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Convention Center VP Cheryl Swanson: ‘We All Need to Shout About This Exciting Field’
Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center’s Cheryl Swanson shares her thoughts on how the pandemic has given venues the opportunity to innovate.
Cynthia Serrano: ‘Creating Solutions’ at the Fort Worth Convention Center
Cynthia Serrano, general manager at Fort Worth Convention Center, shares her thoughts on leadership, challenges with staffing and labor, and the center's upcoming expansion.
Women Leading the Way at Convention Centers: Julianne Jammers
In this sixth installment of a continuing Convene series about female leadership at event facilities, we ask Julianne Jammers to share her perspective as the executive director of SwissTech Village, Hotel and Convention Center in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Women Leading the Way at Convention Centers: T. Taubie Motlhabane at CTICC
A desire "to make a meaningful change" led T. Taubie Motlhabane to her role as the CEO of Cape Town International Convention Centre in Cape Town, South Africa.
Women Leading the Way at Convention Centers: Julia Corkey
Julia Corkey, chief executive of the International Convention Centre (ICC) Belfast in Northern Ireland, shares how the facility is taking steps to be more accessible and better serve the needs of convention delegates.
Women Leading the Way at Convention Centers: Kathleen Warden
Climate change is the top challenge facing convention centers, says Kathleen Warden, director of conference sales at the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow, Scotland.
Women Leading the Way at Convention Centers: Ellen Schwartz
More diverse leadership is coming to facility management in the near future, says Ellen Schwartz, general manager at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Women Leading the Way at Convention Centers: Shannon Perry
While women outnumber male business event organizers, only a minority of women hold executive positions at the events facilities. In this first in a series about female leadership at event facilities, we ask Shannon Perry of California's Ontario Convention Center to share her perspective.