WEC18 SPEAKERS

Alex Plaxen

Nifty Method Marketing & Events

Alex Plaxen, President and Founder of Little Bird Told Media, began his events career while studying at The George Washington University. While studying he worked with the Capitol Concerts events team producing mega events in Washington, DC. He also worked with the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology and RedPeg Marketing. After graduating with a Master's in Tourism Administration, he was the Director of Marketing for EventRebels. In Fall of 2015, he left EventRebels to start his own company, Little Bird Told Media, a consulting firm focusing on social media strategy and implementation for conferences. Alex has been recognized as a top social media influencer at some of the largest marketing and technology conferences in the world, including Dreamforce and Inbound. In addition to his industry work, Alex has been an active member of MPI. He most recently sat on the Potomac Chapter of MPI's Board of Directors. He has been honored locally and internationally as an emerging leader in the events industry, receiving the MPI - Potomac Chapter Rising Star Award 2013-2014, and being named to the PCMA 20 in their Twenties Class of 2016 and Connect Association's 40 under 40 in 2017. Find Alex across most social media platforms @aplaxen. Find Little Bird Told Media on Twitter @LilBirdTM.

Presenting on the following days:

Monday, June 4 | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
The Social in Social Media: Event Tribalization

Tuesday, June 5 | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
#Money: Sponsorship in the Age of Social Media

Sunday, June 3 | 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Crisis Communications: The Most Important Tweets

Sunday, June 3 | 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
The Social in Social Media: Event Tribalization

Monday, June 4 | 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
#Money: Sponsorship in the Age of Social Media