Philip McKay,
President and CEO
PPM Media, Inc.

Philip McKay has a proven track record as a successful senior executive with many of the leading trade show companies, including Gartner Vision Events, Penton Media, Key3Media, and Hannover Fairs (producer of CeBIT). In 2004, Mr. McKay was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from Tradeshow Week magazine for his outstanding contributions to the global events industry. Mr. McKay served as Group Vice President and General Manager of Gartner Vision Events, a recognized leader in hosted events
for the IT industry. He conceived, developed and led the team that introduced the CeBIT brand to the U.S. marketplace. Mr. McKay also served as Senior Vice President of International for Key3Media Group, overseeing the company's portfolio of approximately 20 events in Latin America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia .

Previously, he also served as Group Managing Director of Penton Media's extensive family of global trade shows. Mr. McKay currently serves on the board of SISO (Society of Independent Show Organizers), is actively involved in IAEE (International Association of Exhibits and Events), sits on the CEIR Strategic Planning Board and is on the Editorial advisory council for Tradeshow Executive Magazine. McKay is currently the President and CEO of PPM Media, a company he found with other industry professionals to produce hosted executive-level summits and other specialized
business-to-business conferences in IT and other high-growth industries.