
Theresa Breining
Theresa Breining, CMP, CMM is the president of Breining Group, Inc., whose focus is facilitating, training and consulting. Terri has been a successful business manager, entrepreneur, and trainer for more than three decades, and has been responsible for producing meetings and conducting training around the globe.
One specific area of focus for Breining Group is professional board facilitation services. Through this work, companies, associations and/or other non-profit organizations can identify their strategic objectives for the short and long term, and develop clear plans to accomplish those objectives. Specific board facilitation includes both the development of strategic plans as well as management of customer advisory boards or councils.
Prior to forming Breining Group, Terri served as the founder and president of Concepts Worldwide, a meeting management firm headquartered in San Diego County. In its 20+ years of business, Concepts Worldwide was a recognized international leader in providing full service strategic meeting management, consulting services and ROI measurement.
Considered by many to be a thought leader, Terri is an activist working tirelessly on the continuous advancement of knowledge, skill and professionalism in the meeting industry. She has served for many years as adjunct faculty for various university programs, is a sought-after speaker, presenting educational workshops for a variety of business entities, and co-author of a book, entitled Return on Investment in Meetings and Events.
Her influence has been recognized many times over the years, including having her firm, Concepts Worldwide, acknowledged as a "Best Company to Work for in San Diego". She served MPI as the Chairwoman of the International Board of Directors in 2003-04, and she been included several times on the list of "Most Influential People in the Meeting Industry" by multiple industry publications. In recognition of her years of contributions to the meeting industry, she was inducted into the Event Industry Council's Hall of Leaders in 2010. In 2015, she was named as one of 30 people recognized as a CMP Influencer.
Theresa Breining, CMP, CMM is the president of Breining Group, Inc., whose focus is facilitating, training and consulting. Terri has been a successful business manager, entrepreneur, and trainer for more than three decades, and has been responsible for producing meetings and conducting training around the globe.
One specific area of focus for Breining Group is professional board facilitation services. Through this work, companies, associations and/or other non-profit organizations can identify their strategic objectives for the short and long term, and develop clear plans to accomplish those objectives. Specific board facilitation includes both the development of strategic plans as well as management of customer advisory boards or councils.
Prior to forming Breining Group, Terri served as the founder and president of Concepts Worldwide, a meeting management firm headquartered in San Diego County. In its 20+ years of business, Concepts Worldwide was a recognized international leader in providing full service strategic meeting management, consulting services and ROI measurement.
Considered by many to be a thought leader, Terri is an activist working tirelessly on the continuous advancement of knowledge, skill and professionalism in the meeting industry. She has served for many years as adjunct faculty for various university programs, is a sought-after speaker, presenting educational workshops for a variety of business entities, and co-author of a book, entitled Return on Investment in Meetings and Events.
Her influence has been recognized many times over the years, including having her firm, Concepts Worldwide, acknowledged as a "Best Company to Work for in San Diego". She served MPI as the Chairwoman of the International Board of Directors in 2003-04, and she been included several times on the list of "Most Influential People in the Meeting Industry" by multiple industry publications. In recognition of her years of contributions to the meeting industry, she was inducted into the Event Industry Council's Hall of Leaders in 2010. In 2015, she was named as one of 30 people recognized as a CMP Influencer.
Meeting Architecture - An Introduction
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Identify the elements of the Meeting Architecture process
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Explain how Meeting Architecture can serve your organization
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Begin to put some of the MAP tools to use for your meetings
Leadership in the Changing World of the Meeting Industry
We all live in a variety of communities - work, neighborhood, family, faith - and we usually play different roles in each. This session is intended to help you become more effective leaders and create environments that are more successful, productive and enjoyable. This will be a highly interactive session, providing you with specific tools and techniques that will enable you to thrive as leaders in your business, community and family. Included will be discussion that...
Ethics - A Discussion in Shades of Grey
All of us will deal with ethical dilemmas from time to time. The program focuses on the personal elements of making decisions that are appropriate for us personally and professionally. This thought provoking and highly interactive session will include discussion on some of the ethical dilemmas inherent in the meeting industry, and we will explore the tools available for use when faced with tough decisions, both in business and in everyday life. After participating in this session,...
Effective Evaluation of Meetings & Events
Program Overview:
As the meeting industry has evolved, the idea of measuring the contribution of meetings and events against the overall organizational strategy has become more important than ever. This session will provide an overview of measurement tools in the ROI Methodology(tm) developed specifically for the meeting industry. We will discuss the process of putting the methodology to use, which will result in meetings with clearer objectives, tighter focus...
Creating a Winning Work Environment
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Identifying some of the blocks to effective leadership, and how to handle them
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How to increase your influence
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Enhancing your own success by preparing and enabling those around you
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How to hold on to good people and get the most from them
This will be a highly interactive session, providing participants with specific tools and techniques that will allow them to thrive as a leader in their business,...
Strategic planning for volunteer boards
With effective facilitation, companies, associations and/or other non-profit organizations can identify their strategic objectives for the short and long term, and develop clear plans to accomplish those objectives.
Prior to forming Breining Group, Terri served as the founder and president of Concepts Worldwide, a meeting management firm headquartered in San Diego County. In its 20+ years of business, Concepts Worldwide was a recognized international leader in providing full...

