Meet the Global Exchange Management Team

Global Exchange Events is a leader in the development and management of personal, one-on-one events worldwide. Our executive team combines decades of event management experience with deep knowledge of the industries we serve, from both supplier and client perspectives. Building on our team's proven record of success and extensive global resources, Global Exchange Events is singularly well-positioned to create and execute events that deliver superior return on investment to suppliers and corporate buyers alike.

Robert S. Ingraham has more than 20 years of experience creating and operating profitable and highly successful media businesses across several industries. He is highly regarded among executives in multiple industries for his focus on developing valuable business opportunities for partners and stakeholders on all sides of the table. He has been both a successful entrepreneur and a senior executive for top publishers and event organizations including Reed Business Publishing, The McGraw Hill Companies, Advanstar Communications, and Questex Media.

David Tait is a well respected figure in the travel industry who has worked closely with some of the industry’s most legendary innovators like Sir Freddie Laker and Virgin’s Sir Richard Branson. With Branson, David helped craft a category-busting business plan for Virgin Atlantic. He then became the airline’s first employee and spent 18 years as a board member and head of North America operations, building the upstart into a critically acclaimed and consistently profitable global carrier with over $4 Billion in annual revenues. In his 30 year career, David has developed extensive relationships in the travel and hospitality industries while forging multiple strong alliances with major players in the luxury category on a global basis.

Joyce Jamison is an award-winning media professional with a proven track record developing print, digital and event platforms for the beauty and wellness industry. She has also created exceptional relationships throughout the retail, manufacturing, and telecommunications industries. Prior to joining global B2B exchange, Jamison served as VP at Questex Media Group, Inc. There she was VP/Group Publisher of American Spa and American Salon. Under her management both publications attained the no. 1 market leadership position. Jamison has extensive experience in multiple sectors having also served as Show Manager at both Reed Exhibitions and Advanstar Communications.

Steven Hallem has over 25 years of financial and operations experience at top-tier media companies including Doubleday, United Newspapers PLC, Cowles Media, PRIMEDIA and Advanstar Communications.  He has worked closely with top executives in creating operational strategies and financial planning for consumer and business to business publications, trade shows and conferences, newspapers and book publishing.  At Advanstar Communications Hallem served as Group Controller for Robert Ingraham and his areas of expertise include financial planning, day to day operations and delivering reliable information allowing executives to make crucial and timely decisions in the management of their operations.

Daniela Gusman has a proven track record of launching successful events in North America in the Spa, Hotel and Health & Fitness markets for McLean Events International and Questex. She has helped senior executives develop meaningful long-lasting relationships, many of which have led to extremely fruitful business connections. Daniela has over 13 years of International Sales & Marketing and PR experience across various industry sectors.

Gregor Gomory has almost two decades of experience designing content and communication strategies with a focus on emerging travel and technology markets. He excels at creating strong and lasting brand identities through the use of highly targeted copy and uses his extensive background in sales, marketing and business development to build multi-departmental relationships within organizations and between businesses and their target markets.

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