Meeting Professionals to Watch

Each year, we invite nominations for our Meeting Planners to Watch list, and once again, the response has been incredible. It’s inspiring to see how eager our community is to celebrate the outstanding talent shaping today’s meetings and events industry. We extend our appreciation to everyone who took the time to submit nominations and help us recognize these exceptional professionals.

This year’s nominees represent an impressive range of experience and achievement across the industry. They are leaders, innovators, and collaborators who bring passion, creativity, and dedication to every event they touch. From high-profile trade shows and corporate conferences to intimate weddings, retreats, and large-scale productions hosting thousands, our honorees showcase the incredible diversity and depth of the industry. Our Meeting Planners to Watch continue to inspire, elevate, and reimagine the attendee experience through their vision and expertise.

We invite you to explore their stories and learn more about each professional’s unique path to recognition, including our Best of the Best Planner, a standout leader among an extraordinary group of peers.

Congratulations to all of our Meeting Planners to Watch! Your talent and impact continue to shape the future of the meetings and events industry, and inspire the next generation of meeting professionals and planners.

Know a meeting professional the industry should be watching for? Nominate them now for our 2027 Meeting Professionals to Watch!