Nancy Drapeau, IPC, Vice President of Research, Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR)

Nancy Drapeau, IPC, Vice President of Research, Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR)

Nancy Drapeau, IPC. A 31-year market research veteran with more than 25 years in the business-to-business exhibitions industry. As CEIR’s Vice President of Research, Ms. Drapeau conducts industry wide studies and reports on current trends in the exhibition industry. In 2019, she was named to BizBash’s 1,000 Most Influential People in Events list.

She holds a BA in Government from Georgetown University and a Master’s in Advanced European and International Studies from l’Institut Européen des Hautes Études Internationales. She is an AC Nielsen Burke Institute trained focus group moderator. She is a well-respected industry speaker and an active member of the Industry Insights Association and has served on the Event Industry Council’s (EIC) Research & Advocacy Task Force. She lives in Maine, with her husband and a border collie named Moxie.