Skift Meetings Podcast

This episode features Josh Hotsenpiller, CEO of JUNO in conversation with EventMB editor-in-chief Miguel Neves. They cover a number of topics around community and technology including: How do you make technology a catalyst of community and not a deterrent to community The important difference between functional and utility-based software Why tracking what people do rather than what people declare...

In this episode EventMB's editor-in-chief, Miguel Neves, and guest Martin Sirk, Owner of Sirk Serendipity, discuss: The flight to quality across the event industry The real purpose of meetings Events are more about rituals than content because they give us a sense of shared purpose How remote workforces means more regional-wide meetings to build culture and promote understanding How smart destinat...

Ori Lahav, Vice President Client & Operations at Kenes Group and President of IAPCO   In this episode EventMB's editor-in-chief, Miguel Neves, and guest, Ori Lahav, discuss: Why conferences need to think and act as brands Explore the reasons behind developing your own virtual events solution Some of the surprising challenges of virtual events The advantages and disadvantages of different hybrid ev...

Ho Yin Cheung, Founder and CEO of Remo   In this episode EventMB's editor-in-chief, Miguel Neves, and guest Ho Yin Cheung discuss: Content is no longer king, interaction is king and content is now queen How events add purpose to human gatherings Ho Yin's mission to create meaningful connections The challenges of marketing a virtual office product Why Ho Yin sees the SaaS Model and partnering with...

Ade Allenby, Global Head of Digital and Data Innovation, Reed Exhibitions   In this episode EventMB's editor-in-chief, Miguel Neves, and guest, Ade Allenby, discuss: How there is a big people component to leveraging new technologies Why speed is crucial to innovation Why we need to understand attendee needs at different key points of the attendee journey Why only some events may be suitable to bec...

Entrepreneur and Investor Dan Berger   In this episode EventMB's editor-in-chief, Miguel Neves, and deputy editor, Dylan Monorchio discuss: Love for bringing people together and it brings him joy How the word community is thrown around a lot and the concept deserves to be better understood How Dan defines community as something that gives people a sense of belonging How communities needs more than...

Shawn Kanungo is a Disruptive Innovation Keynote Speaker with Speakers’ Spotlight and General Partner at Queen & Rook.   In this episode EventMB's editor-in-chief, Miguel Neves, and guest Shawn Kanungo discuss disruptive innovation, among other things including: Hybrid events and how they are still so new and how we are developing different ways of using them Shawn’s amazing studio production and...

Elliott Ferguson is the President & CEO of Destination DC   In this episode EventMB's editor-in-chief, Miguel Neves, and guest Elliot Ferguson discuss diversity in the event industry, among other things including:  The evolving role of Destination Marketing Organisations How planners are now assessing destinations in terms of sustainability as well as diversity and inclusion The state of DEI (Dive...

Brandt Krueger is the Technical Producer of Event Technology Consulting   In this episode EventMB's editor-in-chief, Miguel Neves, and guest Brandt Krueger discuss: How technology has made it easier to deliver hybrid events Is it ever a good idea to have onsite attendees network with the online attendees? The concept for equivalent value, where we look for ways to deliver value for online audience...

Will Curran is the Chief Event Einstein of Endless Events   In this episode, EventMB's editor-in-chief, Miguel Neves, and guest Will Curran discuss the ever-changing role of production in the event industry, among other things including: Redefining the role of a production company Will we ever be able to order events online? How content builds authority and relationships and is a core strategy for...

Kim Myhre is the Founder and Managing Partner of Experience Designed   In this episode EventMB's editor-in-chief, Miguel Neves, and guest Kim Myhre discuss: The need for redesigning experiences in a human-centered approach The challenges of changing an industry that aims to be “flawless” How a bad speaker experience makes it hard for speakers to deliver compelling sessions at virtual events How th...

Shawna McKinley is the principal consultant at Clear Current Consulting and an instructor at the British Columbia Institute of Technology.   In this episode, EventMB Deputy Editor Dylan Monorchio and guest Shawna McKinley set the groundwork for building sustainability into your post-pandemic event strategy. You’ll learn: Why sustainability matters now, even though the industry is still reeling fro...

Ruud Janssen is the Founder & Managing Partner of the Event Design Collective   In this episode EventMB's editor-in-chief, Miguel Neves, and deputy editor, Dylan Monorchio, discuss event design among other things including: Why designing time is essential to event design How music and business models inspired the Event Canvas Methodology How a common frustration led to a side project that led to a...

Greg Oates is SVP of Innovation at MMGY NextFactor, part of MMGY Global.   In this episode EventMB's editor-in-chief, Miguel Neves, and deputy editor, Dylan Monorchio, discuss: How events are a pipeline to support the priorities of the destination How the pandemic has increased the visibility of DMOs to different parts of the government The big shifts in intention coming out of Covid for event pla...

Matthias Schultze is the Managing Director of the German Convention Bureau   In this episode, he joins EventMB's editor-in-chief, Miguel Neves, and deputy editor, Dylan Monorchio, to discuss "Future Meeting Space", among other things including: How financial crisis and pandemics change the way we work and meet because changes in business events mirror changes in society How research allows us to a...

Oscar Cerezales is the Chief Strategy Officer of the MCI Group. In this episode, he joins EventMB's Miguel Neves and Dylan Monorchio to discuss among other things: Personal branding and sharing thought leadership content on social media Technology's changing role in the event industry and how MCI approach it Buzzwords - how and when to use them The future role of event industry associations What a...

Sina Bünte, CMP, DES, TMEP is the Founder of DigitalMind.events. In this episode of the Event Manager Podcast our guest joins EventMB's editor in chief Miguel Neves and deputy editor Dylan Monorchio in discussing various aspects of the ICCA Congress 2020 including: A deep dive into what a multi-hub hybrid meeting with 8 hubs all around the world looks like The unique strategic decision and quick t...

Maarten Vanneste, CMM is the President of the Meeting Design Institute, and Founder, President, and Director of Content of The FRESH conference In this episode EventMB's editor-in-chief, Miguel Neves, and deputy editor, Dylan Monorchio, discuss among other things: The Meeting Architecture concept and manifesto How focused small group conversations add the most value to meetings How interaction del...

Claus Raasted is the Director of The College of Extraordinary Experiences and Coach at McKinsey & Company In this episode EventMB's editor-in-chief, Miguel Neves, and deputy editor, Dylan Monorchio, discuss among other things: Curating attendees to create unique experiences Using in-person event experiences to generate auxiliary revenues How breaking social rules is the key to creating productive...

Juraj Holub is VP Brand & Comms and Chief Meeting Designer at Slido In this episode EventMB's editor-in-chief, Miguel Neves, and deputy editor, Dylan Monorchio, discuss Meeting Design and particular conversational meetings and conversation presenting Juraj Holub. Juraj shares his views and his experience in creating interactive meetings and including audiences in experiences. Juraj talks about the...

Tahira Endean, CITP, CMP, DES, CED, Head of Events at the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) is a passionate event designer and is the author of the 2017 book "Intentional Event Design, Our Professional Opportunity". In this episode EventMB's editor-in-chief, Miguel Neves, and deputy editor, Dylan Monorchio, talk with Tahira about taking on impossible-looking challenges (aka wrestling...

Welcome to the Event Manager Podcast.  Julius Solaris founded Event Manager Blog in 2007, as a result of his passion for events and, in the process, discovered a whole industry. Throughout his professional journey, he's become a master of how to build a brand on social media and is one of the industry's undisputed thought leaders. Editor-in-chief Miguel Neves and deputy editor Dylan Monorchio disc...