After a year like no other, there’s a lot we can learn from the longtime industry veterans who have survived and thrived during previous hard times. This year’s 15 Over 50 class includes some of the corporate event industry’s biggest stars who inspire us with their longevity, leadership, mentorship and resilience.
Learn how they got their starts, the career accomplishments they’re most proud of, the advice they’d give their younger selves and more.
Adrian Segar
Founder, Conferences That Work
Marlboro, Vt.
Ann M. Luketic, CMP, CMM
Senior Corporate Meeting Professional/Marketing Specialist, Progressive Insurance
Macedonia, Ohio
Elliott L. Ferguson II
President and CEO, Destination DC
Washington, D.C.
Fred Dixon
President and CEO, NYC & Company
New York City
Gwendolyn McNutt, CSEP
Regional External Affairs Manager, Greater Chicago Region, Comcast
Chicago
Jacques-André Dupont
President and CEO, C2 International and C2 Montreal
Montreal
Joanne Brooks
President, Creative Impact Group
Chicago
Lenny Talarico
Director of Corporate Sales, Blueprint Studios
Las Vegas
Margaret Launzel-Pennes
CEO, POP Experiential
Los Angeles
Michael Dominguez
President and CEO, Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI)
Plano, Texas
Michael Massari
Chief Sales Officer, Caesars Entertainment; Co-chair, Meetings Mean Business Coalition
Las Vegas
Sharon Fisher
CEO and IdeaSparker, Play with a Purpose
Orlando
Tanna Pearman
Meeting Broker, Meetings Made Easy
Reno, Nev.
Tammy Dickerson
Founder and CEO, tbg Events
Los Angeles
Todd Schwartz
Meeting Planner and Event Strategist
Cleveland
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