Arianna Galligher
Arianna Galligher, LISW-S is the Director of the Gabbe Health & Well-Being Program and the Associate Director of the Stress, Trauma and Resilience (STAR) Program at OSU Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio.
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Aurora Benton
Dr. Aurora Dawn Benton is Founder and Chief Change Agent of Astrapto LLC, which exists to advance positive impact in hospitality, events, and travel. Her passion is to make sustainability practical and approachable for people whose main job is not sustainability, but who have a passion to improve social and environmental performance in their operations and supply chains.
Courtney Lohmann
Courtney Lohmann, CMP, has 20+ years in the industry with a varied background and has grown from an event coordinator to a passionate corporate sustainability and social responsibility expert.
Leo Piccioli
Leo Piccioli, 51, has a BS in Economics from Universidad de Buenos Aires, where he graduated Cum Laude. In 1998 he joined Officenet, right after selling the family-owned business. Officenet was one of the few successful dotcom companies in Latam. It was sold for more than USD30MM to Staples, Inc.
Michelle Russell
Michelle Russell has been the editor in chief of PCMA Convene since 2003, where she continues to lead a team of talented editors and writers to produce award-winning content across various platforms, with the goal of sharing knowledge with — and inspiring — the global business events professional community.
Amanda Simons
Amanda has worked globally specializing in sustainable business operations in the hospitality, event, and tradeshow industry for over 16 years.
Ryan Thorpe
Ryan Thorpe has worked in the exhibition and events industry for 20+ years and is currently serving as Assistant General Manager for ASM Global at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.
Beth Surmont
With on-the-ground experience spanning more than 20 years in corporate and non-profit events and trade shows; and as the current Vice President of Event Strategy & Design at 360 Live Media; Beth is an influential designer in shaping what the next era of events will be.
Greg DeShields
Qualified Tourism/Hospitality and Academic Professional Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE) proficient in developing and implementing plans, strategies, and initiatives specifically designed to raise destination's image for diverse, multicultural travel.
Rosemarie Rossetti
Rosemarie consults with meeting professionals helping them save time, reduce stress, and achieve success in planning more diverse and inclusive meetings and events. Her presentation "Accommodating People with Disabilities at In-Person and Virtual Meetings and Events" has been a game-changer in the meetings industry.
Peter Hackes
Peter Hackes is the founder of Performedia, which is based in the Washington, D.C. area, but provides hybrid and virtual event services all over the US, and in other countries, as well.
James Brixius
James Brixius is a Senior Regional Sales Director at Cvent, specializing in helping associations, nonprofits, and federal government agencies better manage their total events program utilizing the Cvent platform.
Megan Finnell
Megan Finnell is an award-winning event design strategist with a varied and diverse background in the performing arts and the delivery of large-scale conferences. With a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from TCU, Megan blends art and science in all her work.
Mateo Salvatto
Head of Innovation, ORT Schools, CEO of Asteroid Technologies and Social Influencer