Podcast

etc.venues' Garrett Ronan on Meetings Industry Trends and Beyond

Garrett Ronan, U.S. chief operations officer for etc.venues, talks about post-pandemic meetings and conference center trends and the company's potential expansion plans in the U.S. after opening two New York City venues shortly before COVID-19 roiled the industry.
 

Recovery on Pace: "Shimo" Shimasaki on the Pace of Meetings Bookings

Meetings industry veteran Christine “Shimo” Shimasaki, of Simpleview's 2Synergize, is privy to booking pace data from hundreds of DMOs. Here's her well-informed take on where the meetings industry is regarding the return to in-person events, and how data-driven strategic decisions are the key to its future.
 

Are Net-Zero Carbon Events the Future?

In this Meetings Today podcast, learn more about the future of sustainable meetings and events from a conversation with James Rees, president of Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC).