For the second time ever, the International Live Event Association (ILEA) held the Global Events Forum in August 2018 in Denver, Colorado. The forum brought together 30 of the brightest and biggest influencers in the events industry to delve deep into issues, challenges, and opportunities facing the event industry today. The influencers who were a mixture of partners, producers and planners took a hard look at issues such as commodity pricing, education within the industry, data security and much more.
Joining us today are our iconic guests Kevin White of XPL, Keri Miller of e=mc² events, Sara Grauf of Giants Enterprises, and Christian Seidenstuecker of JOKE Event AG. They will be discussing their findings from the Global Events Forum and even give you a sneak peek at the topics we might see at the 2019 Global Events Forum. Listen below to hear what these brilliant minds have to say about the opportunities, as well as challenges facing our industry and their unique perspectives on the Global Events Forum!
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Kevin White of  XPL (@2XPL)
Keri Miller of e=mc² events (@K2milz)
Sara Grauf Giants Enterprise (@CalSara21)
Christian Seidenstuecker JOKE Event AG (@CSeidenstuecker)
Lindsay Martin-Bilbrey of Nifty Method Marketing & Events (@lindsaythecmp)
Will Curran of Endless Events (@ItsWillCurran)
Brandt Krueger of Event Technology Consulting (@BrandtKrueger)

Check out the epic resources mentioned in this episode:
International Live Events Association (ILEA) 
Global Event Forum
Global Event Forum Report
Events Improving Local Economies – #EventIcons Episode 19
Live From ILEA Live – #EventIcons 126
Experience Industry Management Cal Poly
Is Your Event Vulnerable To Cyber Attacks – Free Webinar
WIRED Magazine
Fast Company
Inc.
WESTJET Magazine
IDEO
Everything You Need to Know About C2 Montreal – #EventIcons 139
Google Alerts
#EventIcons Facebook Group