Education at IMEX America - 2012 Seminar Presentations
Monday October 8, Tuesday October 9, Wednesday October 10, Thursday October 11
IMEX America’s education is a comprehensive program, giving attendees amazing access to learning across a vast range of topics and for career and personal development. It starts with a day dedicated to learning on Smart Monday, powered by MPI, and carries on everyday through the tradeshow. While we are collating and creating this year’s education, review 2012 schedule for a flavor of the topics.
Monday, October 8 |
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| 12:30 | Leading Change: Reinventing the Future | Speaker: Mark Sanborn, President Sanborn & Associates, Inc. |
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| 13:30 | The Strategic Impact of Digital Events on Meetings | Moderator: Tammy Blosil, Vice President, Online Learning, ASAE; Panelists: Marie Bass, Michael Doyle, Tony Lorenz & Chris Brown |
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| 15:15 | Meetings Go Mobile | Speaker: Bob Vaez, President EventMobi | The Palazzo® Congress Center | |
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Tuesday, October 9 |
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| Time | Seminar Title | Speaker | Venue | Presentation | |
| 10:30 | IMEX & APEX: Blazing Trails for a Sustainable Events Industry | Speaker: Michael Luehrs, Sustainable Business Advisor, MeetGreen | Sustainability Hub | |
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| 11:30 | Baby Steps: The Key to a Smaller Footprint | Speaker: Mariela Mcllwraith, Meeting Change | Sustainability Hub | |
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| 12:00 | IMEX & APEX: Blazing Trails for a Sustainable Events Industry | Speaker: Michael Luehrs, Sustainable Business Advisor, MeetGreen | Sustainability Hub | |
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| 12:15 | New Twist on an Old Classic | Speaker: Steve Ward, Chef, DoubleTree and Sean Roe, Culinary Director, Las Vegas Emeril's Home Base | Sustainability Hub | |
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| 12:30 | Riding the Rapids - Global Trends and the Implications for the Meetings Industry | Speaker: Rohit Talwar, CEO, Fast Future Research | Inspiration Center | |
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| 13:30 | IMEX Power of 10? The Future of the Meeting Industry - Presentation of Study | Speaker: Rohit Talwar, CEO, Fast Future Research | Inspiration Center | |
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| 13:30 | Clean the World: Recycling Soap, Saving Lives | Speaker: Debi Kinney, Western Regional Director, North America, Clean the World | Sustainability Hub | |
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| 14:30 | Making a Sustainable Impact | Speaker: Luke Flett, Group Sales and Marketing Manager, Universal WorldEvents | Sustainability Hub | |
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| 15:30 | Creating your Communication Plan for Sustainable Events | Speaker: Paul Salinger, Vice President of Marketing, Oracle | Sustainability Hub | |
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| 16:00 | Advancing Women’s Leadership: An Open and Authentic Conversation | Co-facilitators: Liz Jackson, President of Jackson Consulting Inc; Susan Sarfati, CEO, High Performance Strategies and Andrew Stokes, Chief Executive of Marketing Manchester |
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| 16:30 | Future Strategies and Business Models for Associations? Interactive Forum | Speaker: Rohit Talwar, CEO, Fast Future Research | Inspiration Center | |
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Wednesday, October 10 |
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| 10:30 | GameChanger, by Design: Dissecting Boston Scientifics’ Success in Re-creating the All-Employee Meeting | Speaker: Ryan Hanson, CSEP, Creative Conversation Starter & Director/Producer, BeEvents | Inspiration Center | |
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| 11:30 | CAMPFIRE - Sustainability Stories | Speaker: Mariela Mcllwraith, President, Meeting Change | Sustainability Hub | |
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| 12:00 | Local Food in Las Vegas: Where We Were, Where We Are and Where We Are Going | Speaker: Doug Taylor, Executive Pastry Chef, B&B Ristorante, Carnevino Italian Steak House, Otto LV |
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| 12:30 | Ten Things You Need to Know about Bandwidth and Your Events | Moderator: John Rissi, SVP, PSAV | Inspiration Center | |
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| 12:30 | Advancing Women’s Leadership: An Open and Authentic Conversation | Co-facilitators: Liz Jackson, President of Jackson Consulting Inc; Susan Sarfati, CEO, High Performance Strategies and Andrew Stokes, Chief Executive of Marketing Manchester |
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| 12:45 | Creating Green Strategies that Create Business and Attendee Value | Speaker: Brian Hunt, Business Development, Maritz Travel | Sustainability Hub | |
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| 13:30 | Corporate Citizenship is Code for Good Business | Speaker: Michael Luehrs, Sustainable Business Advisor, MeetGreen | Sustainability Hub | |
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| 14:00 | Campfire: Mastering Magical Persuasion: Language for Extraordinary Influence | Speaker: Traci Brown, Speaker, Trainer and Author | Inspiration Center | |
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| 14:30 | Adding Fun to Your Meeting | Speaker: Dawn Norman, President, Normand Production, LLC | Inspiration Center | |
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| 15:30 | Learn More About The Shade Tree | Speaker: DeAndre Esteen, Director of Development, The Shade Tree | Sustainability Hub | |
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| 16:30 | Event Design to Reduce Impacts and Engage Local Communities | Speakers: Taryle Spain, Director of Client Services Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority; Sheila LeMaster, Director of Exhibit Services GES; Zach Delbex, CEO, Repurpose AMERICA | Sustainability Hub | |
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| 16:30 | Body Language: Confidential | Speaker: Traci Brown, Speaker, Trainer and Author | Inspiration Center | |
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| 16:45 | IMEX Power of 10? The Future of the Meeting Industry - Presentation of Study | Speaker: Rohit Talwar, CEO, Fast Future Research | The Palazzo® Congress Center | |
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Thursday, October 11 |
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| 07:30 | CMM/CMP Breakfast | Speaker: Christina M. Buck, CMP, Convention Industry Council | The Palazzo® Congress Center |
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| 10:30 | Local Food in Las Vegas: Where We Were, Where We Are and Where We Are Going | Speaker: Doug Taylor, Executive Pastry Chef, B&B Ristorante, Carnevino Italian Steak House, Otto LV | Sustainability Hub |
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| 11:30 | CAMPFIRE - Integrating Twitter and Twitter Screens for Events | Speaker: Gerrit Heijkoop, Partner, HCIBS | Tech Pavilion | |
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| 13:30 | How Can My Incentive Trip Deliver on a Triple Bottom Line (People, Planet, Profits) | Speaker: Chris Hill, Founder & CEO, Hands Up Incentives | Sustainability Hub |
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