Event Manager
Current• Assume total responsibility and ownership in leading the planning and execution of all assigned events.• Coordinate event management across all Departments, including Registration, Platform, Sponsorship, IS, Air, and Finance.• Manage event budget, invoicing, schedules of payments and cost savings report.• Oversee overall program agenda, ensuring communication across all internal and external teams.• Oversee and manage event project plan/timeline.• Lead and participate in client and internal meetings, including regular status meetings, pre-program walkthroughs, onsite meetings, and post-program debriefs.• Drive client and internal team deliverables to meet timeline milestones. • Manage all aspects of venue coordination, including meeting space allocation, meeting room set-up, diagrams, food & beverage, electrical, internet.• Manage DMC and outside vendors, including Audio Visual, Production, Entertainment, IT/Internet, Photographer, Printer, Security, Shipping, Translation, Transportation.• Coordinate content, graphic development and production of all program collateral (i.e. agenda, conference guide, program of events, etc.) and signage.• Develop budgets, coordinate itineraries, and lead site inspections.