provide attendees with exactly what they came to learn.
match the right speakers with the right audience.
create a learning environment from which everyone profits.
From Federal HR&EEO to GridWeek, from WITI to FOSE, from COMDEX to Macworld Expo, from AppleFest to Harvard Computer Graphics Week, we've mastered proficiency in:
content research and development
speaker recruitment
keynote / VIP embassy
advisory board liaison
conference operations and logistics
speaker management
authoring/editing promotional copy
onsite program management
quality control
What can we do for you?
Any or all of the following:
CONVENE knowledgeable advisors to create conference
content of the highest quality. Either a formal advisory board or an informal
group of advisors. At an in-person gathering, or by telephone and email.
DEVELOP the most effective
conference agenda with the maximal combination of keynotes, solo speakers,
panel discussions, interviews, roundtable discussions, etc.
RECRUIT speakers. Identify the very best choices to
deliver the very best information. Invite them, woo them/their PR reps, confirm
them, and personally manage them through the final thank-you letter.
NURTURE long-lasting
professional relationships: with speakers, advisors, public relations firms,
user groups, vendors, other key industry contacts.
STRATEGIZE every aspect of conference details -
pre-show, onsite, post-show.
ORGANIZE people, places, events. We're good at
bringing disparate elements together, whether from around a company or from
around the world.
QUALITY-CONTROL every element of a conference, most
especially ensuring that speakers deliver the content promised to the audience.
COMMUNICATE. Our written and oral skills are
excellent, and we're as comfortable establishing relationships on the phone or
via e-mail as we are meeting face-to-face.
FACILITATE. We're particularly skilled at
streamlining and simplifying unnecessarily complicated documents,
guidelines, etc., and reducing them to easy-to-follow steps - for staff or
speakers or both.
MULTI-TASK. We typically work on at least three
conferences simultaneously.
OUTREACH. Our enthusiasm tends to get people
interested, involved, and activated.
PROVIDE ULTIMATE FLEXIBILITY. We can do
something as complex as creating, directing, and implementing an entire program
from concept to completion - or jump in at a moment's notice to recruit
high-quality speakers to replace last-minute cancellations.
Need expertise
in a hurry?
at the last minute?
Contact us.
We can jump in on a moment's notice and help you find quality replacements for last-minute speaker cancellations.
We can also run your onsite speaker office expertly, personably, and efficiently.
What We've Done
Programs We've Worked On:
Applefest
ASP Summit
Broadband Content & Applications
CAD/CAM Databases
CD-ROM Expo
CeBIT America 2004
Clio Creative Conference
Cloud Computing
COMDEX
ComNet
ConnectivityWeek
CP/M'83
Defense Systems Seminar Series: Information Assurance
Denial-of-Service Attacks
Design for Manufacturability
Digital Equipment Corporation's Executive Seminar Series
FOSE
GovSec / USLaw
GridWeek
Harvard Computer Graphics Week
Harvard Lab for Computer Graphics Information Management Seminar Series
HR & EEO in the Federal Workplace
Improving Information Access through XML
International Data Corporation's MicroGuide Conferences
IP Revolution
Macworld Expo: Boston, Dallas, San Francisco, Toronto, Washington DC
Media '92
Microbanker Expo
Mobile Commerce Conference
New World Data Center Conference
New World Service Provider Summit
Open Government and Innovations Conference
PC'83
Securing the Data Center
Softcon
Solid Modeling
Telecommuting & Home Office Expo
Virtualization, Cloud Computing & Green IT Summit
Women In Technology International (WITI) Annual Summit
Speakers We've Worked With:
Muhammad Ali
Stewart Alsop
Chris Anderson
Howard Anderson
Mike Backes
Tim Bajarin
John Perry Barlow
Gary Beach
Sir Timothy Berners-Lee
Scott Billups
Howard Bingham
Dan Bricklin
John Seely Brown
Russell Brown
David Bunnell
Marc Canter
John Chambers
Aneesh Chopra
Jack Dangermond
Thomas Dolby
Shelley Duvall
Esther Dyson
Frank Dzubeck
Bob Frankston
Louis Freeh
John Gallant
Jean-Louis Gassee
Bill Gates
Jon "maddog" Hall
Professor Stephen Hawking
Dennis Heretick
Andy Hertzfeld
Gregory Hines
Portia Isaacson
Steve Jobs
Egil Juliussen
Mitch Kapor
Wyatt Kash
Guy Kawasaki
Kevin Kelly
Gary Kildall
Kai Krause
Mike Krieger
Vivek Kundra
Ted Leonsis
Terri Lonier
Craig Luigart
Carl Machover
Harry Marks
Michael Milken
Bert Monroy
Walt Mossberg
George Nagy
Graham Nash
Bill Nisen
Adam Osborne
Alan Paller
David Pogue
Phil Reitinger
Jack Rockart
Ben Rosen
Jonathan Rotenberg
Paul Saffo
Dick Schaeffer
John Sculley
Rick Smolan
Robert Smudde
Linda Stone
Pat Tamburrino
Pete Tseronis
Roger Tomlinson
Linus Torvalds
Gigi Wang
Lynda Weinman
David Wennergren
Robin Williams
Dave Winer
Amy Wohl
Steve Wozniak
Will Zachmann
About the Principal: Peggy Kilburn
Peggy Kilburn is a proficient director of such major conferences as COMDEX, MACWORLD Expo, AppleFest, ComNet, Harvard Computer Graphics Week, and Softcon. Currently, she is:
An aspiring character actress / voice-over artist.
Ms. Kilburn recently served as HR Technology Track Chair for the 2012 HR & EEO in the Federal Workplace Conference, produced by LRP Publications; and as Federal Keynote Liaison for Clasma Events, producers of leading events focused on Smart Grid and the new energy economy, including GridWeek and ConnectivityWeek.
As Editorial Events Director at 1105 Government Information Group, she created content, recruited speakers, brainstormed with advisory boards, and collaborated with editorial staff on some 50 events, including FOSE, CyberSecurity, and more.
Previously, Ms. Kilburn served as Director of Conference Programs at pulvermedia, and as Conference Director for CeBIT America.
She was the original creator of the MACWORLD Expo Conference in 1985, growing the event in size and profitability for 14 years.
In her career, Peggy Kilburn has recruited and managed some 10,000 speakers, with a proven track record for successfully matching speakers and programs to mutual benefit.
Before founding her own company in 1982, Ms. Kilburn helped establish Center for Management Research, a management consulting firm developing executive education programs for universities and major consulting firms. She developed and administered more than 2,000 programs for such clients as Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Digital Equipment Corporation, Harvard University, SRI International, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Earlier, Ms. Kilburn was Assistant Director of Continuing Education at Boston University; and at Arthur D. Little, Inc., she headed the firm's conference, seminar, and executive briefing activities.
She began her career in the Conference Department at the American Public Health Association in Washington, DC.
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