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Dianne Budion Devitt
Founder, DND Group, Inc

Dianne Budion Devitt, founder of The DND Group, Inc. specializes in experiential design and direction for live event engagement and marketing communication. Dianne is a producer, educator and speaker, known for her unique style blending creativity and vision. A best-selling author of What Color is Your Event?, a resource for meeting design and how to apply impactful creative ideas, Dianne launched the first SenseUP! summit in April 2016 on sensory engagement and has designed an industry accredited workshop on meeting design called ColorUP!.

Dianne has been an adjunct professor at New York University for over 25 years and was a recipient of NYU’s Award for Teaching Excellence. Dianne has led, participated and managed teams for global events including the 1st European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan; the Vietnam 50th Commemorative Anniversary; the Apollo 40th Commemorative for MIT; and the Clinton Global Initiative.

A past president of the Greater New York chapter of Meeting Professionals International, she was inducted in to the chapter’s Hall of Fame. She is also a board member of the Metro New York Special Events Society and the National Speakers Association NYC chapter.

JOEL H. STRAIGHT
iJET, Senior Partner Solutions Engineer

Joel has spent nearly 11 years with iJET International, the global leader in intelligence-driven, integrated risk management solutions that enable multinational organizations to operate globally with confidence.

He started with iJET as the Director of Client Services, where he managed the team responsible for day-to-day support of new and existing clients as they built their travel, expatriate, and asset risk management programs. This provided him with a great deal of experience with travel and profile data integration, training, technical support, and custom risk management solutions. Joel had an active role in the development of iJET’s traveler, expatriate, asset, communications and mobility applications. For the past four years he’s had the role of Senior Solutions Engineer, where he has been supporting iJET partners interested in creating and providing risk management solutions to their clients. Joel believes the most important skill for this role is to be a good listener so he can understand a client’s needs and match them with the appropriate iJET solutions.

During his 25-year career, Joel has worked in many roles helping Fortune 1000 clients with the development of programs that supported both their sales and customer service operations.

Joel lives in Annapolis, MD with his wife and son and works in iJET’s corporate headquarters.

Richard Lagg
Director of Security, Johnson & Johnson Global Security

Richard Lagg began working with the Johnson & Johnson Global Security in 2011. His responsibilities with J&J include Travel Security, oversight of the Global Security Operations Center (GSOC), Crisis Management, Investigations, Physical Security, Meeting Security, Security Awareness/Training, Business Continuity and Facility Security. Richard specializes in tabletop exercises to simulate real-world events to stimulate dialogue in preparation of crisis management concerns and is currently preparing to address security issues related to the FIFA 2014 World Cup, (his 3rd FIFA World Cup planning event).

Prior to joining Johnson & Johnson, Richard’s private sector experience includes 12 years in the telecommunication, coatings/catalyst and financial industries as a security professional. Richard’s public sector experience includes successfully performing Team Leader/Investigative Specialist duties for the Special Operations Unit of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in New York City.

Joseph M. Russo
Senior Vice President – Executive Protection, T&M Protection Resources

Joe Russo joined T&M in 2004 to lead the start-up of the Executive Protection division. His strategic growth plan and management of all activities of the division has led to an expansion from a single client in its beginnings to a worldwide service protecting hundreds of clients around the globe and generating in excess of $17 million in annual revenue.

Clients, to include Fortune 100 corporations and high profile/high net-worth individuals and their families, benefit from Mr. Russo’s extensive experience and knowledge of security and protection issues. In addition to supervising the deployment of executive protection and secure transportation services, he develops comprehensive security plans for complex multi-destination overseas travel and international corporate and non-profit special events and conferences that can often occur in locations of heightened risk.

Prior to joining T&M, Mr. Russo completed a distinguished 20 year career with the U.S. Secret Service, where he most notably served as Special Agent in Charge of the Clinton Protective Division and was responsible for the overall security arrangements for Former President Bill Clinton and former U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. Mr. Russo traveled to over 60 countries during this assignment. Before that appointment, he was Assistant to the Special Agent in Charge in the New York Field Office Protection Squad, where he was responsible for the supervision of all security arrangements involving Secret Service protectees in New York City and was present in the New York Field Office, located at 7 World Trade Center, when the entire building was destroyed during the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. Immediately following that tragic day, Mr. Russo was assigned as the U.S Secret Service New York Field Office Coordinator for four consecutive Department of Homeland Security-designated National Special Security Events (NSSE) to include President George W. Bush’s visits to Ground Zero and Yankee Stadium (World Series Game 3), The United Nations General Assembly (postponed from October, 2001) and The World Economic Forum (moved to New York City in January, 2002 from Davos). Mr. Russo also served as the Assistant to the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office Credit Card Fraud Squad and served on the Vice Presidential Protection Division in Washington DC.

Brad Waldron
Vice President, Risk Management, Caesars Entertainment

Maureen Mandirola
Director, Engagement Experience at Prudential Financial

In her role as director, engagement experience, Maureen oversees all events, creating a platform for Prudential and its brands around experiences that are unique and engaging. She also collaborates with senior executives and key stakeholders to identify new business opportunities and strategies that will continue to grow the business, which has resulted in a 43 percent increate in attendance from 2014 to 2016. Prior to this role, she spent more than 7 years as manager of conference and event planning at Prudential. Her background also includes managerial and sales positions at the American Heart Association and The Hartford.

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WHY ATTEND?

The designers of the Visionary Summits have spent the past 20 years creating education for all the leading industry associations, and saw a growing need for elevated education for experienced planners. Our goal has been to create top-notch sessions, to offer attendees input on the topics they wish to learn about, and to give them the chance to speak freely with their equally experienced peers in a non-commercial setting.

Why attend?

• Prevue’s Visionary Summits attract a high percentage of direct planners, so they can benchmark with each other about their departments and organizations. Our corporate planner attendees span every industry, from financial services to pharma to tech.
• Our attendees bring years of knowledge to the table; the average attendee had 18 years of planning experience. To challenge this group, session topics are strategic, not logistical—from high-level budgeting to how the senses affect learning—and always interactive. Our approach is to tap the knowledge in the room, not speak down to them but to learn from them.
• Planners receive an average of 5.5 CEUs from the Convention Industry Council for participating.
• Our sponsor-planner ratio is intentionally the lowest of all events. Our sponsors are an active part of the conversation, participating in the roundtables and sharing their own experiences with the groups. This is not an appointment-focused event, it’s an educational one.
• Our networking events and meals showcase the latest trends in the industry, from incorporating mixologists and chefs into the event to highlighting amenities with a socially responsible mission. Our goal is to give attendees fresh ideas to take back to their own meetings.

Prevue’s Summits unlike any other events in this industry. Learn why by attending one in 2018!

“The sessions were all well-done and informative. It was interesting to hear about industry trends and engaging with peers on topics that impact our work every day.”—Joy Seijas, Global Head of Events, Oliver Wyman

“Thank you for a great summit!  I really enjoyed all the activities and networking opportunities. The whole experience was top -notch.”—Mary D. Jakubowski, CMP, Program Manager, Technical Events  & Content, ASME

“The education was fantastic and included many takeaways that I will be sharing with my colleagues. One of the most beneficial aspects was the roundtable discussions with other planners, which allowed me to learn from the many years of experience that were in the room. I hope to have the opportunity for myself or one of my colleagues to attend another Visionary Summit in the future.”—Shana Carter, MBA, CMP Events Manager, Corporate Services, YPO-WPO

 “I learned a great deal by having access to new venues, meeting new suppliers and networking with other professional industry planners.”—Edwina Dean-McCrimmon, Senior Meeting and Event Planner, Corporate Meetings and Events, Franklin Templeton Investments