Smart Meetings

JANUARY 27, 2023

Before joining Aspen Hospitality, Azevedo worked as vice president of acquisitions and development for Loews Hotels and vice president of development for the Americas for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. Rachel Riggs, CMP, DES, SEPC Riggs is general manager of environmental strategy for Maritz Global Events.

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Hospitality Hotels 2023 Global Events 81

Smart Meetings

JANUARY 14, 2022

Dallas hospitality management company Makeready added Hafer to the team as director of global group sales. Hafer has served in sales and event management and marketing for the past 15 years, most recently as director of group sales at The Beekman, A Thompson Hotel in New York City. Tiffany Alves Hafer. Bree DiBernardo.

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Tourism Hospitality Food and Beverage Hotels 98

MeetingsNet

AUGUST 17, 2023

companies based on revenue growth, is led by a healthcare management company, but a close second is a group-transportation platform that meeting and event planners may want to know about if they don’t already: CharterUp. The Austin, Texas-based company, launched in 2018, allows users to procure buses, track payments, and manage riders.

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Eventinterface

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

A veteran in the meetings industry, Puckorius brings extensive experience in event planning and education management to the Center. While at AT Kearney, we hosted 100 international executives at Texas Stadium, where the Dallas Cowboys used to play. Of course, like every other event, we had to stay on budget. Save Save

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Eventinterface

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

As CEO of the OLC Education and Conference Center, Lisé Puckorius is responsible for managing and overseeing the day-to-day operations of this 14,000 square feet state-of-the-art conference and training center in Rosemont, IL, a venue that hosts conferences, seminars, educational meetings, and special events for participants from around the world.

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Eventinterface

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

As CEO of the OLC Education and Conference Center, Lisé Puckorius is responsible for managing and overseeing the day-to-day operations of this 14,000 square feet state-of-the-art conference and training center in Rosemont, IL, a venue that hosts conferences, seminars, educational meetings, and special events for participants from around the world.

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Food and Beverage Education Healthcare Conference 100

SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

We learned to be nimble and have plans A to Z ready to execute,” said Erin Scholes, president of SD Meetings & Events in San Diego, who has struggled with predicting attendance at the few in-person meetings she has planned as the rules governing what could, or couldn’t, happen in a month, a week or a day were less than certain.

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