Risk Management: Fulfill The Legal Requirement to Protect Attendees

Monday, January 6, 2020

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Location: Moscone South, ACTion Stage | Hall D

Co-Presenter(s)

Desirée Knight

Director, Education & Meetings
American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association

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Stephanie Jones

Senior Director Conferences and Events Management
Water Environment Federation

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Panelist(s)

Elaine Williams

Director of Sales
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

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Mark Vaughan

Executive VP, Sales & Marketing
Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau

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Gary Murakami

Director Global Sales
MGM Resorts International

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The tragic events that impact our world at an ever-increasing rate, from mass shootings and natural disasters to criminal acts, are especially dangerous in a legal sense to event organizers. As association executives, we have a duty of care to be prepared to respond and communicate in emergency situations.

Learner Outcomes:

Understand professional responsibility (and personal liability) for of duty of care
Recognize how to avoid organizational and personal liability for acts or omissions likely to cause harm to others
Leverage collaboration with hospitality and destination partners who share responsibilities for risk management and safety to protect attendees from risk related to injury, sickness, security, and more (which can be reasonably foreseen)