Sherrif Karamat

Sherrif Karamat, CAE, is President and CEO of PCMA and CEMA, the world’s largest community for business events strategists, providing education, networking, and market intelligence for the global business events community. Karamat leads the vision, mission and promise for PCMA’s global family of brands. He is a prominent business architect, enabling communities to become a catalyst for economic and social progress, organizational success, and personal and professional development. He is a past Chairman of the Events Industry Council’s (EIC) Board of Directors and now serves as a member of the Board. He is also a Board member of the Exhibitions and Conferences Alliance (ECA) and the Titans of Chicagoland. Additionally, Karamat is a member of the George Washington University’s Leadership Council for its Masters in Tourism Administration program. Karamat has a bachelor’s degree and a Master of Business Administration from York University in Toronto, Canada. He has completed postgraduate c