Christie N. Hicks

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide LLC engages in the ownership and operation of hotels and resorts. It also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., which provides vacation experiences through villa-style resorts. The firm operates hotel business in three separate hotel segments: the Americas, EAME and Asia Pacific. Each hotel segment owns and leases hotels and resorts operated primarily under their proprietary brand names includes St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, W, Westin, Le Méridien, Sheraton, Four Points by Sheraton, Aloft and Element. The company was founded by Barry Stuart Sternlicht in 1995 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Maritz Travel Co. provides meeting, event and incentive travel management services. It serves the corporate travel sector by planning and managing incentive travel programs. It provides services mainly to automotive, pharmaceutical, technology and financial services industries. The company was founded in 1894 and is headquartered at St. Louis, MO.

American Society of Association Executives provides business solutions to the association community that help associations grow and prosper, save time and money, and simplify the business of running an association. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) is the largest community for Business Events Strategists in the world. PCMA is headquartered in an undisclosed location and has 17 North American Chapters, regional communities in EMEA and LATAM, and members in 59 countries. The American company provides senior-level education, networking, and market intelligence for the business events industry. The CEO of the private company is Sherrif Karamat.

Winit operates a career development network for women in the travel, meetings, events and exhibition. The company was founded by Michelle Lee in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY.