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Collaborate Marketplace is filled with new tools, ideas and resources. We’ve selected qualified speakers and topics that will equip you to plan better meetings. The 2012 schedule below is subject to change. All events will take place at the Red Rock Resort Casino and Spa unless otherwise noted.
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
| 9:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m. | Registration Open Planner Photo Booth Sponsored by Team Texas |
5th Floor Registration Area |
| Noon-12:45 p.m. | Planner Boot Camp Lunch Sponsored by Hyatt Hotels & Resorts and Greater Birmingham CVB |
Pavilion Ballroom |
| 12:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m. | Conference Innovator’s DNA Boot Camp presented by Jeff Hurt Prove Your ROI: Creating a Post-Con Report Boot Camp presented by Michele Wierzgac, CMM, MSEd Sponsored by Hyatt Hotels & Resorts and Greater Birmingham CVB |
Veranda A/B Veranda D/E |
| 3:00 p.m.–3:45 p.m. | Supplier Orientation–Red group | Pavilion Ballroom |
| 4:00 p.m.–4:45 p.m. | Supplier Orientation–Blue group | Pavilion Ballroom |
| 5:00 p.m.-5:45 p.m. | Planner Orientation Sponsored by PCH Hotels and Resorts |
Pavilion Ballroom |
| 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. | Opening Reception | South Beach Pool Backyard |
Thursday, April 26, 2012
| 7:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. | Registration Open | 5th Floor Registration Area |
| 7:00 a.m.-9:15 a.m. | Breakfast/General Session Featuring Lisa Ling Sponsored by Chattanooga CVB |
Red Rock Ballroom |
Lisa Ling
“Open Heart, Open Mind”
Journalist and author Lisa Ling’s career has taken her to China, Afghanistan, across America and around the world. Through it all, she’s learned a powerful message about the importance of travel and understanding the world around us.
| 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Marketplace Appointments | Summerlin and Charleston Ballrooms |
| 12:40 p.m.-2:00 p.m. | Lunch/General SessionFeaturing Steve Forbes Sponsored by Sweet Tea Partnership and Emerald Coast Convention Center | Red Rock Ballroom |
Steve Forbes
“Navigating the Current Economy for Business Growth and Success”
Steve Forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media, is an expert on the economic issues being talked about today. His insight and strategic advice for business growth and success is helpful to planners who answer to the C-suite.
| 2:00 p.m.-2:45 p.m. | Connecting Point Networking Session | Red Rock Ballroom Prefunction Area |
| 3:00 p.m.-4:10 p.m. | Educational Sessions | Breakout Rooms |
| 4:10 p.m.-4:30 p.m. | Refreshment Break Sponsored by Cvent |
Education Hallway |
| 4:30 p.m.-5:40 p.m. | Educational Sessions | Breakout Rooms |
| 6:00 p.m.-6:45 p.m. | Publisher's Reception Open to meeting planners, Collaborate magazine advertisers and 40 Under 40 honorees |
Cherry Night Club |
| 6:45 p.m. | Open Night | Las Vegas |
Open Night
This is your opportunity to explore the sights, sounds and tastes of Las Vegas. Las Vegas CVA representatives at the conference can suggest great ideas for fun things to do, and check out the special spotlight on the city in your Marketplace issue of Collaborate magazine.
Friday, April 27, 2012
| 7:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m. | Breakfast/General Session Featuring Jane Gentry Sponsored by PGA National and PCH Resorts and Hotels and Marriott International |
Red Rock Ballroom |
Jane Gentry
“Are Your Ready to Be a Game Changer?”
Past experience as an actor, teacher, salesperson, manager and entrepreneur helps Jane Gentry teach companies to sell the way customers buy. Her game-changing keynote helps planners transform events from a budget line item to a strategic asset that helps them sell their ideas to the C-suite.
| 9:45 a.m.–10:55 a.m. | Educational Sessions | Breakout Rooms |
| 11:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m. | Connecting Point Networking Session | Red Rock Ballroom Prefunction Area |
| 11:45 a.m.–1:00 p.m. | Lunch/General SessionFeaturing Biz Stone Sponsored by Detroit Metro CVB |
Red Rock Ballroom |
Biz Stone
“Open, Informed & Engaged: A Changing Communication Landscape”
Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter, changed the way we communicate digitally by limiting us to 140 characters. Now Chief Creative Officer of The Obvious Corporation, he uses technology to make a difference in the world. With experience evolving and adapting in business, he explains how to harness the changing landscape of marketing.
| 1:15 p.m.–4:15 p.m. | Marketplace Appointments Build-A-Buddy Workshop, Sponsored by Visit Florida Relaxation Station, Sponsored by Sweet Tea Partnership |
Summerlin and Charleston Ballrooms |
| 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | Refreshment Break Sponsored by Caesars Entertainment |
Appointments Hallway |
| 4:30 p.m.-5:40 p.m. | Rethinking Meetings Industry Panel | Pavilion Ballroom |
| 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. | Closing Reception Buses leave Red Rock between 6:30-7 p.m.; return between 9:30-10 p.m. |
Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel |
Closing Reception
The Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel is hosting this final opportunity for networking. Marketplace’s closing reception promises great fun, food and music to close out a successful three days. All attendees will be shuttled to the Renaissance after the final session on Friday.
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