Planners may be better compensated than before COVID but there’s also a sense of unrest over the continuing uncertainties in the business events industry, according to the latest Convene Salary Survey.
Four women who lead operations at global convention centers share their thoughts about how they and their venues are handling the talent challenge.
Toni Gamez, the executive director at one of the largest convention facilities in Latin America, talks about the talent shortage and offers her best piece of advice for those considering a career in the business events industry.
Grupo Heroica president and CEO Juliana López Bermudez shares how the convention industry in Latin America ‘has an extraordinary capacity for economic spillover.’
Just one day after she officially started as Destinations International’s inaugural chief diversity officer, Sophia Hyder Hock chatted with Convene. Here’s what she brings to the CVB industry and where she’ll be focusing on making an impact.
Industria de eventos refuerza el llamado a la acción para promover la equidad de género
On International Women’s Day, we spotlight a handful of conferences and events that have helped move the needle on women’s rights.
Beki Winchel, PCMA’s learning content and research developer, shares what she learned from working with accessibility expert and deaf speaker Meryl Evans in the lead-up to and on site at Convening Leaders 2022.
The Québec City Convention Centre has partnered with a company to recycle single-use COVID masks so they don’t end up in landfills.
A recent survey of 25,000 consumers in 22 countries by professional services company Accenture reveals that the pandemic has caused consumers to reevaluate how and what they buy. Here’s what that means for events.
‘Honestly, They’re Kids,’ Said CEO of Long Beach Area’s CVB on why the community rallied to soften the experience for migrant children living in a temporary shelter.
Leaders of the business events industry in Latin America framed the trends leading the transformation in the region during the first PCMA Think Tank, during their participation in Fiexpo (one of the most recognized business events fairs in the region).
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