Manager, Conference Data Analytics & Future Planning

The Manager, Future Planning is responsible for preparing our Conferences business for future growth through accurate reporting and strategic planning of program and exhibitor inventory. This includes ensuring program, audience, and exhibitor requirements can be accommodated within future venues, supporting capacity analysis, contributing to program budget development, and determining exhibitor inventory strategies. The successful candidate will support the end-to-end processes for program and exhibitor inventory management, aligning with key stakeholders to effectively manage and track changes. This individual will lead the evolution of planning tools and reporting capabilities, ensuring they scale alongside our growing conference portfolio.

Exhibitor Inventory Management & Growth Support Exhibitor Operations and Global Exhibitor Sales inventory management, year-over-year growth initiatives, and product development. Develop a deep understanding of exhibitor products and their impact on conference performance. Create tools, processes, and reporting frameworks that support best practices and enable data-driven decisions that maximize conference contribution and business outcomes. Planning, Reporting & Process Improvement Build, manage, and continuously enhance planning documents and reporting roll-ups that are critical to managing program and exhibitor inventory processes. Develop automations and process efficiencies across planning documents used by cross-functional teams. Proactively identify opportunities to streamline workflows through automation, creating project plans that drive reporting enhancements and stronger data connectivity. Utilize advanced Excel and VBA capabilities to automate manual processes, improving efficiency, reducing errors, and delivering measurable time savings. Partner with stakeholders to identify analytics and reporting requirements, recommending and implementing the most effective solutions. Support program budget development by ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and alignment of budget and skeleton agenda data. Professional Experience Requirements / Qualifications: Technical Skills Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including VBA, with the ability to develop, maintain, and interpret complex reports that track historical, current, and future conference data. Experience creating dashboards and visualizations that support business decision-making. Experience with SharePoint and Jira is preferred but not required. Demonstrated ability to identify automation opportunities and leverage technology to improve processes and reporting. Ability to quickly learn and apply new software and technologies to enhance tools, reporting, and operational effectiveness. Problem Solving & Analytical Skills Exceptional problem-solving capabilities with a proven track record of addressing complex business challenges. Ability to think creatively, interpret data, identify trends, and translate insights into actionable recommendations. Highly detail-oriented with strong analytical skills and the ability to synthesize complex information into meaningful conclusions. Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with a strong sense of urgency and execution focus. Demonstrated ability to independently own challenges and drive them from problem identification through implementation, including within a matrixed organization. Communication Skills Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present complex concepts, technical information, and data insights in a clear and structured manner. Proven ability to collaborate with teams whose technical expertise has been developed through practical experience and translate requirements, recommendations, and results into a digestible format. Core Values Demonstrates integrity, collaboration, objectivity, and a growth-oriented, no-limits mindset. Consistently delivers results while applying global best practices. Personality &