One of the many reasons I wish I could have gone to the Meeting Professionals International World Education Congress last month was to go to a session called, “Powering Up: Women and Leadership in the Meeting and Event Industry.” The panel featured some amazing women—Karin Krogh, Nyt Potentiale; Fiona Pelham, Sustainable Events Limited and MPI chairwoman-elect; the always-inspiring Tyra Hilliard of Hilliard Associates; Rosa Garriga Mora with event app company myQaa; and a lone guy, Kevin Kirby, The Kirby Consulting Group and MPI’s 2014-2015 chairman.

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