SISO CEO Summit 2023 Conference Program

Networking Lunch exclusively for registrants to the two 1/2-day programs, plus the SISO Board.

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Join us for this exciting salon to initiate the 2023 Women’s Executive Forum. You will be inspired and energized as you listen to, and learn from, C-Suite women executives from the tradeshow industry in a lively, hosted conversation that promises to increase your awareness of, and knowledge about, what it takes to earn a seat at the table. These successful leaders will share their leveling up stories and lessons learned on the path to the C-Suite. The conversation will include their preparation strategies, perspectives, and practices and the role of values and purpose to influence and guide them.

After a 30-minute break, the conversation salon will transition into an interactive workshop where attendees will engage with one another to explore and apply the sage wisdom shared by these trailblazers. Participants will have fun sharing ideas and insights and collaborating with one another.

Key learnings/takeaways:

Begin to understand the key foundational frameworks to prepare you for your next level up role, the C-Suite, or launching your own business.

Learn the one thing that most significantly influences and accelerates or thwarts your success on any desired path – personally or professionally.

Leave with new insights, practical tools, actionable practices, and, if desired, peer accountability partners to prepare you for whatever is next on your career trajectory.

The SISO SBR has a very fluid “agenda,” allowing its participants to cover items of strongest interest and passion. The expected topics include:

• New Revenue Sources
• Winback strategies for the entire event ecosystem
• M&A activity 2023 and beyond, what is really happening?  (an SBR “graduate” who sold his small business and now buys small businesses for his larger event organization will be a guest participant)
• Tech stacks
• Business structure, budgeting, workforce issues
• How the SBR SIG can provide consistent value

This session provides a great beginning to the conference for all the smaller event organizations.

- Only for Attendees already Registration for CEO Summit
- Participants are from member companies with less than $10m in revenue

For All Sponsors, First-Time Attendees, and their "Buddies"

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Looking to the Future, how have our businesses been reshaped and how do we redefine success? Industry leaders will share their insights on the next three to five years and how they see their businesses evolving as we move beyond recovery. 

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Soft landing?  Something harder?  Whither inflation?  This presentation will supply an in-depth analysis of the major factors shaping economic outcomes, including central bank policymaking, worker attitudes, business confidence, and geopolitics.  It will then turn toward a forecast for the year to come, highlighting the major risks that economic stakeholders will likely encounter.

When it comes to diversity and inclusion in the events industry, what does the data say? Clusivity's research draws on proprietary analysis into the top 20 largest events organizers, the lived experiences of events professionals from marginalized backgrounds, and their work building data-driven DEI strategies for leading events companies. Meera Somji will reveal how much progress we have actually made, and the opportunities for staff retention, event growth, and product innovation if we truly invested in inclusion.

How do you build community with engagement at the highest level?  Hear from the organizers who are taking a radical approach to create engagement and experiences and are producing events that make people say - WOW!  Learn about these next-gen success stories that provide a whole new level of financial success.  

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The world is being transformed by technology in many ways and in many industries.  Ours is no different.  Hear from the corporate side, the investor side, and the small business side the importance of utilizing technology as an internal business tool but also a vital tool for powering the success of our events and delivering meaningful outcomes for your customers. 

As the global pandemic taught the event industry that our key “product” is our audience and the data/intelligence produced by constant interaction with the audience, the importance of year-round digital interaction with our communities is now a ‘must-have’ for event organizers. Hear how innovative industry leaders are implementing new strategies to drive audience engagement through digital platforms and take away real ideas for your business strategy.

 Learn from our attendees how they experience attending events.  How do they determine which event to attend and why?  How easy do we make it for them to work with us and what would make their experience better?

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Hearing directly from the exhibitor's perspective, what are exhibitors and sponsors seeking today? How has that changed since 2019 and what do we, as organizers, need to do to deliver better ROI for our customers. 

ON THE RECORD AT THE PARK

SPEND AN EVENING WITH LAS VEGAS AT THE UNEXPECTED SPEAKEASY, CALLED ON THE RECORD AT THE PARK.

ENJOY SONGS THAT STOP YOU IN YOUR TRACKS OR IF YOU ARE GAME SING A SONG YOURSELF. THE JOY OF HANGING OUT IN A RECORD STORE IS THE INSPIRATION FOR THIS CLUB EXPERIENCE. INSIDE, ARE THREE INTIMATE ROOMS, FEATURING BOTH INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SPACES, PROVIDE AMPLE SPACE FOR DANCING—OR RELAXING WITH OLD AND NEW FRIENDS.

GREAT FOOD AND BEVERAGE ALONG WITH A DJ AND SOME SURPRISE ENTERTAINMENT WILL FILL YOUR NIGHT WITH SURPRISING THRILLS. ON THE RECORD IS A LOVE LETTER TO LONG-LOST MUSIC HUBS AND AN EXCITING NEW WAY TO SPEND YOUR NIGHTS IN VEGAS!
 

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Take the guest elevators to the lobby and the use the gold double doors immediately to your left to exit out to the Mandalay Bay Bus Pick Up. Dress is business casual for this event. 

Transportation
Departure from the Four Seasons
6:30 pm – Begin loading buses to The Park Hotel.
6:45 pm – Bus departs for The Park Hotel.
Buses will rotate between the Four Seasons and The Park from 6:45 pm – 8:00 pm

Departures from The Park
8:00 pm – Last bus departs from the Four Seasons. The Que at The Park begins for return service back to the Four Seasons.
9:30 pm – Last call at The Park
10:00 pm – Final bus departs and heads back to the Four Seasons.

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The workplace and the workforce have changed. What’s really going on between employers and employees in this dynamic market? What does Gen Z expect from their employers, and how do we respond? Hear from our expert at Mercer about the current talent trends, expectations of employees, compensation demands and strategies, and pay transparency challenges.

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It's easy to be overwhelmed by the post-pandemic data, trends and predictions concerning the exhibitions and events industry. This information-rich session will help you to home in on the most relevant points to guide your path forward. Key findings taken from recent surveys and interviews with organizers, attendees and exhibitors – exclusively from for-profit shows – will be presented with corresponding recommendations to assist in planning, marketing and producing events that appeal to next-gen event goers. Furthermore, event industry data will be overlaid on larger consumer trends and societal shifts to help you predict what’s coming next.

 

It is already a busy and exciting year for M &A in our industry. What is the M & A outlook for the coming year?  Hear from the differing perspectives of our industry experts on how they see the next year evolving from what they are seeing.

Lunch for those not playing golf.

The SISO Golf Tournament will be held at the Desert Pines Golf Course. Golfers will get boxed lunch on carts.
Collared shirts are required. 

Meet transportation on the front drive of the hotel. Claim your clubs before boarding! Mary with CMAC will be on deck to assist in getting you to the correct bus.

K1 Speed Las Vegas. 
Meet transportation on the front drive of the hotel. Be sure to pack your lunch in the Acacia Ballroom before heading down to meet the bus.

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Experience award-winning Lip Smacking Foodie Downtown Las Vegas Tour which takes you off the beaten path to Vegas’ booming, newly revitalized downtown - now home to the city’s most exciting dining scene with local chefs crafting imaginative farm-to-table, seasonal, artisan fare and inspired craft cocktails.

With VIP status, you will be immediately seated at each restaurant to enjoy 3 to 4 signature dishes. Along the way, your expert guides will entertain you with insider information on Las Vegas, including the history of this colorful district and what prompted its dazzling resurgence. At each stop, sit next to a different CEO Summit attendee to mix, mingle and network. With exemplary food and drink set down directly, there’s more time to relax and converse without interruptions.

Take the guest elevators to the lobby and the use the gold double doors immediately to your left to exit out to the Mandalay Bay Bus Pick Up. Dress is business casual for this event. Wear your walking shoes.

We will annouce the winners of the golf tournament and go-cart racing during the Foodie Tour.

Breakfast Buffet and To-Go Boxes