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Advancing Events Through the Environmental, Social and Governance Framework.

The ESG acronym has moved well beyond buzzword status in our industry. I believe it is important — as much as possible — to keep the words of environment, social […]

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January 20, 2026

By Gwendal Castellan

Destination Vancouver

Manager, Sustainable Destination Development

Gwendal Castellan
Gwendal Castellan

Destination Vancouver

Manager, Sustainable Destination Development

Gwendal Castellan manages Tourism Vancouver’s sustainable destination development program. At Destination Vancouver he uses the wholistic approach to building a tourism industry that is centred in the purpose of transforming communities and visitors through the power of travel. Gwendal is also the 2026 Chair of the EIC Sustainability and Social Impact Committee. 

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.

 

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