Sandy Biback has been a member of the conference/business/event business for over 40 years. She has, along the way, worked for planning companies, a hotel and owned her own professional planning consulting company since January 1990.

Sandy for about 15 years, taught hospitality and conference management at several colleges. She has served on countless boards within professional associations. She has collaborated on industry textbooks. Sandy has spoken at many industry events; has been published widely. Along the way she has continued to learn, and grow within her own profession. She has won several awards for her work, her teaching, and her mentoring.

Aligned with her retirement in 2017, she began researching the horrors of sex trafficking and realized it WAS happening in hotels at all levels; at conferences; at sporting events. She formed Meeting Professionals Against Human Trafficking (www.mpaht.com) as a grassroots organization with a group of passionate professionals, to create awareness and collaboration between planners and hotels. Ultimately MPAHT wants to see every planner ask about training of every hotel they intend to use AND to see every hotel have training in place for all staff.

Sandy was named a 2019 winner in the Visionary category. https://www.smartmeetings.com/magazine_article/smart-women-in-meetings-2019-visionary. This prestigious awards platform honors women who are making significant impacts on the meetings industry and inspiring female meeting ambassadors worldwide. In 2021, she won a Women Who Rock Award-one of only 6 women to win. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/women-who-rock-awards-1.6225113

In October 2022, Sandy was named to the Event Industry Council’s Hall of Leaders, for career spanning achievements. One of the most prestigious awards within the events industry. https://www.meetingsnet.com/global-events-planning/eic-announces-2022-recipients-its-hall-leaders-other-global-awards