Michael L. Payne

Hilton Hotels Corp. owns & operates hotels and resorts. The firm's hotel brands include Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Doubletree, Embassy Suites, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Hampton, Scandic, and Conrad. The company was founded in 1919 by Conrad Hilton and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Holdings, Inc operates as a real estate investment trust. It makes investments in luxury and upscale full-service hotels and resorts. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ

SmithBucklin Corp. provides management consulting services. It offers offer full-service management and outsourced services to trade associations, professional societies, technology user communities, industry consortia, charitable organizations, corporations and government institutes. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Fairmont Hotels, Inc. owns and operates luxury hotels. It provides guest, accommodation, and dining services, and provides special packages to customers. It is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

American Society of Association Executives provides business solutions to the association community that help associations grow and prosper, save time and money, and simplify the business of running an association. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) is the largest community for Business Events Strategists in the world. PCMA is headquartered in an undisclosed location and has 17 North American Chapters, regional communities in EMEA and LATAM, and members in 59 countries. The American company provides senior-level education, networking, and market intelligence for the business events industry. The CEO of the private company is Sherrif Karamat.