About IMEX America
JOIN US AT IMEX AMERICA
Your work smarter choice
IMEX America 2024 is a powerhouse show. It’s the most productive, creative, lovingly designed, inclusive, high-value and enjoyable business and learning experience you can give yourself this year.
And the payback on three days of targeted, intentional business conversations? Priceless.
Are you in?
WHO COMES TO IMEX?
IMEX is where the global business events community comes together.
In our exhibit hall, you'll meet exhibitors from hotel groups, event technology providers, convention bureaus, airlines to event management agencies...and many more.
Attendees include meeting planners, event agency heads, association executives, incentive travel buyers and in-house event experts.
IMEX is free to attend—meeting professionals can attend independently or apply to join our unique hosted buyer program. The hosted buyer program offers free and flexible flights, free accommodations and VIP treatment.
Education and activities at IMEX
Our team attends dozens of niche events every year to bring you the brightest, best and most relevant speakers, topics and learning formats. Whether it’s the World Experience Summit in London or 15 Seconds in Graz or Google XI Lab’s invite-only launch event in New York, we’re there being curious on your behalf.
While our bigger vision is a thriving global events industry focused on positive change, your aim is to learn, keep pace and to make well-informed decisions about yours, your client’s or your organization’s events.
And you want to learn in a way that’s entertaining, memorable and valuable. We hear you, and we’re committed to delivering just that. After all we’re event producers too. That leaves one question - are you in?
See what's on at IMEX.
IMEX America show stats 2023
Hosted buyer stats 2023
27% of our hosted buyers control budgets of over $10 million
43% of our hosted buyers are director level and above
Number of hosted buyers | 4,201 from 65 countries |
Hosted buyers by country (top five)% | US 71% Canada 5% UK 4% Brazil 4% Mexico 3% |
Hosted buyers by nature of business % | Agency 59% Corporate 25% Association 10% Independent planner 4% |
Hosted buyer buying power % | $10 million+ 27% $5-10 million 18% $1-5 million 30% $500,001-1 million 13% $100,001-500,000 9% |
Hosted buyers by position % | Owner/partner 13% C-level 6% Director 24% Senior manager 8% Manager 30% Executive 10% |
47% of our buyer attendees are corporate buyers
51% of our buyer attendees are director level and above
Number of buyer attendees | 1,163 from 43 countries |
Buyer attendees by country (top four) % | US 87% Canada 3% Brazil 1% Mexico 1% |
Buyer attendees by nature of business % | Corporate 47% Agency 31% Independent 10% Association 9% |
Buyer attendee buying power % | $10 million+ 14% $5-10 million 13% $1-5 million 29% $500,001-1 million 15% $100,001-500,000 16% |
Buyer attendees by position % | Owner/partner 21% C-level 11% Director 19% Senior manager 5% Manager 22% Executive 10% |
Number of exhibiting companies | 3,443 representing 150+ countries |
92 press attendees | 23 countries |
Call: +44 (0) 1273 227311
Email: enquiries@imexevents.com