David Peckinpaugh has been with Maritz since 2011 and assumed the position of President & CEO for Maritz in 2021. A 40+ year champion of the events industry, David provides strategic oversight of Maritz while ensuring the consistent design and delivery of engaging and inspiring program experiences that drive business results. 

Since joining in 2011, David has led the company through significant growth, placing renewed focus on clients, industry partnerships and global presence. He has also invested in reenergizing the company’s culture, introducing the company’s signature core value “Take Good Care of Each Other,” which has led to the company-wide purpose of “Unleashing Human Potential.” This aspirational initiative is based on a focus on a triple bottom line where financial, people and sustainability results are equally recognised and celebrated. In addition, David has also championed the company’s fight against human trafficking and to build awareness throughout the events industry of this insidious crime. 

His passion and advocacy on behalf of the events industry has earned David accolades and recognition from peers and organizations including MPI Rise Award’s Meetings Industry Leadership, the Joint Meetings Industry Council’s Unity Award, Incentive Travel Council’s Advocate of the Year award,  the Boeing Institute of International Business International Visionary Award 2023, induction into the Events Industry Councils Hall of Leaders, a recipient of the 2025 PACT Freedom Awards and the Lifetime Achievement Award – Business Event Organizer, as part of PCMAs Visionary Awards.

David is a past member of the board of directors for PCMA, past Chairman of the PCMA Education Foundation and original co-chairman of the Meetings Mean Business Coalition.  In addition, David is a Certified Meeting Planner (CMP) by the Events Industry Council, Certified Incentive Specialist from SITE and is a certified Master Designer from Maritz.

David is married with two grown children and has a passion for sailing, skiing and travel.

• In this episode, David Peckinpaugh talks about industry trends and how their organisation, Maritz, provides a range of services across various segments of the trade shows and events industry. He talks about the competition and innovation that they are driving.
• David also talks about the role of AI and its potential in aiding the industry. He delves into the new workforce comprising millennials and Gen Z, and how the industry must rapidly adapt to cater to their needs.
• He talks about sustainability as a business imperative and how customers are viewing sustainability efforts in the industry. This also brings to the fore the role of the airline industry, which is a crucial component of the events industry.

Run time – 00:59:07 mins

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