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Invest in Your Speakers to Grow Your Value Proposition

Velvet Chainsaw

The bread and butter of conferences is concurrent education sessions. Why do we often leave this most critical and valuable aspect of the conference experience in the hands of speakers who are not prepared to deliver an engaging learning experience? Speaker Continuous Improvement Plan. Proof is in the Pudding.

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14 Must-Attend Hospitality Conferences for Industry Professionals in 2022

Social Tables

Hospitality professionals saw the industry undergo tremendous changes in 2021. Many hospitality conferences and conventions were virtual or hybrid events , while others were forced to cancel altogether. As a result, many industry professionals are wondering what to expect from the top hospitality conferences of 2022.

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Top 2020 Event Conferences

Attendease

The events industry has been behind some of the most innovative tech conferences in the past decade. Opening the doors for new business prospects, these conferences are places where the top professionals meet and showcase their innovative concepts and bold theories for the future. 120 conferences with speakers from leading brands.

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NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference Starts with Hopeful Vision of Return to Travel

Smart Meetings

and namesake for the hospitality school in the NYU School of Professional Studies, was realistic about the effects of Covid on the travel industry but remained optimistic about the upward trends of 2022. Day one of the conference offered a wide variety of insights that indicated a national increase in travel. Jonathan M. Jonathan M.

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Why people continue to speak for free at meeting industry conferences

Conferences that Work

Why people continue to speak for free at meeting industry conferences : Another issue of an occasional series— Dear Adrian — in which I answer questions about event design, elementary particle physics , solar hot water systems, and anything else I might conceivably know something about. My post Why don’t meeting conferences pay speakers?

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Creating The Best Conference Agenda

ePly

A great conference agenda defines the event’s purpose, who will speak and when, and the conference location and activity. It is the most important tool available for encouraging attendee engagement , establishing expectations for their experience, and guiding them to the right locations at the right times during the conference.

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Cvent unveils distinguished Keynote Speakers and Master of Ceremonies for Cvent CONNECT Europe 2023

Event Industry News

Dame Kelly Holmes among keynote speakers and BAFTA award-winning television presenter, Claudia Winkleman, announced as MC for industry conference next month Cvent, a market-leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider, has announced the keynote speaker line-up for its customer and industry event technology conference, Cvent CONNECT (..)