Meet Phoenix: A Global Host and a City on the Rise
In Phoenix, ambition has an origin story. The saying goes that “the desert made us do it.” For meetings and conventions, the desert makes more than possibility. It creates momentum.
Just 10 minutes from downtown, the tone-setting Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport—“America’s Friendliest Airport"—welcomes the world with ease, pairing its hospitable reputation with growing global reach through newly expanded routes to Europe and Asia.
On the ground, a compact and lively convention core punches far above its footprint, bringing uncommonly creative venues, award-winning dining and fascinating culture within easy reach of the Phoenix Convention Center, widely regarded as one of the country’s most beautiful and sophisticated convention centers. More than 4,000 hotel rooms closely surround this energized district, allowing attendees to move naturally from sessions to networking.
That ease is matched by relevance. This is a city that hosts Final Fours and Super Bowls, and notable lifestyle events while advancing the future of bioscience and advanced semi-conductor manufacturing that powers all things A.I. Phoenix’s thriving industries give planners access to speakers, sponsors and content that align with what attendees value from gathering together.
When it’s time to widen the lens, the setting shifts and the momentum follows. Greater Phoenix unfolds across multiple cities, from Phoenix and Scottsdale to Tempe, Mesa and Glendale. Walkable urban environments give way to dreamy desert off-sites and distinctive properties, all connected by the same energy that’s made the destination a top market, a global host and a city on the rise.
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