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Earn CMP credits!

ALL education sessions at this year's conference are approved by The Events Industry Council to count toward your CMP certification. Keep your professional status up-to-date while enjoying and learning from this incredible lineup of speakers.

Troy Peters, CTSChief Experience OfficerSEAS Productions

Troy began in motion picture production working with 20th Century Fox, Paramount, and Disney in the late nineties before migrating to association show management with the Society for Optics & Photonics where he was part of a team managing a dozen events from 500 to well over 20,000 attendees across the United States, Canada, and Europe. In 2010 he became a Certified Technology Specialist with the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association (AVIXA) and has been combining technology and storytelling experiences for clients ever since. His talks have been given to countless organizations and continue to sell out and receive some of the highest post-event surveys possible. With his innate understanding of what it takes to design complete audience experiences interlaced with the demands of the event life cycle he has continued to share his knowledge as a speaker, a board member, and a mentor to others in the business. As the Chief Experience Officer with SEAS Productions Troy is guiding the company to embrace change, step outside their comfort zone and immerse marketing and client relations as one and the same by sharing the “secret sauce” that makes their company unique in the audio visual and production space. When not working he enjoys playing golf, reading, traveling, cooking, and searching for new adventures with his wife and ten-year old twins.

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