Glisser

Hosted by Glisser and BizBash

BizBash

Virtual Event on March 24, 2022 – 10am PST / 1pm EST / 6pm GMT

We all sometimes need that subtle reminder to ‘work smarter, not harder.’ The 2022 BizBash Fresh Faces have been doing just that, and are thriving as our industry is evolving. This generation of event professionals are putting an emphasis on their personal brand and are doing so while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. We can all learn how shifting with the industry can elevate your knowledge and put you a step ahead.

Main Session, 1pm - 1.45pm EST:

In With the New: How the Next Generation of Event Pros Is Tackling an Evolving Industry and Setting New Standards for Work-Life Balance

Speakers:

Ify Ifebi, Founder and CEO, Vendorspace
Josh Sugarman, Chief Experience Officer, Bite.Delivery
Jessica Toro, Event Manager, Clio
Weston Gonzalez, Owner and Creative Director, Westhaus

Moderated by:

Vanessa Lovatt, Chief Evangelist, Glisser
Claire Hoffman, Executive Editor, BizBash

Breakout Sessions, 1.45pm - 2.15pm EST:

1. Don’t Foster That Imposter: How To Overcome And Even Work With Imposter Syndrome
Speakers: Wes Woodson, Dear World and Vanessa Lovatt, Glisser

2. Defining The Why Behind Your Personal Brand
Speakers: Michael Wallace, Firefly Team Events and Claire Hoffman, BizBash

Vanessa Lovatt

Chief Evangelist, Glisser

Vanessa runs both the Customer Success and also the Marketing function at Glisser, which constantly calls for her to draw upon her prior experience of executing virtual and hybrid events, and translate this into useful insights for the event sector, the vast majority of which has been thrown into the deep end of the event tech world.

Jessica Toro

Event Manager, Clio

Jessica Toro, 28, is an event coordinator for Intuit Canada, based in Toronto. She has previously worked in event-related roles for Women’s College Hospital, WCM, Orbis International and more, and completed the Event Management graduate certification program from Humber College.

Weston Gonzalez

Owner and Creative Director, Westhaus

Weston Garret Gonzalez, 32, is the owner and creative director of westhaus, a Los Angeles-based production, design and management company that specializes in events for the entertainment industry. Before launching his own company in 2019, he held in-house event roles at the likes of Sony Pictures Television, Starz and Apple TV+.

Michael Wallace

Vice President of Sales, Firefly Team Events

Michael Wallace, 35, is the vice president of sales for Firefly Team Events, a virtual and in-person team-building company based in Orange County, Calif. He's also an active board member of SITE, the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence.

Our Clients

Glisser is one of the only solutions I have seen that is truly user friendly – it’s simple, intuitive platform gave my attendees the very best experience for my virtual event. From on-boarding to live-event execution, the team at Glisser were phenomenal.

Claire Gardin

Resource Planning Manager

Clinical Education

Thank you Glisser – highly recommended for anybody that’s looking to make their events more engaging, more interactive, and just better. The team, as always, were super professional, really helpful, and helped everything work together with our other tech partners.

Nick Dugdale-Moore

Regional Director - Europe

UFI

Glisser provides stellar customer service and success management. The platforms engagement features have enabled Informa Connect to deliver strong interactive virtual customer experiences, and have successfully supported our acceleration into virtual event offerings