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Diversity In Events 2021 With William S. Matthews

Endless Events

And we found just the speaker to talk about it! In 2008, he launched his very own event planning business, RSVP with Will. But when you’re about ten years too late, I wonder why didn’t you do this possible when the US elected its first Black president back in 2008. Today’s event icon is William S.

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John Herrington is keynote speaker at Brand USA Travel Week

Travel Daily Media

The post John Herrington is keynote speaker at Brand USA Travel Week appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Brand USA has announced John Herrington, the first native American astronaut, as one of the keynote speakers at the inaugural Brand USA Travel Week Europe in London from 9-13 September.

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First AlUla World Archaeology Summit wraps up

Travel Daily Media

Organised by RCU, the summit included 327 attendees from 39 countries, 80+ speakers, 50 youth delegates participating in the Future Forum, representation from 167 institutions including 65 universities, and a gender ratio of 47% female to 53% male. The summit’s final day featured the announcement of a new prize for young archaeologists.

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Nice to Meet You, I’m … How to Remember Names

Convene by PCMA

The answer was yes, and in 2008, Santos won the memory championship. Since then, Santos has traveled to 30 countries as an organizational trainer and conference speaker, sharing the memory-enhancing techniques he discovered. Santos set out to find out if, through study, he could improve his memory.

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The Rise of LinkedIn

Convene by PCMA

Julius Solaris ‘LinkedIn Changed My Life’ Julius Solaris, founder of consulting firm Boldpush, started a group for event professionals on LinkedIn in 2008, when the platform was only five years old. And if that resonates with somebody out there, they can reach out to us.” LinkedIn changed my life,” Solaris wrote on the platform in October.

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Mariana Atencio on the Importance of Authentic Leadership

Convene by PCMA

” — Mariana Atencio, journalist, author, and CEMA Summit Keynote speaker. citizen who emigrated from Venezuela in 2008, comes by authenticity the hard way. “There’s no question that the past few years changed our lives forever — changed the way we work and most importantly, why we work.” Atencio, a naturalized U.S.

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Answering Hybrid Event Production Questions We Hear the Most

Meeting Tomorrow

Although we’ve been producing hybrid events since 2008, they’ve exploded in popularity since 2020. A few examples of VIP options: Create an exclusive Q&A roundtable with your top speakers where virtual members get to ask their questions. A few of our speakers can’t make it in-person. Can they still be part of a panel?