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Should You Break the Bank to Hire a Celebrity Speaker?

Convene by PCMA

Only 1 percent of respondents to a Freeman survey said they preferred celebrity speakers to those who had something relevant to say to their groups. 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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WTTC announces speakers for its 22nd Global Summit in Saudi Arabia next month

Travel Daily Media

The post WTTC announces speakers for its 22nd Global Summit in Saudi Arabia next month appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Julia Simpson, WTTC President & CEO, said: “We are delighted to have such influential speakers already confirmed for our Global Summit in Riyadh.

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Contingency Plans Save the Day for Events, Again and Again

Smart Meetings

Hargrove sets an example for planning events that go off without a hitch through their government shutdown contingency plan After the venue booking, event design, attendee lists, emails, emails and more emails, your event is all ready to go—finally! government may face a shutdown on Oct 1, the final day of the festival. 29 to Oct 1.

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Big 5 Global continues its success in the ‘Year of Sustainability’ with 230+ speakers joining 130+ sessions

Travel Daily Media

The post Big 5 Global continues its success in the ‘Year of Sustainability’ with 230+ speakers joining 130+ sessions appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD. Together, the programme will feature 230+ speakers across 130+ sessions from around the world. 70% of the speakers at Big 5 Global are speaking for the first time.

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Aussie Speakers Bureau Launches in the U.S.

MeetingsNet

Every year there are new speakers on the circuit to consider for your conferences—business speakers, motivators, humorous keynoters, government experts, and more. And as of the new year, there’s a new bureau bringing speakers to U.S. market features 11 speakers. Saxton Global’s initial launch into the U.S.

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SXSW Sydney announces speakers for the inaugural Sydney festival

Travel Daily Media

The post SXSW Sydney announces speakers for the inaugural Sydney festival appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The inaugural SXSW Sydney will comprise of 1000+ events, speakers and music acts, and has today revealed an unmissable line-up of headline speakers.

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Esprit Award Winner: How We Saved a Virtual Conference by Training Eighty Virtual Speakers in Two Weeks

Blue Spark Event Design

They quickly became overwhelmed with the additional planning, execution, and branding involved with a virtual event, and they literally ran out of time to train the lifeblood of the conference – their virtual speakers, and panelists. When they called us in a panic to help them train over eighty virtual speakers, our team was ready.