The Event Leaders Exchange (ELX), a network for corporate
global heads of meetings and events, will meet in Chicago, US for its first ELX
Annual Congress.
Taking place at the Hyatt Regency Chicago on February 1-2,
2023, the ELX Annual Congress will see a significant group of senior corporate
event leaders convening to tackle some of the biggest topics these executives
are facing.
Participants already confirmed include representatives from
the corporations such as McDonald’s, Baker McKenzie, Walmart, Google and
Allianz.
T-Mobile director of events and ELX Steering Committee
participant, Dean Armintrout, said: "I am super excited to be attending
the ELX Annual Congress in February, where I’ll have the opportunity to connect
with the best minds in the event industry. It’s going to be a fantastic couple
of days of learning, best practice sharing and networking!".
The congress programme will include a combination of
collaboration sessions, Ted-style talks and breakout groups enabling
participants to focus on topics such as organisational design, human resources,
event technology, DE&I, sustainability and enterprise data and measurement.
ELX cofounder, David Kliman added: “ELX is focused on
helping the people with the greatest influence in corporate meeting and events
to work together to solve the biggest challenges they face as industry leaders.
I can’t wait to see Hyatt Regency Chicago brimming with the best brains in the
events industry discussing burning issues and consuming the very best insights
available. This will be a milestone moment for the global corporate events
community.”
If you lead meetings and events in a large corporation and
would like to find out more about attending the ELX Annual Congress, please
visit the website.
A desire to travel led Holly Patrick to the business meetings and events world and she’s never looked back. Holly takes a particular interest in event sustainability and creating a diverse and inclusive industry. When she’s not working, she can be found rolling skating along Brighton seafront listening to an eclectic playlist, featuring the likes of Patti Smith, Sean Paul, and Arooj Aftab.