The Smart Meetings webinar series enables our team to have in-depth and engaging conversations with experts across various fields, while also allowing attending meeting professionals to earn continuing education units (CEUs). These were the five most popular sessions of the year.
Contract Negotiation Strategies for 2025
Tyra Warner, associate professor and chair of the Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts at College of Coastal Georgia, offered a clause-by-clause presentation on how to successfully negotiate contracts to get what you want at a price you can afford.
2025 Hospitality Predictions from Michael Dominguez
Dominguez, president and CEO of Associated Luxury Hotels International, made his annual January appearance to explore evolving trends, shifts in consumer behavior and innovative strategies that could reshape the way we think about meetings and events.
AI-Powered Career Success
This popular webinar lifted the curtain on how AI is transforming the future of work for event professionals and what this means for your career path. The session included reviews of practical AI tools to improve efficiencies, as well as access to a free, custom tool specifically designed for event professionals.
Expert Tricks for Meaning-Rich Events on Any Budget
Smart Meetings invited three industry leaders to provide real-world examples, teaching about what can be negotiated, how to explain budget realities to decision-makers and what minor adjustments can make a big difference in the contract and attendee impressions.
Demystifying AV Contracts
Audiovisual can be one of the highest costs for your event. Scott Frankel, president of Animatic Media, brought his decades of experience to explain how to negotiate a package that includes all the things you need and none of the things you don’t, even if you don’t speak tech.
