Live from Las Vegas: Liese Gardner from the Event Solutions Conference & Trade Show

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The Event Solutions Conference & Trade Show is in full swing! We checked in with Event Solutions’ content curator and industry liaison, Liese Gardner and asked “What are the highlights we should not miss?”

Liese Gardner: “Look for Steve Kemble! His SassFabness is an Ambassador to all things fabulous this year. Steve will roam the lounge and the trade show floor to interview guests and announce events and speakers. His amazing energy will rub off on you, no matter how tired you may be!

 If you are a business owner, try to make it to Sean Low’s special consultation style session “When Doing “OK” is No Longer Good Enough” on Tuesday from 11:30am to 1pm. The work shop is limited to 50 participants, all business owners, who will have a chance to work with Sean, a top industry consultant, to address challenges and find ways to take their business to the next level. If you haven’t signed up online, you may still have a chance to sign up in person today.”

Liese also has a couple of speaker recommendations.
“Today at 10:45am there is a Featured Session – "Emerging Event Trends for 2014.” Straight from London, England, we have EventManagerBlog.com’s Julius Solaris whom we all know as a global social media and event app expert. Julius also writes the technology-driven annual report “10 Event Trends.” He will share his latest insights. 

 And at 4:45pm, I suggest catching Cara Kleinhaut from Caravents in her Featured Session "Integrating Social Media into Event Design.” Cara will share examples of how her company has successfully integrated the use of social media in events."

Obviously, we will reserve some energy for Monday night’s special event, “The Muse.”

Liese: “It’s really over the top and a must-do! Events have been all about food lately.  Cade Nagy and Dan Smith from Catering by Design are taking it over the top with nine different themed food stations. This is really an event where event planners, florists, designers and caterers come together to create these stations that present food as entertainment. It’s the perfect synergy of all elements. The food is ranging from modern French Asian to Street Food and Choux Fetish for your sweet tooth. It will be fabulous.

 On Tuesday, we’ll have some fun with the AFR The Main Event 2014 Design Challenge. It’s like a speed design sports contest. The bell rings at 1:30pm sharp and two contestants will have 25 minutes flat to pull furnishings and décor items from AFR Event Furnishings and participating exhibitors to create their designs in the Event Solutions Lounge. Come on over and vote! The Design Winner will be announced on Wednesday night.

 And finally, during Wednesday’s Closing Night La Vie en Couleur, the industry awards, we will celebrate the Spotlight Awards as well as the ICA CATIEs, and the Catersource ACE Awards. At the awards there will be a new induction into the Hall of Fame. And guess what? This person will be inducted by Event Works’ own Janet Elkins who was the inductee in 2012. Janet will be announcing the 2014 Female Inductee, Hillary Harris, Executive Director of Special Events at Warner Bros.

 There’s a lot going on! It’s a week for us all to rejuvenate, reboot and get excited about what promises to be a great year in the events industry!”

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Liese, thank you so much for sharing insider tips!

I am happy to get a chance to meet so many colleagues and friends this week.

Janet

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