Alison Hall

As International Congress & Convention Association CEO Martin Sirk says, “I’ve frequently stated during presentations that there is no such place as a safe destination, but that doesn’t mean that...

For raising the profile—and the purpose—of her event management team

For going all-in when tapped to manage the company’s first-ever Global Sustainable Operations Forum

For always pushing past the expected to the exceptional

For energetically embracing what’s new and daring to try the untested in a risk-averse industry

Whether you think of it in terms of new generational labels or not, the world and your meeting attendees are rapidly changing, and regular check-ins from companies such as brand experience agency FreemanXP (a division...

For bringing a truly new eye (in Gaelic, “Sool Nua”) to the meetings and events industry, not just through their day jobs but as passionate, sporting, musical, insightful, delightful whole human beings.

Dan Young, CMP, has been managing Thrivent Financial’s annual Peak Performers’ Conference since its inception. (He also worked predecessor conferences at Lutheran Brotherhood beginning in 1994, until that organizatio...