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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:dark purple = Catersource education sessions; bright pink = TSE education sessions; and bright blue = those sessions or events that can be attended by anyone. You can sort your experience by pass type, as well as track. 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 and CEH credits!
ALL education sessions at this year's conference are approved by The Events Industry Council to count toward your CMP certification. A variety of chef-forward classes have been approved by American Culinary Federation. Keep your professional status up-to-date while having a blast and seeing this incredible lineup of speakers.
Shakira M. Brown is an award-winning Professional Branding & Business Communication Speaker (https://shakirabrown.com) and former network television broadcast journalist. She is the CEO of SMB Strategic Media LLC (www.pradviser.net), a firm that helps businesses get to the heart of why the customers/clients buy their goods and service helping them clarify their message via strategic brand messaging. Her clients have included medium to large medical practices, celebrity chefs, restaurants professional services firms, insurance brokers, national associations, professional organizers, consumer brands, celebrities, personalities and Fortune 500 companies. Shakira is also the lead marketing business consultant for America's Small Business Development Center at The College of New Jersey. She has won over 13 industry awards in various disciplines for her work. Shakira frequently shares her expertise at national conferences and corporate workshops as well as with the media such as American Express Open, Crain's Chicago, PR Week, Brand Week, Smart Money and she is also a contributing writer for Black Enterprise.com. She is a professional member of the National Speakers Association.
Why invite me to speak --- https://shakirabrownmedia.dubb.com/v/nnqlNh
Sample Speaking Videos ---https://www.shakirabrown.com/gallery
