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Paje Consultancy launch Learning and Development partnership with beam

Prestige Events Magazine

Mandy has been a keen beam supporter and was on the events and training committees for over 12 years, involved in the first Code of Conduct and was herself the HBAA Venue Chair in 2007. Mandy has collaborated with a team of the highest quality trainers who are all hospitality industry specialists, offering vast “on the job” experience.

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Guest Blog: 30 ways to hold a successful event

Event Industry News

You may be able to negotiate preferable rates with local hotels if you can guarantee a certain number of guests. Robin has been sole shareholder of Eclipse since 2016 after successfully negotiating the MBO of the retiring owners. In 2007, Live Productions was merged with Eclipse, creating a £9m company with a greater market share.

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Using Formal Debates to Boost Audience Engagement at Events

PCMA Convene

So, in 2007, Rosenkranz licensed the name Intelligence Squared and created a separate, U.S.-based It’s practically a five-way negotiation between everybody on stage and the team of producers about everything from the framing of the language to who’s debating on each team.” based nonprofit, Intelligence Squared U.S.

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Rethinking How You Work With Procurement

PCMA Convene

I know where my negotiation points are, and where I can bring expenses down to create more value for the company.’”. For meeting professionals who work hard at building relationships and excel at negotiation, requiring sign-off from a procurement team — or even having procurement run the RFP process — can be a hard pill to swallow.

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Your Story Blog Series: Corinne Kessel, CSEP

Event Leadership Institute

When Corinne purchased Greenscape Design & Décor in 2007, she faced the new challenge of learning how to run a business. I negotiated with suppliers and clients and banks. Exposing herself to different aspects of the company allowed Corinne to gain a better understanding of the business and industry as a whole.

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Convening Leaders Preview: Christopher Nassetta

PCMA Convene

In 2007, when Christopher Nassetta was tapped as president and CEO of Hilton, the hospitality giant was clearly ripe for a makeover. What are some non-negotiable approaches you take to leading people that have led to such a high level of employee satisfaction? Christopher Nassetta.

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Oren is one of the world’s leading experts on sales, raising capital and negotiation. The journal Science listed his research on imagination and memory as one of 2007’s top ten breakthroughs. He pioneered the concept of “competing on analytics” with his 2006 Harvard Business Review article and his 2007 book by the same name.

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