Stacy Wyatt, Founder & Creative Director, is the visionary behind Canadian Special Events. Her pioneering work has significantly shaped the Canadian event landscape, creating the country's most vibrant and engaged community of event professionals. Beginning her journey managing large-scale events and incentives for Canadian DMOs, Stacy's extensive work with an elite Pan-Asian clientele across Australia, Hawaii, and Japan honed her expertise in technical production and event design. Driven by a passion for writing and a dream of owning a magazine, Stacy leveraged her event management experience to launch Canadian Special Events. What started as a blog and boutique event show has evolved into a leading brand, including the Canadian Event Awards, CSE Live, CSE Magazine, and an award-winning blog. While building CSE, she was the Director of Events at UM, where, as a member of the leadership team, she supported an extensive portfolio encompassing institutional, Alumni, Advancement and Marketing events. Stacy's contributions, from her presidency at ILEA to mentoring at Seneca College, showcase her commitment to elevating the event planning profession. Her work has been recognized with the Senecan of Distinction award, seven Special Event Awards, and multiple accolades from CCAE and CASE. She has been named one of Canada's top event professionals by BizBash and nominated as a leading influencer in events by EventEx.