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ESG: The Next Chapter in Event Design

If there’s one acronym dominating conversations in our industry right now, it’s ESG—Environmental, Social, and Governance. What started as a sustainability conversation has evolved into a holistic framework that touches every aspect of event planning. It’s no longer about checking a box; it’s about creating experiences that reflect values, deliver measurable impact, and foster lasting change.

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January 13, 2026

By Meredith Flanagan, CMP Fellow, CMM

Gensler

Director, Meetings and Events

Meredith Flanagan, CMP Fellow, CMM
Meredith Flanagan, CMP Fellow, CMM

Gensler

Director, Meetings and Events

Meredith Flannagan, CMP Fellow, CMM, is an accomplished meetings and events leader with more than 20 years of experience delivering high-impact corporate and experiential events across global organisations. She currently serves as Director of Meetings & Events at Gensler and is an active member of EIC’s Sustainability and Social Impact Committee, where she helps advance inclusive and sustainable event practices worldwide.

CMPs, Futures Landscape, Research, Sustainable Events

From Access to Capacity: Why Neuroinclusion Is the Next Frontier in Event Design

Accessibility has always been central to our industry’s purpose: bringing people together across physical, digital, and cultural barriers. But the next frontier asks us to go deeper. As our world

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November 14, 2025

By Yush Sztalkoper, CMP

NeuroSpark+ | Neuroinclusion & Human Capacity

Founder

Yush Sztalkoper, CMP
Yush Sztalkoper, CMP

NeuroSpark+ | Neuroinclusion & Human Capacity

Founder

Yush Sztalkoper, CMP, is the founder of NeuroSpark+, helping the events industry design for human sustainability through neuroinclusion and systems transformation. With almost two decades designing global corporate events at UBS, JPMorgan, and Gartner, she now pioneers neuroinclusion frameworks for the AI era—using the events industry as a laboratory for capacity-first approaches that reshape how we create human connection at scale.

Yush created The Human OS™, Root Reflection™ diagnostic, SHIFT Pathway™, and NeuroDesign™ methodology—a complete system that scales from individuals to entire industries, moving all from surviving to thriving.

CMP Fellows, CMPs, Futures Landscape, Research, Sustainable Events

Accessibility Starts with the Design, Not the Request

As part of our Futures Landscape Series focus on Accessibility and Inclusion, Beth Surmont, CMP Fellow sat down with  Samantha “Sam” Evans, ICE-CCP, CAE, MBA, Certification Director at IAAP (International

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November 12, 2025

By Beth Surmont, CMP Fellow, CAE, FASAE

Event Strategy and Design

Head of Strategy and Design

Beth Surmont, CMP Fellow, CAE, FASAE
Beth Surmont, CMP Fellow, CAE, FASAE

Event Strategy and Design

Head of Strategy and Design

Beth Surmont is an event strategist who works with associations to reimagine their events.  With experience in both corporate and non-profit events, and as the Head of Strategy & Design for 360 Live Media, Beth is a leading designer of the next era of events.

 

Generational diversity at business event
CMP Fellows, CMPs, Workforce

Generational Intelligence: The New Currency of Event Design

In today’s business-events landscape, four generations share the same spaces — as attendees, clients, suppliers, and colleagues. Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z now influence design, and experience

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October 23, 2025

By Eduardo Chaillo, CMP Fellow, CMM, CITP, CASE

Eduardo Chaillo, CMP Fellow, CMM, CITP, CASE
Eduardo Chaillo, CMP Fellow, CMM, CITP, CASE

Eduardo Chaillo is a natural connector of meeting and tourism professionals globally. Currently President of his own consultancy company: Global Meetings & Tourism Specialists, he is now also Global General Manager for Maritz Latin America.

Blog, CMP Fellows, CMPs, Futures Landscape, Workforce

The Human Agenda: Reclaiming Wellbeing in Business Events

Our industry is one of precision, performance, and passion. We orchestrate meaningful encountersand bring people together across borders, sectors, and ideologies. Yet too often, in the pursuit of excellence, we

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July 27, 2025

By Eduardo Chaillo, CMP Fellow, CMM, CITP, CASE

Eduardo Chaillo, CMP Fellow, CMM, CITP, CASE
Eduardo Chaillo, CMP Fellow, CMM, CITP, CASE

Eduardo Chaillo is a natural connector of meeting and tourism professionals globally. Currently President of his own consultancy company: Global Meetings & Tourism Specialists, he is now also Global General Manager for Maritz Latin America.

CMPs, Industry News, Workforce

CMP Certification Evolves to Reflect the Skills Needed to Be a Successful Event Professional in Our Fast-Changing World

In an ever-evolving events industry, adapting, innovating and creating relevant and engaging experiences is essential for success. EIC’s Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) certification, long considered the gold standard for event

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October 15, 2024
Sustainable Event
CMPs, Sustainable Events

Five Ways to Make Your Events More Sustainable

Sustainable events are moving from a topic of conversation to becoming a priority for event organisers as part of sound business practices. In addition to creating a more sustainable and equitable future, sustainable events enhance brand reputation, generate cost savings, ensure regulatory compliance, mitigate risks, attract talent, create value, and drive innovation.

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May 27, 2024
Stephanie Jones, CAE, CMP-Fellow, DES
Stephanie Jones, CAE, CMP-Fellow, DES

Stephanie Jones is the Managing Director, Professional Development and Event Strategy with the Water Environment Federation and a member of EIC’s Sustainability and Social Impact Committee. Stephanie led the sustainability and social impact efforts for WEFTEC 2023, which received a Gold Level certification to the EIC Sustainable Event Standards and was a finalist for the 2023 IMEX-EIC Innovation in Sustainability Award.

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