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Should You Break the Bank to Hire a Celebrity Speaker?

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(Whatever Media Group) Event organizers who are considering straining their budgets to hire celebrity speakers — or who feel pressure to do so — may want to think again.

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Smart Moves: Marriott Marquis Washington, DC Appoints Sustainability Concierge

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Miller is the founder of Zero Waste in DC and author of “ Zero Waste Living, the 80/20 Way: The Busy Person’s Guide to a Lighter Footprint ,” as well as the former director of Climate Business at the World Bank Group. She has served as an ardent steward of climate-positive business.

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Breaking Barriers: Translation & Captioning For Events

Endless Events

Translation & Captioning For Events Won’t Break The Bank. Speaking of barriers, event planners often worry that their event budget is too small to include any services that aren’t absolutely necessary. Curious how much do event translation and captioning cost? Producing Engaging Global Events.

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Reinventing Joy: The Optimism Strategy

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Learn more about Global Events Collective’s Moments That Matter documentary project. As a person who chose this career because it is part of my DNA to host, work with clients and dream big, being off-line for 18 months hits in the emotions, not just the bank account,” she says. “It was truly magical and poignant.

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Marriott Tells Association Planners to Seek Additional DEI and Technology Advances

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and Canada Julius Robinson clarified that banking, finance and medical groups are returning with more small, regional meetings. The return has been uneven depending on the region and the industry. Marriott’s Chief Sales and Marketing Officer for the U.S. After some rocky years, urban cities are returning to strong occupancy again as well.

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Blockchain and Finance Events: The #1 Guide to Blockchain Conferences in 2022

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23 to 24—This conference originated from Europe’s only dedicated – Strong Customer Authentication Summit in 2019 in London to a full-fledged Forum covering journey from Open Banking to Open Finance. 20 to 24—One of the most influential global events in the blockchain industry. Bank Transformation Summit 2023.

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Strategic Meetings Management: How a Small Team Can Do Big Things

MeetingsNet

They were Lori Allen, vice president, global event operations for MetLife; Deborah Caldwell, head of events, Asia-Pacific, for Bank of America; and Rose Strickland, vice president of events for Neuberger Berman. Other than Allen, the planners all have small teams that handle a few hundred meetings each year.