Lee Zeidman, President of the Staples Center discusses how  this venue navigated the changing pandemic landscape, introduced a touchless environment that's here to stay, and the critical importance of education and communication. 

The next instalment of In Case Of An Event is hitting the airwaves Tuesday May 25th.
Season 2 is jam packed with need to know insight from event leaders and experts on how to overcome the challenges facing the large scale event industry NOW. The event industry is not what it once was. ARE YOU READY FOR RE-EVENT-ION?

The class of season 1 speakers from Jack Nadel, SISO, CEIR, Microsoft, CNTV, HP, Speednetworking.com, Buzzfeed, Clarion Events, Vfairs, FT Live, and Swapcard combine their event superpowers into a re-cap of the best bits of season 1. 

Julius Solaris, Head of Engagement at Swapcard, further explores the concept of community, the importance of smart matchmaking to create meaningful connections, and uncovers interesting virtual engagement data findings that will both surprise and terrify you. 

Jeff Wagner, Global Head of Content for FT Live, gives ICOAE listeners an insight into content best practices from his experience managing over 200 content driven events a year.  What goes into a successful conference program virtual or otherwise, getting the balance right between commercial and curated content, and how great content is worth its weight in event gold. 

Muhammad Younas, CEO of vFairs, discusses the benefits of a 3D interactive event platform, how to prepare and transition to hybrid, the importance of AI driven matchmaking, and why avatars aren’t going anywhere.   

Dionna Scales from Buzzfeed and Michael Adeniya from Clarion Events, discuss diversity, inclusion, & belonging in the event and media industries. They talk about their experience on opening up the conversation, how to ingrain D&I into your events and business, and the best tactics to fully commit to making change. 

Speednetworking.com’s Mike Slater and Sean Gallas, chat about their extensive experience in the speed networking world. They discuss the the real value and benefits to participants, sponsors, and show organizers, expand on how to monetize the platform, and what the future of speed networking looks like – a match made in virtual, in-person, or hybrid event heaven. 

Joanna Popper, Head of Global VR for HP, discusses the creative ways VR is used in different event types, which industries are seeing exponential growth, how to create engaging environments for clients, and the real reality of what the future of computing will look like. 

Carrie Ferenac, Co-Founder & President of CNTV, shares the do's and don'ts of virtual event and video production, new ways production elements are bringing to life 2D events, and the best approach to producing content within hybrid events.