Eduardo Chaillo

About Eduardo Chaillo

Eduardo Chaillo is a natural connector of meeting and tourism professionals globally. Currently President of his own consultancy company: Global Meetings & Tourism Specialists, he is now also Global General Manager for Latin America in Maritz Chaillo worked for the last years as Executive Director for the Meeting Industry for the Mexico Tourism Board in their office in Washington, D.C. He was responsible for developing alliances with all the organizations and players from the meetings and conventions arena as well as to conduct Mexico’s effort towards the Association, Corporate and Destination Weddings markets. He was the N American director also from the office in Chicago. For 6 editions, he was the Exec Director of Mexican Tourism Tianguis which is the most important leisure travel platform in Mexico (Mexican Pow/Wow ) that used to take place in Acapulco.From 1995 to 1998, Chaillo was Secretary of Tourism of the State of Zacatecas, Chaillo has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM) and studies of master’s degree in finance at the ITESM. He has both CIC’s global Certification as a Meeting Professional (CMP) and MPI’s CMM on Meeting Management. He got his CASE credential through PCMAHe served for 6 years in the ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association) Board of Directors representing North America; he also serves in PCMA’s Board of Trustees and was international representative to the CMP Board of Directors within the CIC umbrella.Recently he was given the JMIC’s Profile and Power Award and was recognized by Successful Meetings & Max Expos Magazine as one of the 25/15 Most Influential People in the Meetings Industry. He was inducted as a 2013 Honoree in the Convention Industry Council´s Hall of Leaders. Eduardo also got the PCMA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018, the Events Industry Council Chair Award in 2023, and the FIEXPO 2025 Award in recognition for his professional trajectory.

Experience

1. Global General Manager for Latin America

   Maritz

   Feb 2014 — Present · Falls Church, VA, US

   Eduardo Chaillo joined Maritz Global Events as Global General Manager for Latin America as an extended member of the team through his company (Global Meetings and Tourism Specialists). He is responsible for establishing regional partnerships that ensure consistent design and delivery of the MGE experience, identifying opportunities to culturally enhance client programs, and advancing our reach and position within the Latin American conferences, meetings, events and incentive travel industry. In addition, he is essential in developing and pursuing new business opportunities in the region.

Education

• Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México

  Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Operations Management and Supervision

  1987 — 1991

• Modern American School

  Highschool, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates

  1972 — 1987