For mixing traditional values with a largely virtual workforce to build a fast-growing, award-winning company

For leading the team that designed a standalone bachelor of science degree in Event and Meeting Management for Metropolitan State University of Denver

For transforming a traditional regional conference into one that encourages collaboration, dialogue, and problem-solving

For sharing her belief in meetings as a means to social good

For creating “speaker-free” meetings and for her passion for the power of alternative credentialing in continuing adult education

For dedicated mentorship and a passion for sharing her knowledge inside and outside the meetings industry

For building a full-service events department to manage record growth

For taking a walk in customers’ shoes, and for pursuing his passion to help them help others

For helping to create our industry’s professional standards and bring neuroscience concepts into the meeting planning conversation

For promoting awareness of food allergies and other dietary restrictions among meeting and event professionals