BizBash Live: The Expo, Los Angeles, an event designed to educate and inspire meeting and event professionals, returns for its 10th edition on July 13 at the California Market Center. Sessions during the Event Innovation Forum, a single-track education conference, and the Workshop Series, a collection of hour-long seminars, will cover topics such as innovative conference design, luxury events, sponsorships, and career development for event professionals. Registration for the Event Innovation Forum and the Workshop Series includes admission to the trade show floor.
The schedule for BizBash Live: The Expo, Los Angeles, including morning and afternoon sessions, two distinct luncheons, and post-event cocktails, is below; registration is available here.
8 a.m.
Registration Opens
8:30-9:20 a.m.
Workshop Session I
Designing for Digital
Cara Kleinhaut, founder and C.E.O., Caravents Inc.
Five Ways to Improve Your Career, Event Performance, and Personal Brand
Edward Perotti, senior director of global meetings, events, and travel, VMware
Tapping into Your Creativity: Rethinking the Brainstorming Process
Audrea Hooper, head of fungineering, Zappos
Think Like a Sponsor to Land a Sponsor
Josh Murray, strategic creative director and executive producer
9:30-10:20 a.m.
Workshop Session II
(Sessions Repeated from Workshop Session I)
Designing for Digital
Cara Kleinhaut, founder and C.E.O., Caravents Inc.
Five Ways to Improve Your Career, Event Performance, and Personal Brand
Edward Perotti, senior director of global meetings, events, and travel, VMware
Tapping into Your Creativity: Rethinking the Brainstorming Process
Audrea Hooper, head of fungineering, Zappos
Think Like a Sponsor to Land a Sponsor
Josh Murray, strategic creative director and executive producer
10:15 am - 5:00 pm
Exhibit Floor Opens
10:15 a.m.-12 p.m.
Brain Dating with E-180
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Event Innovation Forum Session I
The Evolution of Google's I/O Conference
Amanda Matuk, executive producer, I/O Developer Conference, Google
Designing Impactful and Effective Luxe Events
Yifat Oren, founder and creative director, Oren and Cove
Event Planning Tales From Inside the White House
Jeremy Bernard, former social secretary, the White House
12-12:45 p.m.
Event Innovation Forum Lunch
12-1:15 p.m.
Design Luncheon
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Brain Dating with E-180
1:30-3 p.m.
Event Innovation Forum Session II
Are Your Events Telling Your Brand’s Story?
Catherine Simmons, vice president, strategic events, Dreamforce
Are You Creating a Customer-Centric Event?
Audrea Hooper, head of fungineering and special events, Zappos
Is Stillness the New ‘Surprise and Delight’?
Khaleed Juma, creative director, Mosaic
3-4 p.m.
Brain Dating with E-180
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Post Party