From NFTs and the metaverse to holograms and artificial intelligence, new technology has taken the event industry by storm in recent years. And the forward-thinking innovators on this list have been helping lead the way by building useful—and just plain cool—new tech tools, products, and services that are helping event planners engage attendees in increasingly interesting ways.
Click through the profiles below to learn how they each got their start in the tech industry, their vision for the future, and what the concept of "innovation" means to them.
David Nussbaum
Inventor and CEO, Proto Inc.
Giovanna Graziosi Casimiro
Senior Events Producer, Decentraland Foundation
Jennifer Brisman
Founder & CEO, VOW
Joe Schwinger
Chief Innovation Officer, MeetingPlay + Aventri
Liz King Caruso
CEO, techsytalk
Lola and Richard McClaney
Co-Founders, ourBLOC
Maria Shelton
CEO, Ardian Group/Ardian Technologies
Nolan Ether
Content Marketing Leader, Webex Events
Saroosh Gull
CEO, Eventcombo
Todd Moritz
Vice President of Technical Solutions, Opus Agency
Wei Li
Head of Zoom Events & Webinar, Zoom
About the list: Our Industry Innovators features are compiled by our editorial team using a variety of resources, beginning with sifting through dozens of public nominations and conducting internal research on all people nominated. The idea is to go beyond the biggest names in the biz—though it has plenty of those too—and dig deep into the industry professionals who are using truly innovative thinking to push the boundaries of live experiences.
If someone has previously been named a BizBash Innovator, they are not eligible for the list. Check out our full Industry Innovators Hall of Fame here, and head here to tell us who should make our future lists!
