47 World-Class Event Professionals Reveal the Secrets to Driving Registrations,
Delivering Immersive Experiences, and Unlocking New Revenue Streams.
Welcome to the world's leading online summit for today's meeting professionals, event and meeting planners, event and conference organizers, event marketers and agencies. Our mission is to inspire and educate smart meeting professionals on how to evolve their event strategy to meet the needs of today’s social, mobile, and digitally-empowered attendee. #EventProfSummit
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OFFICIAL PROGRAM
Event Professionals Summit
Event Professionals Summit
JAMES TAYLOR &
ERIN GARGAN
Keynote Speakers
OPENING SESSION
TAMSEN WEBSTER
Executive Producer, TEDx Cambridge
HOW TO FIND THE RED THREAD THEME FOR YOUR NEXT EVENT
SARAH MICHEL
VP of Personal Connexity, Velvet Chainsaw Consulting
CREATING TRULY ATTENDEE-CENTRIC EVENT DESIGN
RYAN DEISS
Founder & CEO, Digital Marketer
HOW TO MARKET AND LAUNCH YOUR EVENTS
GARY MURAKAMI
Director of Global Sales, MGM Resorts
THE REFRESHED ROLE OF THE MODERN VENUE
JESSIE STATES
Director of Personal Development, Meeting Professionals International
THE CHANGING ROLE OF THE EVENT PROFESSIONAL
ALLISON SAGET
Author, The Event Marketing Handbook
WEAVING THEMES THROUGHOUT EVERY STEP OF YOUR EVENT
GEETA NADKARNI
Columnist, Inc. & Entrepreneur Magazine
HOW TO GET PRESS COVERAGE FOR YOUR EVENT
CHIARA ADIN
Founding Partner, NA Collective
IDEAS FOR PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF EVENT DESIGN
ALLIE MAGYAR
President, Hubb
HOW TO PICK THE RIGHT EVENT TECHNOLOGY FOR YOUR EVENTS
DENZIL RANKINE
Executive Chairman, AMR International
THE EVENT ORGANIZER OF THE FUTURE
KATIE O'BRIEN
VP, Group Creative, FreemanXP
ATTENDEE EMPOWERMENT - CREATING EMOTIONAL EVENTS
NANCY SHAFFER
Founder & CEO, BRAVO! Events by Design
TAKING YOUR CLIENT OUT OF THEIR COMFORT ZONE
ALEXANDER PLAXEN
Founder & CEO, Little Bird Told Media
INCREASING ATTENDEE ENGAGEMENT
LATOYA LEWIS
Founder & CEO, EnventU
PHILANTHROPY IN THE EVENTS INDUSTRY
DEBORAH GARDNER
Author & Speaker
FUTURE TRENDS, CHALLENGES & YOU
FELICIA HAMERMAN
VP of Marketing, UBM America
DEVELOPING A STRONGER EVENT AGENDA
NICK BORELLI
President, Borelli Strategies
CHATBOTS, CUSTOMER AVATARS AND THE EFFECT OF DATA
AARON KAUFMAN
President, Fifth Element Group
HOW TO IMPROVE EVENT QUALITY STANDARDS INDUSTRY-WIDE
ALYSSA HAMPTON
Partnership Sales, TEDx Business
TIPS AND TOOLS FROM TEDX BUSINESS
ANGELA PHILLIPS
Director, Events and Content Partnerships, ONTRAPORT
BEHIND THE SCENES SECRETS OF ONTRAPALOOZA
JUSTIN LORE
Speaker Recruitment Manager, Washington Speakers Bureau
SELECTING STRONGER SPEAKERS FOR NEXT-GEN ATTENDEES
CAROL CAMBRIDGE
Founder, The Stay Safe Project
ACTIVE SHOOTER AND THREATS TO EVENT SAFETY
DAVID SIEGEL
SVP, Partnerships, Marketing Factory
THE FUTURE OF EVENT MARKETING
DAN GAERTNER
EVP, Community Brands
GETTING MORE OUT OF YOUR EVENT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY
DOUGLAS GILLESPIE
Partner, Entertainers Agency
HOW TO HIRE ENTERTAINMENT FOR EVENTS
RUUD JANSSEN
Managing Partner, Event Design Collective
EVENT DESIGN: HOW TO CREATE INNOVATIVE EVNTS USING THE EVENT CANVAS
KRISTEN WATERS
EVP, Global Accounts, Opus Agency
STAYING AHEAD IN TODAY'S EVENTS WORLD
VIVIEN HOE
Director of Happiness, Triple V
SOCIAL CURRENCY: MAKE EVENTS BUZZ WORTHY
RYAN BROWN
VP, Sales & Event Services, National Trade Productions
SECURING MORE IMPACTFUL SPONSORSHIPS
JOHNNY MARTINEZ
Head of Marketing & Business Development, Shocklogic
HOW TO BRIDGE THE GAPS BETWEEN YOUR EVENTS
CHRISTY LAMAGNA
CEO & Master Strategist, Strategic Meetings & Events
THE EVENT STRATEGIST
MYKYTA FASTOVETS
CTO, ExpoPlatform
MACHINE LEARNING, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & COMMUNITY FOR EVENTS
DAVID LITTEKEN
VP, Asia Pacific Region, BI WORLDWIDE APJ
DESIGNING AND DELIVERING EVENTS FOR THE ASIA MARKET
DAVID HAAS
Director, Digital Marketing Services, FreemanXP
LEADING DIGITAL INNOVATION AT EVENTS
ROGER HASKETT
President, Engagement Unlimited
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND HIVE-MIND AT EVENTS
GIL PETERSIL
CEO, MeetPartners
THE EVENTS INDUSTRY IN RUSSIA
TED MCGRATH
Chief Transformation Officer, Ted McGrath Brands
MARKTING & SELLING SEMINARS
LEONORA VALVO
Director, Swoogo
EVENT GROWTH THROUGH PERSONALIZATION
DAVE LUTZ
Managing Director, Velvet Chainsaw Consulting
EVOLVING EVENT STRATEGY FOR THE NEXT GEN ATTENDEE
JOE HEAPS
Owner & VP of Marketing & Sales, eSpeakers
HOW TO BOOK THE RIGHT SPEAKER FOR YOUR NEXT EVENT
WILL CURRAN
Founder, Endless Events
HOW TO SCALE WITHOUT STRESSING OUT
PIETER ALLAERTS
Director of Sales & Marketing, Dolce La Hulpe Brussels
SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP IN THE EVENTS INDUSTRY
GUSTAF BOHMAN
Co-Founder, Eventico
ORGANIZING SPORTS EVENTS AND GETTING LOCATION INTELLIGENCE
ANGELES MORENO
Managing Partner, the Creative dots
THE CUSTOMER-CENTRIC EXPERIENCE JOURNEY
ERAN BEN SHUSHAN
Co-Founder & CEO, Bizzabo
USING DATA TO DRIVE REGISTRATIONS
AMIR EPSTEIN
CEO & Founder, RER Productions
HOW TO BOOK CELEBRITIES FOR YOUR EVENTS
LISA JENNINGS
Owner & Chief Experience Officer, Wildly Different
GAMIFY NETWORKING AND LEARNING AT YOUR NEXT EVENT
JOSE BORT
Founder & CEO, EventsCase
THE GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON EVENTS & EVENT TECHNOLOGY
GREG LUSK
Founder, Liveforce
LATEST TRENDS IN EVENT TECHNOLOGY
ASHLEY CROWDER
Co-Founder & CEO, VNTANA
USING HOLOGRAMS & AUGMENTED REALITY AT EVENTS
MARK COOPER
CEO, IACC Meeting Venues
MEETINGS OF THE FUTURE: RESEARCH, TRENDS, PREDICTIONS
AILIS MCKERNAN
Head of Digital, AMR International
EVENT CUSTOMER LIFECYCLE
LESLIE MCGUIRK
Designer, McGuirk's Quirks Design
EVENTS: A FRESH ENGAGEMENT APPROACH
JAMES TAYLOR &
ERIN GARGAN
ERIN GARGAN
Keynote Speakers
CLOSING SESSION & NEXT STEPS
Meet Your Summit Hosts
Meet Your Co-Hosts - James Taylor and Erin Gargan
Event Professionals Summit is co-hosted by keynote speakers James Taylor and Erin Gargan. James Taylor M.B.A. F.R.S.A. is a keynote speaker on creativity and artificial intelligence, founder of C-SCHOOL™, and producer of high-end global retreats. His clients have included Sony, Apple and the American Advertising Federation. Erin Gargan is a keynote speaker on digital persuasion and CEO of award-winning Socialite Agency. Her clients have included The Oscars, ABC-Disney Television, VISA, Hitachi and The United States Navy.
Who Is This Summit For?
Meeting Professionals
Enhance your knowledge and skills as a meeting professional.
Conference Organizeres
Learn how savvy conference organizers squeeze more from their budgets.
Agencies
Create truly remarkable events for your clients while delivering the highest ROI.
Event Organizers
Discover how to take your events to the next level and 'wow' your clients.
Event Marketers
Be the smartest event marketer in the room with the latest strategies and techniques.
Suppliers and Exhibitors
Discover emerging trends and what social, mobile, digitally-enabled attendees want.
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