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Director, Global Business Development
International Association of Exhibitions and Events |IAEE
Karen Gonzales joined the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) at the end of 2017. As Director of Global Business Development, she works closely with new and existing partners, sponsors and exhibitors to help them showcase their brands to the exhibitions and events industry worldwide.
Before joining IAEE, Karen spent two years with Association Forum and eight years with Destinations International in various leadership roles, most recently as Executive Vice President of Sales & Business Development. She also held positions with Meeting Professionals International (MPI) and Visit Denver.
Karen serves as Chair of The Meetings Industry Fund, is a past chair of the Events Industry Council’s Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) Governance Committee and is active in several industry organizations. She has been accepted into the CMP Fellows Program and is recognized as a tenured CMP who has made significant contributions to the industry.
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An overview of the meetings and events sector with specific training in the knowledge and skills necessary to host conferences, exhibitions and incentives. Gain access to the expertise and tools needed. Explore the strategy of meeting design and execution, learn about incentive travel and how it fuels organizational performance and discover the business of exhibitions and their unique value proposition. Leave with a base knowledge of the three cornerstone event types that fuel a trillion-euro industry, gain insights into the growth of the meetings and events sector, and employ best practices in the design and delivery of meaningful conferences, exhibitions and incentives.
Register here: https://cvent.me/drBV3m
This session is approved for the following certifications.
* ICCA Skills Domain CICS/CICE: Module 1: Understanding the Market