Beth Surmont, FASAE, CAE, CMP

Vice President of Event Strategy and Design, 360 Live Media


Beth Surmont

Beth Surmont is obsessed with events. With on-the-ground experience spanning more than 20 years in corporate and non-profit events and trade shows; and as the current Vice President of Event Strategy & Design at 360 Live Media; Beth is an influential designer in shaping what the next era of events will be. She frequently speaks at ASAE, PCMA, MPI and other industry events, and hosts a regular design series called the Event Innovators Xchange (EIX).

In 2023, Beth was a finalist for the Event Designer of the Year award from PCMA. She was also recently named to the inaugural class of CMP Fellows in 2022, and to the 2022 ASAE Fellows class. In 2021 she was listed as one of BizBash’s 500 Most Influential People in Events. And she was named one of the Top 25 Influencers in the Meetings Industry for 2020. Beth is a founding board member of SocialOffset, a nonprofit that encourages local donations instead of destination boycotts. She currently lives in New Jersey with her wife and two dogs.