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CEM Spotlight on Sandra Vitale, CEM
Sandra Vitale, CEM leverages her newly earned Certified in Exhibition Management (CEM) designation to elevate her strategic approach in the exhibitions and events industry. As Client Services Manager for GES Canada, she brings more than a decade of trade show...
Can Associations Lead on Innovation?
Recent reports find that under all that optimism, executives worry about their capacity to deliver new ideas. Associations have an opportunity to help. Leaders these days seem to have a split mindset. According to survey after survey, executives are feeling positive...
Hospitality Meets Diversity Through Queer Destinations Certification
Staff members from AluaSoul Costa Málaga of the Hyatt Inclusive Collection celebrated becoming Queer Destinations Committed partners. As an LGBTQ+ traveler, Spanish entrepreneur and LGBTQ+ activist Oriol Pàmies experienced many uncomfortable moments and othering...
Trump and Events: How the New Administration Will Impact Travel
Many of Donald Trump’s plans for his second term as president are still taking shape, but the business events industry can get a sense of what to expect from his first term and immediate executive orders, as well as promises made during his 2024 campaign. In December,...
Julia Catanese, CMP
PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties program honors exceptional young leaders in the business events industry. Class of 2025 member Julia Catanese, CMP, senior meetings, events, and trade shows planner at Cardinal Health, seemed destined for a career in the events industry,...
New Year, New Vision for a Bright Future
Editorial Note: Originally published in the January 2025 issue of Trade Show Executive magazine. I am honored to wish you a happy 2025 in my first Perspectives column as IAEE chairperson and to share my vision for exhibitions and events. Our industry is at a pivotal...
