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ECEF 2026 Word Clouds and Polling Results

This Freeman report was referenced during the session "Adding Information Value Across the Event Experience" As organizers continue to rethink the role of learning at events, this session explores how ...

Hosting, sponsoring, attending. We've done it all. And every time, we're watching people ask the same quiet question: is it worth coming back? This session is a candid debrief on what's changing - why ...

What happens on Capitol Hill and in the White House has never had a bigger impact on what happens on the show floor. That’s why the Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance (ECA) is the public policy voice ...

When does it pay off to leave money behind? For the past 24 years, the NACS show has been quietly doing just that. Bob Hughes, Vice President, NACS, shares their success strategy. NACS does not leave ...

Widen Your Leadership Perspective Your leadership acumen has brought you great success. Keynoter Edwina Kulego gives you the opportunity to build on that success. Edwina explains that a global mindset ...

Too few opportunities for independent organizers and associations to partner come to fruition because of an implied culture clash. It doesn’t have to be that way. In this candid and insightful session ...

Sam Lippman, President, Lippman Connects set the tone for the day with this fast-paced session highlighting key data points that have big implications.

ECEF 2025 session takeaways from Kimberly Hardcastle, President, mdg, A Freeman Company and Ken Holsinger, Senior Vice President, Strategy, Freeman

What sets groundbreaking event organizers apart from those who simply maintain the status quo? First, Freeman Senior VP - Strategy Ken Holsinger and mdg President Kimberly Hardcastle will unveil key F ...

In this interactive session, Hervé Sedky, President and CEO, Emerald, will moderate a panel of experts, including Kevin Hinton, Managing Director, Group Travel, U.S. Travel Association; Isabelle Icso, ...

Every January, the World Economic Forum brings together political, business, and thought leaders. Better known as Davos, it is arguably the most exclusive annual event in the world. Although more than ...

As customer expectations evolve, delivering and communicating ROI is no longer the finish line; it’s now the baseline. Building on the success of their value-based selling journey, Indiya Okam, Group ...

It’s general knowledge that exhibitors usually pay more than their direct share of costs. As the cost burden on exhibitors continues to rise, organizers must wake up now to the reality that the prevai ...

Just when you’re beginning to doubt which way is ahead, ECEF brings you this perfectly timed keynote address from Consumer Technology Association CEO Gary Shapiro. His insights will illuminate a path ...

Sam Lippman, President, Lippman Connects sets the tone for the day with this fast-paced session highlighting key data points that have big implications. Polling Results  

Bixby, Kyle - ASCRS Call, Emily - AUSA Miller, Mackenzie - NADA Muckle, Rachel - NAB Rowley, Rasheena - AUSA

If events are all about people, why do organizers so often neglect the human factor in event planning? Christine Kiesling, Vice President, Customer Experience, Hargrove from Encore and Erin Uritus, CE ...

Ten years ago, brash up-and-coming Greg Topalian captivated the ECEF audience with bold predictions for 2024. Recently named Chairman of Clarion Events North America, Greg is back. This time, he’ll ca ...

You have 86,400 seconds today to put transformative change into motion. How are you doing so far? That attitude is what encourages Teena Piccione, Senior Director, Google, to embrace change every day ...

Hear what CFOs expect when they approve budgets for our events. Find out how your organization can anticipate and fulfill their expectations to solidify your share of the budget. Our CFO panel include ...