DAY 1 ✦ Tue, Sep 21 ✦ IN‑PERSONTuesday, 21 September 2021 - EST

7:30am - 8:30am60 mins

Networking Breakfast and Appointment Time in the Exhibit Hall

8:30am - 8:35am5 mins

Informa Connect and MeetingsNet, Opening Remarks

Tracey Kimball - Senior Conference Producer, Informa Connect
Melissa Fromento - Managing Director, MeetingsNet

8:35am - 8:40am5 mins

Titanium Sponsor’s Welcome

Tim Oldfield - Vice President Corporate Accounts – US & Canada, Marriott International

8:40am - 8:45am5 mins

Chairperson’s Opening Remarks

Michael Mahoney - Senior Director, Strategic Event Services, Genentech

8:45am - 9:15am30 mins

Reignite Your Passion for Work — Mapping the Path to Work/Life Balance

Steve McClatchy - President, Alleer Training & Consulting

9:15am - 9:45am30 mins

Mastering the Engagement Conundrum

Michael Clarke - Director, B2B Marketing & Events – U.S. & Canada, Global Sales Organization, Marriott International
Brian Sturtevant - Director, Global Accounts, Encore
Kim Condon - Director, Experience and Design Thinking, Principal, CenterCircle Creative

9:45am - 10:30am45 mins

Assessing the Value and Future of Virtual and Hybrid Meetings

James Vachon, CMM - Principal/Managing Partner, Michael Gerard and Associates
Meredith Shottes - Chief Experience Officer, Miller Tanner Associates
Wendy Ashmen, HMCC - Executive Director, MJH Events, MJH Life Sciences
Jennifer Langowski - Senior Meeting Planner, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.

10:30am - 11:15am45 mins

Networking Appointments

11:15am - 12:00pm45 mins

Hotelier Insights on Planning and Executing Live/Hybrid Events

Michael Mahoney - Senior Director, Strategic Event Services, Genentech
Stephanie Russo, HMCC - Global Account Executive, Marriott International
Eric Kreins, HMCC - Asst. Managing Director of Sales, Hilton Worldwide Sales, Hilton Worldwide Sales
Bonnie Weiss, HMCC - Global Pharmaceutical Sales Director, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Danielle Baruch - Key Account Director, IHG ® Hotels & Resorts

12:00pm - 1:00pm60 mins

Networking Luncheon

CUSTOMIZE YOUR LEARNING EXPERIENCE ★ CHOOSE BETWEEN 2 INTERACTIVE BREAKOUTS

1:00pm - 1:45pm45 mins

Breakout A.

Understand the Meeting Planner and Sourcing Roles in Bridging the Gap in Contract Negotiations

Jennifer Capurso - Director, Marketing Events and Medical Education, Conformis
Jill Rankin, CPM - Senior Sourcing Manager, Meetings, Events and Travel, Boehringer Ingelheim

1:00pm - 1:45pm45 mins

Breakout B.

Creating Value from Virtual

Wendy Ashmen, HMCC - Executive Director, MJH Events, MJH Life Sciences
Lisa M. Pagano - Global Event Lead – Talent Acquisition, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Joe Lamendola - Group Director, Global Sales, Encore

CUSTOMIZE YOUR LEARNING EXPERIENCE ★ CHOOSE BETWEEN 2 INTERACTIVE BREAKOUTS

1:50pm - 2:45pm55 mins

Breakout C.

Don’t Believe the Hype – Virtual Events May Not Have Staying Power

1:50pm - 2:45pm55 mins

Breakout D.

Examine the Potential Impact of Sustainability Targets on Meeting Planners

Jody Brandes, HMCC, CMP, CMM - Group Manager, Meetings & Conventions, Strategic Event Services, Genentech

2:45pm - 3:30pm45 mins

Networking Appointments

3:30pm - 4:15pm45 mins

Re-Engineering Your Supplier Partnerships

Kathy Grau - Vice President, Program Operations, The CM Group
Lillian Schaff, HMCC, PCA, DES - Associate Director, Global Congress Lead, EMD Serono
Jill Rankin, CPM - Senior Sourcing Manager, Meetings, Events and Travel, Boehringer Ingelheim
Tori Mercun - Associate Director, Infinix Global Meetings and Events

CUSTOMIZE YOUR LEARNING EXPERIENCE ★ CHOOSE BETWEEN 2 INVITE-ONLY SESSIONS

4:20pm - 5:30pm70 mins

Session A.

Senior Corporate Planner VIP Summit — Content-Intensive Benchmarking

Amy Quigley - Senior Director, Strategic Meeting Planning, Sodexo

4:20pm - 5:30pm70 mins

Session B.

Senior Third-Party Planner — Collaborative Strategy Session

Kathy Grau - Vice President, Program Operations, The CM Group

5:30pm - 6:30pm60 mins

Networking Reception