Meeting professionals make important decisions all the time. Both planners and suppliers decide what is best for events regarding food and beverage, budgets, decor, and other routine matters as part of their daily responsibilities. The recent H1N1 virus (swine flu) brought to light how under-prepared our industry is to make decisions for the non-routine—especially as it pertains to crisis response. This webinar will show planners and suppliers how to work together to develop a sound decision-making system that both parties can use when facing regional, national, or international crisis threats.
About the Presenter
Brad A. Goldberg currently owns TriGold Consulting, LLC, a firm providing contingency planning and risk management solutions to meeting professionals. Prior to starting TriGold Consulting in 2008, Brad worked as conference services manager for CommGenix, a medical meetings and communications company, and was a senior meeting planner for the University of South Florida’s College of Medicine.
Brad began his meeting planning career in the U.S. Air Force, where he served as an officer specializing in risk management. His leadership in that field led to organizing and managing international risk management conferences for the military and other government agencies. In his 20 years of military service, Brad also supported the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Cambodia, trained embassy attaches in international security, oversaw operational security for seven U.S. bases in Asia and the Pacific, and deployed three times to the Middle East during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Brad has continued his tradition of teaching risk management principles and strategies since retiring from the military in 2006. He served the Tampa chapter of Meeting Professionals International as its 2006 Southeast Education Conference Risk Management Chair, developed and led a related seminar at the Clearwater-based conference, and still teaches the subject each term for the University of South Florida's meeting and event planning certificate program. Based on his wealth of knowledge and earlier accolades, Brad has been asked to speak at the Southeast Education Conference again in 2009.
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"Decision Making in a Crisis: Addressing Cancellation Questions for Both Planners and Suppliers" 
