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This extensive summit provides attendees with a comprehensive toolkit encompassing knowledge, skills, and strategic approaches essential for achieving excellence in event management. In this summit you will develop clear, measurable goals and objectives aligned with organizational strategy, create a timeline to ensure a structured event planning strategy, and define criteria to assess event success that incorporates ROIs and feedback metrics.
Registrants who complete this summit will receive a Certificate in Event Management from The American Society of Administrative Professionals (ASAP).
Administrative Professionals who are ready to plan or have planned events of 200+ people.
Tareka Wheeler, PMP and Julius Solaris
7:00 AM-8:00 AM – Breakfast
8:00 AM-9:00 AM – Summit Keynote
“Lessons in Leadership from Silicon Valley Elite” – Ann Hiatt
9:00 AM-9:30 AM – Break
Part 1: Event Vision & Strategy – Setting the Stage for Success (Initiation) – Tareka Wheeler, PMP
9:30 AM-10:45 AM
Learning Objectives:
Interactive Activity:
Collaborative vision boarding exercise to visualize event objectives and goals, fostering creativity and alignment among participants.
10:45 AM-11:00 AM – Break
Part 2: Strategic Planning & Implementation – Turning Vision into Action (Planning) – Tareka Wheeler, PMP
11:00 AM-12:15 PM
Learning Objectives:
Interactive Activity:
Scenario-based role-playing exercises to simulate budgeting, marketing strategy development, and logistics planning, enhancing practical skills and problem-solving abilities.
12:15 PM-1:15 PM: Lunch
Part 3: Execution Excellence & Post-Event Analysis – Ensuring Success Every Step of the Way (Executing, Monitoring, and Closing) – Tareka Wheeler, PMP
1:15 PM-2:45 PM
Learning Objectives:
Interactive Activity:
Group discussion and case study analysis to explore real-world vendor management scenarios and post-event feedback analysis, fostering critical thinking and knowledge sharing.
2:45 PM-3:00 PM: Break
The Trends Defining Events in 2025 – Julius Solaris
2:45 PM-3:45 PM
Gain key insights, examples, and actionable ways to plan better events in 2025.
This session will provide you with the tools to be in tune with what attendees want from events today: technology, AI, activations, engagement. Learn from the best case studies from the top events in the industry.
Interactive activity:
Small group discussion and Q&A.
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October 27-30, 2024
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