EEAA YOUNG STAR SUPPORT

THE Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia (EEAA) will tomorrow launch a new Young Stars Pathway Program to assist young talent in developing skills that facilitate career progression.

Details of the initiative will be unveiled during a special virtual meeting which also aims to help target the key concerns affecting young people in the business events sector due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The move is part of the EEAA Young Stars Program, with the organisation’s CEO Claudia Sagripanti (pictured) saying “we have been working closely with our Young Stars community since the onset of COVID-19 to ensure this sector of the business events workforce is supported and that their knowledge and skills are retained into the future”.

She said EEAA’s Young Stars Committee Co-Chairs, Kay Badakhsh from The Venues Collection and Rosyln DuPLoy from the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre would host the event.

The new Pathways Program will also include a group coaching program with participants including senior managers from a number of the EEAA’s most valued members.

Tomorrow’s virtual meet-up will feature a panel of experts who will each present on topics addressing social and emotional wellbeing as well as opportunities around upskilling and cross-skilling.

Real life case studies on how the industry is adapting to the “new normal” will also form part of the event, Sagripanti said.

The panel includes Linda Sheahan, Workplace Engagement Director from Beyond Blue, alongside Natalie Britt from the International Convention Centre Sydney, Alan Ivory of Aventri and TAFE NSW’s Paula Meyer.

The virtual event is available free of charge and will take place tomorrow from 10.30am to 12 noon AEST, with registrations available online now by CLICKING HERE.