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What to Expect at BizBash Live: The Expo, Los Angeles

Registration is open for the 10th edition of the show.

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Photo: Brian Kramer

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