VenueConnect 2025

Jeremy Dueck
Consultant / Director of Arts & Entertainment
Keen Independent Research / City of Kitchener


Jeremy Dueck brings nearly 20 years of leadership experience in the arts and entertainment sector. He began his career with the City of Kitchener (Ontario, Canada), advancing to the role of General Manager of the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex, a municipally owned and operated 8,000-seat arena on a 44-acre urban site. Since 2023, Jeremy has served as Director of Arts & Entertainment for the City, where he oversees major Special Events, Arts & Creative Industries, and management of the City’s eight arts and entertainment venues, which include creative hubs, museums, performing arts centers, and large-scale arenas. Starting in 2021, Jeremy became a consultant with Keen Independent Research, notably contributing to projects such as the IAVM Arenas Performance Reporting Handbook and the Performing Arts Center Feasibility Study in Plainfield, IN. Jeremy holds a Master’s degree from Georgetown University and established a Venue Management program at the University of Waterloo.

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