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Editor
AMI (Northstar Meetings Group)
James Lancaster is the Editorial Director of Northstar Meetings Group – UK, and the editor of AMI Magazine, the leading publication for association executives and congress organizers. An ambassador for The Iceberg, a Joint Meetings Industry Council project to document and quantify the legacies of business and professional events, James is a seasoned moderator and panelist on issues relating to the meetings industry and the international association sector. He recently served on the communications committee of Net Zero Carbon Events, the event industry’s joint effort to eliminate its carbon emissions by 2050 in an accordance with the Paris Agreement. James lives in a rural corner of South West England and enjoys music, literature, history and walking his dog Betty.
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The event industry is reliant on global travel to deliver powerful face-to-face events. With new regulations coming into effect and aggressive net-zero targets looming, there are gaps we must close rapidly, and we need collective action toward this, urgently. Hear from those taking both small and large steps to achieve measurable sustainability targets. And discuss how we can all engage to close the net zero gap.
Learning outcomes:
Explore the gaps affecting all sectors of the event industry
Define measurable actions we can implement today across our events and businesses
Construct a plan to close the gap
This session is approved for the following certifications.
* ICCA Skills Domain CICS/CICE: Module 5: Business and Market Planning, 0.75 Credits
* CMP/CEU Approved: 0.75 CE hour
* CSEP Approved
What are the biggest challenges facing event planners today? Analyze the latest results from the Northstar/Cvent Pulse survey, which looks at everything from RFP response times to hotel service levels, booking trends to technology spend.
Learning outcomes:
Explore the very latest data insights from the event planner community
Identify the pinch points and future opportunities
Gain perspectives on how the European planner experience compares with North America and Asia
This session is approved for the following certifications.
* ICCA Skills Domain CICS/CICE: Module 4: Destination Readiness and Capacity, 0.75 Credits
* CMP/CEU Approved: 0.75 CE hour
* CSEP Approved