ECA - Key Persons
President & Chief Executive Officer, Crew XP (representing the Experiential Designers & Producers Association)
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- Chief Operating Officer, Event & Exhibit Services, Freeman ( Representing the Exhibition Services & Contractors Association )
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- Chairman, Cuil Bay Capital ( Representing the Society of Independent Show Organizers )
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- President, Americas, RX ( Representing the Society of Independent Show Organizers )
President & Chief Executive Officer, Emerald (representing the Society of Independent Show Organizers)
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- Director / General Manager, Raleigh Convention and Performing Arts Complex ( Representing the International Association of Venue Managers )
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- National Business Representative, United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America ( Representing the Trade Show Labor Alliance )
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- Vice President, Trade Shows and Community Engagement, Auto Care Association ( Representing the International Association of Exhibitions & Events )
President & Chief Executive Officer, International Association of Exhibitions and Events
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- Chief Executive Officer, Americas, Arc Network ( Representing UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry )
Principal, MPH Solutions, LLC (representing the International Association of Exhibitions & Events)
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- President, North America, Informa Markets ( Representing the Society of Independent Show Organizers )
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- President & Chief Executive Officer, PCMA
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- Vice President of the Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance
- Vice President, Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance
- Vice President, Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance / United States
Thomas F. (Tommy) Goodwin is the Vice President of the Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance (ECA), a newly formed umbrella association of leading professional, industry, and labor organizations that represent the unified advocacy voice of the business events industry. In this role, he leads ECA's efforts on behalf of the interconnected ecosystem of exhibitors, show and event organizers, suppliers, venues, and destinations that comprise the business events sector.
Prior to joining ECA, he spent more than 20 years leading a wide range of government relations and public affairs efforts for several globally-recognized organizations, including Oracle, AARP, and the Project Management Institute (PMI). He was also a research fellow at Harvard Business School focused on the international political and legal environment in which businesses operate.
Recognized by The Hill as one of Washington, DC's "Top Lobbyists" each year since 2020, he was also named a Leading Association Lobbyist by CEO Update in 2023, an Association Innovation Leader by DCA Live in 2022, and and one of the Top 21 in 2021 advocacy leaders by The Advocacy Association. Within the business events industry, he received the 2022 Industry Support award from TSNN, was named a 2022 Changemaker by MeetingsNet, and was highlighted as one of "15 Event Professionals Making an Impact" by Northstar Meetings Group in 2021.
He has a B.B.A. from The George Washington University, an M.B.A. from Auburn University, and a Postgraduate Diploma in European Union Law from King's College London. He also holds a Certified Association Executive designation from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), where he is an ASAE Fellow, a Project Management Professional certification from PMI, and a Certified Meeting Professional certification from the Events Industry Council.
He is a past president of the National Institute of Lobbying & Ethics and a past chair of ASAE's Advocacy Council.
Chief Executive Officer, Society of Independent Show Organizers