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Smart Moves in Las Vegas, New York and More

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He comes to this expansive new role after three years with Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group and over 25 years in hospitality. She will draw on her over 20 years of group sales experience, including many in both the Southern California and Southwest regions for luxury hotels, to lead one of the group’s largest markets.

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Smart Moves in San Diego, New York and More

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She possesses fine-tuned expertise in strategic event planning, experiential marketing, brand activation and working with the media, lifestyle and entertainment sectors. Throughout her career, she has worked at various properties in Koloa and Honolulu and served as director of sales & marketing at Hyatt Centric Waikiki.

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Smart Moves in New York, Panama City Beach and More

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Bienvenu is market director of sales of sales and marketing for The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach and The Ritz-Carlton, Bal Harbour , both in Florida. Bienvenu previously worked at W Fort Lauderdale Hotel & Residences; before this, she was director of sales and marketing at W Hollywood & Residence in Los Angeles.

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Meeting of the Minds: The Role of AI in Event Planning

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In this episode of Meeting of the Minds, Smart Meetings sits down with Janette Roush, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Digital for New York City Tourism & Conventions, and Sindhu Srivastava, CEO of We Crush Events and MeaningfulData, to explore the potential of AI in the events industry.

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Smart Moves in Seattle, New York City and More

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based location in New York City. Most recently, Runkle was corporate general manager of project management for Convene in New York City. Niederschulte is general manager and Summerall is area director of sales and marketing for C. Summerall was a board member of Houston First’s marketing committee in 2015-2019.

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Five Compelling Activations from a Pared-down New York Comic Con

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Even with limited attendance and big-name sponsors like Marvel and DC Comics sitting this year out, New York Comic Con (NYCC) served as the largest indoor in-person event held in New York City since 2019. NYCC, produced by ReedPOP, is always rife with panels, meet-and-greets and screenings. Ready to geek out?

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F&B Smart Moves in New York, Arizona and More

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Ashfer Biju Ashfer Biju Biju is executive chef of award-winning Baccarat Hotel New York , where he will oversee all food and beverage operations at the hotel, from their Grand Salon to The Bar and Le Jardin, as well as in-room dining. In his 25 years of culinary experience, he has led kitchens around the world.