Join MPI’s WEC Mid-Day show with just-in-time exclusive content curated for our digital participants. Gain behind-the-scenes access, keynote interviews, and conversations with industry leaders on how you can facilitate the recovery of your business and the event industry. This episode includes interviews with Matthew Martinucci of Visit San Jose; Mike Dominguez, CEO of ALHI; Norma Dean of Delta Airlines; and Grapevine Mayor William Tate.

Join MPI’s WEC Mid-Day show with just-in-time exclusive content curated for our digital participants. Gain behind-the-scenes access, keynote interviews, and conversations with industry leaders on how you can facilitate the recovery of your business and the event industry. This episode includes interviews with Mike Dominguez, CEO of ALHI; Brad Dean, CEO of Destination Puerto Rico; Lisa Messina with Caesars Entertainment; Antwone Stigall, Head of Events for Course Hero; wellness expert Dr. Lawana Gladney; trusted celebrity psychologist Dr. Elizabeth Lombardo; Kristi Casey Sanders of MPI; Gerilyn Horan of Hilton; and Kevin Kirby, executive director of the MPI Foundation.

Join MPI’s WEC Mid-Day show with just-in-time exclusive content curated for our digital participants. Gain behind-the-scenes access, keynote interviews, and conversations with industry leaders on how you can facilitate the recovery of your business and the event industry. This episode includes interviews with MPI CEO Paul Van Deventer; Mike Dominguez, CEO of ALHI; Meaghan Carfrey of Cadence Travel; MPI COO Darren Temple; Zoe Moore, diversity and inclusion consultant; and Tanida Mullen of the Killeen CVB.

Join MPI’s WEC Mid-Day show with just-in-time exclusive content curated for our digital participants. Gain behind-the-scenes access, keynote interviews, and conversations with industry leaders on how you can facilitate the recovery of your business and the event industry. This episode includes interviews with Dr. Yoram Solomon, Keynote Speaker, and Author of "The Book of Trust;" Kevin Kirby, executive director of the MPI Foundation; Tiffany Holbrook of Cort Event Furnishings; Cassie Poss, CMP. RISE Award Winner - Young Professional; David Allison, Founder of the Valuegraphics Database; Tammy Routh of Marriott International; Rich Luna, Editor and Chief of The Meeting Professional; and Drew Holmgreen of MPI.

Join MPI’s WEC Mid-Day show with just-in-time exclusive content curated for our digital participants. Gain behind-the-scenes access, keynote interviews, and conversations with industry leaders on how you can facilitate the recovery of your business and the event industry. This episode includes interviews with Mike Dominguez, CEO of ALHI, and Jessie States of MPI on the design of the WEC Digital Experience.

Join MPI’s WEC Mid-Day show with just-in-time exclusive content curated for our digital participants. Gain behind-the-scenes access, keynote interviews, and conversations with industry leaders on how you can facilitate the recovery of your business and the event industry. This episode includes interviews with Sherry DeLaGarza, CMP, CMM - RISE Award Winner - Industry Leadership; Marcel Coleman, Manager of Exchange Programs for MPI; Steve O'Malley, Division President for Maritz Travel Company and Chairman of the MPI International Board of Directors; and J Damany Daniel, Chief Imaginator at The Event Nerd.

Join MPI’s WEC Mid-Day show with just-in-time exclusive content curated for our digital participants. Gain behind-the-scenes access, keynote interviews, and conversations with industry leaders on how you can facilitate the recovery of your business and the event industry. This episode includes interviews with Melissa Majors, CEO of Melissa Majors Consulting; Tyler Davidson, Vice President & Chief Content Director for Meetings Today; and Annette Gregg, Senior Vice President of Experience for MPI.

2020 is sure to be recorded as the worst year in history for live meetings and events. The COVID-19 recession is expected to be twice as bad as the 2009 financial crisis, and the worst global recession since World War II. Amid adjusting to this mega-disruption, communities across the globe have risen to protest social injustice. How can meetings and events – and the larger hospitality industry – navigate these waters to find solutions for a sustainable future? Join us for a powerful conversation with industry leaders on how live engagement is a powerful vehicle for change the world needs now and in the future. Part 2: How to Harness the Power of Joy and Lead with Authenticity, featuring Shabnam Mogharabi We are lonelier, more distracted, and more anxious than ever in history. In that world, embracing the power of joy and daring to be authentic is an act of rebellion. Joy has the power to fuel our sense of purpose and improve our ability to lead with authenticity. In this interactive, multimedia session, Shabnam Mogharabi, co-founder and general manager of SoulPancake, a division of Participant, will share practical tips and easy-to-implement learnings on how to harness the power of joy and put it to good use for your meetings and events culled from more than a decade of creating uplifting and inspiring video content that has amassed 1B views online. Participants will walk away with personal and professional insights gleaned from the field of positive psychology; discover how to incorporate more gratitude, vulnerability, and purpose into their daily interactions at home and at work; and ultimately shift their perspective on the infectious power of joy to reconnect, gather more effectively and inspire their audiences in new and innovative ways despite the changes we have been through.

The National Basketball Association, National Hockey League, and National Football League all scrambled to adjust their operations during the pandemic. With clients like these billion-dollar industries, these Dallas-area sports facilities put on a full-court press with operational upgrades, fan communications, and media partnerships to ensure the show went on. Hear how these venue executives worked together with professional sports teams, owners, and leagues to save their seasons. Learner Outcomes 1. Learn how these local sports venues worked with professional sports teams and leagues to continue their 2020 seasons 2. Hear strategies from the venue executives in addressing the pandemic and moving forward to ensure the sports industry’s future success 3. Discuss the recommendations to adapt operations and sanitation practices to drive additional business

Humans are hard-wired to chase the things they care about, what they value. We can’t help ourselves, it’s just what humans do. Groundbreaking new research commissioned for MPI’s WEC 2020 has determined what people who attend conferences care about, what they want from the meetings and events they attend. This data, based on a half-million surveys around the world, has never been available before and will help you with program design, marketing, and every other aspect of your next meeting or event. This session will reveal essential new knowledge about our industry that is vital to rebuilding and recovery. You can’t afford to miss this.