Event Leaders Exchange Congress 2023 to debut in Chicago

The Event Leaders Exchange (ELX), a community network for corporate global heads of meetings and events, has announced the launch of its first ELX Annual Congress. Taking place at the Hyatt Regency Chicago hotel from 1 – 2 February 2023, the ELX Annual Congress will see a group of senior corporate event leaders convening to tackle some of the challenges executives are facing. Confirmed participants include representatives from corporations such as McDonald’s, Baker McKenzie, Walmart, Google and Allianz. Dean Armintrout, director of Events at T-Mobile and ELX Steering Committee participant, said: “[At the Congress] I’ll have the opportunity to connect with the best minds in the event industry. It’s going to be a couple of days of learning, best practice sharing and networking.” ELX co-founder, David Kliman, added: “ELX is focused on helping the people with the greatest influence in corporate meetings and events to work together to solve the biggest challenges they face as industry leaders.” The Congress program will include a combination of collaboration sessions, Ted-style talks, and breakout groups that enable participants to focus meaningfully on topics such as organisational design, human resources, event technology, DE&I, sustainability, enterprise data, and measurement. The Annual Congress will be part of a year-round program of virtual and in-person events, designed to provide event leaders with a ‘safe’ discussion space in which to resolve shared challenges under Chatham House Rule. Attendees will be existing ELX participants who share a commonality in their extensive global event programs, budget size, and team structures.