Kat Bissett Email & Phone Number

Dulles. Virginia

• Led conference education and audiovisual (AV) production team with $1.5 million annual budget to produce events that achieve 90% (or higher) attendee satisfaction scores. • Recruited and retained 10-15 corporate and association partners for conference speakers and new educational opportunities.• Managed team of 30 internal and external stakeholders to transition CFC’s business meetings, board elections and paid speaker events to virtual platforms. • Conceived CFC’s conference marketing strategies and schedules, resulting in increased conference attendance by 5% each year for the last seven years.• Supervised compliance and customize content for continuing education accreditation, awarding 4,000+ credits annually.

Washington, Dc

• Led conference department for national financial services trade association and managed four profitable annual meetings ranging from 200-2,000 attendees. • Negotiated new conference hotel contracts that would attract higher attendance and favorable rates for future association cost savings.• Developed new sponsorship pricing structure to secure up to 20 corporate sponsors and exhibitors for each meeting.• Instituted budget initiatives that lowered costs by 5% annually: re-evaluated longstanding vendor relationships; negotiated AV equipment costs and specialty hotel menus.

Washington, Dc

• Managed international and domestic trade shows, conferences and board meetings featuring up to 400 technical and social functions for up to 3,800 attendees annually.• Executed all meeting logistics including hotel site selection and contract negotiation, AV support, F&B, housing administration, registrar and onsite coordination.• Created and coordinated all event marketing and onsite program materials to maximize attendance and communicate event information.• Leveraged up to 50 local, national and international member committee relationships to attract industry speakers and collaborative content.

Washington, Dc

• Delivered high-quality speaker logistics services to national and international Fortune 500 corporations, trade associations and non-profit associations.• Assisted with bureau contract negotiations between clients and talent including speakers’ fees, travel costs and terms and conditions.• Researched and recruited best-selling business authors, motivational speakers and entertainment.