Just planning and executing meetings is deserving of a medal
in many cases, but there
are some in our industry
who truly go above and
beyond to set the bar
higher. Following are 20
professionals—selected
by polling our readers,
consulting with past
Meetings Trendsetters
and our editors and
contributors, and reaching
out to others in the
industry—who have taken a
leading role in the last year.
20 meetings industry agents of change who
are propelling their profession forward 2 0 1 8 MEETINGS TRENDSETTERS
BRENDA RIVERS
President & CEO // Andavo Meetings, Incentives and Consulting
SPECIALTIES: Event security and duty of care
In the year since our last Meetings Trendsetters were featured, event security has
tragically risen to the fore. Brenda Rivers is one of the leading meeting professionals raising the alarm about how unprepared we are, and how not exercising
proper duty of care to mitigate risk not only imperils the well-being of attendees,
but also the survival of organizations. Recent work has included presenting risk
management programs at PCMA’s Convening Leaders, industry association chapter events and for our 2018 On Location roundtable at Convening Leaders. Look
for her new book, Meeting and Event Risk Management Guide, soon.
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