President and CEO
Events Industry Council
Amy Calvert has spent more than two decades in the hospitality industry and currently serves as CEO of the Events Industry Council. Strategic leadership and a passion for innovation underpin her approach as she works to drive the industry forward and support growth and excellence.
Since joining the Events Industry Council, Amy has embraced her role as both leader and ambassador, building strategic relationships that strengthen the meetings and visitor industry. Her tenure has been marked by balancing organizational vision with measurable staff goals and providing fiscal oversight for multimillion-dollar budgets. Under her leadership, the team has surpassed revenue targets and outperformed market benchmarks.
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In March 2025, the Events Industry Council released its Futures Landscape Report, the culmination of a year-long collaborative project examining the issues most likely to shape the global business events industry in the years to come. Amy Calvert and a panel of industry leaders share key findings from the report, including macro trends and strategies for making the report actionable.
Learning outcomes:
Explore issues forecast to shape the global business events industry
Explore industry macro trends
Gain strategies to make the report findings actionable
This session is approved for the following certifications.
* ICCA Skills Domain CICS/CICE: Module 1: Understanding the Market, 0.75 Credits
* CMP/CEU Approved: 0.75 CE hour
* CSEP Approved