Kate Patay

Kate Patay is Vice President of Engagement for Terramar DMC with a global reach across numerous media platforms and the meetings & events industry overall. She is known as a top strategist, consultant and international speaker with a focus on creating experiences, producing niche events, destination marketing and brand positioning, combined with forward-thinking approaches and cutting-edge solutions.

Among her numerous achievements and recognitions, some notable highlights include receiving the esteemed Pacesetter Award from the Events Industry Council, being honored with the 2023 Richard Carbotti Humanitarian Award, and overseeing the creation of the surprise and delight elements at Dreamforce.

In 2024, Patay earned recognition as one of the Top 18 Event Industry Influencers in the US and was awarded the Steve Kemble Leadership Award for her contributions to the SEARCH Foundation. The previous year, she received the Smart Speaker Keynote Award, while in 2022, she was honored as one of the #WomenToWatch and distinguished as an Influential Event Planner You Should Know.

Her accolades also include being named one of the Top 25 Women Who Run Events by Eventcombo, Most Inspiring #EventProf by Untethered, and a Top 20 #EventProfs by Cvent. In 2020, she was celebrated as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Global Events by Eventex, recognized as one of the Top 14 Global Changemakers by Meetings Today, and acknowledged as a Top 99 Keynote Speaker by Hubilo.

Her achievements in the industry have been consistently acknowledged, with Smart Meetings honoring her as one of the Top 25 Industry Professionals in 2017, a Top Visionary in 2018, and inducting her into their Hall of Fame in 2019.