Responsible for content development and speaker recruitment for Modern Healthcare’s events. Works with the event team, sales director, publisher and editorial management to develop new event topics and themes as well as ensuring that all events have appropriate, relevant and compelling content and speakers to drive event attendance.Key responsibilities:Develop relationships and cultivation efforts with leading Chicago CEOs and companies.Develop event agendas and themes for panel discussion topics and keynote speaker presentations for both physical as well as virtual (webinars) eventsVet, recruit and prepare C-suite panelists, guest speakers and moderators.Work with event and custom sponsors to develop appropriate workshop and roundtable ideas, review presentations for relevancy and messaging and work with event team on all areas of conference development.Prepare all panels and moderators, including running panel preparation calls and providing notes and framework for speakers.Coordinate with Event Planner/Coordinator on event content flow the day of (on-site), ensuring proper timing and transition and speaker preparedness.Maximize sponsorship and attendee opportunities across current portfolio by creating new opportunities within each event.Serve as moderator for panel discussions at both physical and virtual eventsWork with event team to develop promotion materials and set schedule of promotion for events.Lead plan implementation across sales, marketing, audience development and event execution departments to ensure successful rollout and attendance.Assess current landscape and market to identify new opportunities.Understand strategies and tools to optimize, iterate and measure effectiveness.Thought leader on existing and new methods of conference and event development.

• Successfully manage, lead and direct all facets of producing leading-edge, strategic business conferences targeted to senior level executives resulting in increased profit margins and product line growth• Research, analyze and identify business and industry trends, potential topics and educational needs of Fortune 500 companies and Federal, State and Local government agencies• Recruit, hire, train, motivate and manage teams of producers, marketing managers, sales personnel, researchers and operations staff • Plan, coordinate and execute all facets of marketing including; media/list selection, media partnerships, direct marketing, internet and email campaigns• Proven record of excellent client and customer service with senior level executives

• Successfully researched, developed, produced and managed issue-oriented conferences targeted to senior level executives and administrators• Responsibilities included in-depth phone research, market analysis, content development, identifying and recruiting speakers, writing marketing material and on-site event management. • Generate topic ideas that were valid and commercial • Promoted to Manage teams of producers, marketing manager researchers and operations staff