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What's on for corporate planners

What’s on for corporate planners

If you organize meetings and events for your company, IMEX America is where you need to be. We bring together specialist education, key suppliers and event professionals from around the world. And we offer events and education for all levels of corporate event planners—from junior staffers through to senior leaders.
 

Why come to IMEX as a corporate event planner?

 
  • Choose education to match your level, from all-level Corporate Focus to high-level Executive Meeting Forum and ELX Forum

  • Meet with global suppliers and destinations in one exhibit hall 

  • Network with other planners and find solutions to your challenges  

  • Gain ideas to make your next event, product launch or meeting more impactful
     

Executive Meeting Forum: Monday 7 October


"The Executive Meeting Forum at IMEX is an indispensable platform for corporate meeting planners, offering unparalleled value through cutting-edge education, impactful networking opportunities, and invaluable information exchange—a catalyst for elevating event planning excellence." Christine Goodman, Director, Strategic Events, Ansys

"The firepower of experiences and expertise in the room was second to none.  If there's one conference worth going to, it's definitely EMF!" Ayaz Gulamhussein, AVP, Strategic Business Growth, Sun Life Financial

Education and networking exclusively for corporate leaders


If you're responsible for managing internal and external global teams with responsibility for high-level events, this is the activity for you.

Join your peers
 to explore and challenge industry norms, and current ways of doing business. Led by meetings industry veteran and skilled facilitator, Terri Breining, you'll learn from best-in-class corporate meetings and events practices and innovations.

You'll have the opportunity to put forward your preferred topics for discussion—from procurement through stakeholder management to meeting design.


Executive Meeting Forum is designed for meetings leaders working in global corporations (that do not sell meetings related services) with minimal annual revenues of $100 million.

Attendance is by invitation only. For more information email: donna.fung@imexevents.com

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Corporate Focus: Monday 7 October

"Attending Corporate Focus this year proved to be highly advantageous. The content presented and tools provided directly align with my daily tasks, allowing me to immediately apply it to my job. I leveraged insights from both the presenters and my peers to enhance my contribution to my company." Jacqueline Reeves, Global Tradeshow and Event Manager, Hach

Education and networking exclusively for corporate planners

Designing Success—Communication + strategy = results. This is just the tip of the iceberg when designing meaningful events. Add in stakeholder expectations, budget realities and evolving needs of participants and the complexities continue. Today our focused education and follow-on dialogues will focus on the role of events in a multi-pronged business strategy. See program outline for more details.

Attendance is by invitation only. For more information email: donna.fung@imexevents.com

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Brand Experience Summit at IMEX America

Explore firsthand the transformative power of brand communities at the Brand Experience Summit at IMEX America (invitation only)

The invitation-only Brand Experience Summit takes place October 7 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, offering a unique, unprecedented experience where brand leaders from diverse industries will gather to explore how proprietary and bespoke experiences can build thriving communities. They will discover how to harness the power of wonder, drive customer loyalty and create authentic connections through shared impactful brand moments.

The Summit features brand experience pioneers, including Johnny Cupcakes CEO, Johnny Earle, InVision CEO, Angie Smith and IMEX Group CEO, Carina Bauer, and a guest speaker from the Raiders. This an opportunity for corporate leaders to elevate brand strategy for better business outcomes.


Attendance is by invitation only.  Find out more or contact: brandsummit@imexexhibitions.com

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Event Leaders Exchange (ELX) Forum: Tuesday, October 8


“ELX was a great use of my time.  I had the opportunity to meet with my peers and discuss the problems we are facing, how we are solving and I walked away with some really great ideas to implement not only at our events, but with my team as well.” - Jeanne Robb, VP, Experiential Marketing

“ELX has tapped into something unique and puts heart into making it valuable for it's members. I am proud to be a part of this community and will wear the badge with honor.” - Adele Durham, Senior Director, Global Events, Veeam Software

 

ELX is an invitation-only community for global heads of events from the world's largest corporations, designed to foster collaboration and innovation,  run by Nicola Kastner, former Global VP, Event Marketing Strategy, SAP. The ELX Forum offers a unique space for collaboration and idea exchange, a valuable opportunity for ELX members to shape the future of corporate events and resolve challenges.

The Forum at IMEX America on Tuesday includes a full day of collaborative learning and networking run under Chatham House Rules to enable open exchange. The Forum will then close with a cocktail reception. For more on becoming an ELX member email h.elston@eventleaders.com
 

more about ELX events

Coming to IMEX from a corporate organization?


If you need to convince your manager why you should attend IMEX, our convince your boss toolkit helps build the case:

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Recommended education

We have 150 plus free education sessions designed to help you elevate your industry knowledge.

Many of our education sessions can help you achieve or maintain your industry accreditiation such as:
Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) 
Certified Special Events Professional (CSEP) 
ICCA Skills' Certified International Convention Specialist (CICS) and Certified International Convention Executive (CICE)

We recommend attending:

Augmenting engagement with AI
Explore how AI can revolutionize the trade show experience for both planners and suppliers.

Monday, October 7, 9am-10:30am
Designing time in luxury wellness experiences
Discover how you can design time for transformative guest experiences.

Thursday, October 10, 11am-11:45am
EIC futures landscape study and global event barometer
Gain insights from the latest Global Events Barometer and a preview of the final report of the Futures Landscape Study.

Tuesday, October 8, 11am-11:45am

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Check our FAQs page or contact Donna Fung: donna.fung@imexevents.com for futher details.

 
Donna Fung
Donna Fung
Knowledge and Events Logistics Manager
Hannah Lee
Hannah Lee
Knowledge and Events Senior Executive
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