Lisa Malikow

Senior Vice President at National Restaurant Association Show

Speaker

Lisa Malikow is the Senior Vice President, Restaurant Show for Informa Connect Foodservice and has over 24 years in exhibitions management experience. In this role she is responsible for the strategic and operational management of The National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show® is the largest annual gathering of restaurant, foodservice, and lodging professionals in the world, from all 50 states and 110+ countries each May to Chicago, Illinois. Lisa joined the Show in October 2008 as Show Manager of the International Wine, Spirits and Beer Event focused on the adult beverage segment in foodservice. Currently, Lisa oversees a variety of critical areas for the Show, including event operations, special events, education programming, year-round digital strategies and budget management. Prior to the Restaurant Show, Lisa began her career at SmithBucklin Corporation, primarily focused on tradeshows in the technology and business-trade sectors. Lisa is a former Chairperson of the Midwestern Chapter of the International Association of Exhibitions and Events and is currently chairperson for the Major American Trade Show Organizers (MATSO) council. Lisa is a graduate of DePauw University with a B.A. in Communications Arts & Sciences.