Akeshi Akinseye Joins Engage!25 Santa Barbara as Featured Speaker

We’re thrilled to share exciting news from the Kesh Events world: our founder and creative director, Akeshi Akinseye, has been announced as one of the featured speakers at Engage!25 Santa Barbara, taking place December 8–11, 2025, at the stunning Ritz-Carlton Bacara and Rosewood Miramar Beach.

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Engage! is known globally as the premier summit for luxury wedding and event professionals, bringing together the industry’s most visionary minds, tastemakers, and thought leaders for immersive experiences and high-level conversations. To be included in this powerhouse lineup of speakers is a true honor—and a reflection of Akeshi’s influence and leadership in the world of bespoke, high-touch celebrations.

As the founder of Kesh Events and The Art of Celebrating, Akeshi has spent over a decade producing unforgettable events for clients around the world. Her signature style blends elevated floral artistry, intentional guest experiences, and global perspective. At Engage!25, she’ll be sharing her insights on building a brand that transcends trends and designing events that connect deeply through culture, storytelling, and hospitality—something she’s become known for across luxury weddings, corporate activations, and high-profile milestone celebrations.

This marks another incredible milestone on the heels of a landmark year that includes major press features, a new book (The Art of Celebrating), and a growing roster of international destination weddings and immersive experiences curated by Kesh Events.

If you’re attending Engage!25 Santa Barbara this winter, we’d love to connect —let’s celebrate, collaborate, and raise the bar together.

Event Info:
Engage!25 Santa Barbara
December 8–11, 2025
The Ritz-Carlton Bacara & Rosewood Miramar Beach

Photo Daniel Colvin Photography

Want to bring the Kesh Events experience to your next wedding, celebration, or brand event? Let’s talk about how we can design something unforgettable for you: Contact Us

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Akeshi Akinseye
Akeshi Akinseye

Founder & CEO of Kesh Events | Event Planner, Designer, Author & Hospitality Expert

Akeshi Akinseye is the founder and CEO of Kesh Events, a Chicago-based event planning, design and production company creating high-end weddings, destination celebrations, private events and brand experiences worldwide.

With more than 15 years of experience, her work centers on thoughtful hospitality, guest experience, cultural intelligence and the planning, design and production of highly considered celebrations.

Akeshi is also the author of The Art of Celebrating, a book about meaningful gatherings, thoughtful design and creating more intentional moments around the table and at home.

Her work and perspective on weddings, celebrations, design and hospitality have been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Brides, People and other leading publications.

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