After a career of nearly 50 years, meetings industry thought leader Joan Eisenstodt is scaling back. Here are some final thoughts from this highly influential meetings prof.

Amani Roberts—DJ, bestselling author, professional speaker, podcaster, professor, 2024 Meetings Today Trendsetter and more—is one-of-a-kind, and his story proves there’s a place for every passion in meetings and events.

As female general managers at major meetings-friendly properties across the U.S., these six women in charge paved their own paths to the top and strive to serve as role models for the next generation.

MICE and DMO veteran Elliott Ferguson will endeavor to increase the meetings industry’s influence at Brand USA during his one-year term as chair.

Incoming MPI International Board of Directors Chair Rob Adams, CEO of Bishop-McCann, is an infectious leader who gives back to his industry and beyond.

Pioneering Central Florida hotelier, hospitality school founder and prolific philanthropist Harris Rosen, founder of Rosen Hotels & Resorts, passed away November 25 at the age of 85 following complications from surgery.

Rhode Island always surprises and never disappoints. Small but mighty, there’s always something new to discover. 

Former Meetings Today editor and longtime meetings industry trade journalist Maria Lenhart has co-written a new book that delves into the deep history and fascinating personalities associated with the Cape Cod, Massachusetts, region.

Outgoing Visit Atlantic City President & CEO Larry Sieg reflects on 40 years in Atlantic City’s tourism and hospitality industry.

Jason Dunn, CEO of the National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals (NCBMP), is a meetings industry leader that stands tall for his constituents inside and outside of the industry during a time when incidents of racial discrimination in the hospitality industry have grabbed headlines.