David Etzler

David Etzler
Founder, Living Green Fair

David is an entrepreneur, eco-enthusiast, and event producer with a long track record of starting up and managing profitable events. Through his company, BusinessEvents, LLC, David produces trade shows, conferences and global trade missions all over the world.

David’s newest event venture, The Living Green Fair, combines his event production experience with his personal passion for Green ideas. With this fair, he will give back to the community by educating average families and business owners on how to live a Greener, healthier and more environmentally sustainable lifestyle. The Living Green Fair is the largest Green themed event in the South Florida region with over 10,000 attendees expected in Boca Raton, Fl.

David also owns and operates OutsourceWorld, LLC, a company that produces trade shows, trade missions, content and specialized events for the global sourcing industry. Primarily focused on business services, the Global Sourcing Forum + Expo is their premier event. This conference and thought leadership forum is designed for business leaders charged with gaining a competitive advantage, strengthening their organization, and increasing profit margins. This event has become an important meeting place where buyers and sellers of global business services converge to network, learn, and close business.

This event brings academic resources, thought leaders, over 1,000 sourcing executives, and 135 global suppliers from more than 25 countries to the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City over two days. Besides Fortune 1000 firms, it also has a special focus on mid market multinational companies that are increasingly challenged to grow to the next level.

Before founding BusinessEvents, LLC, David founded BDI, (www.bdionline.com) and served as a senior sales & Business Development executive for Vitts Networks, Qwest Communications (NYSE: Q) and IDT (NYSE: IDT). David is a board member of the Strategic Forum, the Treasurer of the Boca Falls Homeowners Association, and a member of the West Boca Community Council. David resides in Boca Raton, Florida with his wife Allison, his two children, Russell and Abigail and his third kid - a saltwater aquarium.