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:
Cranberry = Catersource education sessions
Bright pink = TSE education sessions
Dark blue = 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.
An Events Executive with 25+ years of producing high-level events at venues in Las Vegas and in various global destinations. Recognized as an “Industry Trailblazer” and a leading contributor to the industry by Connect Meetings in 2021, as well as a “Top 15 Event Executive.” In May of 2022, CaterSource/ The Special Event, a division of Informa, awarded him their International GALA Lifetime Achievement Award. During his tenure at MGM resorts as Executive Director of Events, he produced multiple high-profile global events that included grand openings, entertainment launches, and industry meetings with a majority of them receiving ESPRIT and GALA awards. Moreover, since 2010 he’s been an instructor at The International School of Hospitality (TISOH) partnering with industry executives to create a “first of its kind” Design Lab, an on-campus tactile learning environment that supports multiple disciplines within their hospitality curriculum. Some career accomplishments include winning the largest multi-year account for MGM Events at $7.5M+ for destination events both domestic and internationally that included China, Mexico, Chicago, and Las Vegas. In addition, he produced an annual fundraising event for 5+ years for one of the largest Las Vegas-based non-profit’s that raised $20M+ as part of a charitable gala at MGMs Garden Arena with notable headliners such as Tony Bennett, Jennifer Hudson, Michael Bublé, and Steven Tyler.