘i, shares how Hawai'i's tourism community has come together to honor the true spirit of aloha, and communicate the responsibility ...
"Brave Wilderness" Host Coyote Peterson on His Home Range of Columbus, Ohio
March 27, 2023 22:31 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBWhile millions know Coyote Peterson as the guy who gets stung and bitten by just about every animal under the sun in his YouTube hit Brave Wilderness–where his videos have been viewed more than 4.3 billion times worldwide–he's also a fan of his adopted hometown of Columbus, Ohio, headquarters of his media company. After meeting him during a familiarization trip to Columbus before PCMA Convening Leaders 2023, Meetings Today touched base with Peterson to record a podcast about why Columbus ho...
Why Aren't Sustainability and Net Zero as Important in the U.S. as Europe?
March 27, 2023 13:54 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBMajor travel and meetings industry sustainability efforts such as the Net Zero Carbon Events initiative are a top priority in Europe, where the meetings industry is organizing to adopt stricter sustainability standards before governing bodies step in to enforce regulations. The sense of urgency seems to be a great deal less in North America, however. Why is this, and how can travel and meetings industry professionals join the fight against climate change via self-regulation? Meetings Today...
New ESPA President Denise Reid on DEI, New Member Acquisition–and a Show-Stopping 'Ave Maria'
March 21, 2023 19:16 - 26 minutes - 24 MBDenise Reid, new president of Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA), shares how event service professionals are often on the front line of ensuring destination DEI for meetings and events, as well as her plans for ramping up the association following the pandemic upheaval, and also favors listeners with an amazing rendition of Ave Maria! Aside from delivering memorable event service at the Hyatt Centric French Quarter in New Orleans, Reid, you see, is a classically trained mezzo-so...
Visit San Antonio's Tyler Orwig on Southern Texas' Surging City
March 11, 2023 13:58 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBSan Antonio, already the seventh-largest city in the U.S., is on a population and development boom that has seen the recent opening of 10 hotels and approximately 70 restaurants in the last two years, along with a $2.5 billion expansion of San Antonio International Airport that will include a new terminal and a resulting spike in air lift. Meetings Today checked in with Tyler Orwig, vice president of association and tradeshow sales for Visit San Antonio, to discover what's new in the meetin...
Why You Should Work with Greater Ontario CVB for Your California Planning Needs
February 27, 2023 19:23 - 10 minutes - 9.76 MBTaylor Smith has a conversation with Greater Ontario Convention and Visitors Bureau Director of Sales Arlette Garibay about Ontario, California’s newest meetings and events offerings, as well as the benefits of working with the Greater Ontario CVB. This podcast was produced in partnership with the Greater Ontario CVB.
From Prison to Harvard: Speaker Andre Norman Wows Crowds With an Inspirational Keynote
February 20, 2023 14:21 - 6 minutes - 5.92 MBSpeaker Andre Norman stirred the crowd at SITE Global Conference 2023 in Manhattan with a gritty story of determination and redemption that will lift anyone, no matter what background they came from. Norman relayed his incredible journey of being raised in poverty by a single mom with five brothers and sisters and serving 14 years in prison before turning his life around to become a Harvard Fellow and travel the world on a mission to help inmates and others suffering dire situations. Meeti...
Maritz Global Events' Rachel Riggs Talks Sustainability Trends, From SITE Global Conference
February 19, 2023 13:34 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBSince accepting a full-time position leading the sustainability efforts of one of the most influential meetings, events and incentives travel powerhouses in the world, Maritz Global Events, Rachel Riggs is in a key position to affect change as the hospitality industry comes under intense pressure to reduce its carbon footprint. We caught up with Rachel at SITE Global Conference 2023 in New York City to get her take on what could be considered an existential threat to the travel industry, re...
Association Prof Willis Turner Shares How ChatGPT Will Impact the Meetings Industry
February 14, 2023 14:34 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBAssociation meetings veteran Willis Turner shares how the new AI technology ChatGPT will revolutionize the meetings and events industry. Is your job safe? Depends on how fast you adapt. Turner recently published The Power of ChatGPT: How to Put ChatGPT to Work for You, available on Amazon and via his website, www.oldclayburn.com, and also is the founder of Virtual Memorial Gatherings, which stepped in to fill the critical need for virtual funerals during the pandemic lockdown.