Damian Hutt, has been in the business of providing business-critical information and education for twenty years, with both Informa plc a leading publishing and conference company and at the Association of Association Executives (AAE), which he founded in 2006 and is the Executive Director. With over 32 years of experience in conferences these are a major part of the offering at the AAE to international audiences in the UK, mainland Europe, India and in 2018 in Africa. The organization publishes reports, a magazine and case studies. He has developed the AAE to a membership and subscription of over 23,000 people, over 20 events and a team of 12 staff. In 2018 his focus is on partnerships for state-of-the-art technology providers to deliver high quality services to members