Jill Birkett

Jill Birkett has been in the events and hotel business the majority of her career, including five years on the operations teams at S&H Incentive, and sales roles at various Marriott Hotels across 5 years. Following that, Birkett held management positions in sales, operations and leadership for Expocon, managing 15 events annually with thousands of attendees and exhibitors. Her event experience led to a senior position with b-there.com, an event management tool focused on registration and housing. Birkett left when the company was acquired by what eventually became Cvent and spent several years managing trade shows and conferences for UBM. Currently, she manages a portfolio of event and media for Questex in the MICE and leisure travel markets. She lives most of the year in Stamford CT with her two sons, dog and cat.