MPI Foundation's "Value of Meetings" Research Alliance with AIBTM
In MPI Foundation's continuing drive to provide innovative career-building thought leadership development, the MPI Foundation, along with a major investment from Reed Travel Exhibitions through AIBTM, is focused on studying and understanding the appreciable business value of meetings through key research findings. These will culminate at AIBTM 2011 in Baltimore, June 2011.
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This alliance will produce several deliverables over the upcoming three years. At MeetDifferent 2010, this alliance brings you the following session content:
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Advance Your Career Through Life-Long Learning with MPI Global Training
10:30-11:30 a.m./10.30-11.30
Presenters: Eli Gorin, president, gMeetings, Inc. | Train2Meet
How to Use Thought Leadership to Increase Event Success
10:30-11:30 a.m./10.30-11.30
Presenter: Rick Erling, Certified Executive Coach and Certified Management Consultant, president & CEO, The CxO Group
Maximize Your Personal and Business Potential in a Global, Multicultural Environment
10:30-11:30a.m./10.30-11.30
Presenter: Didier Scaillet, chief development officer, Meeting Professionals International
Getting Your Meetings to the C-levels: Part 1
1:30-2:30 p.m./13.30-14.30
Getting Your Meetings to the C-levels: Part 2
will be held on Sunday, February 21st, 3-4 p.m./15.00-16.00
Presenters: Mark Hubrich, co-founder, Sign Up4; Kate Lastinger, CMM, CMP, founding partner, Metaphrasis Group
ROI Success Stories
1:30-2:30 p.m./13.30-14.30
Presenter: Jack Phillips, chairman, ROI Institute
Getting Your Meetings to the C-levels: Part 2
3-4 p.m./15.00-16.00
Presenters: Kate Lastinger, CMM, CMP, founding partner, Metaphrasis Group; Mark Hubrich, co-founder, Sign Up4
Monday, February 22, 2010
CSR/Green Meeting Metrics: Accountability, Measurability and ROI 7:30-8:30 a.m./7.30-8.30
This session will be repeated on Monday, February 22nd, 10:30-12 p.m./10.30-12.00
Presenters:
Midori Connolly, CEO/owner, Pulse Staging; Amanda Gourgue, CMP, LEED AP, chief meeting revolutionist, Meeting Revolution ROI for People Who Hate ROI
10:30 a.m.-Noon/10.30-12.00
Presenter:
Dr. Patti Phillips, president/CEO, ROI Institute CSR and Strategic Meetings Management
1:30-3 p.m./13.30-15.00
Presenters:
Betsy Bondurant, president, Bondurant Consulting; Mariela McIlwraith, principal, McIlwraith Consulting
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Higher ROI Through Mixed Format Training
10:30 a.m.-Noon/10.30-12.00
Presenter:
Dr. Amy Vanderbilt, speaker-author-commentator, Vanderbilt Consulting
SMMP: Case Studies to Help You Succeed
1:30-3PM/13.30-15.00
Presenter:
Corbin Ball, CMP, president, Corbin Ball Associates Using Event Portfolio Scorecards to Increase Thought Leadership Success 1:30-3PM/13.30-15.00
Presenter:
Rick Erling, Certified Executive Coach and Certified Management Consultant, president & CEO, The CxO Group