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.

Hospitality 97

Hospitality Hotels 2023 Global Events 97

Event Industry News

JANUARY 17, 2023

Vicky Cruse (Senior Event Producer), Lucy Russell (Event Producer) and Cathryn Rigby (Accounts & HR Manager) have all joined the thriving Warrington based start-up. Vicky boasts a 10-year events background, most recently delivering global events in Singapore, Dubai, New York, and London.

2023 111

2023 Global Events Event Management Management 111

Smart Meetings

MAY 16, 2022

With 20 years of hospitality and business development experience, Arrogante most recently worked for Maritz Global Events as its global event strategist. Sims has spent over 20 years in the events industry, most recently the owner and event designer for Carrie Sims Events Design, a company she started in 2019.

Food and Beverage 94

Food and Beverage Hospitality Tourism 2004 94

Bizzabo

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Combining a proven hosted buyer program, unrivaled education sessions, and daytime and evening networking opportunities, this has become the must-attend event for the UK inbound and outbound meetings industry. Event Design Certificate. Atlantic City, New Jersey. Skift Global Forum 2020. New York City, new York.

2020 91

2020 2015 Trade Shows Travel 91

Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Events | Huntington Beach, CA. Event Producer / Planning Asst. Events | Huntington Beach, CA. Event Coordinator | The Creative Group | Laguna Niguel, CA. Event Designer | AlliedPRA | Los Angeles, CA. Event Producer | NVE Experience Agency | Los Angeles, CA. Event Designer | AlliedPRA | Hollywood, FL.

2018 40

2018 Hospitality Hotels Event Management 40

Event Leadership Institute

JANUARY 31, 2018

Technical Program Manager, Executive and Event Production | Google | Mountain View, CA. Events Marketing Manager, Google Cloud | Google | Mountain View, CA. Events Assistant (Part-time) | The Kapor Center | Oakland, CA. Global Events Coordinator – Contract | Bloomberg | San Francisco, CA. Connecticut.

2018 40

2018 Hospitality Trade Shows Hotels 40

Event Industry News

MAY 9, 2019

Seasholtz, CMP, director of meetings and events, Talley Management Group Inc.; and Stacey Thorp, executive director, conferences & events, Freeman. Greg Bogue, Chief Experience Architect of Maritz Global Events, as Supplier of the Year. Jennifer Gardner, creative director, Freeman, as Event Designer of the Year.

2019 61

2019 Global Events Tourism Sponsorships 61