Experiential Education Design

Do you know what a Metaverse is? Have you ever experienced a virtual world? If you answered no to either of these questions, this session is a must attend. Virtual worlds allow meeting professionals to plan, design, and demonstrate their environments to potential clients…

New ideas inspire new audiences, innovations enable your customers to do much more, and new business models ensure that you can stand out and grow profitably, even in tough times. People want more from meetings, more in return for their precious time and climate-changing air miles…

This presentation helps meeting planners with tools and language to get more involved and eventually be seen as the go-to person for the design of meetings…

Your delegates don't want to passively listen to presenters at face-to-face events. They can do that online…

People are at the center of hybrid meeting success. Learn how to organize an all-star team…

In order to create an effective event strategy you go past generic demographic knowledge and truly understand your audience and how they think, learn and socialize…

When it comes to “Creating the New Connectivity” through hybrid events, it seems that meeting organizers and attendees may hail from two entirely different planets…

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to produce some of the largest and most high profile events? In this session, a panel of executives will answer your burning questions about everything from what takes place behind the scenes, working with televised production, and much more…

The education industry is undergoing massive disruption, driven by a wide range of innovations in learning and development…

In this session, you will learn relevant information gathered from the largest survey ever conducted with over 500 executives, thought leaders, and seasoned meeting professionals worldwide…

You may be considering spending budget dollars on a keynote speaker for your event, but be cautious as there are hidden risks. In this session you will explore the risks and mitigation strategies of hiring a speaker including making sure your internal speakers are properly prepared for the event…

Why take a risk on hiring a speaker you have never heard before? National Speaker Association’s New York Chapter has partnered with Meeting Professionals International to give you a Ted Talk style variety of their best speakers…

This session will present a novel approach to participatory meeting design that is based on the sciences of dramaturgy and adult learning. Numerous examples will be showcased and participants will get the opportunity to apply this approach to their next meeting design…

Presentation-based meetings need to be facilitated so participants want to act on the input provided. Researchers have shown that "intrinsic motivation" is promoted when people's needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness are met…

How can you turn your-standard-meeting into the-event-no-one-would-want-to-miss? This workshop will help you to focus on the user experience of your meetings and events. You will learn practical tips from your peers plus the tips that Erik has collected from 1600 organisers…

During this 'Playshop', Joshua will share some of his best practices and 'easy-to-adapt' musical interventions that you will be able to use in your own particular setting…

Meeting and event professionals move people’s hearts and minds through the experiences they create. You will hear two takes on how the physical environment impacts the results of your events…

EMEC16 will be your playground where your general session facilitators, Ann Hansen and Bo Krüger – the co-developers of the Danish Meetovation concept - will take you on a journey to inspire you to write the next chapter in your own professional story…

The sharing economy is changing everything: From the way we travel to the way we learn. Increasingly, human beings are moving from spectators to actors in their lives and claiming the authority to become active in fields where they have been passive for so long…

The way people interact has changed a lot in the last few years. This includes participants' interactions at meetings and events…

1 CLOCK HOUR | DOMAIN A: STRATEGIC PLANNING

FROM THE EXPRESSION ECONOMY TO THE EXPERIENCE ECONOMY

Michael Cerbelli’s: The Hot List™ is the definition of inspiration. It exists to provide not only the urge, but the ability to accomplish creative greatness. This incredible presentation has become a ‘can’t miss’ annual event in and of itself…

There are some really cool science-based strategies we can use to make our meetings more meaningful, magical, and memorable…