#IMEXAmerica 2024 = #EDC at #SmartMonday + #DESIGNtoCHANGE onsite #PODcast conversations + #BreakFree in the #InnovationHub

October 24, 2024 - Las Vegas, NV, USA by team Event Design Collective GmbH

From gathering at a brand new edition of the Event Design Certificate Program at #SmartMonday for Marina Bay Sands Meetings at the Delano in Las Vegas to sessions for Meeting Professionals International and dozens of valuable business exchanges on the trade show floor, we also launched new initiatives and reconnected with old. We made new friends over this whirlwind experience. IMEX America is the trade show and an extraordinary experience to meet our community of practice and get real business done for the year ahead.

Thank you to all our partners: Marina Bay Sands , Encore , Meeting Professionals International and team IMEX .

Let's break it down into 2 (+ 2 bonus) highlights;

1. Event Design Certificate Program - a gathering of 35 prospective high-end Event Design enthusiasts in Las Vegas

2. Ten special guests in brand new #DESIGNtoCHANGE PODcast conversations onsite at #IMEXAmerica with contributors from EDC Young Professionals, Change Makers and CED'ers from close and far.

And two more things:

3. EDC Trusted Advisor - a brand new EDC Program Level recently launched in Q3 2024.

4. Next EDC Level 3 Program Cohort 54 open for registration 7-9 January 2025 at San Diego State University

But first,

1. Event Design Certificate Program - a gathering of 35 prospective high-end Event Design enthusiasts in Las Vegas

On Monday, 7 October 2024, at #SmartMonday #IMEXAmerica from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Pacific time, 35 enthusiastic Event Design using the #EventCanvas enthusiasts gathered in person at the Delano hotel in Las Vegas. The energy and engagement are palpable when the clients and staff of team Marina Bay Sands Meetings experience the EDC program in its shortest form. This is an excellent introduction to the #EventCanvas working method on which team Marina Bay Sands has been training its entire front-facing team since 2022. (Check out Genevieve Lim, CEM, DES, CMP + Ruud Janssen, DES, CMM on the PODcast episode below to hear the full backstory how this started at #IMEX Frankfurt in 2022)

See more media highlights of EDC Level 1 Program at #Smart Monday at IMEX and Meeting Professionals International on this Instagram post:

2. Ten #DESIGNtoCHANGE PODcast conversations guests onsite at #IMEXAmerica with contributors from EDC Young Professionals to CED - Certified Event Designers and Change makers from close and far.

Here are the links to the 10 episodes:

Michelle Allgauer, CAE, CMM, CMP Fellow of Financial Services Institute (FSI) and Chair of the International Board of Director at Meeting Professionals International

Genevieve Lim, CEM, DES, CMP Executive Director of MICE Management of Marina Bay Sands Meetings

Christoph Tessmar Director of the Barcelona Convention Bureau

Emily Baxter Sr. Director of Events at American Heart Association

Carina Bauer CEO of IMEX

David Allison ????? ?? Founder of The Valuegraphics Research Company

Amanda Armstrong, CMP, CED SVP Communications and Industry Relations at Encore & Patience Gallegos Global Marketing Director at Abbott | Diagnostics

Paul Bulencea Co-Founder and Director & Philipp Jacobius COO at The College of Extraordinary Experiences

Listen to the individual #DESIGNtoCHANGE #PODcasts below or subscribe to all the episodes on Spotify

or Soundcloud or Apple PODcast here

and 2 more things:

3. EDC Trusted Advisor - a brand new EDC Program Level has launched this month and accepting its first Certified Trusted Advisor Candidates.

After 4 editions of the EDC MasterMind and 5 years of development of the content we have launched the brand new EDC Trusted Advisor program to become a CTA - Certified Trusted Advisor. Click on the animation below to be nominated to join or click the link to learn more-> https://edco.global/cta

For anyone who wants to elevate their ability to look and act beyond the now and turn their conversations and role into truly Trusted Advisorship. On your team will be your trusted advisors, Danyelle Faulkner , Roel Frissen , Dennis Luijer , Ruud Janssen, DES, CMM , Paul Rulkens David Bancroft-Turner .

4. Next EDC Level 3 Program Cohort 38 open for registration 7-9 January 2025 at San Diego State University

Ready to become a CED - Certified Event Designer as one of the first in 2025? Then join Cohort 54 of the EDC Level 3 Program at San Diego State University . Will you join the ranks of the world's leading Certified Event Designers?

This is your chance to learn how to be a proficient facilitator of the Event Design using the #EventCanvas Methodology from the creators in sunny San Diego, California USA.

Hear what Kelly Gleeson Smith , CED experienced in training herself and her team at Caesars Entertainment Meetings and Events .

So never a dull moment in the exciting world of Event Design using the #EventCanvas Methodology.

Have questions or want to leave us a comment, we'll be delighted to respond and get in touch.

With warmest regards,

on behalf of the full team at the Event Design Collective

Devon (Montgomery) Pasha, CMP, CED , Ruud Janssen, DES, CMM , Roel Frissen , Dennis Luijer , Paul Rulkens , Anthony Vade, CED , Tanya Spournova , Luca Vernengo, CED , Andrea Vernengo , Erno Ovaska , Gerrit Jessen, CMP CMM CED , Ingrid Rip CED , Mauricio Magdaleno, CED