MPI MD: Breaking Into and Thriving in Medical Meetings

Jun 14, 2023 3:00pm ‐ Jun 14, 2023 3:40pm

Identification: C12

Discover how to break into medical meetings, the best path for education and how to continue to advance your career as an inclusive leader. Join the discussion and open conversation with panelists who are experts in the space.

Learner Outcomes:

• Learn how to find your mentor and champion to grow professionally and personally.
• Discover education and training to thrive in a carreer as a healthcare meeting professional and tips for (re)engineering your resume.
• Apply tips for building a diverse and inclusive network that will drives success.

Technology and Innovation in the Entertainment Industry

Jun 14, 2023 3:55pm ‐ Jun 14, 2023 4:35pm

Identification: C35

The meeting industry needs to jump on board with technology and new tools that allow us to evolve experiences at events. We need to innovate and reinvent frequently, always keeping in mind that we sell experiences! Join a journey into innovation, magic and technology, covering topics such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence and the Metaverse.

Learner Outcomes:

• Discover the role technologies play in creating magical experiences.
• Stop fearing disruptive technologies and learn how they can help you design and deliver more meaningful experiences.
• Use virtual reality, AI and the Metaverse strategically for your organization and clients.

Attuned: Three Skills to Create Connection and Improve Wellbeing

Jun 14, 2023 3:55pm ‐ Jun 14, 2023 4:35pm

Identification: C13

Our brains are wired for survival and connection, and this fact doesn't change when we are at work. The new era of leadership requires an understanding of the interpersonal neurobiology that plays out in the interactions between leaders and their teams. Interpersonal neurobiology posits that our responses, including our body language, emotional state and level of connection shift moment to moment based on our internal experiences and interpretation of interactions.

Past experiences, like adversity and trauma, subconsciously influence whether we feel safe or threatened. When the brain perceives a threat due to misattunement or an incongruence between what's needed and what's provided, our ability to trust, problem solve, learn and focus are diminished. We shift from thriving to surviving. The antidote to misattunement is repair and connection.

Learner Outcomes:

• Understand how past events impact both leaders' and team members' experiences in the present day.
• Identify and support team members coping with mental health challenges.
• Develop the skills to catalyze the creation of connected, attuned teams.

Representation Matters: The Benefits of Collaborating with Affinity Organizations & Communities that are National, Regional and Hyperlocal (NCBMP)

Jun 14, 2023 3:55pm ‐ Jun 14, 2023 4:35pm

Identification: C15

Explore the benefits of collaborating with National Organizations, Communities & Groups that have curated platforms for Black & Brown professionals. Learn about the importance of representation and inclusion in industry associations, events and workplaces plus the role that affinity organizations and communities can play in promoting diversity and equity. Apply strategies for identifying and working with affinity organizations and communities to enhance collaboration and promote positive change.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the importance of representation and why National Organizations, Communities and Groups have formed to serve underrepresented professionals across the industry.
• Learn about the benefits of collaborating with National Organizations, Influencer Communities and Groups to attract, retain and recruit people from all social identities, experiences, educational levels to enhance creativity and innovation.
• Learn practical strategies for communicating with National Organizations, Influencer Communities and Groups to ensure cultural competence, social awareness and belongingness
• Learn how to develop a plan for identifying potential organizations that are national, regional and local that best align with your commitment to improving representation in leadership, membership and key stakeholders.

MPI MD: Fast-Start Meeting Registration and Incentives to Drive Engagement

Jun 14, 2023 3:55pm ‐ Jun 14, 2023 4:35pm

Identification: C16

Join this dynamic session designed to help meeting professionals increase engagement and return on investment.

Learner Outcomes:

• Increase engagement and ROI.
• Apply tips to fast start meeting registration amd drive audience acquisition.
• Use new ideas for incentives (that work) to drive engagement.

The Four Essential Ingredients for Evolving Leadership

Jun 14, 2023 5:15pm ‐ Jun 14, 2023 6:15pm

Identification: GS3

Dive into deep, controversial and complex topics, distilled eloquently for execution today. Pauline Nguyen shares how true leaders hold others accountable while being “compassionately assertive.” People who want to join the new future of leaders must walk the walk, not just talk the talk. From her experiences as a refugee to being named one of the 200 Women Who Will Change the Way You View the World, Pauline shares why the greatest leaders lead with diversity and inclusion not just as social responsibilities, but as powerful weapons for business. Find out why The Huffington Post described Pauline as “the most grounded spiritual entrepreneur on the planet.” Discover the four pivotal components of leadership: diversity and inclusion, competent vulnerability, self-mastery and self-leadership.

Under-Represented in the Meetings C-Suite

Jun 15, 2023 10:00am ‐ Jun 15, 2023 10:55am

Identification: GS4

The meeting and hospitality industries are significant contributors to the global economy; however, leadership positions and roles have historically lacked diversity with limited representation from women and minority communities. It is crucial to address this gap by elevating all people’s voices and perspectives. This session will bring together experts from diverse backgrounds to share their experiences and insights on the challenges and opportunities in creating a more inclusive industry. Participants will come away with a better understanding of the importance of elevating under-represented people and practical strategies to make their workplaces more inclusive and diverse. The panelists will discuss the following.

Learner Outcomes:

• Apply shared experiences in overcoming bias and barriers to leadership positions.
• Implement mentoring, sponsorship and training programs that elevate under-represented staff.
• Engage with under-represented communities to promote career opportunities.

Just in Time Planner’s Contract Workshop—It’s All About You

Jun 15, 2023 11:10am ‐ Jun 15, 2023 11:50am

Identification: F9

Go to every contract session that’s offered and walk away without having that one topic you needed addressed? This workshop is for you. Come with your meeting contract questions, issues, general scenarios and we’ll workshop them! Facilitated by a planner’s lawyer, with the wisdom and experience of a room full of planners (suppliers, you’re welcome to come and give your perspectives too!), this session will address some current hot topics plus whatever contract issues the audience brings. We’ll brainstorm issues, prioritize the most important contracts topics and make this session what you need it to be. Walk away with solutions you can use immediately.

Learner Outcomes:

• Implement new venue, speaker and other types of contract negotiation solutions.
• Evaluate different approaches to contract situations and scenarios provided by the collective wisdom of the group.
• Consider contract language suggestions and modifications for inclusion in your next contract.

The State of Group Travel: The Hotel Industry Perspective

Jun 15, 2023 11:10am ‐ Jun 15, 2023 12:45pm

Identification: F10

The year 2022 featured continued recovery of group business for the hotel industry. Dive into the impact of that recovery with STR and discover key KPIs, including occupancy, ADR, RevPAR and profitability.

Explore hotel performance in North America, and focus on key group markets to understand why some are excelling and some still have room to grow. STR's industry forecast provides guidance for the hospitality industry to aid in your decision making.

Learner Outcomes:

• Understand the impact of group business on North America hotel industry performance.
• Learn how key markets differ in their recovery of group business since the pandemic.
• Gather insights about what is expected for the travel and hotel industry in the future.

Human 9000: Navigating the Future of Work with Attunement, Resilience and Creativity

Jun 15, 2023 11:10am ‐ Jun 15, 2023 11:50am

Identification: GS5

McKinsey Global Institute’s report, “Jobs Lost, Jobs Gained: Workforce Transitions in a Time of Automation,” predicts that the world of work will be radically transformed by 2030. Working alongside tireless technology, the demand for more “human” skills—social and emotional skills, as well as other higher-level cognitive skills—particularly critical thinking, creativity, and complex information processing—will dramatically increase. Meanwhile, levels of chronic stress will continue to rise, resulting in an even more massive epidemic of occupational burnout than the World Health Organization has identified today. Where will humans fit in tomorrow’s workplace? And how can leaders help them to thrive? The solution exists before our eyes, found within the very science-fiction narratives that inspired (and were in turn, inspired by) disruptive technology: be more human. To succeed in the face of uncertainty, Hamza Khan argues that we must lean into uniquely human qualities that are difficult, if not impossible, to automate. Anything that can be automated, will be automated. What is left becomes even more disproportionately valuable.