Join us!
Be a part of the Midwest’s largest convention for exhibitors, vendors and studios.
Grand Geneva Resort, Lake Geneva, WI
2023-09-26 9:00:00
Experience the glamour of Hollywood right here in the Midwest during the 2023 Geneva Convention September 26th – 28th, held at the luxurious Grand Geneva Resort and Spa in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
Catch a sneak preview of new fall films. Learn about new equipment and products. All at an event where you can network with your fellow exhibitors, vendors and studio executives in an unrushed, casual atmosphere.
Ben Marcus Humanitarian Award
Andrew Cretors
President, C. Cretors & Company
Larry D. Hanson Award of Excellence
Rich Daughtridge
President & CEO, Warehouse Cinemas
Paul J. Rogers Leadership Award
Bobbie Bagby Ford
Chief Creative Officer & EVP, B&B Theatres
Vendor of the Year
J&J Snack Foods
Centennial Award
Centennial Award
Innovator of the Year
PaperAirplane Media
Jim Wilson
Wilson Theatre Service
Ed Doherty
Classic Cinemas
Jim Billek
Billek Theatres
Ben Marcus Humanitarian Award
Todd Vradenburg
Excellence of Service Award
Rolando Rodriguez
Chairman, President, & CEO| Marcus Theatres
Chairman | NATO
Paul J. Rogers Leadership Award
Chris Johnson
CEO – Classic Cinemas
Larry D. Hanson Award of Excellence
Joel Davis
COO | Premiere Cinemas
Boxoffice Barometer Industry Figure of the Year
Jackie Brenneman
NATO | The Cinema Foundation
Studio of the Year
Paramount Pictures
Vendor of the Year
Moving iMage Technologies, Inc.
Spirit of the Industry
Joe Masher
President, NATO of NY
COO, Bow Tie Cinemas
Spirit of the Industry
Doug Murdoch
Executive Director,
Mid-Atlantic NATO
Jeff Logan
North Central NATO
Thomas M. Fencl
Davis Theater – NATO Illinois
Duke Goetz
Goetz Theaters – NATO of Wisconsin
Ben Marcus Humanitarian Award
George & Marianne Abiaad
Royal Corporation
Larry D. Hanson Award of Excellence
Gina DiSanto
NATO of Pennsylvania
Paul J. Rogers Leadership Award
Julien Marcel
CEO, Webedia
Studio Celebration
100 year anniversary of United Artists
Vendor of the Year
RCM Media
NATO of Wisconsin & Upper Michigan
Cinemas of Whitewater
Becky Pattermann
North Central NATO
Voy 3 Theatre/61 Drive-In
Dennis Voy
NATO of Illinois, Mike Wozny
Ben Marcus Humanitarian Award
EVP & General Sales Manager
Warner Bros. Pictures
Domestic Theatrical Distribution
Scott A. Forman
Larry D. Hanson Award of Excellence
B&B Theatres
President & CEO
Bob Bagby
Paul J. Rogers Leadership Award
New Vision Theatres
Chairman & Co-Founder
Bud Mayo
Studio Celebration
20th Century Fox
Vendor of the Year
Dolby Laboratories
Boxoffice Blue Ribbon Award
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
NATO of Wisconsin & Upper Michigan
Marcus Theatres Corporation
Michael Ogrodowski
North Central NATO
Midwest Cinema Service
Frederick (Ted) Bohemann
NATO of Illinois
AMC Theatres
Ann Seiler
