Diversity & Inclusion

Future-Focused Leadership: Balancing Today’s Needs With Tomorrow’s Vision

Jason Dunn, CEO of the National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals, discusses how leaders can navigate the balance between addressing immediate challenges and preparing their organizations for a sustainable, future-focused success.

Claiming Your Seat at the Table: Community-Building, Journaling and Living Your Vision

How can you live a more empowered life? Aracelly Delgadillo, senior account manager, international sales at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, discusses the importance of community, the power of journaling and intentionally investing in yourself.

Jason Dunn Stands Tall for Black Meeting Professionals

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.

Trendsetter Tuesday: A Conversation With Chase Brunson

Meetings Today's Tyler Davidson engaged meetings industry transgender advocate Chase Brunson to discover his journey and learn key tips for his planner colleagues to implement in their programs to ensure their events are welcoming to all attendees.

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Engagement Without Barriers: How CEMA 2024 Wove in Inclusivity

Two members of APIEventProfs, the Asian Pacific Islander Event Professionals group, detail the inclusion successes of CEMA Summit 2024.

Toronto’s Exhibition Place Secures Prestigious Rainbow Registered Accreditation

The Toronto-based Exhibition Place, a 192-acre complex and Canada’s largest entertainment and convention venue, was awarded the prestigious Rainbow Registered Accreditation by Canada's 2SLGBTQI+ Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC).

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A Transgender Event Planner Shares His Journey and Inclusion Tips

Transgender meeting and event planner Chase Brunson shares his personal journey in the meetings and events industry, as well as tips his fellow planners can use to make transgender attendees feel included at events.

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Where Are We Four Years After the Murder of George Floyd? Elliott L. Ferguson II Offers Perspective.

Meetings industry DEI leader Elliott L. Ferguson II, president and CEO of Destination DC, provides his opinions on where the meetings and events industry is four years after the George Floyd murder and Black industry leaders' response.

Navigating Today's Challenges in Leadership (and life)

Maria Grasso, senior vice president of the Convention Division at the Philadelphia CVB, shares her experience with managing remote employees, caregiving for an aging parent and investing in her community.

Zoe Moore on Why DEI Is Under Fire in the Meetings Industry and Beyond

Zoe Moore, proprietor of Zoe Moore Consultancy and one of the leading lights regarding meetings and events industry DEI, or diversity, equity and inclusion, shares her unfiltered thoughts on its current state with Meetings Today's Tyler Davidson.