The Ins & Outs of Corporate Event Planning

How do companies like American Express successfully implement corporate events? We'll discuss the ins and outs of corporate event planning with Andrea Figman, former Director of Meetings and Events for American Express. Figman is now launching her own firm, Andrea Figman & Company (www.figmanevents.com) specializing in the corporate and non-profit sectors. She is a seasoned event professional whose career has spanned many facets of the industry including the agency, venue and corporate sides of the business. She and her team strive to create experiences that are new and different with environments that encourage relationship building while driving business goals. Andrea has overseen a wide range of high-level global meetings and events in destinations such as Rome, Istanbul, New Delhi, Sydney, London, California, New York and others for board meetings, client entertainment programs, employee incentives and fundraising events. At American Express, her role served to support the office of the chairman and other senior business leaders. Prior to her role at American Express she consulted with various corporate, sports marketing agencies and non-profit organizations in their event marketing and execution for a wide range of events and meetings.