ConferenceDirect · Global Projects

Jennifer Rothschild, CMP

Vice President of Global Projects

I plan and run multi-day conferences, incentive trips, and executive meetings for associations, regulators, and corporate teams — from the first site visit to the final invoice. I have worked on the hotel side and the client side, so I know what a contract should say and what it takes for a program to feel effortless.

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Active programs

What I deliver

Site Selection & Contracting

I source venues worldwide, write the RFP, and negotiate contracts that protect you on attrition, cancellation, and scope changes. I spent years on the hotel side of these negotiations, so I know where the flexibility is.

Full Conference Management

Run of show, production timelines, budgets, and communication with every stakeholder. The goal is no surprises on site, because the hard conversations happened months earlier.

Housing & Registration

Room-block strategy, registration systems, attendee services, clean data, and on-site check-in. Attendees get a polished experience and you get accurate numbers.

Stakeholder & Sponsor Operations

Exhibitors, sponsors, VIPs, and regulators all work from one plan. Every sponsor deliverable is tracked and honored, and expectations are managed before they become problems.

Scale at a glance

15+

Years planning national and international programs

500+

Hotel, venue, and supplier partners

1,700+

Attendees at the 2026 National Music Education Conference

84

Speakers coordinated at a single event

2,500

Room nights managed for one program, at peak

6

Continents with programs in the last two years

Recognition

ConferenceDirect Top 10 Conference Manager · 2024

Named one of ConferenceDirect’s Top 10 Conference Managers for 2024 at the Annual Partner Meeting in Philadelphia, in recognition of performance, client satisfaction, and consistent delivery across multiple programs.

Global footprint

Recent programs, pinned.

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Recent & active programs

67th annual · In progress

National Music Education Conference

Full-service management of the association’s annual conference in Austin: registration, exhibitor sales, housing, VIP logistics, and on-site operations.

1,700+

Attendees

50+

Exhibitors

80+

Speakers

40

States represented

12

Program tracks

3rd

Consecutive sold-out year

Public Sector Oversight Summit · Sheraton New Orleans

A forum for government regulators, with VIP handling, added security, and contracts built to satisfy public-sector approval rules.

Standards Consortium Standing Meetings

Recurring meetings for a standards body: the same venues and setup every time, every deliverable on schedule, and stakeholder briefings prepared weeks in advance.

Consumer Protection Association 20th Anniversary · Austin

A milestone anniversary program with upgraded production, integrated sponsors, and a more engaging attendee experience.

Background

Current · ConferenceDirect

Vice President of Global Projects

I lead full-service planning for associations, regulators, Fortune 500 companies, and fast-growing teams: multi-million-dollar contracts, incentive trips, and international meetings, with one point of contact from start to finish.

Prior · Gaylord Opryland

Senior Convention Services Manager

Managed convention services at one of the largest convention resorts in the country. That is where I learned how hotels price, contract, and staff large programs, and where clients tend to leave money on the table.

Early career

DoubleTree · University of Pennsylvania · Exclusive Destination Management

Operations, special events, and destination management roles that taught me to see a program from every side.

Credentials