2025 Annual Meeting
Growing Together
Join us for the 2025 Annual Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa for an exciting breakfast event filled with valuable insights and networking opportunities. You'll have the chance to connect with industry leaders, hear from Brand USA CEO Fred Dixon, and gain valuable knowledge.
This year, we will have all three of our international contractors present at the meeting. We will be offering one-on-one appointments that you can book before the program begins.
Meeting Details
Date: Wednesday, November 12th, 2025
Time: Breakfast begins at 8:30 am. The program is from 9:15 am-11:30 am.
Optional one-on-ones with our international contractors will be held from 8:10 am-9:10 am
Location: Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa
5001 Coconut Rd, Bonita Springs, FL 34134
Reserve Your Spot Today!
Register now for the 2025 VCB Annual Meeting. You can also choose to reserve a one-on-one appointment with our international contractors before the program begins.
Fred Dixon, Keynote Speaker
Fred Dixon is president and chief executive officer of Brand USA, the nation's public-private partnership dedicated to increasing international visitation to the United States through marketing and promotional efforts. In this role, Fred is responsible for accelerating the organization’s efforts to build and execute effective marketing strategies to increase U.S. travel exports, create jobs, strengthen the economy, and help enhance the image of the United States with people all over the world. Fred Dixon began his tenure as Brand USA’s President and CEO on July 15, 2024. He brings with him more than 30 years of experience in the travel and tourism industry.
Immediately prior to joining Brand USA, he served as President and CEO of NYC Tourism + Conventions for 10 years where he developed and implemented New York City’s tourism, meetings, and events strategy and programming to grow business and leisure travel from across the USA and from around the world.
New This Year: Meet our International Contractors
Nadia Bourgault
Territory: Germany, Austria & Switzerland
Jeanette Faria
Territory: Canada
Freddie Softley
Territory: United Kingdom, Ireland, & Scandinavia
We will have representation from all three of our international contractors from Germany, Canada and the UK and will offer 10-minute one-on-one appointments with them before the program begins. These are limited so make sure to book early!
