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Jessica Sharkey

Economic and Environmental Impacts of Global Conferences and Conventions in Canada

Biography

Jessica is a class of 25′ graduate from Toronto Metropolitan University with BA in Professional Communications with a minor in Event Management and Live Entertainment. Throughout her career she has worked alongside tourism and event experts to pursue her passion for research in sustainability and the economy. Jessica has worked on projects in various fields including, event management, marketing, social media, film production and communications. One of her core projects is working as the Director of Events and Fundraising for Horizon Productions where she raised over 15,000 dollars in funding for the documentary Super Intelligent. 

With a foundation in Professional Communications, she looks forward to building more connections with the tourism and events industry. She also is working to create more awareness around sustainability with her three certifications surrounding creating events with sustainability at the forefront.

Connect with Jessica Sharkey on her Linkedin for more! 

Details of Project

Conventions and conferences can be powerful tools for Canada and its businesses. By hosting these events they impact many sectors in our daily lives. Throughout my research I aim to showcase the economic and environmental impacts of hosting global conferences and conventions in Canada. I believe conferences and conventions deserve more research due to their significant impact in the business events industry. This study combines quantitative and qualitative secondary research focused around the data produced in the tourism industry.

 

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