Alyssa Perna

QC Event School Course Advisor and Tutor

Principal, Experience Events and Managing Director, Ingenuity Cleveland

Alyssa is the creative force behind Experience Events, a full-service strategic event planning firm which offers solutions for corporate and large-scale events. She is also the Managing Director for Ingenuity Cleveland, which hosts year-round programming and an annual festival, animating Cleveland’s urban spaces with world-class innovative experiences while exploring the boundaries of art and technology.  Ingenuity Fest touts 15,000+ visitors, performers, volunteers, entrepreneurs, and artists.

Prior to this, she was the Head of Operations and Production for a global conference production company where she led the business performance of over 30 technical conferences across North and South America.  Her experience includes directing operations, negotiating contracts and terms, managing complex budgets, designing and producing events, all while leading a diverse team of event professionals towards achieving financial growth for a multi-million dollar events business.

In 2016, she was named the Corporate Event Planner Rising Star of the year by Cleveland Business Connects Magazine.