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Take a deep dive into the trends, insights, data, challenges, and opportunities facing typically the largest event budget item

Online | Thursday, December 7, 2023

11 AM - 2 PM EST | 8 - 11 AM PST | 3 - 6 PM GMT

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What to Expect

Venue sourcing represents the economic lifeblood of our industry, as hotels and other venues are typically the largest budget item for most events.

Further, the lion's share of sponsors, advertisers, and exhibitors that fund so many industry events, publications, and other media are doing so to raise their profile in the hopes of luring meeting and event business to their hotels, destinations, and venues. Yet there's a surprisingly paltry amount of content on this topic of such importance.

Our inaugural Venue Sourcing Forum will provide a deep dive into the trends, insights, data, analysis, challenges, and opportunities facing this critical area.

Who Should Attend?

Corporate, association, and independent planners, and agencies/3rd parties involved in sourcing venues for their meetings & events

Hotels, venues, and DMOs seeking to better understand planner sourcing needs

Speakers

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Jason Cohen

Executive Director, Global Corporate M&E Sales | Accor

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Victoria DeLuise

Director, Venue Sourcing | FIRST Agency

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Chuck Ghoorah

Co-Founder & President of Sales & Marketing | Cvent

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Howard Givner

SVP, Knowledge & Innovation | PCMA and Founder | Event Leadership Institute

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Heidi Henning

Vice President, Meetings & Events |National Association of Realtors

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Daphne Hoppenot

Founder & CEO | The Vendry

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Tavar James

Senior Director, Global Head of Field Marketing & Events | Riskified

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Brian Landers, CDS

Senior Vice President & Team Director | Conference Direct

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Jeff Patton

Vice President of Sales, Americas | Hilton

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Vicki Walsh, HMCC

Senior Director of Event Sourcing | Meetings & Incentives Worldwide

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Key Topics

The State of Sourcing: Data, Trends & Insights on Lead Times, Booking Patterns, Response Times, Rates & Fees, etc.

How Sustainbility Requirements Are Impacting RFPs and Venue Selection

Planner Panel: Dealing with Compression, Slower Response Times, Staffing Levels & Quality, Hidden Fees, Higher Deposits, Politics & Social Issues, Cancellation Sticking Points, and others.

Has Direct Booking Finally Come of Age?

The Commission Ecosystem: Where Are Rates Headed, and How Much Do Venues Rely on Commissionable Bookings?

The Impact of AI