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The Trailblazers: Meet the 2021 Connect Corporate 15 Over 50

This year’s class includes some of the corporate event industry’s biggest stars who inspire us with their longevity, leadership, mentorship and resilience.

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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-AndrĂ© 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

Click here to see the 2021 Connect Corporate 40 Under 40.