Katharina Path

Katharina Path, marketing manager for conventions at the Frankfurt Convention Bureau in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, shares what advice she gleaned about the events industry from Grand Master Yoda of “Star Wars” fame.

Jessica Rohe, DES

Jessica Rohe, DES, global sales associate at Associated Luxury Hotels International in Alexandria, Virginia, shares what she sees as important for the business events industry’s recovery.

Carina Stihl, CMP, DES

After another year of disruption, members of PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties class of 2022 are proof positive that adaptability is a requisite skill for business events industry professionals. Carina Stihl, CMP, DES, senior events and experience manager working remotely for the Pragmatic Institute, shares what innovations she hopes will remain after the pandemic.

Christina Strohschneider

Christina Strohschneider, sales manager for associations at Austria Center Vienna, talks about the initiatives she has seen spring up during the pandemic that she hopes will stay with the business events industry.

Lauren Stroud

Lauren Stroud, manager of strategic events, meetings & incentives, at MCI USA in Plano, Texas, tells us what she sees as key to the business events industry’s recovery after the pandemic.

Erica Teddone, CMP, PMP

Erica Teddone, CMP, PMP, global travel and meetings strategist at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. in New York, tells us about the new skills she has learned during the pandemic.

Suzanne Thibeault

Suzanne Thibeault, associate meeting manager at Association Headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, shares what she sees as important for the business events industry’s recovery.

Julianne Touhy

Julianne Touhy, senior meeting planner at the American Bar Association in Chicago, talks about an innovation that she hopes sticks around after the pandemic.

Maeva Truchi

Maeva Truchi, event specialist at Illumina, Inc. in San Diego, California, shares what she has learned about the business events industry and herself during the pandemic.

Megan Walsh, CMP, DES

Megan Walsh, CMP, DES, director of conference services & career development at the Mechanical Contractors Association of America in Rockville, Maryland, shares what she has learned about the events industry and herself during the pandemic.

Khadijah White, DES

Khadijah White, DES, an event planner at Redstone Agency Inc. in Toronto, Canada, shares what she believes will be the key to the business events industry’s recovery.

Brooke Wilson, CMP

Brooke Wilson, CMP, experience design manager at 360 Live Media in Washington, D.C., talks about the skills she has pursued in this time of change.

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