Timeline:
11:00am Guest Arrival for In-Person
11:15am Meeting Begins
11:30am Keynote Speaker, David Adler
12:30pm Engaging Activity for Both In-Person and Virtual Attendees
1:15pm Lunch for In-Person Attendees
2:00pm In-person Event Conclusion
Be a Collaboration Artist, Not Just a Meeting or Event Planner
Featuring David Adler, CEO & Founder, BizBash Media
In today’s world it means more to connect people than ever. Bizbash is David Adler and he will discuss all the dynamics of event organizing today.
He will discuss what makes great Live events including the social physics of how ideas spread; the emphasis on learning and development; how our events are no longer about who attends but how many conversations are curating as well as ideas that are proven winners and engaging your audience. Take a trip through the mind of someone who spent 20 years observing and talking to Event organizers of all types.
Biography:
David Adler, Chairman and Founder of BizBash is a veteran media and event entrepreneur. He founded BizBash as an idea and resource marketplace for event organizers of all types from corporate and association to high-end personal and social events. His site has become the largest media property in the B-to-B event industry with nearly 2.5 million annual user sessions.
During the Obama Administration, Adler served in various volunteer roles with U.S. State Department as a consultant to the chief of protocol on projects such as the Patrons of Diplomacy, the first Global Chiefs of Protocol Conference, and the Diplomatic Culinary Partnership’s American Chef Corp.
Prior to BizBash, Adler held posts as vice president of corporate communications for Primedia and Macmillan Inc. He was also chief of passion branding at Cone Communications, where he developed programs such as the initial Avon Breast Cancer Initiative, the Reebok Human Rights Awards, the Polaroid Missing Children Program, and the John F. Kennedy Library Profile in Courage Award.
At the age of 21, a month after graduating from American University, Adler founded and was the C.E.O. of Washington Dossier, a magazine that covered power, society, politics, and entertaining in the nation’s capital.
Adler resides in New York City and is active in several nonprofit and professional organizations, including current and previous board positions with SISO (Society of Independent Show Organizers), NYC & Company, the WNET Education Committee, the Dean’s Advisory Council of the American University School of Communication, the Hurricane Island Outward Bound School, the Magazine Publishers Association, Citymeals-on-Wheels, the Fine Arts Committee of the State Department of the United States, The Hudson Square Business Improvement District and the Open Future Institute.
Event Safety Measures:
During these unprecedented times, the safety of our members is most important to us. Please see below for some of the precautions we will be taking to ensure we are adhering to all guidelines and regulations:
- Masks are required - mask must cover your nose and mouth
- Social distancing is required
- All attendees will be encouraged to:
- Frequently wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
- Avoid touching eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands
- Practice good respiratory etiquette, including covering coughs and sneezes
- If feeling under the weather or having a fever, please stay home
