Some of the major new features of IMEX America 2025, including inspiring speakers, industry-leading education, wellness and fun activations.

Two IMEX America speakers sure to inspire attendees also represent the global reach of the event, with one hailing from the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. and the other an ocean away in Australia.

Jumping headlong to promote what is branded a “Golden Decade,” Visit Anaheim is out on the road with a new tradeshow booth concept that also looks to the future via its immersive, experiential design.

IMEX America resumed its record-setting ways for the 2024 edition, filling the exhibit space at Mandalay Bay and drawing a throng of attendees that topped out at more than 15,000.

Carrying the theme “impact” for the next two years, IMEX Group’s major annual tradeshows in Las Vegas and Frankfurt are striving to communicate the true influence of meetings and events in myriad ways and on a deeper level.

The 2024 MPI World Education Congress (WEC), the association’s signature educational and networking event for meeting professionals, is around the corner, taking place May 20-22 in Louisville, Kentucky. Here’s a look at what’s on the WEC Louisville menu.

From the Farm Progress Show, the largest tradeshow by area in the U.S., to the relatively diminutive Indoor Ag-Con, agriculture meetings come in all shapes and sizes but, like the industry they serve, share a reliance on technology for success.

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will be featured at the Convening Leaders 2024 convention in San Diego January 8, 2024.

IMEX America celebrated its 12th year in style, posting an all-time record for attendance for any of its shows, with partner MPI also setting records for its Smart Monday educational program and revenue from its Rendezvous event. The October 17-19 exhibition portion of the program posted a 9% increase over 2022 numbers, with 360 in total, and the amount of exhibitor space increased 20%.

A major hospitality school and the leading association for DMOs team up to create more career opportunities in the hospitality industry via education and tradeshow experience opportunities.