Robert Weissman Email & Phone Number

Results-oriented executive with extensive experience in tradeshows, conferences, events, and digital communications. Expertise includes company and event management, project development, sales&marketing, joint ventures, and mergers and acquisitions; with a proven record of financial success for properties covering a diverse spectrum of professional and consumer business sectors. Produced over one hundred events ranging in size from sponsor-driven conferences of several hundred participants to major international tradeshows of 1,000,000 net square feet exhibition and 75,000 attendees. Began career at National Expositions and rose to Senior VP responsible for a multi-million dollar portfolio including the National Kitchen&Bath Conf, the Graphic Arts Congress, CosmoExpo, PrimePack, Pulp&Paper World Expo, and Home Video Expo. Was instrumental in creating new events such as The Converting Machinery Expo/CMM, Lighting World, UNIX Expo, Accountants World, WorldStore, RHIDEC/Hospitality Design, India Expo, Electrical Construction Expo, and CMM Japan. Formed Century Expositions and created Asianvest Japan, ToyTech, and Affordable Meetings Conf&Expo. After merging Century into George Little Mgt, held executive positions with Blenheim, Plc. managing a multi-million dollar event portfolio, and TSF, Inc. overseeing development of one of the first virtual tradeshow platforms. As President of Alliance Media Strategies responsibilities include developing in-house properties and working with media organizations to create new events, expand existing properties and brands, and provide M&A advisory services. Clients include IIR/Institute for International Research, DMG World Media, Graphic Arts Show Company, George Little Management, HSMAI/Hospitality Sales and Marketing Assn. Intl., National Trade Productions, and Intrado. Also served as interim CEO for web startups Professionet, Matchday, and Auditionet.com. Specialties: Recognized ability to identify areas for new event development and brand extension, create initiatives to enhance existing events, train and motivate personnel, negotiate and structure partner and sponsor agreements, increase market share and maximize profits. Strengths include the capacity to recognize and rectify corporate inefficiencies. A consistent theme for all efforts is a strict adherence to “non-delusional" project and investment analysis.

Listed skills include Strategic Planning, Entrepreneurship, Corporate Events, Sponsorship, and 34 others.

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  New York University