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Exhibitor confidence is roaring back and the data proves it's not just habit. IAEE Chairperson Brian Pagel examines why face-to-face events still out-earn every other marketing channel in exhibitors' budgets, plus what organizers must do now to keep that trust (and those dollars) coming back year after year.
Your attendees remember how your event made them feel long after they forget the agenda so why are registration, the show floor and follow-up still designed like three separate events? The Experience Design learning track at Expo! Expo! 2026 will give you the frameworks top industry minds use to turn every touchpoint into one seamless, unforgettable journey. Here's a sneak peek at the sessions that will be on tap this November in Milwaukee.
The industry is shifting faster than most playbooks can keep up – are you planning for it or just reacting to it? Get a preview of the economic signals, geopolitical shifts and leadership shakeups set to define B2B exhibitions through 2029, straight from the experts mapping them out. Here’s what's on deck at the upcoming CEIR Predict Conference, and why it might just change how you plan your next three years.
Wondering how AI actually fits into your next event – not in theory, but in your workflows, your budget and your team? Get a first look at the AI & Technology learning track at Expo! Expo! 2026, where AI hype becomes hands-on strategy you can put to work immediately. Read the sneak peek and see why this is the track every event professional will be talking about this November in Milwaukee.
“A family rescued from a war zone through a call to an old conference contact.” “Allies who now see America as a threat rather than a friend.” “A demographic imbalance quietly reshaping a superpower’s behavior.” These headlines are shaping who walks your exhibition floor. Catch up on the insights helping industry executives lead with a global mindset, then join us at CEIR Predict this September to hear what’s coming next.
Are your exhibit dollars working as hard as they should be? We asked CEIR’s Nancy Drapeau and EXHIBITOR’s Emily Olson to break down the latest benchmarks, and what they reveal might change how you plan your next show. Get their take on budget trends, ROI and the strategies smart exhibitors are using right now.
Your numbers don’t lie and neither should your sustainability story. This final installment in our five-part series tackles the step most exhibition organizers skip: tracking carbon, vetting offsets and reporting results with real transparency. Discover how to turn good intentions into a credible, evidence-backed practice that builds trust with stakeholders.
Most exhibition organizers are still running on structures built for a different era and it’s costing them growth. Matthias “Tesi” Baur breaks down what a business-centered company structure actually looks like, how to build a sales team agile enough to keep pace with the market and what it takes to align teams across international borders.
Filter bubbles. Algorithm-driven outrage. AI that can produce content faster than any newsroom or events team ever could. The information landscape has been rewritten in real time, and organizations still running yesterday’s playbook are falling behind. Catch up on the insights redefining trust, attention and human connection, then join us at CEIR Predict this September to hear what’s coming next.
If you attended Expo! Expo! last December, you left with a browser full of bookmarked tools, prompts you couldn’t wait to try and a sharper sense of where AI actually fits into your events. If you weren’t able to make it, this blog series is your chance to catch up on the conversations that are still shaping how organizers put AI to work. In our fifth and final installment, we break down three sessions that dug into the chatbots, content strategies and sales tactics redefining what’s possible for exhibitions and events.
Think sustainability is all about recycling bins and carbon offsets? Think again. The fourth installment of our sustainability series reveals why the people behind your exhibition – workers, attendees and surrounding community – may be your most powerful sustainability metric yet. Discover how labor practices, DEI and local engagement are redefining what “sustainable” really means in business events.
The moments that build (or break) team trust rarely show up on an agenda – they happen in the half-second pause before you respond to a crisis, mistake or frustrated colleague. Here, 2025 IAEE Educator of the Year Matthew Kalb dives into what's really happening in that pause and how to use it more intentionally for more productive leadership that will reinforce psychological safety and strengthen trust to build stronger, more resilient teams.
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