PCMA Convening Leaders 2021 | PCMA | 11 January 2021 | Online

Recovery is coming. We want to get back to the business of connecting people, ideas and opportunities. We also know that you want answers and insights on what the future holds for your careers and businesses. PCMA is leading the charge of recovery and we are thrilled to provide you Convening Leaders 2021.

Convening Leaders will be your community design lab for the future of business events. We will connect with you where, how and when you want to participate, through a hybrid experience and our official network partners. Our partnership with the Singapore Tourism Board and Marina Bay Sands created the Global Broadcast Center for Convening Leaders in Singapore, which will be experienced in part by their state-of-the-art broadcast studio.

2021 Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Hon. Julia Gillard AC
27th Prime Minister of Australia

Megan Rapinoe
Olympic Gold Medalist & Two-Time Women's World Cup Champion

Sue Bird
Olympic Gold Medalist & Four-Time WNBA Champion

Thomas Friedman
Foreign Affairs Columnist and Bestselling Author

Dr. Ayesha Khanna
CEO and Co-Founder of ADDO AI

Peter Hinssen
Serial Entrepreneur and Founder of nexxworks

FEATURED SPEAKERS:

Torin Perez
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Consultant

Kate Vitasek
Faculty, Graduate & Executive Education, University of Tennessee

Cian McLoughlin
CEO, Trinity Perspectives

Ben Hindman
CEO, Splash

Ronni Kimm
Innovation and Design Strategist

Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, M.D.
Kansas City Chiefs Offensive Lineman & Medical Professional

Annabelle Gawer
Visiting Professor of Strategy and Innovation at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School

Karsonya “Kaye” Wise Whitehead
Associate Professor of Communication and African and African American Studies at Loyola University Maryland and the Founding Director of The Karson Institute for Race, Peace, and Social Justice

Pascal Finette
Co-Founder @ be radical. Singularity University‘s Chair for Entrepreneurship & Open Innovation. Venture Partner @ BOLD.

Amy Downs
OKC Bombing Survivor, Credit Union CEO and Motivational Speaker

Neil Pasricha
Leadership and Happiness Expert

Asa Ace
International DJ

Lisa Astorga
Director of Meetings, International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH)

Marianne M. Auld
Managing Partner of Kelly Hart

Cameron Bailey
Co-Head and Artistic Director, Toronto International Film Festival®

Karen Baker
Influential Marketing Strategist

Isabel Bardinet
CEO, European society of Cardiology

Afton Battle
General Director of Fort Worth Opera

Amy Blackman
Founder/Principal, Fruition Co.

Justin Boone
Founder, Untitled Future

Karen Calder
Founder and CEO of Karen Calder Coaching & Consulting

Laura Citron
CEO, London & Partners

Michael Clarke
Director, B2B Marketing & Events – U.S. & Canada Global Sales Organization, Marriott International

Julie Coker
President & CEO, San Diego Tourism Authority

Gennaro Cuofano
Founder of FourWeekMBA

Catharina van Delden
Co-Founder and CEO, innosabi GmbH

Dr. Peter Doherty
Nobel Laureate Professor, Patron of the Doherty Institute

Dede Gish-Panjada, MBA
Chief Consultant, Bostrum

Gary Gonzalez
Managing Partner, Catchy

Jennifer Haisten
Vice President GlobauxSource

Tara Higgins
SVP Commercial, Encore and President, Hargrove

Eric Holdener
CEO, Kinestry

Daphne Hoppenot
Founder, The Vendry

Al Hutchinson
President & CEO Visit Baltimore

Kristin Jaworski
Trail Boss of the Fort Worth Herd

Whitney Johnson
Founder and CEO, WLJ Advisors

Sherrif Karamat
President and Chief Executive Officer, PCMA

Markus Keller
Senior Vice President, Sales & Distribution, Accor

YeYoon Kim
Chapter Development Specialist, Project Management Institute

Leah M. King
President and CEO of United Way of Tarrant County

Ori Lahav
President, IAPCO |Vice President Clients & Operations, Kenes Group

Liz Latham
CEO of Haute Dokimazo

Dave Lim
TEDx Pioneer and Founder, Ideas Worth Doing

Caryn Mambro
Executive Vice President of Creative, Opus

Megan Martin, CMP
Manager Partner Events, RingCentral

Heather Mason
Founder & CEO, Caspian Agency

Amanda Meecham
Director of Event Planning, Gaylord Rockies

Shamira Miller
Consultant & Coach, Founder, SM Consulting

Matthew Moss
Regional Director of Operations, Levy Restaurants

Alexis Niki
Story Strategist & Narrative Coach

Kirsten Olean
Director of Meetings, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Nicole Osibodu
President, Haute Dokimazo

Dale Parmenter
CEO, drpg

Annalisa Ponchia
Director of Innovation & Customer Experience, Director of International Congress Development, AIM Group International

Dan Porterfield
President and CEO, The Aspen Institute

Betsy Price
Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas

Ali Randel
Organizational Designer and Transformation Coach

Holly Ransom
CEO, Emergent

Matt Roach
Regional Chef, Levy Convention Centers

Daron K. Roberts
Founding Director, Center for Sports Leadership and Innovation, University of Texas

Henry Rosales
Vice President, Strategic Events, CoreNet Global

Stephen Rose
Head of Global Communications Services, Siemens AG

Jenny Sauer-Klein
Founder and Executive director of The Culture Conference

Jonas Scharf
Managing Director, Venues, MCH Group

Matthias Schultze
Managing Director, GCB German Convention Bureau e.V.

Martin Sirk
Owner, Sirk Serendipity

Klaus Andreas Span
Director & Business Unit Executive, Cognitive Solution Sales & SAP HANA on Power at IBM Corporation

Dan Stones
Chief Community Officer, Coalesced Events

Jodi Talia
Chief Development Officer, American College of Emergency Physicians

Keith Tan
Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Tourism Board

Ulrike Tondorf
Head of Live Communication & Experience Branding, Bayer AG

Kristin Torres
Executive Director, Meetings & Events, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association

Robb Trost
Senior Director, Strategic Business Development, Freeman

Rob Venus, CEM
General Manager – Denver, Freeman

Kristin Waters
Executive Vice President, Global Accounts, Opus

Camilla Webster
Fine Artist and Bestselling Author

2021 Sponsors

• Freeman
• Marriot International
• Visit Orlando
• OCCC
• Visit Austin
• Austin Convention Center
• Caesars Entertainment
• Calgary
• Cleveland
• Experience Columbus
• Destination DC
• Events DC
• Visit Lauderdale
• Visit Houston
• Los Angeles
• PSAV
• Puerto Rico
• Visit Baltimore
• Visit Dallas
• Visit Detroit.com
• Visit Forth Worth
• GES
• Hilton
• imex Group
• Louisville Tourism
• Business Events Montreal
• Congres MTL
• New Orleans & Company
• New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
• Oklahoma City The Moderm Frontier
• Visit Omaha
• Ottowa
• The Palm Beaches
• Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Meet Piitburgh
• Visit San Antonio
• Visit Seattle
• Your Singapore
• Destination Toronto
• Metro Toronto Convention Centre
• Tourism Vancouver
• Vancouver Convention Centre
• Ascend Media
• Cadmium
• CNTV
• Executives Events
• Experient
• Media Site Events
• Saxton
• Speak Inc
• Visit Anaheim
• Events Are Great
• Convene
• Nashville Music City
• NYC & Company
• Visit Scotland Alba
• Visit Adu Dhabi