Cvent CONNECT 2024 to Feature Emmy Award-Winner, Daytime Talk Show Host and Queer Eye Culture Expert Karamo as Keynote Speaker
May 09 2024 - 12:36PM
Business Wire
Cvent, an industry-leading meetings, events and hospitality
technology provider, has announced that Karamo – daytime talk show
host and Queer Eye culture expert – will deliver a keynote speaker
address for its customer and industry conference, Cvent CONNECT.
The conference will take place from June 10-13, 2024, at the Henry
B. González Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas and online.
Lauded for his ability to meaningfully connect with his audience,
Karamo will leverage his personal stories and cultural expertise to
inspire Cvent CONNECT attendees to confront challenges, embrace
authenticity and transform their personal or professional
trajectories.
In addition to Karamo, other keynote speakers include
Blackstone’s Global Head of Portfolio Operations & Former
Co-CEO of SAP Jennifer Morgan, who has been named one of the Most
Powerful Women in the World by Forbes. Reggie Aggarwal, Cvent CEO
and Founder, will also deliver his highly anticipated opening
keynote address on Tuesday, June 11.
“Every year Cvent CONNECT brings cultural and entrepreneurial
luminaries into the spotlight, allowing them to share their unique
wisdom and perspective with our attendees,” said Patrick Smith,
Cvent SVP and Chief Marketing Officer. “We’re thrilled to welcome
Karamo to the main stage as he shares his unique expertise and
insights which we expect will resonate deeply with our
audience."
More About Karamo
Emmy winner Karamo is the host of his own
nationally syndicated daytime talk show entitled "Karamo" and
distributed by NBC Syndication. He is also the Culture Expert on
Netflix's international six-time Emmy-winning series Queer Eye.
Karamo is known as a "sympathetic talk therapist wrapped inside a
life coach and zipped into a fast fashion bomber jacket..."
according to The New Yorker.
Lauded for his ease and natural comfort in
relating to different types of people, Karamo is tasked with
making-over the hearts and minds of the individuals they help on
both of his shows; by helping them to confront and grow beyond
internal and external issues.
Karamo draws from his work in social services
to show how he both discovered and learned to explore his many
different identities. Whether as a black man, openly gay man, a son
of immigrant parents, a Christian or a single father; Karamo
strategically utilizes the strength of his numerous identities to
achieve success – and teaches others to do the same.
In addition to being an Emmy winner, Karamo
was the recipient of the 2018 Human Rights Campaign Visibility
Award. Karamo also continues to work directly with President Obama
and his My Brother's Keeper Alliance empowering today's youth. He
also meets with members of congress on policy and legislation
supporting LGBTQ youth and their allies on both sides of the
aisle.
Visit the Cvent CONNECT website to view the full agenda and to
register for the conference.
About Cvent
Cvent is a leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology
provider with 4,800+ employees and ~22,000 customers worldwide as
of December 31, 2023. Founded in 1999, the company delivers a
comprehensive event marketing and management platform and offers a
global marketplace where event professionals collaborate with
venues to create engaging, impactful experiences. Cvent is
headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C.,
and has additional offices around the world to support its growing
global customer base. The comprehensive Cvent event marketing and
management platform offers software solutions to event organizers
and marketers for online event registration, venue selection, event
marketing and management, virtual and onsite solutions, and
attendee engagement. Cvent’s suite of products automate and
simplify the event management lifecycle and maximize the impact of
in-person, virtual, and hybrid events. Hotels and venues use
Cvent’s supplier and venue solutions to win more group and
corporate travel business through Cvent’s sourcing platforms. Cvent
solutions optimize the event management value chain and have
enabled clients around the world to manage millions of meetings and
events. For more information, please visit Cvent.com.
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