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MGES 2025 Presenters
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Kate Hand
Kate Hand is a B-to-B media strategist with expertise in web development strategy, publishing, project management, AI, SEO, and process optimization.
As part of Gardner Business Media’s executive team, she leads a talented programming team to conceive and develop best-in-class tools, including DASH, Gardner’s proprietary content management system, and more recently, GROW Performance, a customer-facing marketing analytics platform.
Greg Watt
Greg Watt is President & Chief Executive Officer and Agrifood Group Publisher for WATT Global Media where he directs the company strategic vision, corporate culture, business growth, and acquisitions.
Joe Pramberger
Joe Pramberger is President of SAE Media Group (SMG), where he leads the strategic growth of the company’s global media portfolio. In this role, he drives expansion into new markets and ensures SMG remains a leading voice in the technical publishing and events spaces. His role recently expanded to oversee the publications and conference businesses for parent organization SAE International, the premier association for the mobility industry.
Lisa Malikow
Lisa Malikow is the Senior Vice President Restaurant Show, for Informa Connect and has close to 25 years in exhibitions management experience. In this role she is responsible for the strategic and operational management of the National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show®, the largest annual gathering of restaurant, foodservice, and lodging professionals in the world, which draws from all 50 states and 112+ countries each May to Chicago, Illinois.
Michael McKinney
Michael serves as Vice President of Digital Product for BridgeTower Media. He is responsible for leading digital product strategy, development, and operations with a focus on building solutions that provide exceptional audience and advertiser value. Michael leads Digital Product, Digital Operations, Digital Ad Operations, and IT functions.
Jill McDermott
Jill McDermott is CEO and GM of Trade Press Media Group, a U.S. subsidiary of Forum Media Group seated in Munich, Germany, with B2B and B2C publishing businesses in seventeen countries across the globe.
Kim Overstreet
Kim Overstreet is a research-driven content leader with more than a decade of experience in B2B media. As Director of Content at PMMI Media Group, she oversees editorial strategy, event programming, and brand oversight across five media brands: Packaging World, Healthcare Packaging, ProFood World, OEM Magazine, and Mundo Expo Pack.
James Zilenziger
James Zilenziger is the Chief Operating Officer at Rodman Media, a family-owned B2B media company based in Montvale, New Jersey, overseeing 10 industry-leading brands across multiple markets.
Rogelio Escalona
Rogelio is the Director of Strategic Business Development at Reuters, a Thomson Reuters business. Before this, Rogelio served as Director of Planning and Special Projects, acting as “Chief of Staff” and overseeing operations for the Reuters Leadership Team. Additionally, Rogelio is currently a Board Director for Imagn Images LLC, the nation’s largest sports-image wire service, and a leading provider of original editorial photography.
Cathilea Robinett
Cathilea is Chief Executive Officer of e.Republic, where she oversees operations for the company’s award-winning media platforms: Governing, Government Technology and Emergency Management. Cathilea also oversees e.Republic’s websites, conferences and events, and its national research and advisory groups: the Center for Digital Government, the Center for Digital Education and the Governing Institute.
Natalie Williams
Natalie Williams is the Executive Vice President, Content Studio within EndeavorB2B’s Marketing Solution Division. She is a strategic leader responsible for expanding Endeavor’s topic and role-based newsletters portfolio and providing customers with high-impact, multi-format content, including custom articles, video, and podcasting.