Advisory board

Meet the distinguished professionals that make up Grip's advisory board and how their expertise guides our company's mission to create connections that count.
Associations
Kristen McDonough
EVP - Conferences
The Association of National Advertisers (ANA)
Megan Lanning
Director - Meetings and Events
Society of Actuaries (SOA)
Meredith Rollins
Chief Community Officer
Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA)
Commercial organizers
Guy Caiola
Director, Digital Products & Partnerships
Emerald
James Tucker
CEO
GovNet
Kai Hattendorf
Managing Director / CEO
UFI (The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry)
Liz Irving
CMO North America
Clarion Events US
Kirstin Lewis
Vice President | Event Performance
Questex
Stuart Ledden
Group Marketing Director
Tarsus Group
Media
Adam Malik
Founder
The Media CTO
Joey Hinson
General Manager
TechCrunch
RJ Crowder-Schaefer
Head of Event Technology and Product
Bloomberg
Hosted Buyer
Gregory Reeves
Managing Director
Connections Luxury
Richard Barnes
CEO
Worldwide Events