Daniel McKinnon
Executive Vice President of Exhibitions, MHI Experienced leader with a demonstrated history of success in the events and experiential marketing industry
About this speaker
Daniel McKinnon, CEM, is the Executive Vice President of Exhibitions at MHI, the global trade association representing the material handling, supply chain and logistics industry. He has over 28 years of experience in show management, with his most recent role being Vice President of Global Client Solutions at FreemanXP where he focused on helping the enterprises’ customers grow their events and business. Previously, as Vice President of Events for the Energy & Engineering Group at Access Intelligence, Daniel was charged with launching and developing several industry leading events.
In addition, he worked as Vice President of Government Events at 1105 Media; served as Executive Vice President of Messe Frankfurt, Inc., with management and oversight responsibility for the company’s international trade shows and business development efforts in North America. He has also served as Executive Director of International Development for AmericasMart Atlanta, Inc., and was International Marketing Director at SEMCO Productions.
He is a past Chairperson of the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE); he served on the Board of Directors from 2012–2019. He’s also a former Chair and Director of the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) Board of Directors.