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Conference Programme

2025 SISO CEO Summit Attendees

A Media Operator
Christiana Sciaudone

Access Intelligence, LLC
Heather Farley
Macy Fecto

Adventure Media & Events
Holdings, LLC

Ross Clark

AE Ventures, Inc.
John Galante

Ai4
Michelle Troop
Michael Weiss

All Show Services
Eric Udler

Andmore
Jonathan Pertchik

Arc Media Holdings Ltd -
Arc Group

Simon Foster
Robert Gray

Arizent
Jeff Mancini
Jonathan Moore

Association of Event Organisers- (AEO)
Anna Golden

AVIXA
Jenn Heinold
Dave Labuskes

Baffour International LLC
Sylvia Baffour

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 Ltd.
Adam Ford
Chris Gallon
Lisa Hannant
Russell Wilcox

Clarion Events North America
Mike Carlucci
Des Hanson
Liz Irving
Nicole Peck
Greg Topalian
Narisa Wild

CloserStill Media
Gareth Bowhill
Alex Howe
Yancy Weinrich

Comexposium US
Raphael Camp
Martin Joksimovic

Connectiv
Courtney Muller

Continental Exhibitions
Walter Charnizon

ConvExx
Jeff Pressman

CQCS
Gustavo Doria Filho 

Cuil Bay Capital
Douglas Emslie
Rachel Wimberly

dmg::events
Geoff Dickinson
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
Beth Cowperthwaite
Issa Jouaneh
Hervé Sedky
Les Weir

Endeavor Business Media
Amy Mularski

ESCA
Julie Kagy

Events Venture Group
David Adler
Eric Baum
Howard Givner
Marilu Paez

 

Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance (ECA)
Tommy Goodwin

Exhibitor Media Group
Mark Johnson

Exhibition World
Stephanie Selesnick

Exposition Development Company Inc.
David Audrain

Fanatics Events
Mike Armstrong
Lance Fensterman
Scott Fisher

Fast Forward Events
Ken Loyst
Michelle Metter

GalaxyCon, LLC
Mike Broder
Peter Katz

Globus Events Limited
Jimé Essink

Going Digital Health, Inc.
Solome Tibebu

GoodRx
Lindsay Merkle

H2K Labs
Heather Holst-Knudsen

HLTH
Jonathan Weiner

HumanX AI Conference
Stefan Weitz

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

Informa Markets 
Amy Allen
Marco Basso
Casey Clemenza
Danica Cullins
Christine Flanagan
Eric Lisman
Ken McAvoy
Nancy Walsh
Marcus Weldon

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

Kisaco Research Ltd
Sarah Clayton

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

MAD Event Management LLC
Martha Donato

MCI USA
Shawn Pierce

MCONLive
Todd Brockman

Messe Dusseldorf GmbH
Kirstin Deutelmoser
Tom Mitchell

Messe Stuttgart, Inc
Philip McKay
Bernhard Müller

Metacomet LLC
Kerry Gumas

Money 20 / 20
Jessica Blue
Kathryn Frankson

MVP Media Network
Byron Mignanelli
Luke Vinci

National Media Pty Ltd
Mark Harvey
Brad Langton

Newcom Media
Melissa Arnott

Nineteen Group
Adam Freeburn
Alison Jackson 
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
Tom Kemp

NüernbergMesse GmbH
Matthias Merkel

NürnbergMesse Brasil
Diego N. de Carvalho 

Penelope Ventures
Denzil Ranine

Questex
Kevin Gray
Rhiannon James
Paul Miller
Kate Spellman

QWC Events
Stu Solomon

Raccoon Media Group
Mike Seaman

RAI Amsterdam
Annette Bos
Maurits van der Sluis

RX Americas
Sarin Bachmann
Marie Browne 
Fernando Fischer
Toni Piela

RX Global
Brenda Gordon
Peter Lindsay

Sage Policy Group, Inc.
Anirban Basu

SecureWorld
Brad Graver

Shomex Production
Lew Shomer

Show Strategy, Inc.
Glenn Charles, Jr.

SiGMA Group
Dominic Bolton
Eman Pulis

Smart Business Network
Fred Koury

SmithBucklin
Jeff Calore
Jack Macleod

South by Southwest (SXSW)
Hugh Forrest

STIMULATE
Nicole Leinbach Hoffman

Stone Fort Group
Sean Guerre

Storycraft Lab
Naomi Clare Crellin

Suburban Collection Showplace
Blair Bowman

Swoop
Marcella Milliet Sciorra 

Taffy Event Strategies
Jennifer Hoff

Terrapinn, Ltd.
Andrew Ewer
Greg Hitchen
Sharon Roessen

The Petroleum Connection
Pete Cook

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

Whiskey Riot Productions LLC
Bobby Finan
Lexi Osher

WPP
Wendy Lund

XPO
Brent Spillane

 

 

Sponsors

42 Chat
Robert Caldwell
Chuck Elias

Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC)
Graham Stephenson

AFR
Jose Lopez

ASM Global
Dan Hoffend – ASM Global
Anna Nash - ASM Global
Laura Purdy - Exhibition Place Toronto
Greg DeSandy – Huntington Place CC Detroit
Kim Weedmark – Los Angeles Convention Center

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

CMAC
Bliss Beasley
Mary Trainor

CNTV
Carrie Ferenac
Marcelo Zolessi

Connections Housing
Nancy Hallberg
Jonathan Misiewicz

CSI Worldwide
Bobby Lee

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

Grimes McGovern & Associates
Jeff Gruenhut
John McGovern

Heritage Nationwide
Exposition Services

Jordy Fox
Ryan Yemm

Jampack
Andrew Citores

Javits Convention Center
Doreen Guerin
Joyce Leveston

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
Travis Lunn
Ernest Stovall

Map Your Show
Jerry Gildea

Marina Bay Sands
Anthea Tan

Maritz
Ken Ferreira

Mayfield Media Strategies Ltd
Anna John

mdg
Kimberly Hardcastle -Geddes

Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA)

MGM Resorts International
Veronica Medina 
Steve Walker

New Orleans & Company
Sallee Pavlovich

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial
Convention Center

Elaine Williams

Oaklins DeSilva+Phillips
Reed Phillips

Omeda
James Capo

Orange County Convention Center
Mark Tester 

PHLCVB
Gregg Caren

Plural Strategy Group Ltd
Jonny Baynes
Phil Stone

 

 

Popshap
Joe Felperin
Eitan Magid

PRA
Danielle Cirami-Gillis

Shanghai New International
Expo Centre (SNIEC)

Michael Kruppe

Swapcard
Arnaud Nouchy

tfconnect Global Talent and
Partnerships Ltd

Trevor Foley

The Expo Group
Randy Pekowski
Darren Temple

Vendelux, Inc.
Ben Pfeifer
Alex Reynolds

The Venetian Resort Las Vegas
Katrina Lindsey
Sean Morris

Visit Atlantic City
Anne Bergen
Gary Musich

Visit Anaheim
Ronnie Collins
Mike Waterman

Visit Austin
Lindsey Elliott
Sarah McCabe
Alysia Roden
Kelly Thomas

Visit Dallas
Deborah Burleson
Gayla Fussell

Visit Detroit
Claude Molinari

Visit Indy
Daren Louis Kingi 
Joyce Russell

Visit Orlando
Lisa Messina

Visit Salt Lake
Devon Hamilton

Visit San Antonio
Sean Massay
Tyler Orwig

United Service Companies
Rick Simon

Society of Independent Show Organizers
Vincent Polito 
Anna Osnower
Katherine Truesdale

 

 

Photography by
Coleman Photography