Presenters

Mike Waterman was appointed president and CEO of Visit Anaheim in April 2024. Waterman, a hospitality veteran with over 30 years of leadership and sales experience, previously served as chief sales officer at Visit Orlando. Prior to Visit Orlando, he was the president and CEO of the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau also known as Visit Houston. Waterman started his career at Marriott International, where he last served as vice president of sales for the Western region overseeing 100 properties, including a grouping of Marriott hotels in Los Angeles' convention district known as L.A. Live.