It’s been a tough couple of years. The pandemic, resulting shutdown and lingering impact on business events is rightly top-of-mind. The focus has been on cancellations, virtual meetings, the “ids”—CovID and HybrID.
We are not out of the woods yet, so the importance of continued vigilance regarding the pandemic is essential, but as we make our way back into face-to-face, perhaps it’s time we revisit the robust work around risk and duty of care that was ongoing pre-crisis.
[Read Michael Owen's Risk Management Best Practices Story: Revisiting Risk Management as In-Person Meetings Return]
Join Meetings Today and meetings and events veteran Michael Owen as we restart the back-to-basics conversation on what to think about when planning for risk, duty of care—and yes, how pandemic protocol still fits in your plan.
By participating in this webinar, you will learn the following:
- The types of risk to include in your plan
- Basic risk management concepts and must-knows
- How to incorporate pandemic protocol in your plan
Earn CEUs: The Events Industry Council has reviewed the learning objectives of this activity and has indicated that attendees will receive 1 CE hours in the Risk Management Domain of the CMP or CMP-HC Standards.
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With decades of experience providing keynote speakers, corporate entertainment and industry education, Michael Owen shares a wealth of knowledge from his career in the business events industry. Founded in 1998, his company EventGenuity, LLC, supports meetings and events throughout North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.
A meetings industry activist, Michael has served on the MPI International Board of Directors, TNSAE Board of Directors, NATD Board of Directors, PCMA Global Advocacy & Independent Planner Task Forces, as Chair of Events Industry Council APEX Standards Committee and as a member of The Meetings Industry Wi-Fi Coalition. Michael received the MPI RISE Meetings Industry Leadership Award and the Tennessee Chapter Lifetime Achievement Award.
Michael is a frequent presenter at industry conferences and learning institutions, speaking on what's now and what's next in meetings and events. He has published articles in Meetings Today, Meetings and Conventions, Convene, Meeting Mentor Magazine, Connect Magazine, The Meeting Professional and Successful Meetings magazines, and as a guest columnist for The Tennessean and Nashville Business Journal.
