Maddy Ryley

1 week ago | tradeshowexecutive.com | Maddy Ryley

WASHINGTON, D. C. — Freeman hosted its Inside Live at ATD event May 19-20 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. The event ran in conjunction with the Association for Talent Development (ATD) International Conference and Expo, offering Inside Live attendees the chance to learn in a conference setting and get behind the scenes tours of a live trade show.

1 week ago | tradeshowexecutive.com | Maddy Ryley

CHICAGO — Trade Show Executive (TSE) earned two national recognitions at the 2025 National Azbee Awards of Excellence for its 47th annual program. Garnering national recognition with an Honorable Mention in the Overall Excellence – Social Media Account of the Year category is TSE’s LinkedIn account. Providing a variety of story teasers, event highlights and live show coverage, TSE’s LinkedIn is focused on providing quick hit news for trade show industry professionals.

1 week ago | tradeshowexecutive.com | Maddy Ryley

ORLANDO — Coverings, the premier tile and stone trade show in North America, took place at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando April 29-May 2. Produced by Taffy Event Strategies, this Trade Show Executive Gold 100 show experienced year-over-year growth in qualified attendance and brought together global participants for four days of education, networking and immersive exhibits.

3 weeks ago | tradeshowexecutive.com | Maddy Ryley

WASHINGTON, D.C. — There has been positive momentum on Capitol Hill for key pieces of legislation impacting the business events industry. Supported by the Exhibitions and Conferences Alliance (ECA), the House Committee on Ways & Means’ “One Big, Beautiful Bill” was advanced in the House of Representatives. This bill would retain the current tax treatment of private investments, business profits and association events.

1 month ago | tradeshowexecutive.com | Maddy Ryley

CHICAGO — Cvent announced it has acquired the spatial event design technology provider Prismm, which serves more than 5,500 event venues, hotels, planners and vendors. “We were attracted to Prismm for its visionary solutions and complementary mission to transform how people collaborate within virtualenvironments.