Skift Meetings Forum 2023 - Skift Live

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Speakers
Agenda
Sponsors

Sessions

Speakers

President and CEO

Visit Baltimore

Executive Creative Director

President and CEO

Chief Operating Officer

Fontainebleau Las Vegas

Daphne Hoppenot

Founder and CEO

David Peckinpaugh

President and CEO

Vice President, Global B2B Events and Programs

Marriott International

Janice Lachance, Esq., FASAE

Interim Executive Director and CEO; Executive Vice President, Strategic Leadership and Global Outreach

American Geophysical Union

Jordan Lacey, CMP

Senior Events Associate

Light The Candle

Senior Vice President Strategy

Lakshman Rathnam

Chief Sales Officer

Naomi Clare Crellin

CEO and Founder

Paul Van Deventer

President and CEO

Stephanie Turner

Senior Vice President Convention Sales & Strategies

New Orleans & Company

Chief Commercial Officer

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

Veemal Gungadin

Walt J. Leger III

President and CEO

New Orleans & Company

Director of Energy and Sustainability

Agenda

1:00 pm

Lunch
1:50 pm

Events in a Blended World
- David Peckinpaugh
  
  Maritz
  
  President and CEO
Moderator
Miguel Neves, Editor-in-Chief, Skift Meetings
2:15 pm
Factoring Belonging and Play Into Experience Design
- Glenn Stress
  
  Marriott International
  
  Vice President, Global B2B Events and Programs
- Naomi Clare Crellin
  
  Storycraft Lab
  
  CEO and Founder
Moderator
Andrea Doyle, Executive Editor, Skift Meetings
2:30 pm

What The New Attendee Wants
Moderator
Andrea Doyle, Executive Editor, Skift Meetings
2:50 pm
Building a More Sustainable and Innovative Event Industry
- Stephanie Turner
  
  New Orleans & Company
  
  Senior Vice President Convention Sales & Strategies
- Tim Hemphill
  
  New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
  
  Chief Commercial Officer
Moderator
Angela Tupper, Branded Content Editor, Skift Meetings
3:00 pm

How AI Powers Next-Level Event Management
- Veemal Gungadin
  
  Gevme
  
  CEO
- Lakshman Rathnam
  
  Wordly
  
  CEO
Moderator
Miguel Neves, Editor-In-Chief, Skift Meetings
3:30 pm
The Future of Luxury Meeting Experiences
- Colleen Birch
  
  Fontainebleau Las Vegas
  
  Chief Operating Officer
Moderator
Kate Anderson, Creative Content Strategist, SkiftX
3:40 pm

The Future of Event Industry Communities
- Daphne Hoppenot
  
  The Vendry
  
  Founder and CEO
- Paul Van Deventer
  
  MPI
  
  President and CEO
Moderator
Miguel Neves, Editor-In-Chief, Skift Meetings
4:10 pm

Keeping Event Sustainability Strategies Practical and Effective
- Yashi Dadhich
  
  Javits Center
  
  Director of Energy and Sustainability
- Janice Lachance, Esq., FASAE
  
  American Geophysical Union
  
  Interim Executive Director and CEO; Executive Vice President, Strategic Leadership and Global Outreach
Moderator
Andrea Doyle, Executive Editor, Skift Meetings
4:30 pm
Why DMOs Are Drivers of Economic Development
- Lorne Edwards
  
  Visit Phoenix
  
  Chief Sales Officer
Moderator
Angela Tupper, Branded Content Editor, Skift Meetings
4:40 pm

The Role of Politics and Perception on Site Selection
Moderator
Andrea Doyle, Executive Editor, Skift Meetings
5:30 pm

Skift Global Forum Mainstage Programming

Supported By

Marriott Bonvoy Events

New Orleans & Company

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