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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.

Chris WeinbergFounder + CEOChris Weinberg Events

Miami wedding planner Chris Weinberg is the founder and principal event planner of Chris Weinberg Events specializing in the luxury boutique weddings, the social and corporate market, as well as consulting to the special events industry. Chris’ passion for beauty, uniqueness, and the unexpected drives her to continually search out and source ideas to create the most exciting events for her clients. Chris and her team execute one-of-a-kind large-scale celebrations and multi-day events while meeting and exceeding client expectations. She listens to her clients, develops project scope and budget to match their vision, puts together a creative team from her relationships with the most talented industry service providers, and manages the project through post-event evaluation and client satisfaction. Chris has developed a set of event management tools used by her team to keep each project organized. She believes that an event must represent the guest(s) of honor or company’s brand and should be a direct reflection of the clients’ vision and their expectations for the successful outcome of their event. Chris develops a personal relationship with her clients and through interpretation, turns their loves and lifestyles or corporate message and brand into a fun, interactive, and memorable guest experience.

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