SESSIONS. SPEAKERS. BIOS.
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Steve Kemble
Creating Memorable Meetings and Events
Presented by: Steve Kemble
In this fast-paced presentation, planner extraordinaire Steve Kemble will give you the very hottest tips and trends for creating memorable meetings, conventions and special events. Known as “America’s Sassiest Lifestyle Guru,” Steve will share ways to add pizzazz to everything from general sessions to breakouts and beyond, by amping up the creativity of entertainment, décor, food & beverage and more. Participants will leave this session inspired, energized, confident and excited to put these new ideas into action.
You will learn:
• Small ways to create big surprises on any budget
• How to tap the creativity of your supplier partners
• Tips for making meetings both fruitful and fun
• Buzzworthy elements that will make participants an extension of your marketing arm
BIO
Steve Kemble, recently profiled in The New York Times, is a high-profile global event planner who has thrown bashes for the likes of George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey and the Dallas Cowboys. Combining his planning and creative skills for both meetings and events, Steve has become known as “America’s Sassiest Lifestyle Guru.”
Steve has appeared on a number of TV shows including “Extreme Makeover,” CBS’ “Early Show,” ABC’s “Good Morning America,” NBC’s “Today Show” and more. Steve is the youngest recipient of the Special Event Lifetime Achievement Award, and he has been inducted into the Event Solutions Hall of Fame. He also has been named Meeting Professionals International’s Planner of the Year and one of the world’s top 10 event planners by Departures Magazine, among more than 25 other professional accolades.
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Jonathan T. Howe, Esq.
Ask the Attorney: Expert Answers to Your Legal Concerns
Presented by: Jonathan T. Howe, Esq., president and senior and founding partner of Howe & Hutton Ltd.
Hotel and venue contracts are often complicated and mired in legalese. Do you understand what you’re signing, and are you adequately protected? What’s missing from the standard hotel contract — and what’s in there that should you cross out? This interactive session will feature a live Q&A with M&C's legal expert, Jonathan T. Howe Esq., who will address today’s hot topics and answer questions submitted by participants in advance or during the session.
Potential topics to be covered include:
• How changes in commissions are changing planner/supplier relationships;
• Best practices for attrition and cancellation clauses;
• How to cover safety and security in event contracts;
• Incidents that do — or don't — fall under force majeure clauses;
• The role of addenda in contracts;
• Whether or not to use a standardized contract; and
• How to get credit for resold rooms.
BIO
Jonathan T. Howe, Esq., is president and senior and founding partner of Howe & Hutton Ltd., headquartered in Chicago. The longtime legal expert and columnist for Meetings & Conventions, he has written hundreds of articles and papers on hospitality and meetings, and has spoken to organizations all over the world. He is also general counsel to Meeting Professionals International, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Association Committee of 100, the Sports & Fitness Industry Association and the International Live Events Association, as well as special advisor to the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Meetings and Travel. Howe was named the inaugural recipient of the Hospitality Industry Attorneys of the Year by the Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys. As an adjunct professor, he has taught courses in association management and hospitality industry law at Roosevelt and DePaul Universities.
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