Antwone Stigall has been selected to receive a Top 40 Under 40 Urban Elite Professionals Award on Saturday, November 18 at the Hilton Memphis.  Top 40 Under 40 Urban Elite Professionals Awards honor African-American rising Memphians who offer unique and innovative solutions to social problems, as well as those who shine in their respective professions. This black tie awards gala spotlights these remarkable Top 40 Under 40 Urban Elite Professionals and their outstanding achievements.

Stigall is the chief events officer of Antwone Stigall & Co. and Event Management & Production Company. He is an award-winning event professional who is currently the only African-American male who holds the designations CMP (Certified Meeting Professional) & DES (Digital Event Strategist) in the state of Tennessee.  These are highly regarded designations in the Meetings & Travel Industry.

Stigall is an active member of MPI (Meeting Professionals International), ASAE (American Society of Association Executives) & PCMA (Professional Convention Management Association), where he has served as a 2-Term Vice President for the West Region, Student Task Force Member, and now the International Chair of Diversity & Inclusion. He's also a member of the Mayor's Young Professionals Council of Shelby County and an Embark Program Alumni of the New Memphis Institute. While pursuing his passion of producing strategic, effective, and impactful meetings and events that deliver and exceed the business goals set for his clients, Stigall thrives on sharing his knowledge and experiences by facilitating and teaching the CMP Pre Certification Class for seasoned professionals and also Meetings and Events Foundational Class for Beginners.

Congratulations Antwone!