Event Design Collective PODcasts

Kafi London & Orlando Molina | Design to Change – Live at IMEX America 2026 Guests: Kafi London https://www.linkedin.com/in/kafilondon/ Orlando Molina https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhymosaurs/ Host: Ruud Janssen, Managing Director, Event Design Collective Episode Show Notes What does it take to design meaningful change? In episode 254 of the Design to Change podcast, recorded live at IMEX America 20...

Sharifa Wilkinson, Suzanne Bagnera & Fiona Quarschie | Design to Change – Live at IMEX America 2026 Guests: Sharifa Wilkinson Suzanne Bagnera Fiona Quarschie Host: Ruud Janssen, Managing Director, Event Design Collective Episode Show Notes What does it take to design meaningful change? In episode 253 of the Design to Change podcast, recorded live at IMEX America 2026 in Las Vegas, host Ruud Jansse...

Design to Change Podcast Episode 252 | Live from IMEX America 2026, Las Vegas Episode Title: Chris Wong Cho, Mercedes Guldris & Diego Foresi | Design to Change – Live at IMEX America 2026 Guests: Chris Wong Cho LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-wong-cho-45117585/ Mercedes Guldris LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mercedes-guldris/ Diego Foresi LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/di...

Episode Title: Breanna Thompson & Christine Cleaver | Design to Change – Live at IMEX America 2026 Guests: Breanna Thompson Organisation: New York University (NYU) Christine Cleaver Role: Clinical Assistant Professor of Events Management Organisation: Jonathan M. Tisch Center of Hospitality, New York University (NYU) LinkedIn: Christine Cleaver Host: Ruud Janssen, Managing Director, Event Design C...

Episode Title: Sandro Serio | Design to Change – Live at IMEX America 2026 Guest: Sandro Serio Role: Principal Consultant Organisation: Puncta LinkedIn: Sandro Serio Host: Ruud Janssen, Managing Director, Event Design Collective Episode Show Notes What does it take to design meaningful change? In episode 250 of the Design to Change podcast, recorded live at IMEX America 2026 in Las Vegas, host Ruu...

Episode Title: Kai Hattendorf | Design to Change – Live at IMEX America 2026 Guest: Kai Hattendorf Role: Partner Organisation: JWC LinkedIn: Kai Hattendorf Host: Ruud Janssen, Managing Director, Event Design Collective Episode Show Notes What does it take to design meaningful change? In episode 249 of the Design to Change podcast, recorded live at IMEX America 2026 in Las Vegas, host Ruud Janssen,...

Episode Title: Julie McMartin | Design to Change – Live at IMEX America 2026 Guest: Julie McMartin, CED Role: Business Events Specialist Organisation: Outaouais Tourism LinkedIn: Julie McMartin Host: Ruud Janssen, Managing Director, Event Design Collective Episode Show Notes What does it take to design meaningful change? In episode 248 of the Design to Change podcast, recorded live at IMEX America...

Episode Title: Steve Kinsley & Aditya Devas | Design to Change – Live at IMEX America 2026 Guests: Steve Kinsley Role: President Organisation: Kinsley Meetings LinkedIn: Steve Kinsley Aditya Devas Role: Data Science and Automation Organisation: Backdropsource LinkedIn: Aditya Devas Host: Ruud Janssen, Managing Director, Event Design Collective Episode Show Notes What does it take to design meaning...

Episode Title: Monique Rochard-Marine | Design to Change – Live at IMEX America 2026 Guest: Monique Rochard-Marine, CITP, CMM, CMP, CTSM, MBA Role: Head of Global Commercial Services & Operational Efficiency Organisation: Cordis LinkedIn: Monique Rochard-Marine Host: Ruud Janssen, Managing Director, Event Design Collective Episode Show Notes What does it take to design meaningful change? In episod...

Episode Title: Hannah Peper & Hailey Craig | Design to Change – Live at IMEX America 2026 Guests: Hanah Peper Role: Community and Events Manager Organisation: INFRA LinkedIn: Hanah Peper Hailey Craig Role: Events and Education Specialist Organisation: INFRA LinkedIn: Hailey Craig Host: Ruud Janssen, Managing Director, Event Design Collective Episode Show Notes What does it take to design meaningfu...

Episode Title: Johnny D. Martinez | Design to Change – Live at IMEX America 2026 Guest: Johnny D. Martinez Role: Head of Events and Partnerships Organisation: CrowdComms LinkedIn: Johnny D. Martinez Host: Ruud Janssen, Managing Director, Event Design Collective Episode Show Notes What does it take to design meaningful change? In episode 244 of the Design to Change podcast, recorded live at IMEX Am...

Special remark: in this episode we talk about Augmented Event Design --> more info: https://edco.global/AED/ Episode Title: Thierry Marlier | Design to Change – Live at IMEX America 2026
Guest: Thierry Marlier, CED
Role: Executive Vice President and Associate
Organisation: Atitude C
Host: Ruud Janssen, Managing Director, Event Design Collective
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thierry-marlier...

Special remark: in this episode we talk about Augmented Event Design --> more info: https://edco.global/AED/ Episode Title: Drew Holmgreen & Ara Taylor | Design to Change – Live at IMEX America 2026
Guests:
Drew Holmgreen, CAS - CEO, PPAI – Promotional Products Association International
Ara Taylor, CEM, CMP - Senior Director of Conference Operations, Viticus Group Host: Ruud Janssen, Managing Dire...

Special remark: in this episode we talk about Augmented Event Design --> more info: https://edco.global/AED/ Episode Title: Jessica Shivers | Design to Change – Live at IMEX America 2026
Guest: Jessica Shivers
Role: Director of Training – Enterprise
Organisation: Progressive Dental LLC
Host: Ruud Janssen, Managing Director, Event Design Collective
LinkedIn: Episode Show Notes What does it take to...

Special remark: in this episode we talk about Augmented Event Design --> more info: https://edco.global/AED/ Episode Title: Taylor Darquea | Design to Change – Live at IMEX America 2026
Guest: Taylor Darquea
Role: Event Project Manager
Organisation: Creative Group
Host: Ruud Janssen, Managing Director, Event Design Collective
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-darquea/ Episode Show Notes...

Episode Title: Sam Issa | Design to Change – Live at IMEX America 2026
Guest: Sam Issa, CED, CMP
Role: Director of Meetings & Events
Organisation: The Institutes
Host: Ruud Janssen, Managing Director, Event Design Collective
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samissa/ Episode Show Notes What does it take to design meaningful change? In episode 239 of the Design to Change podcast, recorded live...

Nicole Armstrong QED-C #DESIGNtoCHANGE PODcast Year+5 with Ruud Janssen recorded live in Washington DC Arlington 7 Oct 2026 by Event Design Collective

EventReview IBC Season 1 Episode 2 #DESIGNtoCHANGE PODcast by Event Design Collective

EventReview IMEX Season 1 Episode 1 #DESIGNtoCHANGE PODcast by Event Design Collective

Shaun Wee & Peter Williams #DESIGNtoCHANGE BACKstage PODcast recording with Ruud Janssen: Links to details mentioned in the podcast include: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaun-wee-035516a2/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-b-williams/ ONstage = https://vimeo.com/1225207436?fl=pl&fe=sh BACKstage = https://vimeo.com/1225207435?fl=pl&fe=sh https://creativemornings.com/talks/peter-williams-on-invest/1...

Shaun Wee & Peter Williams #DESIGNtoCHANGE BACKstage PODcast recording with Ruud Janssen: Links to details mentioned in the podcast include: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaun-wee-035516a2/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-b-williams/ ONstage = https://vimeo.com/1225207436?fl=pl&fe=sh BACKstage = https://vimeo.com/1225207435?fl=pl&fe=sh https://creativemornings.com/talks/peter-williams-on-invest/1...

Paul VanDeventer MPI #DESIGNtoCHANGE BACKstage #PODcast with Ruud Janssen- Paul VanDeventer MPI #DESIGNtoCHANGE ONstage #PODcast with Ruud Janssen - The President and CEO of MPI spent years commissioning events at American Express and Walgreens. By his own admission, he never once thought about the people designing them. That is not a confession. It is the norm. And it is the most expensive blind...

Paul VanDeventer MPI #DESIGNtoCHANGE ONstage #PODcast with Ruud Janssen - The President and CEO of MPI spent years commissioning events at American Express and Walgreens. By his own admission, he never once thought about the people designing them. That is not a confession. It is the norm. And it is the most expensive blind spot in business today. Ruud Janssen sat down with Paul VanDeventer to talk...

A conversation with Philippe Clarinval - Year +2 | #DESIGNtoCHANGE Episode 235 : Philippe Clarinval · Hosted by Ruud Janssen, DES, CMM

Michael Ackerbauer #DESIGNtoCHANGE PODcast year+4 with Ruud Janssen