Movers and Shakers

Congratulations to Zaman Ishaad, CED, CMP, DES, for his 2021 Young Professional Achievement RISE  Award

The RISE Awards have always featured incredible and inspiring examples of leadership, influence and innovation. This Young Professional Achievement RISE Award recognizes an individual 40 years of age or younger with five or less years of professional experience in the meeting and event industry who has made outstanding contributions to MPI and/or the meeting and event industry. Zaman Ishaad, CED,CMP, DES, has shown incredible influence and transferability across many spectrums! He has helped found the Student Engagement Task Force with MPI Toronto Chapter to create partnerships/mentoring opportunities and a job/volunteer database, assisted in restructuring the chapter’s sponsorships model during the pandemic to spark new relationships and revenue streams and has maintained strong engagement on a global level with Meeting Professionals Against Human Trafficking (MPAHT). He has written and contributed to several articles on the subject and through research, listening and talking with professionals, he has been able to provide tools and tips for front-line staff and others to help identify the presence of this issue to truly make a difference. Congratulations Zaman on this achievement!

Company Announcement – Empower Meetings

New to the scene is Empower Meetings, an event consultancy that works with their clients to create
innovative and successful event strategies like they’ve never had before. You may recognize these three founders from their time and work with MPI Toronto. Their main objective is to empower their clients to take risks, to advance their careers, to feel proud of their work and to make a difference in their business through events.

For more information on Empower Meetings, visit www.empowermeetings.ca and check them out on social media @EmpowerMeetings.