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View, browse, and sort the ever-growing list of sessions by pass type, track, and format.

If you are seeing varied colors of session titles, here is your guide:
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Dark orange = TSE education sessions
Black = those sessions or events that can be attended by anyone with a Catersource or TSE pass, or requires a separate ticket.
Find your best experience by first choosing the pass type you have purchased. This will weed out all other extraneous sessions.

Sessions do fill up and seating is first come, first served. Note: Individual presentations may also be on this website shortly before the published show dates. They may or may not be the final presentation.

Earn CMP credits!

ALL education sessions at this year's conference are approved by The Events Industry Council to count toward your CMP certification. Keep your professional status up-to-date while enjoying and learning from this incredible lineup of speakers.

Bobbi BrinkmanSpeaker-Confidence and Motivation InstigatorBobbi Brinkman LLC

Bobbi Brinkman is an Instigator of Confidence and Motivation, a Transformational Leader, and a fierce advocate for inclusion and diversity in the creative industry. With over 40 years of experience as a storytelling wedding photographer, Bobbi has captured authentic moments for fabbo couples nationwide. Now, as a motivational speaker and life coach, she is equally passionate about empowering creatives to build thriving businesses and lives that align with their core values and unique strengths while becoming the best version of themselves. Because if you're doing what you love, it should bring you profits, purpose, and joy. Through her speaking engagements, Motivated to Be Fabbo coaching programs, and host of Be Fabbo Podcast, Bobbi's mission is an authentic, candid conversation with inspired motivation and actionable strategies. Her energy encourages creatives to step into the power of their purpose and passion for making a profit and impact. With a focus on confidence, motivation, and mindset, she helps individuals overcome self-doubt, leverage their unique strengths (embrace what makes them fabbo), and lead teams of 1-100 with authenticity, empathy, and the never-ending pursuit of choosing joy. Bobbi's mantra in business and life is rooted in the belief that we should "Be Fabbo" – using our purpose and gifts to serve others and lead with kindness and a heart-forward approach. Believing every wedding pro/creative deserves a seat at the table for who they are and the fabbo they bring to it, Bobbi is committed to community building and industry advocacy, currently serving on the NACE National Advocacy Committee. Proud paw-rents Bobbi, and her wife Tina share space in their sassy Shorkiepoo Ellie Joy's world, counting endless zoomies poolside.

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