Tim Altbaum
CMP, CMM
TX, USLearn new and reimagined event technical skills from one of the top thought leaders in the event production field.
Tim Altbaum, CMP, CMM is CEO of Vario, a premiere Event Production and Technology company serving clients worldwide. With a B.S. in Neuroscience and M.S. in Network Security, he has over 25 years of hospitality and travel industry experience, and 15+ years as an educator. As a special event producer and technology guru, he
challenges his team and audiences to create new and innovative experiences for their constituents. His diverse knowledge set includes expertise in AI, Experiential Services, Holograms, AR/VR, Audio/Visual design and execution.
Tim Altbaum, CMP, CMM is CEO of Vario, a premiere Event Production and Technology company serving clients worldwide. With a B.S. in Neuroscience and M.S. in Network Security, he has over 25 years of hospitality and travel industry experience, and 15+ years as an educator. As a special event producer and technology guru, he
challenges his team and audiences to create new and innovative experiences for their constituents. His diverse knowledge set includes expertise in AI, Experiential Services, Holograms, AR/VR, Audio/Visual design and execution.
AI Tools to Transform Your Business
Format: This topic is best presented as a keynote or breakout, as well as a workshop.
This program is perfect for:
- In this highly enthusiastic and interactive session we’ll test drive 20+ AI tools specific to the meetings and events industry. Event Planners, DMCs, and other event suppliers will benefit from this highly relevant content.
The audience will leave knowing how...
Cost, Creativity, and Continuity: Finding Your Best-Fit AV Provider
Format: This session is best presented as a breakout, keynote, or panel discussion
This program is perfect for:
- This session is designed for event planners, meeting organizers, and corporate clients who frequently coordinate AV and production needs for events and are faced with the decision of choosing between in-house and third-party AV providers. It’s also valuable for procurement managers, event operations teams, and...
Making the Most of Your AV Budget
Format: This session is best represented in a breakout or workshop format.
This program is perfect for:
- Event professionals, meeting planners, and event producers who are seeking ways to squeeze the most value out of their AV spend.
The audience will leave with:
- Identify, evaluate, and learn how to leverage your partnership with an AV team to reach your desired...
Learn A New Language: AV Production 101
Planning your events strategy? One thing is clear: virtual and hybrid events are not going away and will become fixtures in any successful event program. It is now essential to learn and understand event technology and production terminology so that everyone is talking about the same thing.
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Understand key AV terms to leverage the right tools and production tips to bring your content to...
Avengers... Assemble! How to Build A Super Events Team to Meet the Challenges of the "New Normal"
We survived the pivot to digital events, but the roles, skills and processes that event departments need to succeed have changed. Live events are back, but many organizations are keeping virtual/hybrid experiences in their strategy in addition to traditional in person events. Is your team up to the challenge?
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Understand the new essential roles you need and how to structure your events team for...
The Show Must Go On: Disaster-proof Your Meetings Strategy
Remember when the only back-up you needed was an indoor option for an outdoor event? Learn how to plan ahead and develop your events strategy with creative, engaging virtual and hybrid approaches to avoid disruptions and ensure your event happens without putting your attendees at risk.
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Why you should keep your stakeholders on board with virtual and hybrid back-up options even as we transition back to live events...
Hybrid Event Design & Strategy: Keeping Virtual Audiences Engaged As We Return to In-person Events
We dove into virtual in 20 and the ability to pivot again in 21 has produced amazing hybrid events. As in-person events return, let's review what we learned so both audiences stay engaged. We'll show that we can still bring together the physical and virtual world, and create experiences to remember.
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Review real-life examples and different models of successful hybrid events - and how both audiences were...
10 Steps to Attracting and Engaging Emerging Generations
Millennials are a third of the labor force. Gen Z accounts for 40% of consumers. Have you reassessed your tactics to attract younger attendees? Planning inclusive, meaningful events can be a challenge. We'll review successful strategies that address the preferences of these younger generations.
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How you can successfully plan a meeting that exceeds expectations through experiential engagement to engage attendees...
Keep Them Coming Back for More: Upgrading the Production Value of Your Events
Bringing your best ideas to life can be a struggle. We'll show you how to marry your expertise in event planning with production specialists who utilize the right kinds of technology to help you level-up your events for the new year and turn your ideas into professionally executed wow-factors.
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Real life examples of how to design your events for the experiences attendees want today
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You're...
It Takes a Village: Working Together with Your Event Supply Chain to Plan Inclusive Events
In the hospitality field, we're expected to be thoughtful. Yet, we all have blind spots. We need to work together in thinking about inclusion as it relates to our event planning processes. In this fireside chat, we'll discuss how to implement an intentional strategy for overcoming those biases.
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How to identify opportunities and challenges when thinking about diversity, equity, and inclusion as it relates to...
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