Speakers

2022 Speakers

SVP of Global Diversity Equity & Inclusion for Hyatt Hotels Corporation

President and CEO of Brand USA

Gen Z’er & Chief Marketing Officer of JUV Consulting

Future of Work and Leadership Expert

Director of Business Development, Expedia Group Media Solutions

Co-owner, Firefly Grill

Trade Account Director

Head of Production, OKRP

Writer, The New York Times

Director of Sales and Marketing, Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel

Team Lead, Field Museum

Digital Strategist, Spurrier Group

Director, Customer Success, Americas

Founder and CEO of Seva Global

President at Aubry Research

Owner of World Wide Technology Raceway

Founder and President of Living Lands & Waters

President and CEO of Visit Quad Cities

Head of Strategy, OKRP

Director of Operations, Aerie’s Resort

Tourism Expert, Lieb Management

Freelance Journalist

Freelance Journalist

COO, and incoming President & COO of MMGY Global

Founder/Executive Director of Open Doors Organization

Product Marketing Manager, CrowdRiff

Founder & CEO, The Gauge Collective

General Manager, USA, and Chief Storyteller for TimeZoneOne

Business Development Manager – Sports Division, Northstar Meetings Group

Content Creator, Social Media Strategist

Assistant Professor & Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Chief of Staff at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Executive Director, Chicago Sports Commission

Director, Travel and Tourism, Epsilon

Marketing Manager at Starved Rock Lodge & Conference Center

Co-Founder of Whiskey Acres Distilling Company

SVP Global Trade Development, TimeZoneOne

President & CEO, Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau

Additional speakers for ILGOVCONF 22 will be announced soon. This speaker lineup will be updated regularly as we near the start of the conference. *Speakers are subject to change*

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