Conference & Meetings World Issue 101 — July / August | Page 50
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Marijuana and
more at ECEF 2019
in Washington
Over 200 industry leaders came to
network and debate at the 2019
Exhibition and Convention
Executives Forum (ECEF) in
Washington recently.
Co-founder and CEO of
Marijuana Business Daily Cassandra
Farrington, told how she navigated
some unusual political and business
hurdles to lead one of the
fastest-growing events in the US.
“Cassandra’s experiences reminded
us that our events perform best
when they are an extension of
everything we do well,” noted Sam
Lippman, President, Lippman
Connects, the producer of ECEF.
The sessions closed with an
improvisational presentation by
industry legend Gary Shapiro, CEO
of Consumer Technology
Association (CTA), which owns CES.
For the second time, ECEF included
a networking and technology
activity combined with a closing
reception.
The expanded ECEF TechDemo
gave event leaders the opportunity
to test drive 12 event-ready
technology solutions.
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