BizBash and Cliff Rigano—the creative director and head of culture, content and experiential marketing at Mast-Jägermeister US—dive into lessons in leadership, how to cultivate relationships in the industry, redefining experiences and more.
To promote the new series Single Drunk Female, Freeform created a grocery store-inspired activation filled with self-care items, Instagrammable moments and a unique choose-your-own-swag shopping experience.
Trump National Doral Miami, SoFla’s Premier Meetings & Events Resort Trump National Doral Miami has attracted groups and meetings for nearly six decades. Complementing the resort's 100,000-plus square feet of indoor event space and 75,000 square feet of outdoor event space is four championship golf courses, a full-service spa and superb dining. Learn more.
NATIONAL:Oddmund Braaten, Interprefy’s former COO, will take over as CEO of the Zurich, Switzerland-based company, which is a leading provider of managed remote simultaneous interpretation technology and services. Braaten takes over for outgoing CEO Annett Polaszewski-Plath, who helped the company double its revenue and team across 29 countries over the last two years.
LAS VEGAS: MGM Resorts has officially launched MGM Rewards, its new loyalty rewards program that offers enhanced benefits for its millions of members worldwide. Non-gaming members can now join their gaming counterparts and earn a currency—MGM Rewards Points. The points are redeemable for complimentary dining, entertainment and hotel stays, which will provide members more ways to tier up and enjoy perks at premier destination resorts.
LOS ANGELES:Billboard has announced that the 2022 Billboard Women in Music Awards will take place as an in-person event on March 2 at the YouTube Theater. Grammy Award-winning singer Ciara is set to host the event, which will honor music’s rising stars, producers and executives. For the first time ever, the annual event is opening ticket sales to the public, giving fans the chance to see performances by special honorees Doja Cat, Gabby Barrett, Saweetie and more.
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO: The inaugural Festival of the Diaspora—in partnership with The Aspen Institute Project on Belonging, Tulsa Innovation Labs, EV Passport, Genius100 Foundation, LINK Strategic Partners and other corporate partners—will bring together more than 100 executives from Feb. 23-26 in San Juan. Speakers and attendees include government, nonprofit, philanthropic and corporate leaders, along with social entrepreneurs, academics and dignitaries. The group will discuss solutions for pressing issues impacting our global society, such as skill building in a post-COVID world, creating economic market conditions that incorporate equity and the power of green alternative energy in the Americas.
WASHINGTON, DC:The Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington is bringing back the 40th Annual RAMMY Awards for its 40th edition on July 24. Taking place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, the in-person event will honor accomplishments of individuals and restaurants in the food industry with awards in long-standing and pandemic-era categories, such as New Restaurant of the Year, Outstanding Pop-Up Concept and Splendid Holidays at Home.
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