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
Gen Z’er and Chief Marketing Officer of JUV Consulting
Founder and CEO of Seva Global
President at Aubry Research
Founder and President of Tourism Economics
Author, Speaker and Advisor
Owner of World Wide Technology Raceway
Founder and President of Living Lands & Waters
President and CEO of Visit Quad Cities
Head of Strategy, OKRP
Destination Strategist
Director of Operations, Aerie’s Resort
Tourism Expert, Lieb Management
Freelance Journalist
Emmy Award-Winning Co-Host of Windy City Weekend on ABC 7
SVP, Longwoods International
President & Ceo, Visit Quad Cities
Freelance Journalist
CEO of TimeZoneOne
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
Veteran Travel Journalist and Destination Marketing Consultant
Editorial Content Manager, Meredith Corporation’s Travel Marketing Content Studio
President & CEO, Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Creative Director, O’Keefe, Reinhard & Paul
Editor in Chief and Content Director, Meredith Corporation
Client Management Director at OKRP
Director of Business Development, NA
Expedia
Instagram Influencer @ChicagoMatt
VP of Insights at Arrivalist
Director of Civic Relations and Partnerships, Art Institute of Chicago
Founding Partner & Chief Commercial Officer of Tangled Roots Brewing Company
Co-owner and Editor-in-Chief of TravelingMom.com
Director of the Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau
President & CEO, Visit Champaign County
Director of Sports & Business Growth at Visit Quad Cities
Associate Professor of Marketing, Quinlan School of Business – Loyola University Chicago
Manager of the Local Tourism and Convention Bureau program, Illinois Office of Tourism
Founder and CEO of Better Destinations LLC
Blogger and Influencer
Vice President of Operations for Posh Hospitality Group
Vice President, Research & Analytics at Brand USA
Head of Publishing at Travelzoo
Television Explorer and Host of the Travel Channel’s Mysteries at the Museum
Chairman and CEO of Sage Policy Group
Founder and President of Tourism & More
VP of Customer Success at CrowdRiff
Travel & Food Writer and Photographer, Emmy®-Award Winning TV Producer and Founder of LLmedia
Brand Expert, Entrepreneur and founder of Johnny Cupcakes, World’s First T-Shirt Bakery
Former sitting professor at Harvard & MiT’s edX labs, international best selling author, Pulitzer Prize nominee, and former Head of Marketing at Travelzoo
Destination Expert
Brand Development Manager at TikTok
Founder of CMC Enterprises, LLC
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