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Walk This Way With Christian Mutschlechner
Christian Mutschlechner, director of the Vienna Convention Bureau, shares his ‘crazy idea’ for an upcoming congress.
Are Events Running Out of the ‘Wow” Factor?
As audiences grow more desensitised to live-entertainment spectacles, business events organizers need to rethink their high-tech production approaches.
The Power of Procurement: How Valuable Is Your Creativity?
There’s some give and take between creativity and managing the bottom line. For event planners, negotiation skills are an increasingly important part of the job.
6 Technological Breakthroughs That Will Change Health Care
From AI to VR, here are six technological breakthroughs shaping the future of healthcare.
How Being Yourself Can Help You Future-Proof Your Job
Judi Holler on why it is smart to be your most authentic self in the workplace.
Walking — and Talking — in Freud’s Footsteps
An upcoming World Congress on Psychotherapy will be held at a university in Vienna founded by Sigmund Freud. So why not adapt one of Freud’s famous ways of working to the congress agenda?
Harnessing the Power of Individual Influencers in Event Marketing
Social-media algorithms and overwhelmed inboxes are creating big challenges for reaching prospective attendees, but a new personalized approach is helping event organizers spread the word.
People On The Move
Your colleagues are on the move. Find out who is going where.
‘We Need to Engage in Under Five Seconds’
Tourism Australia’s marketing and communications manager, Monica Armesto, discusses the future of destination marketing and how to engage event professionals in an increasingly cluttered market.
Omni Louisville Offers Luxury with Local Flair
In less than a month, the brand new 30-story, 612-room Omni Louisville Hotel will open its doors to the public for the first time.
How Can We Create Workplaces and Events Where Diversity Thrives?
Dorri McWhorter, CEO of the Metropolitan YWCA of Chicago, was the inaugural Ascent Thought Leader at Convening Leaders 2018.
Why Being Mean Won’t Help You Be a Good Leader
After decades of associating leadership with aggression, it’s time for a kinder, more effective approach, writes author Mark Lipton.