NEW YORK, Feb. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Questex appoints Mary Malloy Global Event Director for the 2021 editions of the renowned Hotec events portfolio. The portfolio includes Hotec North America, a new event experience combining Hotec Design and Hotec Operations, which will be held at the J.W. Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa in Aventura, Florida from June 27-30, 2021, Hotec Europe which will be held at the Anantara Vilamoura Algarve in Portugal from October 26-29, 2021 and Hotec Global, which was held as a virtual event in November 2020. 

Malloy has had a long career at Questex, starting as an inside sales representative and working her way up in the sales department to her strategic role as Associate Publisher, HOTEL DESIGN to Publisher, and then as Event Director for the Hotec North America/Hotec Design brands, creating a sought-after one-to-one meetings forum for the industry’s leading designers, architects, procurement agents and specifiers to meet with innovative suppliers.   

Amy Vaxman, Vice President & Market Leader, Questex Travel & Hospitality, said, “Mary is passionate about the hospitality design space, which was evident in her role of launching HOTEL DESIGN Magazine and building an engaged audience with high retention and significantly growing both top and bottom revenue. She has also formed lucrative partnerships in the design community both domestically and internationally. Mary has been described as ‘passionate,’ ‘dedicated,’ ‘diligent,’ and ‘customer-oriented,’ and is known in the hospitality design community as one who tirelessly delivers a personable experience. We are lucky to have her on our team.”   

“Building relationships is what this industry is about. There are many great one-to-one hosted buyer events in the industry, but it takes a surgical approach to build personal relationships with each and every client, hear first-hand how they define success, and execute a plan that will elevate their business,” added Malloy. “This could mean an order, a year-long project, a five-year project, or even a lifetime of business. I personally ensure the industry’s most active and senior buyers are in attendance at our events, and pair them with the right suppliers they need to meet to secure new business. And what’s better, Hotec events have historically been known to be fun, buttoned-down, and conducive to business-discussion while allowing our guests to enjoy their 5-star surroundings. I could not be more excited, after the year our industry has faced, to bring our guests to the stunning Anantara Vilamoura Algarve, Portugal for Hotec Europe and continue to build on the excitement this event has come to embody.”  

Hotec Europe will bring together new buyers and suppliers from across Europe, the Middle East and Africa for three days of business-critical networking via one-to-one meetings. Supplier and buyer applications will open soon. Visit www.hoteceu.com for further details and to follow announcements on LinkedIn with hashtag #Hoteceu21. Malloy can answer any questions personally via email at [email protected].  

Questex Hospitality & Travel Group is the producer  of the industry’s largest and most successful live and virtual events, including The Annual Hotel Conference which brings together over 1,000 leading UK hoteliers, investors and suppliers each year in Manchester, The Resort & Residential Hospitality Investment Forum which attracts investors and developers from the leisure sector, and will be co-located with Hotec Europe this year with a combined networking reception, and its flagship event which is in nearly every global hotel chain CEO’s calendar as well as The International Hospitality Investment Forum, which connects over 2,500 senior hospitality and tourism leaders each year in Berlin. Questex’s global presence and relationships with buyers and suppliers from over 90 countries sets it apart in the industry.  
  
About Questex  
Questex helps people live better and longer. Questex brings people together in the markets that help people live better: travel, hospitality and wellness; the industries that help people live longer: life science and healthcare; and the technologies that enable and fuel these new experiences. We live in the experience economy – connecting our ecosystem through live events, surrounded by data insights and digital communities. We deliver experience and real results. It happens here.  

Media Contact   
Alexandra Aldridge  
Marketing Director, Hospitality & Travel  
[email protected]  
212-895-8284  

Next Stop on the Six-Month Virtual Event is Austin, Texas January 13 and January 26, 2021

NEW YORK, Jan. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Questex’s Bar & Restaurant group, owners of Nightclub & Bar Show, VIBE Conference, and Evolve, a six-month sales, education and networking program that keeps bar and restaurant owners, operators, investors and suppliers engaged with sales and marketing programs, skills development, staff retention tools and networking opportunities, today unveils the Top 5 Takeaways for the bar, restaurant and hospitality industry.

The Top 5 Takeaways include:

1. On optimizing yield from beverages, first, start with selling all extra inventory. Then, talk to distributors and learn about their closeout sales. Base drinks off of the closeout sale products to ensure that every drink is as profitable as possible.
2. Stop promoting third-party delivery. Third-party delivery services are not promoting bars and restaurants. Once the third-party delivery services have guests hooked, they will continue to strengthen their relationship with them. Focus on first-party delivery or delivery alternatives, rather than paying the major delivery companies.
3. Survival should be looked at on a day-to-day basis. There will be mental highs and lows, but owners should find what optimism they can each day. Continue to be strong for your team for if they see you break, they’ll follow suit.
4. The industry will develop strength through the pandemic and if it’s possible to learn how to survive in this challenging market with less than 50% of revenues, and keep that mentality when business returns to full capacity next year, the industry collectively be so much smarter.
5. Technology is rarely implemented as easily as sales reps makes it out to be. For every ten hours of onboarding, there should be another 1-2 hours spent interviewing other operators who have already implemented it.

Restaurant, bar, and food service professionals interested in attending the Evolve Austin, Texas virtual event on January 13 and January 26, 2021 can register here for a complimentary pass. The educational focus is “Reinventing Marketing Under New Rules.” Key speakers include: Heather Potts, Owner & Operator of Cedar Door Patio Bar & Grill; Mariam Parker, Austin Food Wine Alliance; Cody Cowan, Red River Cultural District; and Sarah Heard, Co-Owner, Foreign & Domestic.

“We chose Austin as the third stop on our tour because of its importance to the bar and restaurant industry in the US. Austin has historically served as a haven for small businesses and startups, and offers a high amount of venture capital investment, even during this turbulent time, so business owners there know a thing or two about creating buy-in,” said Tim McLucas, Vice President, Bar & Restaurant, Questex. “We’ve gathered leading voices in the bar and restaurant industry to hear how they are managing the circumstances around the pandemic and we hope that their insight will help other operators learn how to create new opportunities for their businesses. If you’re an owner, operator, manager, director, investor, supplier or chef in the foodservice industry, please join us on this journey.”

Evolve attendees have found the sales, education, and networking program extremely beneficial. Here’s what some had to say:

• “Great tips that are very relevant during this critical time in our industry.” – Bar Owner
• “All speakers provided practical solutions and strategies for thriving in this current pandemic market.” – President, Consulting Business
• “Evolve was very timely considering the current day challenges of working in the industry.” – General Manager/Dean, Community College
• “The speakers were personable and had relevant content for business owners and bar staff during these times of uncertainty.” – Marketing Director, Events Company
• “Applicable, timely, and open to all aspects of the business.” – Chef, University

Evolve sponsors include: 2 Touch POS, Barventory, Bbot, d’marie, Dry Botanical Bubbly, El Yucateco, Fresh Origins, Global Outdoor Concepts, Hoshizaki, MTI, Mirage Vision, Nextera, Padilla Imports, Techmedix, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Truly Hard Seltzer, White Claw Hard Seltzer, Xtreme Music Bingo and YVVER. Association and media partners include: Nevada Restaurant Association, Foodservice Equipment Magazine as the Official Foodservice Equipment Media Partner, In the Mix Magazine, PMQ Pizza Magazine and Texas Bar & Nightclub Alliance.

To learn more and register to attend Evolve as an operator for free, visit https://events.barandrestaurantexpo.com/. All virtual event air dates will be available to relive on demand.

For sponsorship opportunities, contact Jamie Schroeder at [email protected] or Veronica Gonnello at [email protected].

Stay connected with Evolve on Facebook and Instagram @nightclubbar and follow #evolve.

Questex’s Bar & Restaurant group will bring the industry together at VIBE Conference, June 7-9, 2021 at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, CA and at the Nightclub & Bar Show, June 28-30, 2021 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV.

About Questex
Questex helps people live better and longer. Questex brings people together in the markets that help people live better: travel, hospitality and wellness; the industries that help people live longer: life science and healthcare; and the technologies that enable and fuel these new experiences. We live in the experience economy – connecting our ecosystem through live events, surrounded by data insights and digital communities. We deliver experience and real results. It happens here.

Media Contact
Michelle Osborne
Questex
[email protected]
617.219.8305

NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Questex’s Fierce JPM Week 2021, the premier event for leading experts and executives in the biopharma and healthcare industry, is scheduled to take place January 11–13, 2021. The three-day virtual event will deliver CEO interviews, panel discussions and company presentations exploring biopharma’s ongoing work to combat COVID-19 and the world’s other diseases. Register here.

“Normally in January, the biopharma world would descend on San Francisco for the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. But as we all know, that world is a long way away and virtual is our new reality,” says Rebecca Willumson, Vice President & Publisher, Fierce Pharma. “We created Fierce JPM Week to continue our industry coverage through a virtual event that will bring you a more in depth perspective from the leaders of the biopharma world.”

Fierce JPM Week will feature interviews and presentations from the following thought leaders:

• Samit Hirawat, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Bristol Myers Squibb
• Stéphane Bancel, CEO, Moderna
• Levi Garraway, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Medical Officer, Roche and Genentech 
• Rick Gates, Senior Vice President – Pharmacy and Healthcare, Walgreens
• Ruud Dobber, EVP and President, BioPharmaceuticals Business Unit, AstraZeneca 
• David Feinberg, M.D., Vice President, Google Health
• Mariola Fotin-Mleczek, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer, CureVac
• Alexander Hardy, CEO, Genentech 
• Daphne Koller, CEO and Founder, insitro 
• Ann Leen, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, AlloVir 
• Heather Zenk, SVP of Strategic Global Sourcing, AmerisourceBergen 
• Halee Fischer-Wright, M.D., President and CEO, Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) 

The event will offer several panel discussions including:

• In-development COVID-19 therapeutics 
• “Second-wave” COVID-19 vaccines 
• The last mile: How will a COVID-19 vaccine make it from plant to patients? 

A special thanks to our sponsors: Bayer, Catalent Biologics, Clarivate Analytics, Elligo Health Research, FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, Google Chrome Enterprise, Honeywell, Komodo Health, Lore IO, Medable, Molecular Health GmbH, PhRMA, RxE2, Takeda, TD2, Thermo Fisher and Wacker Biotech GmbH.

Learn more about Fierce JPM Week here. To register to attend Fierce JPM Week, click here. The event is free for biopharma and healthcare organizations.

For sponsorship opportunities, contact Angelique Alcover at [email protected].

Stay connected with Fierce JPM Week on LinkedIn and Twitter.

About Questex
Questex helps people live better and longer. Questex brings people together in the markets that help people live better: travel, hospitality and wellness; the industries that help people live longer: life science and healthcare; and the technologies that enable and fuel these new experiences. We live in the experience economy – connecting our ecosystem through live events, surrounded by data insights and digital communities. We deliver experience and real results. It happens here.

Media Contact
Emily Schriver
Marketing Manager
Questex
[email protected]

 

The 10^th CIO Leadership Forum Brought Tech Leaders from Hong Kong and China Together to Discuss Accelerating the Adoption of Technologies through Partnerships

NEW YORK, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Questex hosted the 10^th CIO Leadership Forum, a hybrid event on December 3 at the Cordis Hotel in Hong Kong. The event brought together CIOs, IT Heads and Directors, IT Infrastructure in Hong Kong and China to discuss accelerating the adoption of technologies through partnerships. The Questex Asia team ensured that speakers had the option of attending the event in-person or digitally.

“In this time of uncertainty our communities want to connect with each other now more than ever. Our team collaborated to create an innovative hybrid program that brought the community together in a way that allowed exhibitors, sponsors and attendees to safely learn and network. With guidance from the Hong Kong government as well as incorporating the Questex Event Directive approach, the CIO Leadership Forum took place successfully earlier this month,” said Paul Miller, CEO, Questex. “The pandemic has changed the event industry for the foreseeable future and potentially forever. We are reimagining events with unique solutions that support each of our communities. After eight months of digital only events, it is great to see professionals gathering live at events again. I am very proud of the Questex Asia team as they have continued to explore and experiment with event formats to benefit the communities that they serve.”
  
The CIO Leadership Forum offered practical insights from leading CIOs on critical industry topics:

• 5G and its impact on enterprise architecture: the role of CIO
• Prioritizing technology investments: choosing optimal partnerships
• Managing compliance and privacy challenges
• AI Blackbox
• Commercializing Blockchain

Nearly 20 speakers discussed technology, skills and resource planning and integration including

• Ted Suen, CIO, MTR Corporation
• Aaron Lee, Group CIO, United Asia Finance Limited
• Steven S. H. Yau, Vice President, APAC CIO, Estee Lauder
• Elvie Lahournère, Digital and Innovation Director – APAC, Natixis Bank
• Daniel Lai, CIO, Esquel Group
• Andy Chun, Regional Director, Technology Innovation, Prudential
• Micky Lo, Managing Director, Chief Information Risk Officer APAC, BNY Mellon
• David Chan, Chief Information Security Officer, Hang Seng Bank Limited

The event also included an Exhibit Hall as well as one-on-one meetings.
  
On-Talent, eG Innovations and Micro Focus were the sponsors of the 10^th annual of CIO Leadership Forum.

To learn more about Questex, visit questex.com.

About Questex
Questex helps people live better and longer. Questex brings people together in the markets that help people live better: travel, hospitality and wellness; the industries that help people live longer: life science and healthcare; and the technologies that enable and fuel these new experiences. We live in the experience economy – connecting our ecosystem through live events, surrounded by data insights and digital communities. We deliver experience and real results. It happens here.

Media Contact
Kate Spellman
Chief Marketing Officer
Questex
[email protected]
212 895 8488‬

Virtual Event Targeted to Autonomous Tech Engineering Professionals Interested in Innovations and Solutions

NEW YORK, Dec. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Next week, December 14-16, engineering professionals will gather virtually at Questex’s AutonomousTech Innovation Week to learn about the latest innovations in the autonomous tech industry. Register here.

Each day the virtual event will feature keynotes, tech talks and panels across main topic areas.

• December 14: Innovations in Autonomous Technologies: Sensors and Beyond
• December 15: Vehicle Awareness to Exterior Sensing: Innovations in LiDAR, Radar, and Cameras
• December 16: The Drive for Secure, Safe, 100% Reliable Connectivity

More than 20 speakers will share the applications, success stories and challenges driving the autonomous world including:

• Dr. Misty Davies, Deputy Project Manager, NASA Airspace Operations and Safety Program  
• Dan Leibfried, Director, Automation and Autonomy – Intelligent Solutions Group, John Deere  
• Roger Melen, Senior Advisor, Toyota InfoTech Labs  
• Steve Povolny, Head of Advanced Threat Research, McAfee 
• Bill Taylor, Managing Director – Functional Safety, kVA by UL  
• Xiaoling Han, Director of Sensors and Vehicle Control, TuSimple   

To learn more and register to attend the free AutonomousTech Innovation Week, visit https://www.autonomoustechconf.com.

ams AG, Bluetooth SIG, Murata, Rohde & Schwarz, Metawave, morpheusTEK, OLEI, Autotech Council, and Connected Vehicle Trade Association are the sponsors of AutonomousTech Innovation Week.

Stay connected with AutonomousTech Innovation Week on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

About Questex
Questex helps people live better and longer. Questex brings people together in the markets that help people live better: travel, hospitality and wellness; the industries that help people live longer: life science and healthcare; and the technologies that enable and fuel these new experiences. We live in the experience economy – connecting our ecosystem through live events, surrounded by data insights and digital communities. We deliver experience and real results. It happens here.

Media Contact
Ashley Secondini
Senior Marketing Manager
T: 617 219 8358 
E: [email protected]

Showcases the Most Dedicated and Driven General Managers in the Hotel Industry

NEW YORK, Nov. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Questex’s Hotel Management announces the 2020 “GMs to Watch” list, showcasing the most dedicated and driven general managers in the hotel industry. 

Each year, Hotel Management opens up its call for nominations to the greater industry in search of general managers making a true impact not only in the success of their hotel, but in the lives and careers of the talent they lead. This year, nearly 200 nominations were received and 31 professionals were chosen by Hotel Management’s senior editorial staff for their outstanding achievements and superb leadership and hospitality skills. They are:

1. Derek Baum, GM, Rosen Plaza Hotel, Orlando
2. Androse Bell, GM, Hard Rock Hotel Daytona Beach (Fla.)
3. Chris Bryant, GM, Courtyard by Marriott Sarasota (Fla.) Bradenton Airport
4. Kelly Cain, GM, Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Indianapolis Carmel (Ind.)
5. Janessa Corpuz, GM, Element St. Louis Midtown
6. Renata Darriba, GM, Best Western Estacion Central, Santiago, Chile
7. Neil Deguia, GM, Hyatt Regency Deerfield (Ill.)
8. Zachary Donofrio, GM, Holiday Inn Indianapolis Airport
9. Patrick Fiat, GM and chief experience officer, Royal Plaza on Scotts Singapore
10. Lauren Forland, GM, Homewood Suites by Hilton Wilmington (Del.) Downtown
11. Scott Gladney, GM, SpringHill Suites Denver Downtown
12. Jigar Govan, GM, Sleep Inn Chattanooga (Tenn.)
13. Benjamin Gray, GM, The Bellmoor Inn and Spa, Rehoboth Beach, Del.
14. Daniel Harrison, GM, Hampton Inn & Suites North Port (Fla.)
15. Matt Huss, GM, Margaritaville Resort Palm Springs (Calif.)
16. Shawn Jervis, GM, Yotel Washington DC
17. Shannon Johnson, GM, Courtyard by Marriott Medford (Ore.) Airport
18. Jessica Keisling, GM, Aloft Phoenix Airport
19. Lindsey Maurer, Dual GM, Hilton Garden Inn Gainesville (Fla.)/Homewood Suites by Hilton Gainesville
20. Christine Menzel, GM, The Camby, An Autograph Collection Hotel, Phoenix
21. Chris Mueller, GM, Hilton Orlando
22. Mark Namdar, Area GM, Moxy Downtown DC/AC Hotel Washington DC Convention Center
23. Andrew Pike, GM, The Milestone Hotel and Residences, London
24. Josh Reichert, Area GM, Embassy Suites by Hilton Dulles North Loudoun, Ashburn, Va.
25. Olivia Richli, GM, Heckfield Place, Hampshire, England
26. Paula Schronce, GM, Candlewood Suites Fayetteville (N.C.) Fort Bragg
27. Tracy Stoltz, GM, Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel
28. Leanne Stults, Residence Inn by Marriott Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Plantation
29. Tamas Vago, GM, Hilton Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Beach Resort
30. Cristina Velez, GM, Hampton Inn & Suites Rockville Centre (N.Y.)
31. Angela Wedemeyer, GM, Embassy Suites by Hilton Baltimore at BWI Airport, Linthicum, Md.

“General managers are the backbone of every successful hotel, probably more so in 2020 than ever before,” said Elaine Simon, Senior Managing Editor with Questex Hospitality and Hotel Management. “This year’s nearly 200 nominations from around the world offer deep insight into what it takes to helm a property through a pandemic and downturn—in some cases virtually single-handedly. We congratulate our winners for their hard work, creativity and grace under pressure.”

The 2020 GMs to Watch winners are featured in the November print issue of Hotel Management. Visit www.hotelmanagement.net to learn more.

About Hotel Management, a Division of Questex Hospitality Group
Hotel Management is a leading B2B centralized print and online source for the latest news, trends and analysis across the hospitality industry. Stay up-to-date on breaking news in global and local investment, development, technology, operations, food & beverage and design.

About Questex
Questex helps people live better and longer. Questex brings people together in the markets that help people live better: travel, hospitality and wellness; the industries that help people live longer: life science and healthcare; and the technologies that enable and fuel these new experiences. We live in the experience economy – connecting our ecosystem through live events, surrounded by data insights and digital communities. We deliver experience and real results. It happens here.

Media Contacts
Elaine Simon
Senior Managing Editor
212-895-8431
[email protected]

Michelle MacLeod
Marketing Manager
617-219-8346
[email protected]

Showcases the Year’s Best Innovations, Technologies, Teams and Individuals in the Sensors Industry

NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today at an awards ceremony during Questex’s Sensors Innovation Week Fall, a three-day virtual event that will offer a deep dive into the sensors industry to define, discuss and understand design challenges and sensor solutions, the Best of Sensors 2020 Awards winners were announced.

The awards program was created to spotlight the year’s best innovations, technologies, teams and individuals in the sensors industry.

The 2020 Innovative Product of the Year Award winners 

• AI/Machine Learning: Maxim Integrated – MAX78000 Neural Network Accelerator Chip
• Automotive/Autonomous: Wells Vehicle Electronics – Rotary Position Sensor
• COVID-19: TDK InvenSense – Ultrasonic Social Distancing Reference Design Dev Kit
• Data Acquisition & Analytics: IFOS Inc. – I*Sense distributed fiber-optic sensing interrogators
• IIoT: Applied Physics Systems – ACCEL Model 40 Nanoacc
• Industrial: Texas Instruments – TMCS1100 and TMCS1101 zero-drift Hall-effect current sensors
• IoT: TDK InvenSense – TDK ICS‐40800
• Medical: Fujitsu Components America – 24GHz Doppler Radar Sensor Module
• MEMS: Menlo Micro – The Ideal Switch
• Mobile Devices: SWIR Vision Systems Inc. – Acuros CQD SWIR Sensor
• Wearables: Shimmer Research Ltd – Verisense

Additional Best of Sensors Award winners

• Startup of the Year: Perceive Corporation
• Woman of the Year: Jennifer Zhao, ams AG

Submissions were judged based on the value to the marketplace, the impact of the problems it solves or issues it addresses and the uniqueness of the design. The judges for the Best of Sensors awards were Karen Field, Group Content Director – Fierce Electronics and Sensors, Matt Hamblen, Editor, Fierce Electronics and Sensors, Roger Grace, Roger Grace Associates and Randy Frank, Randy Frank Associates.

“We were impressed by the high quality of the entries this year, which I think is a reflection of the rapid rate of innovation that is happening in the sensor ecosystem today,” said Field. “Choosing one winner from each category out of so many great entries was truly a difficult task. Congratulations to all of the winners.”
  
To learn more and register to attend the free Sensors Innovation Week Fall, visit www.sensorsexpo.com.

Stay connected with Sensors Innovation Week Fall on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

About Questex
Questex helps people live better and longer. Questex brings people together in the markets that help people live better: travel, hospitality and wellness; the industries that help people live longer: life science and healthcare; and the technologies that enable and fuel these new experiences. We live in the experience economy – connecting our ecosystem through live events, surrounded by data insights and digital communities. We deliver experience and real results. It happens here.

Media Contact
Ashley Secondini
Senior Marketing Manager
T: 617 219 8358
E: [email protected]

Questex’s Club Industry and Sibec join forces with major global industry organizations and over 80 key leaders to host the Future of Fitness, a virtual event that spans Asia, Europe, Latin America, UK and the United States to a path of reinvention and relevance

NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The health and wellness industry must reinvent itself to survive and thrive in what had once been a strictly brick and mortar industry. Questex Wellness’ Club Industry and Sibec are joining forces to host the Future of Fitness, a free three-day virtual event that will help guide health and wellness professionals in Asia, Europe, Latin America, the United Kingdom and the United States to a path of reinvention and relevance for the future. The Future of Fitness will take place November 16-18. Register here.

“2020 was an unprecedented year in many ways, causing profound changes in the way we view ourselves, our businesses, our community and how we do business. Our industry has forever changed, and now we have the opportunity to reimage, reinvent and rejuvenate our industry. This event addresses how to do that,” said Marty McCallen, Director, Club Industry. “Today, we have more than 2,500 global health and wellness industry professionals registered to attend the event. As a partner to the industry, we’re pleased to be able to provide our community with ideas and strategies that will help them thrive during this turbulent time.”

The more than 40 presentations, panels, and live Q&As from over 80 speakers will dive into the most pressing topics in the industry, including: the lasting effects of COVID-19; what members want from their health clubs; technology impacting the industry; the business case for diversity; cleaning protocols; leadership in a time of crisis and how to rebuild the fitness industry’s reputation.

The event includes two keynote presentations:

• David Stalker, President of EuropeActive and CEO of Myzone EMEA, will share how the fitness industry can influence government strategies at a local level.
• Liz Bohannon, founder and CEO of Sseko Designs, will present strategies to crush disruption in the health club industry.

Speakers from across the world will be a part of the event, including:

• Chuck Runyon, Self Esteem Brands
• Bill McBride, Active Wellness
• Todd Magazine, Blink Fitness
• Greta Wagner, Chelsea Piers Management
• Gale Landers, Fitness Formula Club
• Joe Cirulli, Gainesville Health & Fitness
• Adam Zeitsiff, Intelivideo, Inc.
• Martin Seibold, LifeFit Group (Germany, Benelux, Asia and Australia)
• Chris Clawson, Life Fitness
• Blair McHaney, MXM
• Kate Golden, Newtown Athletic Club
• Paul Bedford, Retention Guru (UK)
• JoAnna Masloski, Wellbridge

Major industry associations and outlets are working with Club Industry and Sibec on the event. UKActive and EuropeActive have provided speakers beyond David Stalker, the first-day keynoter. In addition, EuropeActive Board Member Jennifer Halsall, who also is international retention and member engagement manager for Basic-Fit, will participate in a panel on virtual fitness as well as the Ask the Experts about the Future of the Fitness Industry panel.

IHRSA is also supporting this event with a presentation, “The Latest COVID-19 Era Research: Making the Case for the Industry,” by IHRSA Interim CEO Brent Darden and Alexandra Black Larcom, senior manager of health promotion and health policy at IHRSA.

Mercado Fitness is supporting the event with its co-founder, director and editor, Guille Velez, putting together and hosting a panel in Spanish for our Latin American audience, “European Clubs Offer Insights to Latin America on Challenges from the COVID-19 Pandemic,” which features three of the leading executives in Europe: Angelo Desidera, owner, Lanciani Il Club; Pedro Ruiz, co-founder of Personal20 and co-founder of Vivafit; and José Antonio Sevilla, founding partner and general director, AltaFit Gym.

More support came from FIT Summit Founder and CEO Ross Campbell, who put together and will host the panel “How the Asian Fitness Market Is Innovating and What the Rest of the World Can Learn from It,” with panelists Ronnie Cai, managing partner & China COO, Orangetheory Fitness; Sean Tan, director, True Group; and Nad Myan, director of growth and innovation, Evolution Wellness.

Al Noshirvani, chairman of Motionsoft said, “I’ve always been impressed by the educational content that Club Industry provides, and this event is one of the best they’ve put together with relevant topics to today’s industry and some big-name speakers who are giving their time to share insights with this global audience. I’m especially impressed with the support this event has received from organizations around the world, including IHRSA, UKActive, EuropeActive, Mercado Fitness and FIT Summit. It shows how great organizations and individuals can come together to serve the industry in a time when the industry really needs everyone to work as one.”

Future of Fitness sponsors include ABC Fitness Solutions, Inc., AVNow, Concierge, CLMBR, Club Automation/ Motionsoft, Inc., Eleiko Sport Inc, Fisikal, Fitness on Demand, Freemotion, GymValet, Intelivideo, Kieser, Les Mills, Life Fitness, Matrix Fitness, MXM, MYZONE Inc, Sports & Fitness Insurance, Stages, Therabody, Virtuagym and WellD.

Learn more about the Future of Fitness here. To register to attend the free Future of Fitness virtual event, click here.

Stay connected with Club Industry on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube using #ReinventNOW.

About Questex
Questex helps people live better and longer. Questex brings people together in the markets that help people live better: travel, hospitality and wellness; the industries that help people live longer: life science and healthcare; and the technologies that enable and fuel these new experiences. We live in the experience economy – connecting our ecosystem through live events, surrounded by data insights and digital communities. We deliver experience and real results. It happens here.

Media Contact
Tina Beebe
Questex Wellness
E: [email protected]        

Recognizes the Most Innovative and Influential Leaders in Pharma Marketing and Advertising

NEW YORK, Nov. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Questex today announces the winners of the 2020 Fierce Pharma Marketing Awards, an annual awards program presented by Fierce Pharma. The competition highlights the pharma companies and their agencies that have produced thought-provoking, innovative, and compelling campaigns that are making a difference and meeting the global health challenges of today and tomorrow.

The Fierce Pharma Marketing Awards program was held in conjunction with Digital Pharma Innovation Week, a virtual event, which featured speakers from across life sciences defining their approach to digital innovation, that took place October 26-30. Throughout the event, attendees heard from the winning creative teams behind the industry’s most thought-provoking, innovative and compelling marketing campaigns that are making a difference and meeting the global health challenges.

“We’re continually amazed by the creativity exemplified by the award winners. It was a challenge for the judges to select one winner in each category from all of the creative submissions. We congratulate the winners for their superior marketing campaigns,” said Rebecca Willumson, Vice President & Publisher, Fierce Pharma.

The 2020 Pharma Marketing Awards winners:

• Branded Drug TV: Campbell Ewald, on behalf of Bayer for “This is Why We Science”
• Digital Campaign – Non-Social Media: Samsun Biologics for “Samsung Biologics Presents Virtual Exhibition Experience”
• Disease Awareness TV: Emcay, on behalf of Sanofi Genzyme for “Dreidel Dreidel”
• Innovation Challenge: W2O, on behalf of the COVID-19 Ventilator Rapid Response Team for “Ventilator SOS”
• Medical Conference or Event Marketing: W2O, on behalf of Stallergene’s Greer for “Stallergene Greer’s Augmenting Reality to Build an Engaging NAVDF Booth Experience for Vets”
• Multicultural Campaign: Eli Lilly and Company for “First Ever In-Language and In-Culture Pharma Social Initiative”
• New Brand Launch: FCB Health New York, on behalf of Dermira for ““Life Unfolds”, QBREXZA for Dermira Inc.”
• Online Video or Film: Condé Nast, in partnership with PHM on behalf of GSK for “Well, Actually”
• Print for Consumer: MicroMass Communications, Inc, on behalf of Harmony Biosciences, LLC for “Know Narcolepsy Activity Journal”
• Professional Marketing: Fingerpaint, on behalf of Bio-Rad for “In our Blood”
• Public Relations Campaign: W2O, on behalf of Merck for “With Love, Me”
• Social Media for Consumer: TrendyMinds, Inc. on behalf of Eli Lilly and Company for “Off to A Good Start”
• Website for Consumer: W2O, on behalf of Exact Sciences for “Put Chemo to the Test®”

Each submission was reviewed by an exclusive panel of executives from major companies including Area 23, an FCB Health Network Company, CMI/Compas, Evoke KYNE, FCBCure, an FCB Health Network company, GCI Health, GSW, a Syneos Health Company, Havas Health & You, Klick Health, McCann Health, Ogilvy Health, Univision Communications, and W2O Group. All applications were evaluated based on the following criteria: creativity, strategy, audience impact, social good, true innovation, and effectiveness.

To learn more about the FiercePharma Marketing Awards winners, click here to read the Fierce Pharma Marketing winners report.

About Questex
Questex helps people live better and longer. Questex brings people together in the markets that help people live better: travel, hospitality and wellness; the industries that help people live longer: life science and healthcare; and the technologies that enable and fuel these new experiences. We live in the experience economy – connecting our ecosystem through live events, surrounded by data insights and digital communities. We deliver experience and real results. It happens here.

About FiercePharma
Biopharma is a fast-growing world where big ideas come along daily. Our readers rely on FiercePharma for the latest news, analysis and data on drugs and the companies that make them. FiercePharma covers the pharma waterfront, from late-stage drug development through the entire lifecycle—tracking regulatory approvals, payer negotiations, manufacturing, marketing, patent fights, government investigations and regulation, M&A deals and beyond. Our aim is to analyze the day’s news, showing readers not only what they need to know, but why they need to know it. Beyond the daily, the FiercePharma team produces special reports that take stock of the industry’s products and finances, and shed new light on industry trends.

Media Contact
Emily Schriver
Marketing Manager | Life Science & Healthcare
Questex
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[email protected]

Awards program will celebrate excellence for K-12 teachers coast to coast

TEMPE, Ariz., Nov. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Arizona State University today announced the launch of the REMOTE K12 Teacher Awards program, which has been developed to celebrate and recognize kindergarten through 12^th-grade teachers in the U.S. who are delivering an exceptional online/hybrid learning experience and making learning accessible, effective, exciting and engaging for students.

The awards program is part of REMOTE K12: The Connected Teacher Summit, a free, one-day virtual event on Jan. 9, 2021 to help K-12 teachers deliver better online and blended learning experiences.

The REMOTE K12 Teacher Awards program is open now for nominations from superintendents, teachers, students and parents to nominate an exceptional K-12 teacher to be recognized at the summit in January.

Nominations can be submitted for two categories:

• Celebrate a teacher for outstanding leadership – This category allows anyone to show appreciation and recognition for a K-12 teacher for outstanding leadership and acknowledge them in a personal statement. REMOTE K12 will feature these teachers in a celebration gallery alongside other teachers making an impact across the U.S.
• Nominate a teacher for exceptional pedagogy – In this category, nominations for the nation’s top K-12 teachers will be considered by a panel from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and select outstanding online and education leaders. Nominees will be judged in five different areas, which include innovation in remote learning, student engagement, equity and diversity, teamwork, and collaboration. Up to 20 teachers will be chosen to present at the January summit, while the Top 100 winners will be showcased on an honor board and receive a citation on the ASU’s REMOTE K12 website and in the virtual event.

“Virtual and remote learning is set to become a long-term feature of the educational landscape. Yet for many K-12 teachers, transitioning to online and hybrid learning is still a work in progress. This school year more classes have already been delivered virtually than ever before, and many have been developed and written just in the past few months,” said David Levin, executive producer of REMOTE. “The REMOTE K12 Teacher Award program acknowledges the teachers who have excelled at making the shift to online and blended education and gives us all a chance to identify and share new sources of excellence.”

Nominations for the REMOTE K12 Teacher Award program can be submitted through 11:59 p.m. (PST) on Nov. 25, 2020. To learn more and to submit a nomination, click here.

REMOTE K12: The Connected Teacher Summit will bring outstanding educators from across the country together to share effective and efficient virtual learning techniques and offer insights on pedagogy, course design, equity, wellness, accessibility, assessment, collaboration, engagement and more. Registration for REMOTE K12 is free for those involved in K-12 education. Click here to register to attend.

About Arizona State University
Arizona State University (ASU) has developed a new model for the American Research University, creating an institution that is committed to access, excellence and impact. ASU measures itself by those it includes, not by those it excludes. As the prototype for a New American University, ASU pursues research that contributes to the public good, and ASU assumes major responsibility for the economic, social and cultural vitality of the communities that surround it.

REMOTE K12: The Connected Teacher Summit is produced by Questex.

Media Contact
Chris Fiscus
Assistant Vice President
Arizona State University
602-541-6254
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Kate Spellman
Chief Marketing Officer
Questex
[email protected]
212-895-8488‬

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