Skift Meetings Podcast

By Skift Meetings

The podcast for event professionals featuring the leading innovators in the industry. We cover the latest innovations in event technology, case studies of successful events, new thinking in event desi... more

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The podcast currently has 174 episodes available.

Skift Meetings Podcast episodes:

June 02, 2023#102 Matt Kleinrock: Brand Building
This episode features Matt Kleinrock, CEO of Rockway Exhibits + Events
The conversation focuses on brand building through events and exhibitions. Here are a few of the topics we cover:
Evolving from an exhibit house to strategic partner
The right way of doing face-to-face activations
Why you need to think like a marketer, tying exhibition successes to business goals
What constitutes a great mix at an event or exhibition
Why showing how you are different beats claiming your are better and the challenges of branding

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52min
May 26, 2023#101 Stan Smith: Celebrating Motor City's Resurgence
This episode features Stan Smith, senior director of marketing at Visit Detroit.
The conversation focuses on the resurgence of Detroit and what these developments can offer meeting and event planners. Here are a few of the topics we cover:
What is involved in renovating the Huntington Place convention center
How their thriving music scene attracts groups
Detroit's urban renewal story
Capitalizing on Being the US's Only UNESCO City of Design
How Detroit offers groups a creative spark

This episode is sponsored by Visit Detroit.
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32min
May 19, 2023#100 Cleo Battle: Going to Bat for Louisville
This episode features Cleo Battle, president and CEO of Louisville Tourism.
The conversation focuses on DMOs and CVBs' roles within the wider community. Here are a few of the topics we cover:
How tourism can help improve communities
The ways in which events can leave a legacy on a destination
The importance of diversity
How a destination manages the political decisions of its city or state
Why a destination needs to tell its story authentically

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41min
May 12, 2023#99 David Jefferys: Giving a Voice to the Meeting Industry's LGBT Community
This episode features David Jefferys, founder and executive director of the LGBT Meeting Professionals Association.
The conversation focuses on the meeting industry's LGBT community. Here are a few of the topics we cover:
Why an organization such as LGBT Meeting Professionals Association was needed
How LGBT and DEI discussions have changed within the meetings industry
Some of the challenges faced by the LGBT community and DEI as a whole
Ways the meetings industry gets DEI right

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51min
May 05, 2023#98 Luke Bilton: Community Before Events
This episode features Luke Bilton, co-founder of Life Science Networks.
The conversation focuses on the power of community building. Here are a few of the topics we cover:
How different event technology companies fared coming out of the Covid pandemic
Why matchmaking and a well-structured meeting program is the secret sauce for events
The gap in the market for engaging online communities in specific sectors with pharma and life sciences
Why there has never been a better time to launch a company or community
The role of content in community building

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50min
April 28, 2023#97 Brecht Putman and Karl Vrancken: The Circular Economy
This episode features Brecht Putman, Senior Association Manager North America at VISITFLANDERS & Karl Vrancken, Research Manager Circular Economy at VITO
The conversation focuses on the Circular Economy. Here are a few of the topics we cover:
What is the circular economy?
Why Flanders, as a destination looking to attract business events, is focused on the circular economy
Some of the key events taking place in Flanders on the circular economy that also set great examples for other events
How these kinds of events create a valuable legacy at a destination
Where you start learning about circularity and circular economy processes

The ebook on Circular Economy can be found at https://www.meetinflanders.com/key-industries/circular-economy
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39min
April 21, 2023#96 Ren Akinci: Advocating for Change
This episode features Ren Akinci, executive vice president, people and culture officer at Emerald, in a conversation around diversity, equity and inclusion.
Here are a few of the topics we cover:
Pay transparency creates equity in a company
College degrees are no longer a requirement
Steps to take to ensure everyone feels included
How to make DE&I a focus

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35min
April 14, 2023#95 Lisa Messina: Leading Vegas Style
This episode features Lisa Messina, chief sales officer at the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), in a conversation around challenges and growth.
Here are a few of the topics we cover:
How Covid Delayed the Opening of Caesars Forum
Trifecta That Will Help Attract Even More Business Events
Record Breaking 2023
Breaking the Glass Ceiling as a Woman
Developing Talent

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38min
April 06, 2023#94 Event Technology Made Simple
Our latest report, Event Technology Made Simple, is designed to provide business event professionals with a clear and concise summary of what event technology platforms have to offer today. In this episode take a closer look at:
Why we created this report
The current landscape of event technology
The changes to features and functionalities
The deal-breaker features we identified

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29min
March 31, 2023#93 Geneviève Leclerc: The Societal Impact of Business Events
This episode features Geneviève Leclerc, Co-Founder & CEO of #Meet4Impact, in a conversation about measuring the impact of business events.
Here are a few of the topics we cover:
Working with impact starts with questioning the destination selection process
Why societal impact includes everything (sustainability, DEI, legacy, etc.)
The link between social innovation and the impact of business events
How impact is what links short-term KPIs and outcomes to long-term change
Why stories are so important to deliver qualitative impact

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50min

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