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This resource is an AI session recap from the 2024 FICP Annual Conference.

Ready to unlock the full potential of AI? If you feel like you’ve only scratched the surface, this session is your opportunity to dive deeper into what Generative AI truly offers. After a quick refresher of the essentials, we’ll move beyond the basics and dive into the tools and strategies that provide practical insights into AI efficiency. Additionally, we’ll cover important legal and ethical considerations, ensuring you’re equipped to use AI responsibly and effectively.  Whether you're enhancing event experiences or improving efficiency, you will leave this session with actionable insights and the confidence to navigate the dynamic AI landscape.

This resource is an AI session recap from the 2024 FICP Annual Conference.

AI is reshaping the way we work, and while we’ve embraced its potential, it can still seem elusive. Hear from industry peers who have bravely experimented with AI tools to streamline tasks and enhance event experiences. Through real-life success stories and challenges, gain insights into effective AI applications that have saved time, generated content, produced analytics and delivered unexpected value. You’ll leave with practical advice and inspiration for integrating AI into your own processes.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has had a profound impact worldwide and is changing the way we work and plan meetings and events. This two-part general session began with Future Today Institute’s Samantha Jordan speaking on, AI-Driven Business Transformation: Powering the Future Today. 

In this future-focused keynote, Samantha Jordan, futurist and consultant at the Future Today Institute, examined the dynamic world of artificial intelligence and its profound impact on organizations across industries in the modern world. Jordan emphasized that, as AI continues to evolve industries, it is crucial for organizations to understand and embrace its potential, as well as work through the risks and ethical challenges it presents. Drawing upon her own cutting-edge research and insights, she examined the remarkable ways AI technologies are revolutionizing business landscapes, and how leaders and their teams can seize transformative opportunities to stay ahead in today’s rapidly evolving market.

Sam then was joined onstage by an esteemed panel who reflected on how AI has specifically influenced the meetings and events industry. Through examining real-world examples and key trends, you left this industry discussion informed and ready to embrace what’s next.

Join Jen Squeglia, CMP, FICP Board Member, as she brings together our Meetings Professionals members and Hospitality Partners to moderate a discussion about the future of meetings. During this discussion, we will be focusing on technology, virtual events and their role in our industry over the past year. We’ll also discuss hybrid events and how virtual/hybrid events will be positioned as part of our overall event strategies complementing in-person events moving forward. Topics include: - What are our virtual event best practices? - What virtual platforms/technologies are you using and for what type of events? - What have you seen from an engagement and networking perspective that is new and different? - How do you see virtual events remaining as part of your event strategy moving forward? - Is hybrid a consideration to facilitate social distancing and/or to accommodate attendees who are not yet comfortable travelling? - Budgeting and Communication Best Practices for virtual, hybrid and in-person - How our hospitality partners support: - Virtual Site visits / planning visits - share tips on how to do this successfully - In-house AV teams offering equipment / robust internet connectivity for hybrid meetings - DMCs / production companies and their amazing support of virtual events, inclusive of gifting logistics and ideas - Keynote speakers and Entertainment presenting virtually – several have made an amazing pivot and reaching a larger audience!

Excel can perform so many functions for the meeting industry professional, from handling budgets, managing registration and client data and so much more. This webinar is your opportunity to explore the rich functionality that Excel has to offer and start working right away with tools to save you and your organization time and money. After participating in this webinar, the attendee will be able to: - Identify and use over 15 advanced Excel tools to assist with registration, housing, speaker management and other event functions - Customize graphs and other conditional formatting features for support in marketing your facility or event - Identify and use advanced tools such as Pivot Tables and working with multiple worksheets through using 3D formulas