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SISO Leadership Conference

August 13 - 15, 2024 | Philadelphia, PA

SISO Summer Conference

August 13 - 15, 2024 | Philadelphia, PA

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SISO Summer Conference

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Martha Donato

Martha Donato

President, MAD Event Management

Martha Donato is the founder and president of MAD Event Management, which was established in 2009. Donato has been producing large scale events and conferences for over 23 years, including pop culture events Long Beach Comic Con, Long Beach Comic Expo and New Jersey Comic Expo, as well as numerous consulting projects, expos, tradeshows, and conferences. MAD’s most recent launches included C3: Comic Creator Conference, which is produced in Southern California and Havana, Cuba. MAD also produces the UAS/Drones for Public Safety Conferences in Miami and LA.

In addition to owning a portfolio of events, MAD provides expert consulting services in the areas of large-scale events, conferences, special events, business development, sponsorship sales, group travel, and venue selection and management.  Donato and partner Marty Glynn specialize in launching new events and projects.

Donato's previous position at Crain Communications involved the management of a portfolio of conferences and special events in the commercial insurance and risk management sectors, producing events such as World Captive Forum; Risk Management Summit; Cyber Risk Summit; Risk Manager of the Year; 40 Under 40 Brokers; Women to Watch; as well as ten+ years developing the pop culture event business for Wizard Conventions (Wizard World) nationally. In addition to producing events, Donato has been involved in exhibitor set-up and marketing for over twenty years, having produced exhibits for events such as San Diego Comicon International, Frankfurt Book Fair, New York Comic Con, RIMS, and many others.

Donato's skills include leadership, business development, budget planning and management, event planning, marketing, sales/sponsorship and operational expertise. She lives and works in Warwick, NY, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Marist College.

Testimonials

  • “Without a doubt the most valuable three days of the year for networking, learning, and meeting colleagues.”
    Tony Calanca, Executive Vice President, UBM
  • “Two of the best acquisitions Access Intelligence had executed came directly from contacts and discussions held at the SISO CEO Summit. Beyond that important networking for transactions, I learn best practices from the best in the industry. The ROI for membership is immeasurable.”
    Don Pazour, CEO, Access Intelligence
  • “The impact of SISO is so much bigger than its size. It feels more like a global council of important tribes than a traditional trade association.”
    David Adler, CEO & Founder, Bizbash Media
  • “Our industry thrives on the personal relationships that face-to-face builds, and the CEO Summit is the ultimate place to build YOUR network!”
    Tom Mitchell, President, Messe Dusseldorf North America
  • “As busy, independent, for-profit organizer, SISO keeps our company connected to all the key players working in this industry and allows great relationships and ongoing learning of best practices from the best in the business. All invaluable assets to help move our business forward."
    Howard Hauben, CEO, H2 Events
  • “The SISO membership represents the entire for-profit tradeshow community and the annual SISO conferences are must-attend events for their educational and networking value.”
    Joel A. Davis, Founder & CEO, JD Events
  • “SISO connects strategic minds through invaluable networking opportunities and face-to-face executive conferences focused on excellence and inspiration.”
    Dana Teague, Vice President, Informa Global Exhibitions
  • “Participating in SISO puts you on the leading edge of the events world.”
    Charles McCurdy, CEO, Informa Global Exhibitions

 

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