Tess Vismale, CMP Fellow, DES, is Founder and CEO of iSocialExecution Inc. (iSocialX) and Co-Founder of Event Tech Atlas, an independent decision support engine bringing accountability and clarity to how meeting and event professionals evaluate technology. She is also Co-Founder of Pull Up With Us, a media company, and co-host of The Event Tech Pull Up podcast.

With more than 25 years in the industry, Tess is known for high-touch onsite execution, calm leadership in live production environments, and translating what technology promises into what actually happens on the floor. She brings a practitioner’s lens to evaluating what works, what doesn’t, and why.

Tess, a native Chicagoan and acclaimed Event Rescuer, is renowned as a Tech Whisperer for DAHLIA+ AGENCY, an Instructor in the Meeting & Event Planning Program at UNC Charlotte, featured Professional Speaker and a Virtual Event Superhero, and serves on the Board of Directors of the National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals (NCBMP) and the Editorial Advisory Board of ConventionSouth magazine.