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Designing Events With More Heart
2025/08/21

In a world where time is precious and attention spans are short, audiences are craving something deeper than a packed agenda or perfectly executed production. They want to feel something. They want to connect. And increasingly, they want to be part of something that means something. For event professionals, this signals a shift: away from transactional programming and toward experiences rooted in purpose, emotion, and connection. Whether you’re designing a leadership summit, a community celebration, or a client appreciation event, here’s…
Event Operations
Report Reveals IMEX Sustainability Progress
2025/08/21

A new report from IMEX shares practical sustainability insights which planners can use to deliver a positive impact with their own events. As IMEX America 2025 approaches, the new report, developed with sustainability consultants MeetGreen, highlights the sustainability successes, experiments, and lessons learned from last year’s show. The IMEX America 2024 Sustainability Report takes a deep dive into the event’s environmental initiatives, from pre-show planning through to on-site execution. It showcases key achievements and new initiatives while also identifying…
Breaking News
Beyond Purpose: Leading Events with Excellence
2025/08/08

In the dynamic world of events, no two days ever look the same. Each gathering has its own story to tell and its own set of challenges to overcome. That is precisely what drew us to this career in the first place: the chance to blend strategy, creativity, and human connection into experiences that truly matter. As event leaders, we have dedicated our careers to delivering large-scale, high-impact events that bring people together, spark inspiration, and strengthen businesses and…
Event Operations
Gen-Z: Different Decades, Same Values
2025/06/11

As a millennial who’s spent the better part of my career building relationships, scaling a business, and navigating the nuances of the global events industry, I recently found myself curious: How does the next generation see all of this? Gen-Z professionals are entering our industry with strong values, sharp perspectives, and an unapologetic lens on what matters to them. I wanted to pulse check my own beliefs — especially when it comes to the increasingly politicized conversation around “shopping…
Event Operations
MPI: Event Business Optimism Plummets
2025/05/02

A majority of meeting and event professionals anticipate negative business conditions over the next year, according to MPI’s Q2 2025 Meetings Outlook survey. Only 31 per cent of respondents in the Q2 report expect favourable conditions this year, the lowest seen in the survey’s 12-year history – even lower than during the COVID pandemic. The negative sentiment hit a high of 57 per cent with 12 per cent remaining neutral. Between March 31-April 11, the Q2 2025 Meetings Outlook…
Breaking News
Industry Profile: Kathy Haley
2025/03/04

Kathy Haley is a dynamic and respected leader with more than 35 years of experience in customer experience and large-scale operations. Throughout her career, she has had opportunities to champion and collaborate on legacy projects – projects that have shaped the fabric of cities and regions in Canada and the US. When presented with the opportunity to join the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC), she was excited to return to Toronto (her home town) to lead the centre. Haley…
Industry Profiles, People & Profiles
Top Travel Incentive Trends
2024/08/08

What are key factors influencing the success of incentive events? What are the top travel incentive trends and challenges? Staying ahead of the curve is crucial for event planners and a new snapshot report from SITE shares insights into the evolving landscape of incentive travel and motivational events. SITE’s new snapshot report, “Incentive Travel & Motivational Events,” dives into the current trends, challenges, and opportunities faced by corporate planners who are at the forefront of designing impactful incentive experiences. The…
Corporate Travel & Incentives
Navigating Privacy Laws For Events
2024/04/05

As event planners, we often find ourselves juggling a million details to create memorable and successful events. Amidst all the hustle and bustle, it’s easy to overlook a crucial aspect of event planning: privacy laws. You might be wondering, “But you’re an event planner, what do you know about privacy?” Spending more than 20 years working with Canadian federal privacy legislation, I’m here to use that expertise to help educate our industry on this important topic. To make collecting…
Contingency/Disaster Planning, Event Operations
Rising Costs Top Meetings Industry Report
2024/02/22

Planners are optimistic about 2024, with almost half expecting to book more meetings than in 2023, according to the 2024 State of the Meetings Industry. Event planners are feeling optimistic about 2024, with approximately 42 per cent expecting an increase in bookings, 32 per cent forecasting growth of up to 20 per cent and almost 10 per cent projecting a boost over 20 per cent. Additionally, planners expect their meeting sizes to grow in the coming year. More than…
Breaking News
Industry Profile: Lesley Plumley
2023/11/17

Lesley Plumley is the owner and creative director of LP Events, an award-winning event management company in Calgary. She has planned and executed some of Calgary’s largest major events for more than 20 years and says, bringing a client’s vision to life is the biggest reward. “It is such an organic feeling as a lot of clients have a hard time articulating what they really want. So, with a lot of brainstorming with the client and then with my…
Industry Profiles, People & Profiles