Connecting Leaders to Leaders

Develop top-to-top relationships with 200 executives sharing insights and opportunities

  • Trustworthy

For 23 years, through every business cycle, ECEF has connected executives at associations and independent organizers to information they use immediately.

  • High Energy

Clients expect an open and spirited peer exchange. And they get it.

  • Rewarding

Take away actionable ideas and valuable contacts that will benefit your brand, your event, your organization, and your career.

ECEF 2024 Video Recap

May 28, 2025

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Walter E. Washington Convention Center

Washington DC

 

Registration Fee

$695 if you register before March 1 and $895 thereafter. $495 for each additional colleague

Change in Plans? Last-minute qualified substitutions are welcome or cancel by May 21, 2025 for a full refund. 

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Expand Your Circle of Top-Level Contacts

Often called the A-List of the events industry.

  • Welcome Reception on Tuesday, May 28 kicks off face-to-face engagement.
  • Networking lunch and breaks keeps the networking action going all day.
  • Meet The Leaders session gives everyone a chance to stand and be seen.

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Event tech demonstrations for non-tech executives

Event technology products and services are proliferating and improving at an ever-quickening pace. TechDemo gives executives an opportunty to explore leading-edge solutions without the technobabble. 

  • Hands-on event tech demonstrations.
  • Meet tech experts AND the executives that run the company.
  • Explore solutions for marketing, sales, operations and back office.

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Testimonials

  • ECEF is one the few opportunities where independent and association show organizers get to mingle and learn from one another.
    Karen Chupka
    Chief Strategist, Chupka Consulting LLC
  • You've got 200 C-level executives here. There's a lot of peer-to-peer learning, which is incredible.
    Chris Dolnack
    Senior Vice President, National Shooting Sports Foundation
  • As a newcomer to events, it is so valuable to connect and have interactions that pay off.
    Cassandra Farrington
    Co-Founder & CEO, Marijuana Business Daily
  • I've had a bunch of conversations with people we're going to want to do business with.
    Chris Bown
    Executive Vice President, National Association of Broadcasters
  • ECEF is a great event! In one day I can hear insights and best practices from the ‘Who’s Who’ in our industry.
    Mary Pat Heftman
    Principal, Principal MPH Solutions, LLC
  • ECEF is a fixture on my calendar. Don’t delegate this one; as a CEO, you need to be there.
    Lori M. Anderson, CAE
    President & CEO, International Sign Association
  • The value I’ve gained from ECEF has always exceeded expectations. It’s the only event that brings together association and media executives to network, debate, and exchange new business ideas and best practices.
    Kerry C. Gumas
    Chief Executive Officer, Metacomet LLC
  • ECEF has valuable content and useful take-aways in a variety of areas.
    Peter Eelman
    Vice President Exhibitions and Communications, The Association for Manufacturing Technology, AMT
  • ECEF is the most valuable education and networking event of the year. The ideas shared by speakers and participants helped us grow attendance and sales. There is no better opportunity to learn from the brightest in the industry.
    Eric Wulf
    CEO, International Carwash Association®

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Lippman Connects You

  • Adam Reiter, Director, Event Experiences, National Retail Federation
  • Adrienne Tiritilli, Senior Vice President, Trade Show, International Housewares Association
  • Alan Patterson, Sales & Customer Engagement Director GSO, Encore
  • Allison Konczyk, Director, Exhibitions Operations, AMT - The Association for Manufacturing Technology
  • Allison Moran, SVP, Corporate Strategy, DBC Pri-Med, LLC
  • Amy Chisholm, Vice President, Education & Meetings, Building Owners and Managers Association International (BOMA)
  • Amy Fisher, Vice President, Engagement, Marketing & Member Development, Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS)
  • Andre Walker Sr., Senior National Accounts Director, Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau
  • Andrea Doyle, Executive Editor, Skift Meetings
  • Andrew Darmohraj, Senior Director, Conventions, National Safety Council
  • Andrew Flank, Senior Vice President, Sales, Events and Exhibitions, The American Institute of Architects (AIA)
  • Andrew Ortale, Chief Sales Officer, VisitPITTSBURGH
  • Angie Kocken, Director of Exhibits, Mortgage Bankers Association
  • Anne Bergen, National Account Director, Visit Atlantic City
  • Aparna Ramesh, Executive Vice President ' Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Farmer Mac
  • April Walsh, Vice President, Sponsorship & Engagement, Trade Show Executive
  • Arielle Paterick, Marketing Director - Audience, ASD Market Week
  • Arjun Hajela, Group Director, Events (Canada), SME - Society of Manufacturing Engineers
  • Arnaud Istas, Group Head of Business Development, EasyFairs
  • Ashley Kempson, Director, Meetings & Convention Operations, NADA - National Automobile Dealers Association
  • Bergitta Cotroneo, Chief Operating Officer, American College of Physicians
  • Beth Bushman, National Sales Director, Discover Puerto Rico
  • Beth Casson, Group Vice President, Manufacturing Events Portfolio, RX USA
  • Bethany Chirico, Chief Experience Officer, AIHA
  • Bill Adams, Director of Convention Sales, Destination DC
  • Bob Merar, Executive Vice President, American Pet Products Association (APPA)
  • Bob Priest-Heck, Chief Executive Officer, Freeman
  • Bonnie Gurney, Vice President, Strategic Content & Partnerships, AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology
  • Bonnie Knight, Head of Client Experience, HLTH
  • Brandon Vail, Co-Founder and CEO, SmartConnX
  • Brian Pagel, Executive Vice President, Emerald
  • Brittany Schact, Director, Customer Success, Billington CyberSecurity
  • Bruce Millar, Deputy Director, Meetings Department, Transportation Research Board
  • Bryan Sterling, Group Director, Global Sales, Hybrid+ Certified, Encore
  • Caitlin Fox, Vice President & Marketing Strategist, mdg, A Freeman Company
  • Carol Miller, Chief Marketing Officer, MHI - The Industry That Makes Supply Chains Work
  • Carrie Smith, Chief of Learning, American Thoracic Society
  • Charles LeGette, Chief of Staff, Billington CyberSecurity
  • Chris Brown, CEO, Level Up Event Strategies
  • Chris Corey, Executive Director, Business Development, VerticalXchange
  • Chris Frost, CEO, VerticalXchange
  • Chris Kappes, Strategic Advisor, Exhibit City News
  • Chris Piselli, Sr. Director, Data & Analytics, RX Global
  • Christine Ianuzzi, CEO, Leading Edge Expositions, LLC/CWCBExpo
  • Christine Kiesling, Vice President, Customer Experience, Hargrove from Encore
  • Christopher Price, Chief Strategy Officer, Tradeshow Logic
  • Damon Ross, Senior Group VIce President, CORT Events
  • Dan Cole, Senior Director, Exposition Sales, AVIXA - Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association
  • Dan Goldstein, Chief Marketing Officer, Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association (AVIXA)
  • Dana Wuesthoff, Vice President, Exhibitions & Event Services, AEM - Association of Equipment Manufacturers

200 Leaders. Countless Opportunities.