Karen Hartline

Karen Hartline, CMP, is an experienced event professional with a robust career spanning over a decade in the industry. Currently serving as Event Director at VentureBeat since November 2022, Hartline previously held significant positions including Director of Corporate Events at GitLab and Director of Events at Homepoint. Notable achievements include leading event strategies for Particle and Capsilon, where focus was on comprehensive event programming and budget management. As CEO and Director of Event Production at Reinventing Events, Hartline established a strong reputation for executing large-scale B2B events for high-profile clients. Further contributions to the industry include serving as Program Co-Chair for INFORUM and multiple roles at Mashable, where a pivotal event strategy was developed under Hartline’s direction. Hartline holds a B.S. in Recreation Management/Kinesiology from the University of Central Oklahoma.