8:30 am - 6:30 pm | Registration Sponsored by Attendee Management, Inc. |
8:30 am - 10:00 am | Hotel Welcome Delight Sponsored by Westin Riverwalk |
9:00 am - 5:30 pm | Community Outreach Donation Drop-Off: Wounded Warrior |
9:00 am - 5:30 pm | Community Outreach Project - Assemble Baskets |
10:00 am - 10:15 am | Opening Remarks THCC President & Emcee Michael Owen |
10:15 am - 12:00 pm | Opening General Session Michael Cerbelli, CEO & President This incredible presentation has become a ‘can’t miss’ annual event in and of itself. With “The Hot ListTM,” Michael identifies fresh trends in the ever-changing marketplace and showcases acts and innovations for enhanced experiential marketing. “Michael Cerbelli’s: The Hot ListTM” is more than an education in the direction of event production, it is Michael’s way of giving back to the industry which has given him so much. It’s been said that how ‘The Hot ListTM’ goes, so goes the industry. Michael himself has even become ‘the event within the event,’ posing for pictures with fans even as he orchestrates the magnificent happening. Michael’s secret? He loves what he does, and he loves to see others succeed. Michael never needs to be the life of the party; his dream is to bring life to your party. |
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Marketplace |
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Concurrent Education Sessions Sponsored by Attendee Management, Inc. |
Hardy Smith Lantana | Recruiting, Retaining & Leading Association Volunteers Volunteers can be a valuable resource for helping create a successful event. However, they can also be time-wasting, stress-causing problems. This session will provide solutions for overcoming challenges related to volunteer engagement. Meeting professionals will learn how to turn volunteer stress into volunteer success. |
Paul Vorreiter Sabino | Super Charge Your Speakers' Slides You've spent over a year planning every aspect of your meeting. Everything matters and everything impacts how your participants rate your event. How do you guarantee the speakers you hired don't show up with terrible slides that kill your event mojo? |
Michael Owen Encino | Meeting Risk in a Changing World The buzz today is rightly about active shooters and terrorism, yet we face a variety of threats from unexpected forces. The good work of the venue standard initiatives is welcome and long overdue, but where and how does the planner engage in the process to insure maximum participant safety? This session guides the planner through steps in creating their own customized action plan depending on a variety of components that comprise the individual event. |
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Marketplace Reception |
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | Experiential Sessions Sponsored by Visit Killeen |
Hardy Smith Lantana | Effective Communication for Association and Corporate Professionals Effective communication is essential for developing relationships critical for career success. Achieving connection through communication takes more than increasing frequency. It's about understanding who you're communicating with and using the right platform for delivering your message. Becoming an effective communicator also requires being an active listener. |
Paul Vorreiter Sabino | Build a Better Event Template Bring your laptop! Let's build a powerful and usable event template In this experiential session, we will develop and build a slide template for your next event. Together we will implement the five simple secrets for a successful slide template and learn how to get your event speakers to use it. |
Susan Greenberg, CMP, CASE Encino | Edible Enhancements Elate your senses, Engage your Attendees Attendee: "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, its break time and I can have an apple, a granola bar or a muffin. Hmm, I'm not really hungry, I think I'll go check email and make a few calls, anyway the session won't start again for 30 minutes." Planner: "Why is no one networking?" In this interactive session, moderated by a Chef foodie meeting professional, you will discover functional insights, in order to heighten the interactive aspects of your events by working with F&B partners to make breaks and meals meaningful engagement opportunities which gets your attendees connected - with their peers. |
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm | First Timer & VIP Reception Invitation Only Sponsored by Westin Riverwalk |
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Complimentary River Boat Barge Ride - Scheduled barge departures 6:00 & 6:30 pm Open to All Attendees Sponsored by Visit San Antonio |
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Opening Night Reception No time for Siesta, Let’s Fiesta!! Join us as we kick off the night with entertainment, food, drinks and some CHA, CHA, CHA. Ole’ with your peers, meeting experts, and TEC sponsors. Music provided by Jordan Kahn Orchestra |
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Speakeasy Lounge |
6:30 am - 7:30 am | Wellness Break - Yoga with Jessica Chester Sponsored by Experience Bryan College Station |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Marketplace |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Community Outreach Project - Assemble Baskets |
7:30 am - 10:00 am | Registration / Community Outreach Donation Drop-Off |
8:30 am - 10:00 am | Speaker Showcase Sponsored by Wyndham Garden Austin |
Ross Bernstein | The Champion’s Code: Building Relationships Through Life Lessons of Integrity and Accountability from the Sports World to the Business World The best-selling author of nearly 50 sports books, Ross Bernstein is an award-winning peak performance hall of fame business speaker who's keynoted conferences on five continents and has been featured on CNN, ESPN, Fox News, and “CBS This Morning,” as well as in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and USA Today. Ross' program is based on a series of books he wrote in which he was able to interview more than 500 professional athletes and coaches that all had one thing in common — they were all members of championship teams. In his research he concluded that the same metrics and characteristics that were common among champions in sports, were also common in peak performers in business. |
Courtney Clark | Detour: Winning When Life Doesn’t Go According to Plan In today’s competitive world, there’s no time to recover from setbacks slowly. But Courtney has proven techniques to help you navigate life’s detours with humor, resilience, and tenacity. The research-based strategies from Courtney’s new book, The Successful Struggle, will have you managing stress, chaos, and life’s other challenges in the most productive way possible. |
Sam Richter | Every Sales "YES" Begins with a "KNOW" Web Search Secrets to Know More, So You Can Win More In a prospect or client meeting, do you talk mainly about you and your organization? Or is the conversation focused on the other person and what he or she cares about? Do you make your prospects and clients feel important? Are you relevant? It's no longer enough to be interesting. In today's world you need to be interested. In this dynamic presentation, you will discover…
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10:00 am - 10:30 am | Break & Marketplace - Bloody Mary Stations Sponsored by Fort Worth CVB |
10:30 am - 10:50 am | Brunch Served Sponsored by Marriott International |
10:50 am - 11:50 am | Brunch & Closing General Session Is this thing on? Open Mic with Mike & Mike Sponsored by Kalahari Resorts & Conventions A wide-ranging conversation about trends and issues facing the business events industry Commissions, emergency preparedness, room block poaching, cyber security, Wi-Fi at meetings, national and local economy, harmful legislation, GDPR... What’s keeping you up at night? Join Michael Dominguez, Chief Sales Officer, MGM Resorts International, and Michael Owen, Managing Partner of EventGenuity, LLC. for a lively and informative chat around successes we can celebrate and challenges we face in our industry by examining what’s now, what’s next, and why you should care. |
11:50 am - 12:00 pm | Closing Remarks THCC President & Emcee Michael Owen |
Luxury riverfront hotel with a Spanish colonial feel in the heart of San Antonio’s Riverwalk. Offering four onsite restaurants and bars, rejuvenate at the spa, enjoy the fitness center and full-service business. Energize in the fitness studio or take in the sites. Transition from day to evening at the hotel bar with signature cocktails and complimentary crudités.
The Westin Riverwalk is now SOLD OUT. Additional rooms are available at Hotel Contessa.
Members:Planner – $225
Supplier – $300
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Non-Members:Planner – $300
Supplier – $375
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Take advantage of a $50 discount off new MPI THCC membership when you join before September 30, 2018 and qualify for a $25 discount on your TEC member registration fee.
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