State of the Meetings Industry: 2018 and Beyond 

Presenter: Michael Dominguez, Senior VP and Chief Sales Officer, MGM Resorts International  

If this year seems tumultuous, buckle up for the rest of 2018 and beyond! The speed of change is a force we will all wrestle with over the next decade. In this dynamic session, industry veteran Michael Dominguez will discuss current and future trends that are altering the way we do business. Learn how market conditions, economic forces, politics, technology and serious global concerns are affecting many facets of our industry — and how these factors will continue to drive rapid change in the coming years.   

Learner objectives:

• Understand the urgent need to adapt quickly in a fast-evolving business environment
• Identify new disruptive forces and competition directly affecting the meetings business
• Review the latest meetings industry forecasts for the U.S. and international markets
• Discuss how global political and economic instability will continue to influence our business
• Identify the changing needs and expectations of today’s — and tomorrow’s — meeting participants
• Learn to separate myth from reality in today’s intense business environment    

BIO
Michael Dominguez is the senior vice president and chief sales officer for MGM Resorts International, responsible for global group and leisure sales of 42,000 hotel rooms and 3 million square feet of meeting space. Michael is actively involved in a variety of leadership roles in the meetings and events industry. He is immediate-past chairman on the International Board of Directors for Meeting Professionals International and on the executive committee of the U.S. Travel Association, and is a board member of the Meetings Means Business Coalition, the GBTA Foundation and the FICP Hospitality Advisory Council. Michael has been recognized in the industry for numerous honors, including Successful Meetings’ Top 25 Most Influential People in the Meetings Industry (2013-2016) and HispanicBusiness.com’s 50 Most Influential Hispanics in the U.S.