Melissa Majors
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Melissa Majors, chief executive officer of Melissa Majors Consulting, is an innovator and optimizer of education, inclusion and leadership strategies. She has dedicated her career to maximizing the business impact associated with these areas of focus.
The team at Melissa Majors Consulting has extensive experience and a proven reputation for driving better business outcomes through innovative and inclusive strategic planning. They bring deep expertise in improving profitability and innovation, boosting organizational performance and optimizing inclusion strategies. Melissa formally studied strategy and innovation at Harvard University.
Melissa Majors is a crowd-pleasing speaker who masters brain-friendly talks that engage her audiences and spark not just inspiration but action as well.
Melissa is featured in publications such as Forbes Magazine, Smart Meetings, The Meeting Professional, NorthStar Meetings Group’s Eventful Podcast, The Event DR and on the keynote stage at events such as Meeting Professional’s International’s WEC, The Northwest Event Show, Catalyst Events, Legg Mason’s DEI Conference and many more.
Monica Mobley
2:15-3:15 p.m.
Monica Mobley, CMP, is assistant vice president of Event Management for Lincoln Financial. In her role, she leads a team of accomplished event professionals and oversees the operation and execution strategy for Lincoln Financial meetings and events.
Monica’s background encompasses diverse experiences in hospitality and event management. She started her career in the hotel industry and has worked in sales and event management at the Pennsylvania Convention Center and tourism marketing at Visit Philly. In 2005, she became an association meeting planner at ASTM and was eventually promoted to director of Meetings and Events at Fernley & Fernley. She joined the event team at Lincoln Financial in 2016 and was promoted to assistant vice president in 2020.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Spelman College and a master’s from Drexel University. She resides in Philadelphia with her husband and three daughters. She is passionate about the hospitality and events industry and enjoys coaching and mentoring young professionals.