Keynote Speakers
PAT
LENCIONI
New York Times best-selling author, President of the Table Group
Pat's Bio
Pat is one of the founders of The Table Group and is the pioneer of the organizational health movement. Pat spends his time speaking and writing about leadership, teamwork, and organizational health and consulting with executives and their teams.
Prior to founding the firm in 1997, Pat worked at Bain & Company, Oracle Corporation and Sybase.
KATE
PATAY
Chief Strategy Officer, Patay Consulting
Kate's Bio
Kate has been a recognized industry professional and sought after thought leader for over 20 years in many facets of live events, and has served on and advised the boards of numerous associations and organizations. She currently speaks for and coaches some of the top leaders and companies in the hospitality industry and beyond.
KEITH
MERCURIO
CEO & Founder, Ethical Influence Institute, Speaker, Trainer, Coach & Consultant
Keith's Bio
Keith serves leaders to transform their identity to influence the culture and performance of their businesses. In the past 8 years he's spoken to nearly 20,000 people on the topics of leadership, influence, sales, and personal development.
DAVID
HORSAGER
CEO and best-selling author, The Trust Edge, The Daily Edge and Trusted Leader
David's Bio
David Horsager is the CEO of Trust Edge Leadership Institute, Trust Expert in Residence at High Point University, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Trust Edge. David has advised leaders and delivered life-changing presentations on six continents, with audiences ranging everywhere from FedEx, Toyota, MIT and global governments to the New York Yankees and the Department of Homeland Security.
RENÉ
RODRIGUEZ
Keynote Speaker
Rene's Bio
For the last 20 years, René has researched and applied behavioral neuroscience as a dynamic keynote speaker, leadership advisor, world-class sales expert, and renowned speaker coach. He has been a trusted adviser to leadership teams at Coca-Cola, 3M, Medtronic, Nestle’, Microsoft, Bank of America, and Cargill.
MICHAEL
CERBELLI
CEO & President at Cerbelli Creative
Michael's Bio
For over 43 years, Michael has done more than change the paradigm of prestigious happenings – Michael has become the paradigm. Michael’s recent multi-million-dollar ‘Brooklyn Bar-Mitzvah’ at the Barclay Center grabbed the attention of the worldwide press from CNN to the BBC. Still, Michael’s passion is to do more than create incredible experiences. He would much rather be ‘giving back’ to the event community than fielding calls from the press.
CHRISTINE
SARNOW
Sr. Director of Events, FOCUS
Christine's Bio
Christine is committed to changing the lives of others through events. With over 10 years in the events industry, Christine specializes in strategic planning, leadership, business management, and creative event planning. She is responsible for coordinating 30+ events to an audience of 30,000 attendees.
AMY
ZAROFF
Founder & Creative Director, Amy Zaroff Event +Design
Amy's Bio
Amy lives by the mantra: "All you have is your name. Use it wisely.” As such, she strives to plan, design and execute every event with integrity, transparency and authenticity. She has produced events for companies including: Target, HealthPartners, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Major League Baseball, the Minnesota Vikings and the James Beard Foundation.