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Risk Management 101 with Jordan Atherton, 1st Global

Connect Your Meetings

With today’s headlines, risk management is on every event professional’s radar. The best way to take steps toward protecting your attendees in the case of emergency is to have a clear emergency management plan for each event you host. Ask your venue contact about existing risk management or emergency procedures already in place.

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Security Flaw at Business Conference Makes Headlines

MeetingsNet

An on-stage incident involving a presenter and attendee raises the question: Can organizers account for every possibility when creating an event’s risk-management plan? In light of this, the association’s leadership moved quickly to revise its risk-management plan for the remainder of the show.

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Topic Experts Provide Event Advice for 2022

MeetingsNet

Veterans in strategic event management, risk management, and virtual/hybrid meeting production weigh in on what’s most important for planners to focus on this year. Having separate emcees as well as separate avenues for attendee interaction for each audience is also necessary.

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5 Tips for a Better Experience with an Event Emcee

MeetingsNet

A professional emcee isn’t just for introducing speakers—it’s a role that can help with event marketing, audience experience, risk management, and more. Your emcee should visit the different breakout sessions, gathering information and bringing it back to the main stage. Things go wrong at events, period.

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Corrado Peraboni appointed CEO of Italian Exhibition Group

Event Industry News

The company is listed on the Milan Stock Exchange and is organised and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A., the leader in Italy for organising international trade shows and a main operator in the exhibition sector and European level. He has a law degree as well as wide experience in the exhibition industry.

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Successful Event Planning Considerations: What Makes or Breaks an Event?

The Castle Group

Whether you’re organizing a large-scale conference , an intimate corporate retreat , or a community fundraiser , there are three main ingredients to successful event planning: strategy, creativity, and execution. Being prepared with a solid contingency/risk management plan can mean the difference between success and failure.

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Dr Rebecca Wynn: “We Didn’t Think of AI Privacy By Design”

Management Events

We speak to award-winning cybersecurity expert Dr Rebecca Wynn about the data privacy risks associated with AI and how leaders can mindfully navigate this issue. She is an expert in data privacy and risk management and has worked with big names such as Sears, Best Buy, Hilton, and Wells Fargo. We see this in privacy.