THE NEWS from EventWorks, Inc.

2019 President Brian Griffith with 2020 President Alisa Walsh On December 9th the SITE SoCal tribe gathered in Palm Springs to install the 2020 SITE Southern California Chapter President, EW's very own Director of Business Development, Alisa Walsh. Alisa Walsh: "In front of 700 of my closest industry colleagues, I had the honor of stepping into Brian Griffith's shoes as the SITE Southern California 2020 Chapter President! It was such an incredible evening raising money for our charities, and I can't wait to get this next decade of incentive travel professionals going! I am very grateful to my personal family and my EW family who all came out to support me! We are very proud of Alisa's hard volunteer work for and dedication to SITE and we are looking forward to her year as Chapter President. Alisa is a consummate event professional and brings her knowledge, skills and enthusiasm to every event assignment. We asked Alisa to tell us more about her 2020 profe...

Lola Olukuewu and Janet Elkins The best aspect of event industry conferences: definitely the chance to make new friends and broaden our horizons. Janet: "We loved The Special Event 2019 in San Diego last month. I always enjoy meeting longtime friends and colleagues and learning about new trends. Over the years TSE has truly become an international event. I have met Eastern European event producers in the past. This year I met Lola Olukuewu, Managing Director, for Always On Point in Lagos, Nigeria. Learning how much we have in common across cultural and geographic borders was fascinating to me. Thanks to Internet and social media the world has become a small place, indeed." EW: Could we talk about the event industry in Nigeria? Lola Olukuewu:  The Event Industry in Nigeria is at an all time high in creativity, innovation, professionalism, and exposure. Just like agriculture and technology, the event industry in Nigeria has evolved in the last couple of year...