Speakers

Philip McKay Job Title: Senior Vice President Company Name: World Market Center Summit   "Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make me a Match, Catch me Some Cash" 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 and Key3Media. 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 technology industries. 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 20 plus 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 has served on the board of SISO (Society of Independent Show Organizers), is actively involved in IAEE (International Association of Exhibits and Events), sat on the CEIR Strategic Planning Board and is on the Editorial Advisory Council for Tradeshow Executive Magazine. McKay previously was 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. Currently he is the Senior Vice President of The World Market Center in Las Vegas and is responsible for growing their portfolio of events in the furniture, gift and accessories industries. Philip has been married for 30 years to his wife Kate and is the proud father of two sons, Kyle and Connor.