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SISO CEO Summit

March 31 - April 3, 2025  |  Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa - Austin, TX

Who Is Attending?

Conference Programme

2025 SISO CEO Summit Attendees

Access Intelligence, LLC
Heather Farley
Macy Fecto

Adventure Media & Events
Holdings, LLC

Ross Clark

AE Ventures, Inc.
John Galante

Ai4
Michael Weiss

All Show Services
Eric Udler

Arc Media Holdings Ltd -
Arc Group

Simon Foster
Robert Gray

AVIXA
Dave Labuskes

Billington CyberSecurity
Tom Billington
Troy Schneider

Blueprint Event Company
Paul Hooker
Anthony Roberts

Brussels Fairs & Expos
David Boon
Denis Delforge

Calanca & Associates LLC
Tony Calanca

Cambridge Innovation Institute
Benjamin Lakin 

Chief Executive Group
RD Whitney

Cine Gear Expo, Inc.
Juliane Grosso

Clarion Connect
Kelly Comboni

Clarion Events North America
Mike Carlucci
Liz Irving
Nicole Peck
Greg Topalian

CloserStill Media
Alex Howe
Yancy Weinrich

Comexposium US
Raphael Camp
Martin Joksimovic

Connectiv
Courtney Muller

Continental Exhibitions
Walter Charnizon

ConvExx
Jeff Pressman

dmg::events
Galen Poss

Diversified Communications USA
Brian Cuthbert
Liz Plizga
Janice Rogers

Easyfairs International
Matthew Benyon
Eric Everard
Arnaud Istas

Eaton Hall Exhibitions
Scott Goldman

Elevate Events + Media LLC
Bob Callahan
Christine Salmon
Lauren St. Clair 

Emerald
Issa Jouaneh
Hervé Sedky

Endeavor Business Media
Amy Mularski

Events Venture Group
David Adler
Howard Givner
Marilu Paez

Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance (ECA)
Tommy Goodwin

Exhibition World
Stephanie Selesnick

Exposition Development Company Inc.
David Audrain

Fanatics Events
Lance Fensterman
Scott Fisher

Fast Forward Events
Ken Loyst
Michelle Metter

Globus Events Limited
Jimé Essink

Group C Media
Ted Coene

H2K Labs
Heather Holst-Knudsen

Hyve Group
Robert Pfeiffer

IEIA
Ravinder Sethi

Informa Connect
Tom Cindric
Matt Johnson
Marco Pardi
Aharon Shamash
Danica Tormohlen

Informa Markets Asia
Michael Duck
Margaret Ma Connolly
Ken McAvoy

Informa Markets 
Eric Lisman
Nancy Walsh

International Association of Exhibitions and Events
Marsha Flanagan

International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM)
Trevor Mitchell

Jage Media, Inc.
George Jage
Kim Jage

JDC Events
Jennifer Collins

JD Events LLC
Joel Davis

Law Office of Mark Roysner
Mark Roysner

Lead Generation World
Michael Ferree

Leggett Exhibitions LLC
Shannon Leggett

Lippman Connects
Sam Lippman

Macgregor Communications
Bob Macgregor

MCI USA
Shawn Pierce

MCONLive
Todd Brockman

Messe Dusseldorf GmbH
Kirstin Deutelmoser
Tom Mitchell

Messe Stuttgart, Inc
Philip McKay

Metacomet LLC
Kerry Gumas

MPH Solutions, LLC
Mary Pat Heftman

MVP Media Network
Byron Mignanelli
Luke Vinci

National Media Pty Ltd
Mark Harvey
Brad Langton

Nineteen Group
Mary Larkin

Nirvana MICE, a subsidiary
company of Nirvana Holding

Engr. Naser Al Bahri
Hesham Al Bahri

Northstar Travel Media, LLC
Janine Bavoso
Alicia Evanko

 

NuernbergMesse GmbH
Matthias Merkel

Penelope Ventures
Denzil Ranine

Questex
Kevin Gray
Rhiannon James
Paul Miller
Kate Spellman

Raccoon Media Group
Douglas Emslie
Mike Seaman

RAI Amsterdam
Annette Bos
Maurits van der Sluis

RX Americas
Sarin Bachmann
Fernando Fischer
Toni Piela

RX Global
Brenda Gordon
Peter Lindsay

SecureWorld
Brad Graver

Show Strategy, Inc.
Glenn Charles, Jr.

Smart Business Network
Fred Koury

SmithBucklin
Jeff Calore
Jack Macleod

STIMULATE
Nicole Leinbach Hoffman

Stone Fort Group
Sean Guerre

Taffy Event Strategies
Jennifer Hoff

Terrapinn, Ltd.
Andrew Ewer
Greg Hitchen
Sharon Roessen

Ticket Out Inc. (dba CATCON)
Susan Michals

Trade Show Executive
Maddy Ryley
April Walsh

Tradeshow Logic
Chris Price

Turnmill
Louise Obadia 

UFI
Chris Skeith OBE

Unicomm LLC
John Golicz 

VerticalXchange
Chris Corey
Chris Frost

Vesuvio Ventures
Marco Giberti

Wellesley Global
Jamie Bedard
Mark Fried

Whiskey Riot Productions LLC
Bobby Finan
Lexi Osher

XPO
Brent Spillane

 

 

Sponsors

42 Chat
Robert Caldwell
Chuck Elias

Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC)

ASM Global
Laura Purdy (Exhibition Place Toronto)

ASP
Jon Benjamin
Ben Mooney

Barclay Damon LLP
David Amidon

Bright Tower
Amir Akhavan
Nicole Ginsberg

Collingwood
Steve Corrick
Daniel Pitchford

Choose Chicago
Dustin Arnheim
Cahal Mowery

Custom Reg
Ed Bruno 
Tim Foster

ExCel London
Simon Mills
Jeremy Rees

Explori
Mark Brewster

EXPOCAD
Rich Stone

Expo Convention Contractors
Rich Curran
Lani Tole

Freeman
Antony Bartolomeo
Paul Cunniffe
Don Freeman
Ken Holsinger
Anytra Lowe
Martin Moggre
Jennifer Paine Pekowski

 

GES
Jeff Quade

Heritage Nationwide Exposition Services
Jordy Fox
Ryan Yemm

JEGI CLARITY
Rich Kanefsky
Kathleen Thomas

Koller Search Partners
Ed Koller

Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority
Ryann Denys
Lisa Phelps
John Schreiber
Rebecca Valdivieso

LVE
Lou Tassone

Mandalay Bay
Ernest Stovall

Map Your Show
Jerry Gildea
Don Kline

Mayfield Media Strategies Ltd
Anna John

mdg
Kimberly Hardcastle -Geddes

MGM Resorts International
Steve Walker

New Orleans & Company
Sallee Pavlovich

Oaklins DeSilva+Phillips
Reed Phillips

PHLCVB
Gregg Caren

Popshap

 

 

Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC)
Michael Kruppe

Swapcard
Arnaud Nouchy

tfconnect Global Talent and Partnerships Ltd
Treavor Foley

The Expo Group
Randy Pekowski
Darren Temple

The Venetian Resort Las Vegas
Katrina Lindsey
Sean Morris

Visit Atlantic City

Visit Anaheim

Visit Austin

Visit Dallas

Visit Detroit
Claude Molinari

Visit Indy
Joyce Russell

Visit Salt Lake
Devon Hamilton

United Service Companies
Rick Simon

 

 

Photography by
Coleman Photography

Staff

Society of Independent Show Organizers
Vincent Polito 
Anna Osnower
Katherine Truesdale