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Champions
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Champions

Corporate-side professionals with 5+ years of experience leading strategy, teams, portfolios, stakeholder influence, or business outcomes.

Lori Allen

Lori Allen

Vice President, Global Event Operations

MetLife

Rachel Andrews

Rachel Andrews

Global Head of Events

Cvent

Kate Azevedo

Kate Azevedo

Senior Director, Client Services

Invision

Nora Barry

Nora Barry

Head of Events and Field Marketing

Grammarly

Maggie Barton Baird

Maggie Barton Baird

Head of Event Marketing

Jobber

Katie Batten

Katie Batten

Head of Digital Experience

Okta

Bridgette Birdie

Bridgette Birdie

Sr. Director Global Events and Outreach

Moody’s Analytics

Debbie Brewer

Debbie Brewer

Vice President, Global Events

ServiceNow

Grace Burns

Grace Burns

Sr. Director, Events

AppFolio

Kathleen Castaillac

Kathleen Castaillac

Senior Director

Cisco Systems

Camille Chan

Camille Chan

Head of Events and Sponsorships

Asana

Nicole Chattin

Nicole Chattin

Event Manager

PwC

Jackie Cone

Jackie Cone

VP, Experiential Events

Docusign

Brandi Delany

Brandi Delany

Director of Marketing

Ericsson

Mary Fehrnstrom

Mary Fehrnstrom

Vice President, Experience Marketing

Workday

Karin Flores

Karin Flores

SVP, Global Events

Okta

Elizabeth Gilstrap

Elizabeth Gilstrap

VP, Event Marketing

Salesforce

Nellie Greely

Nellie Greely

Head of Events & Experiences

Autodesk

Leslie Hasvold

Leslie Hasvold

Sr. Director Events, Programs, and Customer Advocacy

Cloudflare

Keri Ibbitson

Keri Ibbitson

Director of Scientific Engagements & Events

Danaher

Tavar James

Tavar James

Vice President, Global Head of Events

Forrester

Vanessa Karlson

Vanessa Karlson

Head of Global Events and Experiences

Dropbox

Jimmy Knowles

Jimmy Knowles

Head of Experiential

Canva

Lisa Logan

Lisa Logan

Sr. Manager

Zscaler

Kelly Lohan

Kelly Lohan

Director of Events

Relativity

Sarah Mahmoud-Bseiso

Sarah Mahmoud-Bseiso

Senior Manager, Global Events

Informatica

Patricia Matthews

Patricia Matthews

VP, Event Marketing

CyberRisk Alliance

Kate McCarthy

Kate McCarthy

Founder & Principal

k8 events, LLC

Kendall McElliott

Kendall McElliott

Sr. Director of Global Events

Microsoft

Venita McLemore

Venita McLemore

Head of Global Public Relations Events

AWS

Lindsay Merkle

Lindsay Merkle

VP, Client Experience

OpenEvidence

Candice Nepomuceno

Candice Nepomuceno

Director

Illumio

Minnie Nguyen

Minnie Nguyen

Head of Events Marketing

Open Lending

Sarina Patel

Sarina Patel

Director, Global Events

Procore

Dan Preiss

Dan Preiss

Vice President Experiential Marketing

Dell Technologies

Nicole Rauschnot

Nicole Rauschnot

Director, Global Events

Nvidia

Sarah Reed

Sarah Reed

Global Event Leader and Strategist

Event Strategy Method

Nelida Reis

Nelida Reis

Director, Trade Events NA

EssilorLuxottica

Jeanne Robb

Jeanne Robb

VP, Corporate Events

Five9

Julia Ross

Julia Ross

Director of Events Marketing

Tyler Technologies

Carol Rossi

Carol Rossi

Head of Learning Experiences

NetApp

Da’Vida Sonnier

Da’Vida Sonnier

Senior Manager, Strategic Events

Salesforce

Sara Straw

Sara Straw

Senior Director, Corporate Events

Kong

Joel Tillirson

Joel Tillirson

Vice President of Events

True Network Advisors

Richard Toscano

Richard Toscano

Sr. Director Global Events

Celonis

Jan Unell

Jan Unell

Vice President, Event Strategy, Marketing and Planning

Vizient

Shawn Wagner

Shawn Wagner

VP HPE Events

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Amy Walter

Amy Walter

VP Global Events

Braze

Kara Wooten

Kara Wooten

Director Global Partner Engagements

Dell Technologies

Jeremy Youett

Jeremy Youett

Head of Proprietary Events

Atlassian