lauren halpern, CMP

Known as one of the event industry’s best kept secret, Lauren Halpern has distinguished herself as the go-to event planner for many clients around the world. As founder and Chief Event Planner of the South Florida based event planning company, Make A Statement Events, Lauren is consistently dreaming up ideas with the latest design concepts in mind to exceed all client expectations for their next event. She works with diligent passion and exquisite taste to deliver an exceptional experience for her clients. With over 30 years of expertise in the event planning industry, Halpern has developed a keen sense to anticipate the next best thing in art, tech, music, design and décor fusing those ideas with the goals of the client in mind, creating a statement-worthy event that leaves a remarkable impression each and every time.

As a recognized Certified Meeting Professional (CMP), Halpern has garnered the knowledge to continually grow within this industry, but is always learning and educating herself with what is new and what is next. “Satisfied” is not enough for Halpern as she strives to provide her clients with the best in hospitality and event execution.

A true visionary, Halpern’s design process begins at the core of the client, whether it is developing their thriving company culture, celebrating their family’s heritage, or connecting the dots that support fundraising a cause. It is after these crucial steps that Halpern begins to map out the goals of the event and uses her resources and relationships with vendors across the country to make it happen. Halpern has done it all and will make sure to handle every detail, from beginning to the blissful end.

lauren halpern, CMP

Lauren Halpern

aaron ethan peterson

Aaron is a marketing leader with 20+ years of experience owning the strategy, design, and execution of high-visibility event programs — customer and partner conferences, executive summits, flagship industry activations, virtual and hybrid content series, trade show sponsorships, brand experiences, and philanthropy events.

He’s proven at building and leading event functions, vendor ecosystems, and cross-functional planning processes that deliver best-in-class experiences at scale, and has deep experience supporting C-suite and senior executive leadership at events, managing complex multi-vendor budgets, and connecting event investment to measurable commercial and brand outcomes.

His background spans B2B technology, data, and media intelligence
environments with particular depth in events that serve brand, agency, CPG, and enterprise technology audiences.

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