CMP Fellows Retreat

10-11 October 2026 | Las Vegas

Retreat Facilitator

Terri Breining, CMP Fellow, CMM, CED

Theresa Breining, is the president of Breining Group, Inc., whose focus is facilitating, training and consulting in the meeting & hospitality industries. Terri has been a successful meeting planner, business manager, entrepreneur and trainer for more than three decades, and has been responsible for producing meetings and conducting training around the globe.

Join your CMP Fellow peers in Las Vegas before IMEX America for a day and a half of strategic thinking, connection and peer-to-peer learning.

The CMP Fellows Retreat is an opportunity for the industry’s distinguished professionals to come together, share insights, and drive meaningful progress for the future of the profession. Through engaging discussions, collaborative problem-solving, and peer networking, Fellows will help shape priorities and champion initiatives that strengthen the value of the CMP designation and the business events industry as a whole.

Elevate the influence and recognition of the CMP Fellow designation
Anticipate and define future professional standards and competencies
Innovate approaches to industry education and knowledge sharing
Strengthen advocacy for the CMP credential and its impact across the profession

Event Details

Registration Fee: $175 USD per person

Location: MGM Grand Las Vegas

Saturday, 10 October
Morning Arrivals
12:30 p.m. Retreat Registration
1-5 p.m. Foundational Working Session: CMP Standards and Competencies
5-6 p.m. Reception

Sunday, 11 October
7-8 a.m. Breakfast
8 a.m.–12 p.m. Strategic Working Sessions: Competency Evolution and Education
12–1 p.m. Lunch
1-5 p.m. Strategic Working Sessions and Wrap-Up

Agenda

Monday, 7 April

All Day Board Arrivals

6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
EIC Board Dinner

Supra Restaurant

Tuesday, 8 April

All Day Council Arrivals

8 – 9 a.m.
EIC Board Breakfast

Barnett-Aden, Eaton DC

9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
EIC Board Meeting

Sidney, Eaton DC

2:30 – 4 p.m.
EIC Foundation Board Meeting

Sidney, Eaton DC

5:30 – 7 p.m.
EIC Council Leadership
Opening Reception

Dinner on your own

Nina May Restaurant, 1337 11th Street NW

Destination DC Restaurant Recommendations

Centrolina • Zaytinya •Cranes • Lucha Rosa • Tiger Fork • dLena • Yardbird • Georgia Brown’s • Dauphine’s • Unconventional Diner

Wednesday, 9 April

All Day Council Arrivals

8 – 9 a.m.
Breakfast

Crystal Ballroom, Eaton DC

9 – 9:15 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions

Senthil Gopinath (CEO, ICCA and EIC Board Chair)

Crystal Ballroom, Eaton DC

9:15 – 11 a.m.
Interactive Futures Workshop

Kaihan Krippendorff (Outhinker Networks)
Jennifer Bender (Ipsos Global Research)

Crystal Ballroom, Eaton DC

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Oxford Economic Economic Outlook and Advocacy Panel

Adam Saks (President, Tourism Economics)
Tommy Goodwin (VP, Exhibitions and Conferences Alliance)
Kevin Hinton (Managing Director, Group Travel, U.S. Travel Association)
Senthil Gopinath (CEO, ICCA and EIC Board Chair)
Moderator: Stephanie Harris (President and CEO, IRF and EIC Board Chair-Elect)

Crystal Ballroom, Eaton DC

12 – 1 p.m.
Networking Lunch

Crystal Ballroom, Eaton DC

1 – 1:45 p.m.
Workforce Panel

Sophia Hyder Hock (Chief Inclusion Officer, Destinations International)
Ben Goedegebuure (Chief Global Strategy Officer, Maritz)
Paul VanDeventer (President and CEO, MPI)
Marsha Flanagan (President and CEO, IAEE)
Moderator: Jason Dunn, Sr. (CEO, National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals)

Crystal Ballroom, Eaton DC

1:45 – 2 p.m.
Closing Comments