Topic: Dream big to transform the image of a city, 17 lessons learned from Ottawa 2017 Speaker: Guy Laflamme, Executive Director and Producer, Ottawa 2017 Guy Laflamme specializes in the creation, production and marketing of cultural, recreational and tourism products, with 25 years’ experience in the field. He is Executive Director and Producer of

Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), held this year on April 12, brings together leaders from across the meetings and events industry, showcasing the impact that business meetings, conferences, conventions, incentive travel, trade shows and exhibitions have on our industry.

Your brain is always active, especially when travelling, planning or on-site at events! Did you know that 20% of your total energy needs in a given day is utilized by the brain? Just like a car, if you are fueling your body with low-grade gas, then you're running on sub-par energy sources and eventually it will catch up to you! Discover how nutrition plays a role in biological processes that affect your mood, work productivity and even your level of happiness. 

*Results showed that EI related more positively to performance under a high managerial work demands context of jobs that require management of diverse individuals, functions, and lines of business, potentially because such job contexts activate and allow high-EI individuals to act in emotionally intelligent ways that facilitate their performance.

Improve your crisis communications and decision-making skills; Identify gaps in your event crisis planning and response; Discuss best practices for handling event disruptions, disasters, and crises