Navigating Politics While Addressing Safety & Security Issues
Join the PCMA Capital Chapter on Tuesday, May 5th for Global Meetings Industry Day: Navigating Politics While Addressing Safety & Security Issues. This program will examine how major policy shifts from the Federal Government are having significant impacts on the events industry.
We will start the day by addressing the current climate in associations, business events and global travel, and conclude our educational program with a panel examining safety and security concerns around business events amidst rising large-scale protests, including the experience in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge. In between, we are excited to offer a new dynamic experience that combines live panel conversation, destination storytelling and interactive hot sauce tastings in a format inspired by the YouTube sensation, Hot Ones.
Agenda
- 1:30 PM: Registration Desk Open / Check – In
- 2:00 – 3:00 PM: The Current Climate: How U.S. Policies Affect Associations, Meetings and Global Travel
- Mary Kate Cunningham, CAE – Chief Public Policy and Governance Officer. American Society of Association Executives
- Tommy Goodwin – President & CEO, Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance
- Additional Panelist TBA
- 3:00 – 3:30 PM: Break
- 3:30 – 4:15 PM: Hot Spots
- 4:15 – 4:30 PM: Break
- 4:30 – 5:30 PM: Politics, Protests and Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis – Their Impact on Safety Precautions and Your Meetings
- Moderator: Marcus Eng, CMP Fellow, DES – Senior Director, Meeting Operations, American Public Transportation Association (moderator)
- Hootan Kaboli – Senior Vice President, Office of Executive VP & COO, Events DC
- Christy Loy – Senior Vice President, Destination Sales, Meet Minneapolis
- Additional panelist TBA
- 5:30 – 7:00 PM: Networking Reception with CEMA