Insights to help you craft and deliver safe and secure events in 2025.

Eric Rozenberg, host of The Business of Meetings podcast, and Mike Schugt, president of Teneo Hospitality, share insight on the state of business and economic issues impacting event professionals.

Comedians and speaker bureau pros share how humor can best be leveraged at events, what planners must do to make the inclusion successful and more.

Nicole Seely, director of convention and event operations for the GBTA, discusses travel challenges, cost-saving tips, words on wellness and more.

Tahira Endean and Rachel Bandarenko in conversation about crafting optimal learning experiences at meetings and events, inclusive of the needs of the growing neurodiverse population.

Leaders in event AI share top tips for how meeting pros can best learn how to leverage the new tech across their business. This episode sponsored by IMEX Group.

MPI's Tanya Philyaw and Renee Simpson (Levy) take you behind the scenes of WEC F&B planning and chat about associated trends.

A dive into sustainable event F&B with a pair of undisputed experts: WWF’s Pete Pearson and GreenBiz Group’s Morganne Sigismonti.

Openness is key to managing the current work landscape and setting up for a successful future.

Event design, the power of diversity, bringing your true self and more, embracing inclusivity goes beyond simply ensuring attendees feel welcome.

Two mindful meeting pros share wellness trends and discuss the topic’s relationship to inclusivity, CSR and more.

Closing out the year, MPI’s EVENTalks podcast is joined by two planners—Laura Kesselman and Molly Marsh—for an informed and fun conversation, looking back at the year that was and exploring expectations and hopes for 2024. 

Exploring the intersection of events and the paranormal through four interviews.

Tracy Stuckrath and Chef Murray Hall join EVENTalks in conversation about event food and beverage  trends with a keen eye on sustainability, inclusivity and flavorful mocktails.

In light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision (303 Creative v. Elenis), MPI members Janet Sperstad and John Ehlenfeldt discuss the immediate and growing threat posed by sanctioned discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community and what...

The importance of planners working with DMOs early in an RFP process and expansions and new concepts for meetings and events in Palm Springs, Calif., are discussed in the latest episode of the MPI EVENTalks podcast, sponsored by Visit Greater P...

The current landscape of events, what to focus on for the year ahead, how to drive engagement and different approaches to sponsorship are discussed in the latest episode of the MPI EVENTalks podcast. Join leaders of E-180 and Showcare for an en...

DMOs can help empower planners and support the purpose of organizations’ events, according to David Whitaker, president and CEO of the Greater Miami CVB, in this episode of MPI’s EVENTalks podcast, sponsored by the Greater Miami CVB. Whitaker a...

Women make up half the travel and tourism workforce, but less than 20 percent of C-suite positions. In this episode of the MPI EVENTalks podcast, sponsored by the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, we discuss unconscious bias, why the same old thi...

From its status as a tech hub leading in digital currency to its international business community with particularly strong ties to Latin America, Miami is having a moment. In this episode of the MPI EVENTalks podcast, sponsored by the Greater M...

In the latest episode of the MPI EVENTalks podcast, sponsored by Hilton, we discuss the recovery of business and group travel, the importance of managing expectations with meeting planners and the outlook for 2022 and beyond. We’re joined by Hi...

The recovery of the meeting industry is dependent upon communicating the message that in-person events are safe. Hear Ben Erwin, president and CEO of Encore, and Paul Van Deventer, president and CEO of MPI, discuss Encore’s “We Met There” campa...

In this episode of the MPI EVENTalks podcast, sponsored by Huntington Beach, we celebrate Global Diversity Awareness Month and discuss the state of diversity, equity and inclusion in the meeting industry with John Ehlenfeldt and Omark Holmes fr...