Less Chasing, More Delivering: The Future of Event Planning and Ops

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Less Chasing, More Delivering: The Future of Event Planning and Ops

Wednesday September 16, 2026 10:30 - 11:15 EDT Richardson CD

Speakers: Andrea Quintana, Carissa Harrison, OnYou Kang

Track: General

Learn where we're headed with Event Planning and Operations for the modern era with Momentus as your AI powered system of Intelligence and Action. The work between a signed contract and a finished event is mostly chasing: updates, handoffs, changes nobody caught. This session shows where Momentus is headed as an AI-powered system of intelligence and action for event planners and operations teams, and what changes when the system watches the details for you. Bring the parts of your week you'd most like to hand off.

Lecturers

Andrea Quintana Speaker

Product Designer
Momentus Technologies

A Product Designer/UX Strategist with 6+ years of experience leading human-centered product initiatives across enterprise platforms, Andrea believes that understanding gives us the power to transform. She translates research, systems thinking, and conceptual modeling into clear experience direction that reduces rework, accelerates delivery, and aligns user and business outcomes.

Carissa Harrison Speaker

Group Product Manager
Momentus Technologies

As a Product Manager with a degree in Computational Mathematics, Carissa specializes in driving innovative and growth-focused strategies. Her experience includes overseeing 4 major product launches and introducing more than 20 key features, all while crafting effective go-to-market strategies.

OnYou Kang Speaker

Senior Product Designer
Momentus Technologies

OnYou is a Senior Product Designer at Momentus Technologies, where she designs enterprise software for the events industry. For more than six years, she has worked closely with customers, product managers, and engineers to create solutions that simplify complex workflows and support the way event professionals work. She believes the best products are designed for the people who have to live inside them every day, balancing customer needs with meaningful business outcomes.

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