MaryAnne Bobrow, CAE, CMP, CMM, has more than 20 years of experience in association and meetings management. She is an active member of and volunteers for multiple industry associations, including ASAE, CalSAE, MPI, and SITE. She has served in various leadership roles, including MPI Chapter Advisory Council Chair, MPI SSN President, MPI Independent and Small Business Advisory Board, MPI Anti-Human Trafficking Committee (inaugural member, now in 8th Year), and ASAE Ethics Committee. In 2024, MaryAnne begins a two-year term on the MPI Regional Council Chairs, representing the Pacific US Region. MaryAnne is the former Chair of the EIC's APEX Standards Council (now APEX Commission), to name a few. She is an approved facilitator for the chapter leadership program, has authored chapters for CIC Manual, 9th Edition, IAEE's Art of the Show, 3rd and 4th Editions, and PCMA's Professional Meeting Management, 5th and 6th Editions, and writes articles for and/or records webinars for industry organizations and magazines, including Meetings Today. She enjoys sharing knowledge of industry events, focusing on business acumen and trends, risk management, financial proficiencies, attendee safety and security, human trafficking awareness, disruption, and innovation for meetings and organizations. In 2024, she added the Events Industry Council SEPC certificate containing 16 modules on sustainability. 2025, she will update the ASAE Ethics Chapter in ASAE's Professional Practices in Association Management.