Roundtables: IT & Systems Management

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Roundtables: IT & Systems Management

Thursday September 17, 2026 10:15 - 11:00 EDT Richardson Pre-Function

Moderators: Courtney Covey, Gardy Noel, Joel Nisbett

Track: General

This session brings together IT professionals, system managers, analysts, and developers to explore common challenges and share strategies. While participation isn’t limited to those in technical or system administration roles we expect most attendees will bring experience working at this scale and complexity, many within conventions, exhibitions and events companies. The focus is on the problems you’re solving and the approaches that work, not on specific Momentus products. If you have any topics you would like considered, please reach out to Illuminate@gomomentus.com.

Lecturers

Courtney Covey Moderator

CRM Manager
Wisconsin Center District

Courtney Covey, CEM, is the CRM & Exhibitor Services Manager at the Wisconsin Center District, where she manages the systems, processes, and integrations that support event operations across three venues. With a background in both sales and operations, Courtney enjoys finding practical solutions to complex challenges, improving how teams work, and connecting the dots between technology, people, and processes.

Gardy Noel Moderator

Senior Analyst
Georgia World Congress Center

Joel Nisbett Moderator

Sr. Manager, Customer Success
Momentus Technologies

After 10+ years with Momentus, Joel is still enthusiastically helping all our customers get maximum value and hopefully have some fun along the way! He enjoys building relationships with clients and helping them get as much value as possible from the platform. Over his tenure, Joel has developed a deep understanding of the system capabilities AND customer needs, and every day he focuses on connecting the dots between the two.

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