Executive Level Demos for Non-Tech Executives, May 27, Washington, D.C.

ARLINGTON, VA—April 23, 2026—The popular TechDemo at the Exhibition and Convention Executives Forum (ECEF) will be back again for 2026. As always, TechDemo will feature a curated selection of event technology demonstrations tailored to non-technology executives. The ECEF TechDemo is exceptionally productive because leaders from both organizers and solutions providers will be on hand for top-to-top conversations. Learn more at www.lippmanconnects.com/ecef.

On May 27 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, D.C., TechDemo will feature solutions from these sponsors:

View a demonstration of 3e by EXPOCAD® - an AI-enhanced, cloud-based event management platform built to run the entire event lifecycle.

• Design dynamic floor plans, streamline exhibitor onboarding and sponsorship sales, and manage every event from a single system. Real-time analytics track attendee engagement, booth performance, and sponsorship ROI while dashboards make year-over-year comparisons simple.
• Exhibitors and sponsors use one centralized portal across multiple events, with easy online contracting and clear sponsorship options that increase satisfaction and drive revenue.
• Interactive exhibitor and product directories, chat, scheduling tools, and a mobile app enhance navigation, networking, and the overall trade show experience.

42Chat will demonstrate Curated Conversational AI solutions for SMS, the web, and WhatsApp. 42Chat's industry-leading tools drive unparalleled SMS engagements, increase revenue, and reduce costs vs. legacy communication tools. 

Discover how A2Z Events, part of Momentive Software, brings the power of AI to event and exhibition management. A2Z Events will be demonstrating how intelligent technology can help event organizers streamline operations, uncover new revenue opportunities, and make smarter decisions faster while also helping exhibitors and attendees engage with purpose.

• Personalized Participant Engagement – learn how A2Z's machine learning and LLM tools surface personalized recommendations to attendees and exhibitors and facilitate pre-event messaging and appointment scheduling.
• AI Innovation with Momentive IQ – explore how Momentive IQ uses AI and data intelligence to help associations and event organizers uncover deeper insights, understand member and attendee behavior, and make more informed decisions that drive growth.
• Robust Analytics & Reporting – get real-time visibility into event financial performance with intelligent analytics that help you monitor revenue, track collections, and identify trends across events.
• Unified & Smart Sales Workflow – increase average order value and build exhibitor confidence with A2Z's Event Sales Engine, and get a preview for how we will leverage AI to reduce decision fatigue and surface impactful upsell opportunities.

ASP — Designers of high-performing event websites designed to drive visibility, conversion and growth. Come and explore how your event website can work harder, attracting the right audiences, increasing engagement and delivering measurable results. Review real examples, uncover hidden performance gaps, and get a live critique of your own website - and leave with clear, practical ways to improve visibility, user experience and conversion.

Backtrack will demonstrate how live event conversations can be captured and turned into usable insights and post-event reporting. ECEF executives will experience how in-person meetings and booth conversations can be recorded hands-free, transcribed in noisy event environments, and converted into structured notes, key takeaways, buyer signals, objections, follow-up actions, and CRM-ready outputs. See how those conversations roll up into post-event reporting that helps teams measure outcomes, uncover trends, demonstrate ROI, and support future rebooking decisions.

Clarity Media Partners — See how sponsorship intelligence grows organization revenue by transforming the way event organizers manage, sell, and fulfill sponsorships. Explore a live platform demo — navigating real-time inventory management, pricing insights, and automated fulfillment workflows. Free your sales team from administrative overhead so they can focus on what actually drives revenue: the relationships. Walk away understanding what it looks like when sponsorship administration becomes sponsorship strategy.

CNTV — Discover how CNTV and you can create extraordinary experiences together. Enjoy one-of-a-kind event coverage, full-service support, and expertise that's with you every step of the way. CNTV services include: event video production, content marketing, association solutions, virtual & hybrid event management, on-air hosting, and revenue generation.

For 30 years, eShow has been helping event organizers manage registration, exhibitions, conferences, mobile apps, and more — all from a single codebase and one shared database. No integrations to manage, no data moving between systems. Use what you need or use it all — every module is built to stand on its own, and they're even stronger when used together.

Event app leader Eventbase will be demonstrating a revolutionary NFC Tap experience for trade shows. Trusted by the world’s largest events, Eventbase has set the gold standard in experiential event technology for more than a decade. Customers including CES, NAB Show, NADA Show and South by Southwest (SXSW) rely on Eventbase to power technology that elevates the attendee experience at their flagship in-person events. Eventbase has won “Best Event App” at the Event Technology Awards 7 times. Last year, more than 3 million attendees relied on an Eventbase event app to make the most of their event experience.

Freeman Blue Echo is an AI-powered spatial intelligence platform that helps event teams make faster, more confident decisions by visualizing and testing event environments before they’re built. Using AI-powered spatial intelligence, it creates immersive 3D models of venues so planners can optimize layouts, reduce risk, and improve the attendee experience in advance.

Map Your Show will be featuring three AI-powered solutions to engage attendees and exhibitors while getting the most ROI from your event. MYS Connected delivers a trade show experience personalized for every attendee, using AI to build their schedule and guide them to the right exhibitors, sessions, and connections. Sales Accelerator helps exhibitors identify top leads, find more contacts, and create personalized follow-up messages to drive more sales. MYS Insights provides real-time analytics to track revenue performance, identify at-risk exhibitors, and benchmark event success. See how AI-driven technology engages every attendee, increases exhibitor ROI, and improves the financial performance of your event.

mdg — Smarter Event Conversations, Without the Admin. Step into a short, guided conversation with a voice agent and experience a new way to engage attendees. Share feedback, ask questions, and see how responses can be captured naturally, without forms or manual input. Turn conversations into real-time insight while reducing admin and streamlining event operations.

ShowCycle will feature live demos of their powerful Floor Plan module, along with their beautifully designed Exhibitor Portal and Show Website that elevate both the organizer and exhibitor experience. What you’ll see:

• Dynamic booth pricing in action - exhibitors can select and purchase booths on their own, with real-time, rule-based pricing.
• A sleek, intuitive exhibitor portal and public-facing show website that are as functional as they are visually stunning.
• Fonteva integration that brings your AMS financials and event data together seamlessly.
• A firsthand look at how ShowCycle streamlines event operations and enhances the exhibitor journey.

Swapcard — Simplify event management to boost engagement and drive revenue. See how to unify the entire event lifecycle—from registration to monetization—on one intelligent platform built to convert attendees into qualified exhibitor leads. Explore real-time analytics, seamless integrations, and intuitive tools that help prove exhibitor ROI and unlock new revenue streams. Discover how leading organizers are scaling revenue-first events.