SPEAKERS

Idea Factory speakers represent a wide range of industry segments and bring their years of expertise to the sessions being taught at the 2011 Event Solutions Idea Factory. Meet the speakers of our 2011 roster.

 

Aila Accad, RN
Speaker, Author, Stress-Busters Coach
LifeQuest International, Charleston, WV
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Arlene Sheff, CMP
Sr. Meeting & Event Planner
The Boeing Company, Seal Beach, CA
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Bill Werner
Associate Professor
William F. Harrah College of 
Hotel Administration,
University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
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Corrin Arasa
President

e2 Marketing, New York, NY
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David Fischette
President and Chief Visionary
GO West Events and Multimedia, Westlake Village, CA
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David Halsey
Floral Director
The Meetinghouse Companies, Chicago, IL
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Deborah Borsum, CSEP, CERP, CMD
Executive Producer
The Meetinghouse Companies, Elmhurst, IL
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Eddie Diaz
CEO/Special Event Producer
Encore Creations Events and Productions, Orlando, FL
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Gael D. Hancock, APR, CHE
Graduate Program Manager/Adjunct Professor
University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
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Heather Seely, CMP
Special Events Manager
Seminole Casino Coconut Creek, Coconut Creek, FL
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Howard Givner
Executive Director
Event Leadership Institute, Scarsdale, NY
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James Matthews
Director
ThinkTank Media, Balmain, NSW, Australia
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Jeff Hurt
Director, Education & Engagement
Velvet Chainsaw, Dallas, TX
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Jen Groover
Owner, CEO
Jen Groover Productions, Broomall, PA & New York, NY
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Joann Roth-Oseary
President
Someone's in the Kitchen, Los Angeles, CA
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King Dahl
Executive Director of Event Design
MGM Resort Events, Las Vegas, NV
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Lara McCulloch-Carter
President
READY2SPARK, Burlington, ON
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Larry Green
CEO
Rentals Unlimited, Stoughton, MA
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Lenny Talarico, CSEP
Director of Events
MGM RESORTS, Las Vegas
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Liese Gardner
Founder
Mecca Communications, Los Angeles, CA
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Marcy Blum
Founder
Marcy Blum, New York, NY
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Margaret Launzel-Pennes
Vice President, Worldwide Events
Herbalife, Los Angeles, CA
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Michael Cerbelli
President of Special Events
Total Entertainment, Carlstadt, NJ
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Midori Connolly
CEO and Chief AVGirl
Pulse Staging and Events, Escondido, CA
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Monica Myhill, CMP, CRP, CPLP
Senior Program Manager
UC Berkeley Center for Executive Education, Berkeley, CA
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Nico Cervantes
President
Nico Designs, Santa Barbara, CA
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Rebecca Grinnals
Founder and President
Engaging Concepts Inc., Celebration, FL
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Renee Ortiz
President
Eventful Productions, Inc., Parker, CO
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Richard Byford
President/Producer
Byway Events & Enterainment, Palm Springs, CA
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Richard Martin
Owner
R & J Martin Enterprises, Scottsdale, AZ
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Ron Seaver
President/Author
Seaver Marketing Group, San Diego, CA
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Ryan Hanson, CSEP
Creative Producer
BeEvents, Minneapolis, MN
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Sean Low
President
The Business of Being Creative, New York, NY
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Shari Lynn Rothstein-Kramer
President
SLK Creative, Miami Beach, FL
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Shirley Fugazzotto, CHE, CSEP
Owner
the Stellar Experience, Las Vegas, NV
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Todd Fiscus
Chairman, Creative Director
Todd Events, Dallas, TX
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Zak Kunish
President
ZAK EVENTS, New York, NY
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                                 * Schedule, speakers and classes are subject to change.