OPENING KEYNOTE
From Stakes to Strength: The Membership Tipping Point
Phil Putnam
The stakes are higher than ever, but they are solvable if leaders start now. In his RevUP 2026 keynote, “From Stakes to Strength: The Membership Tipping Point,” workforce strategist Phil Putnam will share solutions tailor‑made for association executives to understand and activate today’s multigenerational workforce, address the looming membership tipping point before it breaks their models, and ensure the future of our industry is driven by intention and design—not left to chance.
Meet the Leaders Who Will Take the RevUP Stage
Gayle Claman, MS, CAE
Managing Director, Education & Credentialing
American Society of Civil Engineers
Jeff Cobb
Managing Director
Tagoras
Robyn Davis, CPTD, CEM
Exhibitor Success Programming
Exhibitors WINH
Veronica Diaz, PhD, CAE
Senior Director, Partnerships and Corporate Engagement
EDUCAUSE
Laurent Guinand, PhD
Founder & CEO
Aramis Advisors, LLC
Maria Jaba
Sales Manager / Hospital Relations Manager
Society of Critical Care Medicine
Kenneth Klarich
Senior Sales Manager
Society of Critical Care Medicine
Leah Lang
Senior Director, Partnerships and Corporate Engagement
EDUCAUSE
Megan Martin
Head of Partnerships
Bear Analytics
Eli McLean, MBA
Associate Director, Recruitment Advertising Sales
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Donna Page
Senior Director, Exposition Marketing
AVIXA
Jamila Perry Harley, M.Ed., CCC-SLP, CAE
Director, Career Management Services
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Phil Putnam
Workforce Strategist
Keynote Speaker
Todd Slater
Chief Learning Officer
NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement
Dr. Charles Smitherman, PhD, JD, MSt, CAE
CEO
Association of Professional Rental Organizations
Sean Soth
Founder & Advisory Board Chair
Professionals for Association Revenue
Big thinkers who inspire. Leaders who RevUP!
Lead, Learn & Earn with the 2026 RevUP speaker faculty.