Meeting Professionals to Watch
Responses to our annual call for Meeting Planners to Watch nominations reflect a flourishing industry supported by many exceptional planners. We are delighted to know so many of you want to recognize the exemplary efforts of so many planning professionals. Thank you for taking the time to submit your nominations and putting these accomplished planners on our radar.
The nominees bring impressive résumés of event production and planning experience throughout the industry landscape and throughout the country. They embody the characteristics of leaders and influencers, which is evident through their passion, commitment, creativity, and collaboration in each event. While all nominees deserve recognition and accolades, the ConventionSouth team selected only 10 event planning professionals for this year’s watch list.
Our winning planners run the spectrum of the meetings and events industry. Some are independent entrepreneurs, some are corporate planners; some plan large-scale productions for thousands of attendees, some plan executive retreats and small gatherings. From faith-based conferences to life-saving medical training to award galas and everything in between, this year’s planners are informing, inspiring, and impressing attendees (and clients). Learn more about their individual journeys to our Meeting Planners to Watch award in their profile stories here—including our Best of the Best Planner, an accomplished and respected industry professional among our group of standout planners.
Congratulations to all of our Meeting Planners to Watch winners! Your contributions to the meetings and events industry will leave a lasting impact not only on attendees but also on rising planners inspired by you.
Know a meeting professional the industry should be watching for? Nominate them now for our 2026 Meeting Professionals to Watch!
