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Dr. Tyra Warner, Esq. PhD, Esq, CMP

Attorney, Professor, Speaker, College of Coastal Georgia

Tyra Warner, PhD, Esq, CMP is an attorney and professor whose expertise is in legal and crisis preparedness issues for the meetings, events, and hospitality industries. She is a professor of Hospitality and Tourism Management at the College of Coastal Georgia, teaching courses in law, crisis management, and meetings and events. She is published and widely quoted on legal and crisis management issues in academic and trade publications.

Tyra has received national recognition for her contributions to industry best practices initiatives with the Events Industry Council and Meeting Professionals International. Her 25-year meetings industry career has included management roles in hotels, travel, destination marketing, associations, catering, law, and academia. She is one of only two people in the world who is a practicing attorney, has a Ph.D. in Hospitality, and has earned the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) designation.


Appearances

  • Thumbnail for Meeting and Business Event Competency Standards (MBECS)
    Date
    January 1, 2011
    Credits
    1 Contact Hours
    This session will provide access to several members of the team responsible for the development of the new industry standards and will answer any questions you have about the application of the standards to job descriptions, curriculum development, skills analysis, and professional development…

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    Tyra Warner, Esq., PhD, Esq, CMP
    Attorney, Professor, Speaker, College of Coastal Georgia
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  • Thumbnail for Meeting Safety & Security - It’s the Little Things
    Date
    June 21, 2017
    Credits
    1 Contact Hours
    Meeting professionals know safety and security is important, but less than half actually have a meetings-specific crisis plan…

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    Tyra Warner, Esq., PhD, Esq, CMP
    Attorney, Professor, Speaker, College of Coastal Georgia
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  • Thumbnail for Understanding Difficult Contract Clauses: The Big Three
    Date
    June 20, 2017
    Credits
    1 Contact Hours
    Performance clauses like attrition and cancellation are challenging to negotiate and sometimes expensive to exercise. Force majeure is the very definition of a “grey area…

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    Tyra Warner, Esq., PhD, Esq, CMP
    Attorney, Professor, Speaker, College of Coastal Georgia
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  • Thumbnail for Understanding Difficult Contract Clauses: The “Other” Clauses
    Date
    June 21, 2017
    Credits
    1 Contact Hours
    Although performance clauses like attrition and cancellation are challenging, it is sometimes the other clauses that create the biggest challenges…

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    Tyra Warner, Esq., PhD, Esq, CMP
    Attorney, Professor, Speaker, College of Coastal Georgia
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  • Thumbnail for Lunch & Learn: Understanding Difficult Contract Clauses with the MPI Greater New York Chapter
    Date
    November 3, 2017
    Credits
    1 Contact Hours
    Although performance clauses like attrition and cancellation are challenging, it is sometimes the other clauses that create the biggest challenges…

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    Speaker Image for Tyra Warner, Esq.
    Tyra Warner, Esq., PhD, Esq, CMP
    Attorney, Professor, Speaker, College of Coastal Georgia
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  • Thumbnail for The Real ROI of Social Media
    Date
    June 16, 2019
    Credits
    1 Contact Hours
    In 2019, attendees expect to see social media campaigns before, during and after events. But beyond ticket sales and general marketing, what are you really trying to accomplish by using social media? Developing a social media strategy isn’t free…

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    Speaker Image for Mike van der Vijver
    Meeting Designer, MindMeeting
    Speaker Image for Alex Plaxen
    VP Experience Strategy, Nifty Method, Nifty Method Marketing & Events
    Speaker Image for Lee Papa
    Mindfulness Coach & Speaker, Lee Papa, LLC, www.leepapa.com
    Speaker Image for John Brich
    Hospitality Producer, Searchwide Global
    Speaker Image for Nicole DiRocco
    Executive Coach, Human Resources Consultant, Author, Speaker, Nicole DiRocco Coaching
    Speaker Image for Natalie  Peabody
    Manager of People and Performance , MPI
    Speaker Image for Gregory Tall
    Gregory Tall, PHR, SHRM-CP
    President, The Gregory Tall Company
    Speaker Image for Velma Knowles
    CEO, Author, Trainer, Speaker, Leaders Pathway
    Speaker Image for Sarah Daudin
    President & CEO , Soliman Productions, Inc.
    Speaker Image for Courtney Stanley
    Keynote Speaker, Event Emcee & Speaker Coach, Dare to Interrupt
    Speaker Image for Daniella Middleton
    Managing Director of Business Events, Development Councilors International
    Speaker Image for Mark Cooper
    CEO, IACC
    Speaker Image for David Avrin
    President, Visibility International
    Speaker Image for Tracy Judge
    Tracy Judge, MS, CMP
    Founder & Chief Connector, Soundings
    Speaker Image for Carl Winston
    Founding Director of Hospitality and Tourism Management, San Diego State University
    Speaker Image for Patrick Berwald
    Patrick Berwald, CFBE, FMP
    Vice President of Food and Beverage, Benchmark, a Global Hospitality Company
    Speaker Image for Murray Hall
    Executive Chef, Bank of Montreal Conference Center
    Speaker Image for Dena Blizzard
    Comedian, Author, Host, Speaker, One Funny Mother
    Speaker Image for Vinh Giang
    CEO, Speaker, Luminary Productions
    Speaker Image for Julie  Graham
    President, CEO, Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau
    Speaker Image for Fiona Pelham
    CEO, Sustainable Events Ltd, (Positive Impact Events)
    Speaker Image for Anne Hamilton
    Vice President of Global Travel, The Walt Disney Company
    Speaker Image for Angie Callaway
    Director of Meeting Management & Implementation, Meeting & Incentives Worldwide, Inc.
    Speaker Image for Andrea Boulden
    Senior Manager, TD Bank
    Speaker Image for David Lau
    Counterterrorism and Security Professional, Mindful Approach
    Speaker Image for Tyra Warner, Esq.
    Tyra Warner, Esq., PhD, Esq, CMP
    Attorney, Professor, Speaker, College of Coastal Georgia
    Speaker Image for Jacqueline Beaulieu
    Director, Strategic Marketing and Client Engagement, Poretta & Orr Inc.
    Speaker Image for Dawn Will
    Dawn Will, HMCC, CMP
    President, Meetingjobs a Cadre Company
    Speaker Image for Jessica Pettit
    Jessica Pettit, M.Ed., CSP
    Speaker, Author, Consultant, Good Enough Now
    Speaker Image for Mike Wittenstein
    Mike Wittenstein, CSP, CMC, CCXP, DTM, MBA
    Strategic Storytell, Experience Designer, StoryMiners
    Speaker Image for David Solsbery
    Vice President, Creative Services, Hargrove
    Speaker Image for Michael Dominguez
    SVP & Chief Sales Officer, MGM Resorts International
    Speaker Image for Mark Valenziano
    Motivational Business Speaker, Mark Valenziano
    Speaker Image for Felix Maietta
    Technical Expert, Mentor to Chefs, Sodexo Conferencing
    Speaker Image for Brian Stapleton
    Vice President of Food & Beverage, Aramark Conferencing
    Speaker Image for Rod Abraham
    Industry Consultant, Rod Abraham Group
    Speaker Image for Steve O'Malley
    Division President, Maritz Travel Company
    Speaker Image for Robert Fogarty
    Founder, Speaker, Dear World
    Speaker Image for Lynetria  Johnson
    Storyteller, Dear World
    Speaker Image for Annette Gregg
    Annette Gregg, CMM, MBA
    Senior Vice President, Experience, Meeting Professionals International
    Speaker Image for Jonathan Howe
    President and Senior Founding Partner, Howe & Hutton, Ltd.
    Speaker Image for Mariela McIlwraith
    Mariela McIlwraith, CMP, CMM, MBA
    Director of Industry Advancement, Events Industry Council

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  • Thumbnail for Coronavirus Dialogue Series: Meeting Executive Re-Think Tank on Lessons Learned & Continued Impact
    Date
    May 8, 2020
    Credits
    1 Contact Hours
    The MPI Meeting Executive Advisory Board invites you to join our virtual roundtable to debrief, debate and discuss COVID-19’s impact on our businesses, events, teams, and the overall meeting and events industry…

    Speakers

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    Senior Director of Community Engagement, MPI
    Speaker Image for Tyra Warner, Esq.
    Tyra Warner, Esq., PhD, Esq, CMP
    Attorney, Professor, Speaker, College of Coastal Georgia
    Speaker Image for Melinda Burdette
    Senior Director, Events, Meeting Professionals International
    Speaker Image for Mekeda Johnson-Brooks
    Chief Client Experience Architect, MJ Design and Company
    Speaker Image for Brad Dean
    Chief Executive Officer, Discover Puerto Rico
    Speaker Image for Michael Garcia
    Vice President, Meetings and Incentives Worldwide
    Speaker Image for Vito Curalli
    Executive Director, International Sales and Industry Relations Hilton Worldwide Sales
    $9.99
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  • Thumbnail for Meeting Executive Re-Think Tank: Lessons Learned from Hotel Openings & Restarting Live Meetings
    Date
    September 25, 2020
    The MPI Meeting Executive Advisory Board invites you to join our virtual round-table to debrief, debate and discuss COVID-19’s impact on our businesses, events, teams, and the overall meeting and events industry…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Kristi Sanders
    Senior Director of Community Engagement, MPI
    Speaker Image for Tyra Warner, Esq.
    Tyra Warner, Esq., PhD, Esq, CMP
    Attorney, Professor, Speaker, College of Coastal Georgia
    Speaker Image for Melanie Clifford
    Regional Director of Sales, Gibson Hotel Management
    Speaker Image for Vito Curalli
    Executive Director, International Sales and Industry Relations Hilton Worldwide Sales
    Speaker Image for Nicole Unger
    Vice President of Sales, Alliance
    Speaker Image for Sven Boelhouwer
    Freelance Event Professional, No Desk
    $9.99
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  • Thumbnail for Contract & Negotiation Specialist | 01.07.2021
    Date
    January 7, 2021
    COST: $499 MEMBER/ $699 NON-MEMBER DOMAIN B: PROJECT MANAGEMENT | 6 CLOCK HOURS Contracting and negotiation are crucial—yet complex—roles for meeting professionals and understanding legal terminology and common contract clauses (and the liabilities they protect against) allows meeting professionals…

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    Tyra Warner, Esq., PhD, Esq, CMP
    Attorney, Professor, Speaker, College of Coastal Georgia
    $699.99
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  • Thumbnail for Contract & Negotiation Specialist | 03.11.2021
    Date
    March 11, 2021
    COST: $499 MEMBER/ $699 NON-MEMBER DOMAIN B: PROJECT MANAGEMENT | 6 CLOCK HOURS Contracting and negotiation are crucial—yet complex—roles for meeting professionals and understanding legal terminology and common contract clauses (and the liabilities they protect against) allows meeting professionals…

    Speaker

    Speaker Image for Tyra Warner, Esq.
    Tyra Warner, Esq., PhD, Esq, CMP
    Attorney, Professor, Speaker, College of Coastal Georgia
  • Thumbnail for Contract & Negotiation Specialist | 08.05.2021
    Date
    August 5, 2021
    GRACIOUSLY SPONSORED BY: [custom image] COST: $499 MEMBER/ $699 NON-MEMBER DOMAIN B: PROJECT MANAGEMENT | 6 CLOCK HOURS Contracting and negotiation are crucial—yet complex—roles for meeting professionals and understanding legal terminology and common contract clauses (and the liabilities they prote…

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    Tyra Warner, Esq., PhD, Esq, CMP
    Attorney, Professor, Speaker, College of Coastal Georgia
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