Daniel McKinnon, CEM, is the Chief Exhibitions Officer at MHI, the global trade association representing the material handling, supply chain and logistics industry. Mr. McKinnon works closely with an exceptional team of trade show professionals to produce MODEX in Atlanta and ProMat in Chicago. These two dynamic events are the world’s largest exhibitions in the supply chain industry.
Daniel brings over 33 years of experience in exhibition management to MHI. His most recent role was Vice President of Global Client Solutions at FreemanXP where he focused on helping the enterprises’ customers grow their events and business.
Previously, as Vice President of Events for the Energy & Engineering Group at Access Intelligence, Daniel was charged with launching and developing several industry leading events.
In addition, Daniel worked as Vice President of Government Events at 1105 Media; he also served as Executive Vice President of Messe Frankfurt, Inc., with management and oversight responsibility for the company’s international trade shows and business development efforts in North America. He has also served as Executive Director of International Development for AmericasMart Atlanta, Inc., and was International Sales and Marketing Director at SEMCO Productions.
Daniel is a past Chairperson of the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE); he served on the Board of Directors from 2012 – 2019. Daniel is also a former Chair and Director of the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) Board of Directors.
Daniel is currently on the Customer Advisory Board for the Georgia World Congress Center, Choose Chicago and CDS Registration, a Freeman Company.
Daniel lives in Dallas, TX with his wife, five children, one dog and a cat. Since the MHI offices are in Charlotte, NC; Daniel commutes during the week.