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Luxury Experience

  • Coral Gables, Florida

  • August 30 - Sept 1, 2026.

  • Loews Coral Gables

Smart Meetings Hosted Buyer Experiences are 100% complimentary for qualified meeting planners.

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From August 30- September 1, 2026, experience an exceptional event at Loews Coral Gables Hotel, located in the heart of one of South Florida’s most elegant and walkable neighborhoods. This luxury hotel offers a refined urban setting just steps from Miracle Mile, upscale dining, cultural attractions, and lush Mediterranean-style streets, making it ideal for planners and attendees alike.

The property features 30,000+ square feet of flexible indoor and outdoor meeting and event space, including a grand ballroom, a second ballroom, multiple breakout rooms, and expansive outdoor venues such as the event lawn and rooftop event deck with sweeping city views. These versatile spaces are well suited for conferences, corporate meetings, and receptions.

Whether you’re hosting intimate workshops or large-scale sessions, the hotel’s modern facilities and dedicated events team ensure flawless execution. Join us for an inspiring event experience where sophistication, convenience, and productivity come together in Coral Gables, Florida.

INNOVATIVE IDEAS

Neen James

Neen James is a leadership strategist, dynamic keynote speaker and bestselling author of Folding Time, Attention Pays and Exceptional Experiences. Known for her energy, wit and actionable insights, she advises C-suite leaders on elevating experiences to drive focus, influence and results. A board member of the World Luxury Chamber of Commerce, Neen has been named one of the Top 30 Leadership Speakers by Global Gurus multiple years in a row and has worked with brands including Four Seasons, Viacom, Comcast, Virtuoso Travel and the FBI.

Five Luxury Levers to Elevate Exceptional Experiences

In the world of luxury sales, it’s tempting for brands to focus on the products and services themselves. For some, the word luxury means indulgent and unnecessary; for others, it’s every day and essential.

What if we told you that luxury isn’t about expensive things, it’s about experiences? That everyone deserves to be treated with luxury? And that every experience can be elevated by speaking to and adopting a luxury mindset?

We can all agree that the most luxurious experiences are rooted in the attention paid to creating them, the details and personal touches that show someone you understand them. The gift of attention can elevate every experience and make people feel more connected to you and your brand. When it comes to building connections and long-term loyalty, attention is not a luxury; it’s a necessity.

Join sales and leadership strategist Neen James as she uses her proven systems of attention and proprietary research on luxury buyer mindsets to help you create exceptional experiences that pay the right attention to clients and guests, capturing not only their business, but their long-term advocacy as well.

You will learn:

  • Develop a luxury attention mindset for teams that elevates every client interaction
  • Appeal to luxury consumers in their own unique language
  • Leverage your assets to best communicate with consumers
  • Understand the unique opportunities that encourage customers to pay for exclusivity
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Rachel Druckenmiller

For nearly 20 years, Rachel Druckenmiller has been helping leaders and their teams come alive at work. A TEDx speaker, she has been recognized by Forbes, Smart Meetings, and Workforce Magazine for her work helping leaders build confidence, clarity, and courage. She activates self-leadership and engagement at work, so people bring the best of who they are to what they do every day. Rachel spent 13 years at one of the nation’s largest employee benefits consulting firms, where she served as Director of Wellbeing and Employee Engagement. She holds a master’s degree in health science and a bachelor’s degree in psychology.

UNMUTED: Amplify Clarity, Confidence & Contribution to Come Alive at Work

In high-performing organizations, people rarely struggle because they lack talent. They struggle because they second-guess themselves. They hold back ideas in important rooms, downplay their strengths, and wait for permission to lead. Over time, that hesitation slows innovation, limits impact, and quietly erodes confidence, especially in environments where excellence and expectations run high.

In this interactive workshop, Rachel Druckenmiller will guide you to recognize where you’re muting yourself and give you practical tools to move forward with greater clarity, confidence, and courage. Drawing on nearly two decades in corporate leadership and organizational wellbeing, she blends psychology, storytelling, and hands-on exercises to help you reclaim your sense of agency, articulate your value, and contribute in ways that drive meaningful results.

In a world shaped by rapid change, AI disruption, and increasing pressure to perform, organizations don’t just need capable people. They need self-leaders, individuals who trust themselves, speak with intention, and take ownership of their impact. UNMUTED is about activating that shift.

 
Everyone in attendance will
  1. Identify the specific ways they’re currently holding themselves back and the hidden cost of that hesitation
  2. Strengthen self-concept clarity so they can own their strengths without minimizing or deflecting
  3. Turn fear-based patterns into clear, actionable goals
  4. Replace reactivity and quiet frustration with grounded confidence
  5. Leave with one defined “expression” step, a bold move they are ready to take
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Event Experience Schedule

Sunday, August 30, 2026 - All Times Local Standard Time

Monday, August 31, 2026 - All Times Local Standard Time

Tuesday, September 1, 2026 - All Times Local Standard Time

FAQ'S

Dress Code Casual Cocktail - Welcome Reception Business Attire - Conference & Education Sessions Prepare yourself for a day of Inspiration, Motivation, and Goal Setting. Formal - Reception & Gala Glam up for an elegant evening and walk the red carpet!

Yes! You will receive CEU credits for each Keynote session that you participate in. Our event team will submit them on our behalf within 7 days of the event.

Miami Intl Airport (MIA).

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