Emcee and CEO
DMP Creative
Devon M. Pasha is a professional emcee, event strategist and founder of DMP Creative LLC. A Certified Event Designer (CED) and Certified Meeting Professional (CMP), she works with organizations to design and deliver experiences that drive engagement and action.
Devon has spoken internationally on event design, leadership and women’s empowerment. She has been recognized as a 2024 Top 100 Most Influential People in the Events Industry, a 2023 Event Trendsetter, a 2024 Top Speaker by Smart Meetings and a 2025 Smart Women in Meetings Award recipient.
She holds a bachelor’s degree from Bryn Mawr College and a master’s degree in Creativity and Innovation from Drexel University.
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Strengthen your leadership approach through greater self-awareness, emotional intelligence and intentional decision-making. Explore practical strategies for leading teams, clients and stakeholders more effectively in high-pressure event environments.
Registration required: https://meetingprofessionals.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3xhDPgWpNnJgTLU
Learning outcomes:
Define conscious leadership and emotional intelligence in events
Assess personal responses and leadership behaviors under pressure
Apply conscious leadership strategies to complex event challenges
* CMP/CEU Approved: Talent Management, 4.00 credits

Strengthen your leadership approach through greater self-awareness, emotional intelligence and intentional decision-making. Explore practical strategies for leading teams, clients and stakeholders more effectively in high-pressure event environments.
Registration required: https://meetingprofessionals.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3xhDPgWpNnJgTLU
Learning outcomes:
Define conscious leadership and emotional intelligence in events
Assess personal responses and leadership behaviors under pressure
Apply conscious leadership strategies to complex event challenges

Explore the difference between delivering an event to specification and designing an experience with purpose. Watch an event take shape using the Event House™, a visual framework that helps you connect strategic intent with practical design choices.
Learning outcomes:
Distinguish event delivery from intentional experience design
Apply the Event House framework to a current event
Identify one purposeful design choice for your next event

Identify where business objectives and audience experience have become disconnected. Apply a practical framework to align strategy with human needs and create events that deliver stronger engagement, measurable outcomes and lasting value.
Learning outcomes:
Identify gaps between business objectives and attendee experience
Apply an alignment framework to a current event
Explain how aligned design supports ROI and engagement