ADH Events

ADH Events
Full Service Meeting, Event Planning and Audio-Visual Production

Create Expertly

Innovate Flawlessly

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ADH Events
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445 W. Erie, Suite 110, Chicago, IL 60654, USA
ADH-Events.com office: +1-312-265-9759


ADH Events
Full Service Event Planning & Audio-Visual Production

Our Vision:
For our clients to view ADH Events as an integral part of their team and
a key component to the success of their meetings and events
regardless of size or complexity.

Our Mission:
To partner with our clients to create, execute, monitor and manage all
meeting and event details to assure the attainment of specific project
goals and objectives in any environment around the globe.

Our Values:
Superior client service, Sophisticated Project Management Systems,
Flexibility in design and execution, Communication at all levels, Cutting
edge knowledge in multiple industries, Commitment to technology,
Environmental sustainability, and responsibility to the community.



ADH Events
Advantages of Choosing Experts

Senior Planners Who Have “Been There”:
Our key staff members have a minimum of 20 years experience in the
travel, catering, hotel, DMC, entertainment and meeting & event
planning industry.
What we “bring to the table”;

A consultant’s approach

Established relationships with leading vendors and venues

Communication on every level

How this sets us apart from Competition:
No one else can match our level of experience and industry expertise
allowing us to plan and deliver outstanding programs, flawlessly, each
and every time.



ADH Events
Some of Our Services
Full-Service Meeting & Event Management • Event
Marketing & Branding • Audio-Visual Production • Graphic
Design • Site & Hotel Selection • Vendor Selection •
Contract Negotiation • Promotional Items & Awards •
Attendee Registration • Management of Food & Beverage •
Off-Site Events • Air Travel • Ground Transportation •
Destination Management • Theme Development • Décor &
Staging • Entertainment • Processing Attendee
Reimbursements • Evaluations & Follow-Up Surveys



ADH Events
Types of Meetings & Events
Product Launches • Speaker Training • Speaker Bureau
Meetings • Investigator Meetings • Sales Meetings •
Advisory Board Meetings • Not-For-Profit Fundraising
Events • Awards Ceremonies • Corporate Retreates •
Sponsored Satellite Events & Seminars associated with
Conferences & Tradeshows • Guest/Spouse Activities •
Alumni Events • Teambuilding Programs • Scientific
Meetings • Conferences • Dine-Arounds • Incentive Trips



ADH Events
ADH Events Meeting Management
Our team of highly experienced, professional meeting planners
have earned an excellent reputation for their skills in contract
negotiation, site selection, project leadership, logistics planning and
precise on-site execution of meetings and events. They manage
dozens of meetings annually throughout North America, Europe,
Asia, South America, and Australia with attendance from 10 to
more than 1,500 attendees.



ADH Events
What Sets ADH Events Apart
• A Consultant’s Approach: ADH views each meeting not as an
island, but rather as an integral part of a larger strategy to develop
and enhance our client’s image within their industry and increase
ROI overall.

• Vast International Experience: ADH’s vast international
experience, proficiency in foreign languages, and knowledge of
international cultures and customs translates into a perfectly
smooth experience for ADH’s clients and their participants.

• Fully Integrated Database Structure: ADH utilizes advanced
database software so we can analyze all aspects of attendees’
meeting participation and never miss an opportunity to cut costs for
our client.



ADH Events
Strong and Proven Commitment to Client Satisfaction and
Customer Service
• Comprised of knowledgeable and friendly staff, ADH‘s professionals
are available at all times to answer participants’ calls and emails.

• Cost Effective AV Production: ADH’s team of AV experts flawlessly
arrange and manage all AV needs at a considerably lower cost than
other meeting management firms.

• Experience with Various Industries and their Rules: ADH’s team
understands the intricacies of various industries, specializing in the
Pharmaceutical industry with its PhRMA Code Guidelines and the
Medical Device industry with its AdvaMed Code.

• Detailed Floor Plans: Delivering complete to-scale floor plans with
every proposal is standard procedure at ADH. 2D and 3D views of the
meeting rooms allow our clients to buy with confidence and virtually
eliminates surprises.



ADH Events
Some of Our Clients



ADH Events
Contact Us
Alexander deHilster, Principal
office: +1-312-265-9759 ext. 10
mobile: +1-312-351-5511
email: adehilster@adh-events.com

Suzun Edmead, Allyson (Helle) Rinaldo,
Director of Global Sales Director of Sales
office: +1-312-265-9759 ext. 14 office: +1-312-265-9759 ext. 15
US mobile: +1-312-622-1144 mobile: +1-312-525-0102
UK mobile: +44 (0) 7895 795060 email: arinaldo@adhevents.com
email: sedmead@adh-event.com

Paul Sullenger, Meredith Dodson,
Executive Event P roducer Senior Event P roducer
office: +1-312-265-9759 ext. 11 office: +1-312-265-9759 ext. 13
mobile: +1-312-351-0226 mobile: +1-847-226-4784
email: psullenger@adh-events.com email: mdodson@adh-events.com

Jeremy Lawn Dave Wheeler
AV P roducer M ultim edia
office: +1-312-265-9759 x12 office: +1-312-265-9759 x12
mobile: +1-733-899-4248 mobile: +1-312-730-8427
email: jlawn@adh-events.com dwheeler@adh-events.com



ADH Events
Bio: Alexander deHilster
Since starting ADH Events, Alexander deHilster has taken every opportunity to enrich client ideas
with his own creative vision. Endowed with a true passion for the industry, Alexander is proof
positive of ADH Events’ dedication to events that are every bit as unique as they are fanciful, as
effective as they are visually stunning.

Prior to starting ADH Events, Alexander produced small and large corporate meetings for event
planning firms in Chicago and New Orleans. Originally specializing in the medical industry,
Alexander oversaw the planning and execution of both corporate and private events in both
North America and Europe.

Alexander was born in the Netherlands and speaks fluent English, German and French as well as his
native Dutch, rendering him an ideal candidate to coordinate events and meetings, both
domestic and internationally.

Alexander boasts a high level of pertinent experience. He mastered an understanding of space – and
its potential – which is being used daily in the creation of detailed 3-D floor plans.

Alexander’s prodigious personal skills were honed on the road while planning and conducting major
3-week motor coach tours throughout the United States and Canada.



ADH Events
Bio: Suzun Edmead
With over 25 years of experience in the customer service and hospitality industry, Suzun’s career has
spanned several continents.

Suzun was born in London, England and worked in various positions with British Airways for 10 years
before moving to Nigeria and Indonesia prior to coming to the United States in 1994.

It was in New Orleans that Suzun realized her true passion for meeting and event planning with
positions in the Hotel, DMC and Catering Industries. Suzun worked with such clients as
Novartis, Merck, Sanofi-Aventis and Schering-Plough and as well as with AON Risk Services and
Napco LLC . She was also involved with “110% fun events” including the debut of the Band of
Brothers, the HBO Mini-Series at The National World War II Museum, and the Anne Rice’s Mini-
Series “The Feast of All Saints” for Showtime Networks. It would not have been New Orleans if
she had not assisted in the planning, for 2 consecutive years, of the Mardi Gras Day event for
American Express Centurion Cardholders as well as Super Bowl XXXVI events for Fox Sports and
ESPN Classic.

July 4th 2002 brought Suzun from the Big Easy to the Windy City where she held several business
development positions in the Catering and Event planning industry working with clients such as
the University of Chicago, Northwestern and Roosevelt Universities, Morgan Stanley, Ernst &
Young, KPMG, Freeborn & Peters, Skidmore, Owens & Merrill, UniCare/WellPoint and Akzo Nobel.

October 2008 Alexander persuaded Suzun out of ‘mummy hood’ and back to the U.S., after she had
moved to the U.K. with her infant son in July 2006, to take up the position as Director of Sales
for ADH Events. Suzun serves on the Women’s Committee at The Mid-America Club and on the
Membership Committee at the British American Business Council.



ADH Events
Bio: Allyson (Helle) Rinaldo
Allyson began her meeting and event planning career with a degree from the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill in Recreation Administration, a minor in Chemistry, and an intensive
internship program on an exclusive island off North Carolina's coast. Throughout the internship
program, Allyson coordinated and detailed family activities and competitions for the island's
visitors, like Demi Moore, Bruce Willis, Willard Scott, Bill Cower and their families.

Realizing her true calling, following her internship, Allyson found herself at the Chicago-based,
international meeting planning firm., MBM Productions. She specialized in high-end
pharmaceutical clients. Earning the position of Director of Meeting Planning, she managed a
team of seven meeting planners and four audio-visual production individuals to deliver superior
meetings and special events throughout North America and Europe.

After eight years working in both sales and operations for MBM Productions, Allyson moved to
ALLURE Events and Meetings and focused solely on sales. As Director of Corporate Sales,
Allyson broadened her range of vertical markets beyond the pharmaceutical industry.

With over a decade of experience, Allyson continues to pursue her passion for planning and selling
meetings throughout Europe, Asia, and North America.



ADH Events
Bio: Paul Sullenger
Paul E. Sullenger has an extensive background in entertainment, catering, event production and
management.

His performing career has seen Paul on stages throughout the United States and in the Chicagoland
area. Paul also has travelled extensively, performing for Disney in Orlando, Florida and at Tokyo
Disneyland, sailing for Birka Cruise Line (Baltic Sea Cruises) and Cunard Cruise Lines (World
Cruises).

Paul began catering in between performing gigs and was immediately bitten by the events bug,
quickly moving up the ranks from wait staff to event supervisor. Soon after, he started managing
private catering events at The Kentucky Derby, The Breeder’s Cup and The Buick Open.

These experiences lead to an event production position with a successful event planning company in
Chicago. During his three years there, Paul produced events and meetings for large and small
companies throughout the United States and Canada, made arrangements for customized tours
and managed their specific transportation needs, managed events and meetings from set-up
through breakdown, designed customized themed events, booked and managed stylized
entertainment and décor for events, made private dining arrangements for dine-around
programs and managed budgets for the events.

With the familiarity and relationships with private venues, hotels, caterers, restaurants, décor, floral,
equipment, linen, entertainment, production and audio/visual companies, Paul brings a wealth of
knowledge and creativity to ADH Events.



ADH Events
Bio: Meredith Dodson
Meredith came to ADH Events with a background in planning corporate events, social functions, and
non-profit fundraisers. She has organized meetings and events for attendees ranging form 25 to
800 people through out the world and has an exceptional working knowledge of her craft and
the specific needs of varied industries and their special events.

Her career in event management began while she was still in High School, planning corporate holiday
parties and social engagements. Shortly after graduating from DePaul University she worked for
the Chicago Architectural Foundation where she helped to organize the first annual Patron of the
Year Award that honored prominent leaders in the community and played host to several
hundred guests.

Following the CAF, she worked on the philanthropy team at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
Meredith was able to establish herself as an effective team member as well as innovative leader.
While at RIC, she was responsible for Board Meetings, Donor Luncheons, Press Conferences and
Departmental Meetings.

Meredith’s expertise and experience in the field eventually lead her to the corporate side of event
production, particularly pharmaceutical conferences. While working with a Chicago based
company she helped produce events in 12 countries and all across the United States. Her
extensive international adeptness and ability to creatively solve problems in foreign
environments translates as a benefit to any team and a valued asset to all her clients. Her
enthusiasm for event planning will make any client as excited about their next function as she is.



ADH Events
Bio: Jeremy Lawn
Jeremy is a multi-talented Producer with over a decade of top-tier experience in event planning,
production management, staging, audio/visual production design, and video and television
production. Jeremy attended Purdue University, studying Theater and English. While writing,
designing, building and acting in college theater productions, he quickly found his true passion
behind the scenes.

After graduating in 2000, Jeremy got his start with McDonald’s Corporation, coordinating nationwide
marketing conferences, corporate events and internal business meetings. Jeremy also
immersed himself in all aspects of video production, script to shooting and post-production.

Following his stint at McDonald’s, Jeremy tapped into Chicago’s one-of-a-kind world of industrial
stage production… with a drive to learn all about all the technical elements that make a big
show shine. He absorbed everything he could get his hands on; running cameras, building
stages, rigging lighting and sound gear, creating color schemes and floor plans, creating
presentation graphics, and even designing and building custom furniture.

Jeremy has set up and managed A/V support at meetings for medical clients Biotech & Angiotech,
engineering companies Square D and Tenneco, as well as corporate clients McDonald’s, Compaq
and Abbott Labs. He has an in-depth knowledge of presentation support; including PowerPoint,
digital video recording, video and slide projection, conference room audio setup, and simple
lighting for board meetings. Jeremy works closely to learn exactly what his client needs to
communicate during a meeting, and the most efficient way to do so.

Jeremy has a true desire to do whatever it takes and to drive those around him to do the same…
resulting in a truly impressive production.



ADH Events
Bio: Dave Wheeler
Creativity has been at the core of David’s thinking from an early age. From being an artist and
musician since grade school, to overseeing graphic design, video creation, and web
implementation for numerous corporate and private clients, David brings the creative spark to
everything he does.

David started in multimedia by producing the promotional materials and videos for his music group.
He moved to Chicago 7 years ago and began freelancing for various event companies

He has made everything from documentary videos, motion graphics, banners, invitations, programs;
everything involved with multi-media production. David has worked with such clients as Absolut
Vodka, The Boston Consulting Group, Hinsdale Hospital, Blair Hull, The Illinois Arts Alliance, and
The University of Chicago.

Having over ten years of experience in the multimedia field, David can ensure that your multimedia
project has the creativity and professionalism that it deserves.



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