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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.
Shannon Tarrant is on a mission to help wedding and event industry businesses shake things up. A professional go-getter, she has a distinctive 15-year background in developing wedding and event companies into the top of their local market. As an off-site caterer and then resort venue manager, she developed both companies into local powerhouses by following the same system for success.
Shannon is a highly regarded coach and facilitator, working alongside vendors of every category while running her own wedding business - Wedding Venue Map, a Central Florida resource helping couples and planners to find the perfect venue. Her successful system includes strategic planning, goal-oriented sales, outside-the-box marketing, and exceptional vendor relationships.
Shannon has been voted Young Innovator of Year and featured on Catersource, Martha Stewart Weddings, Special Events, Wedding Planner Magazine, and WeddingWire Edu. No matter which hat she's wearing, her goal is simple -- to empower companies to differentiate themselves and drive measurable results using a proven system of small changes with big impact.
Shannon tells it like it is, whether you’re ready for it or not.
