Marketplaces that Educate & Connect Attend career-enriching accredited education and meet one-on-one with representatives from hotels, resorts, CVBs, DMCs and other Florida suppliers to find the perfect destination for your upcoming program. Successful Meetings University Educational sessions with industry experts Pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings with suppliers of your choice Countless networking opportunities with fellow meeting planners and suppliers Earn CMP credits for attending education sessions and trade show floor time Hosted Buyer Program Each qualified planner receives complimentary: Round-trip Airfare Hotel Accommodations Ground Transportation All Meals Who Qualifies/Conditions Corporate/Association/Independent planners of meeting, incentive, training/conference programs or conventions with verifiable meetings history Independent planners must indicate clients/industries served Planners with groups yielding a minimum of 50 rooms on peak night Planners considering a Florida meeting/incentive destination and have open meeting dates within 24 months of the event for which a site has not been selected Planners who have attended this program within the past two years are ineligible to participate To be considered for this program, please complete the application. If you have any questions, please email SMU@ntmllc.com.

List of Exhibitors:

Biltmore Hotel
Caribe Royale All Suite Hotel & Convention Center
Daytona Beach Area CVB
Diamond Head Beach Resort & Spa
EPIC, A Kimpton Hotel
Florida Keys and Key West
Fort Lauderdale CVB
Gansevoort Miami Beach
Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau
Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau
Greenlinks Golf Resort& Conference center
Hilton Clearwater Beach
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress
Kissimmee/St Cloud CVB
Marco Beach Ocean Resort
Marriott Marco Island Resort
Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club
Naples Marco Island Everglades CVB
Naples Princess Yacht
NGALA Wildlife Preserve
Ocean Reef Club
Okaloosa CVB
Orlando Orange County CVB
Orlando World Center Marriott
Palm Beach County CVB
Peabody Orlando
PGA Resort
Pier House Resort & Caribbean Spa
Ponte Vedra Beach Resorts
Renaissance Vinoy Resort & Golf Club
Ritz Carlton Naples
Rosen Hotels & Resorts
Sandpearl Resort
Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa
Shores Resort
St Pete CVB
SunStream Hotels and Resorts
Tampa Bay & Company (CVB)
The Resort at Marina Village
The Seagate Hotel & Spa
TradeWinds Island Resorts
WDW

Agenda:

Attire: Business casual for all events, unless otherwise indicated. Please wear your name badge to all events.
Sunday, August 8th
Arrivals all Day	Planner airport transfers provided by Naples Transportation Tours & Event Planning
12:00pm - 4:00pm	Planners: Optional day activities (advance registration for activity required): - - Naples Trolley Tour - - Segway of Naples To sign up for a tour, contact Angela Cox at acox@ntmllc.com by August 5th
4:00pm - 6:00pm	Planners: Registration and Check-in at Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club Suppliers: Registration and Tabletop Materials Drop-Off Location: Solarium North & River of Grass Location: Solarium North & River of Grass
6:00pm - 6:45pm	Planners:  Property Tour Meeting Location: TBD
6:45pm - 8:00pm	Reception hosted by Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club Resort Location: Ocean Lawn
Monday, August 9th
7:00am - 9:30am	Exhibitors Only: Tabletop Set-up Location: River of Grass
8:00am - 8:45am	Networking Breakfast sponsored by Naples Marco Island Everglades CVB Location: Mangrove Room
8:45am - 9:45am	Educational Session - Speaker: Gary Hernbroth It’s An Ocean Out There! How Best to Reach Out to Each Other, So We Don’t Drift Aimlessly About Location: Mangrove Room
9:45am – 10:00am	Break hosted by Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club Resort Location: Solarium North
10:00am - 12:00pm	Buyer/Supplier One-on-One Appointments (8) Location: River of Grass
12:15pm - 1:45pm	Lunch hosted by SunStream Resorts & Hotel Location: Sunset Terrace
1:45pm - 4:00pm	Buyer/Supplier One-on-One Appointments (8)
3:00pm - 3:15pm	Break hosted by Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club Resort Location: Solarium North
6:15pm	Transfers to Reception Location: Meet in Lobby & Transfers provided by Naples Transportation Tours & Event Planning ATTIRE: : Casual Chic (we’ll be indoors, but stay cool)
6:30pm - 9:00pm	Reception, Site & Dinner at Ritz-Carlton Resorts of Naples Location: The Beach House
9:00pm	Optional Return Transfers to Naples Beach Resort & Golf Club
9:00pm - 10:00pm	Optional After Glow – VUE (Virtual User Experience) at Ritz Carlton
10:00pm	Final Return Transfers to Naples Beach Resort & Golf Club
Tuesday, August 10
8:00am - 8:45am	Networking Breakfast Location: Mangrove Room
8:45am-9:45am	Educational Session - Speaker: Gary Hernbroth Navigating the Changing Tides of Business - - Overcoming the Choppy Waves to Sail Smoothly Together Location: Mangrove Room
9:45am – 10:00am	Break hosted by Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club Resort Location: Solarium North
10:00am-11:30pm	Buyer/Supplier One-on-One Appointments (6) Location: River of Grass
11:30am – 11:45am	Break hosted by Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club Resort Location: Solarium North
11:45am-1:00pm	Buyer/Supplier One-on-One Appointments (5) Location: River of Grass
1:00pm	Box Lunch Pick-Up hosted by Green Links Golf & Olde Marco Island Inn Exhibitors: Tabletop Tear Down
1:00pm-4:00pm	Planners: Optional day activities (advance registration for activity required): - - Naples Trolley Tour - - Segway of Naples - - NGALA Wildlife Preserve To sign up for a tour, contact Angela Cox at acox@ntmllc.com by August 5th
5:45pm	Transfers to Evening Reception Location: Meet in Lobby ATTIRE: Casual Chic (roof deck is outdoor, we also have indoors)
6:00pm- 9:00pm	Closing Reception hosted by Naples Princess Yacht & Naples CVB Location: Naples Princess Yacht (via pier TBD)
9:00pm	Return Transfers to Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club
Wednesday, August 11
Departures All Day	Planner transfers hosted by Naples transportation Tours & Event Planning
9:00am - 12:00pm	Planners: Optional day activities (advance registration for activity required): - - Naples Trolley Tour - - Segway of Naples To sign up for a tour, contact Angela Cox at acox@ntmllc.com by August 5th

Educational Sessions:

Gary Hernbroth is a dynamic speaker, trainer, and performance coach with over 30 years of leadership in sales, marketing, and management in the hospitality and meetings industry, plus 14 years as a designer and presenter of customized training programs in the hospitality, association, and corporate sector.

Gary Hernbroth is noted for his exciting, humorous, and "straight shooter" style keynotes, training programs, breakout sessions, facilitation of retreats and board meetings, and one-on-one coaching for thousands of people in various businesses and industries across the USA and Canada. Gary Hernbroth spent 17 years in key sales, marketing, and management positions with Westin Hotels, Fairmont Hotels, Renaissance Hotels, and Park Lane Hotels International, including pre-opening a hotel and building its convention, sports, and group business from square-one. He has been interviewed on ESPN Radio, KCBS-San Francisco, and WXYT-Detroit on selling and customer service topics as they related to major events such as the Super Bowl and the "Earthquake" World Series in San Francisco in 1989. His sales training program was featured in SELLING POWER magazine for its creativity.

Gary Hernbroth started his own training firm in 1995, after years of noticing how many people wanted to -- and needed to -- refresh their skills, learn new techniques, and sharpen their "tools" in order to improve performance and remain competitive in demanding economic times. Through exhaustive research, he also sensed a gap in how often or efficiently this was done. Gary Hernbroth founded his enterprise on the belief that adult learning is continual: that no matter what title we've achieved or how long we've been in a job, no one is truly ever "there" enough to stop learning. Today's changing business climate will not allow it.

Gary Hernbroth works one-on-one with his clients in preparing the scope and direction of the training and presentations. Many of his clients compliment him on his ability to apply the message to their specific audience, using timely information, trends, and buzzwords that are appropriate for that organization. This is no "canned" approach.

Gary Hernbroth's re-booking rate is over 90% primarily because he gets people to take action – he engages his participants in interactive exercises and simulations as individuals and small teams in his training workshops, and when it is appropriate in a presentation to a larger audience. "I want the audience to 'do something', not just 'hear something'," he says, "That way, they are much more likely to get the message and take their own action afterward." And that includes take-aways, which have always been his strong point. The key behind much of Gary Hernbroth's success, say his clients, is his ability to simplify the complicated in an often humorous approach, or one that is based on "real life" so people can relate better and become inspired.

In training workshops, participants take on real business and life dilemmas, prepare and make presentations, problem-solve in small groups, participate in critical introspective reviews, and develop remedies and self-action plans. Role-plays and video-taping are also used when appropriate. All of Gary Hernbroth's programs and presentations are fully customized.

Gary Hernbroth's mission statement: "To help people develop tools and uncover talents that, with consistent use and support, will enable them to increase their effectiveness and add value to themselves and others."

Gary Hernbroth earned his bachelor's degree from The School of Hospitality Business at Michigan State University. He was recently presented with their "Distinguished 75th Anniversary Year Alumnus Award," and is a member of MSU's School of Hospitality Business Appointed Board of Directors. Gary Hernbroth returns to the campus each year to address various classes and mentor upcoming graduates in preparing them for the business world, as an Honorary Faculty Member.

Gary Hernbroth has been a two-term president for the Northern California Chapter of PCMA (Professional Convention Management Association), a five-year member of ASAE's Associate Member Advisory Committee (with three years on the ASAE Foundation Committee), a member of the CIC (Convention Industry Council) APEX Contracts Panel and Educational Committee, a member of the San Mateo County CVB and the Tri-Valley CVB (where he also serves as co-chair of its Sports Commission), a member of the American Society of Training& Development's Program Committee, and a member of National Speakers Association.

Exhibitor Information:

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