As Vice President of Sales, Meetings, and Events for Caesars Entertainment, Kelly Gleeson Smith leads the global sales strategy for meetings and events for the enterprise overseeing a team of more than 120 sales executives. Gleeson Smith has more than 20 years of sales experience and has been with Caesars Entertainment since 2017. Gleeson Smith is actively involved with the American Society of Association Executives and was recently named to the Industry Partner Alliance board.

Sue edits MeetingsNet interactive magazine tablet app, and oversees the annual CMI 25 project. She began her career in the meetings industry in 1984 with positions at Business Travel News and Successful Meetings, and has authored a Frommer's guidebook on New England Beaches.