The Business Events Industry Student Challenge engages competing teams on their knowledge and understanding of the industry to create and propose a successful event. The goal of this challenge is to have a proposal for a meeting, incentive trip, exhibition, tradeshow, consumer show, convention, conference, congress or product launch.

MODERATOR
Derrick M. Johnson II, CMP, DES
Senior Director of Meetings, The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers

JUDGES

• Sherrif Karamat, CAE
  President and CEO, PCMA
• Eduardo Chaillo, CMP, CMM, CASE
  CEO, Global Meetings and Tourism Specialists LLC
• Kati S. Quigley, CMP
  Senior Director – Partner Marketing, Microsoft Corporation
• Angie Ranalli, CMP
  Vice President of Sales – Midwest Region, San Diego Tourism Authority
• Carol Krugman, MEd, CMP, CMM
  Partner, Krugman Maller LLC

Teams from Metropolitan State University of Denver, Iowa State University, Kansas State University and Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis will be competing.