In this Meetings Today Podcast for Taylor Smith's "The Z: Planning for the Industry's Next Generation," Smith sits down with Luke Goetting, an award-winning communications expert, founder of Puffingston Presentations and a Gen Z speaker who specializes in crafting engaging, interactive experiences for audiences around the world.

Destination DC's Elliott Ferguson details Washington, D.C.'s new Only One D.C. marketing campaign as well as new hotels and meetings venues in the destination.

Meetings Today's Tyler Davidson sat down with Maritz President & CEO David Peckinpaugh to discover what the leader of one of the biggest MICE companies in the world envisions in 2024, including prices and whether hybrid and virtual meetings are fading post-pandemic.

Visit Orlando Chief Sales Officer Mike Waterman shares what's new in a destination Cvent designates as the top meetings draw in the U.S., along with the most recent meetings numbers, recorded at PCMA Convening Leaders 2024.

Visit Irving Executive Director Maura Gast shares how this Dallas Metroplex convention magnet has transformed into an entertainment mecca and Bleisure draw.

Jill Blood, VP, deputy general counsel for global meetings and events giant Maritz, along with Sarah Kiefer, VP, Brand, explore what legal issues are expected to be top of mind in 2024.

Are you willing to release control and embrace the unknown? Amani Roberts, Chief Musical Curator at The Amani Experience, shares his journey of personal development and the lessons he learned along the way. 

Mark Vincent, emergency preparedness manager for the Georgia World Congress Center Authority, talks about his job ensuring attendee security at the 220-acre convention complex.

Beth Lubotsky, head of loyalty strategy for World of Hyatt, shares how planners, as well as attendees and leisure travelers, stand to benefit via the revamped loyalty program.

How accessible is our world? Maayan Ziv, Founder and CEO of AccessNow, shares her perspective on living with muscular dystrophy, working together to create a more accessible world, and what people should know about disability culture.