Our professional education and personal development program is an exciting part of our award-winning trade show.
 

Find more about speaking at IMEX America

Education spaces and formats

Most education sessions take place in the spaces described  below:

Ideas Theater

Capacity:  80 seats
Set up: Solo – walking space, podium for notes. Duo – fireside chat style chairs. Panels will take place on 2 couches.
AV: There will be a show laptop available and full audio-visual equipment provided, including headsets for the audience to listen to the speaker(s).

Perspectives Theater

Capacity: up to 60 people 
Length of session: 30-45 minutes 
Learning format: Full presentation using your own PowerPoint template. 
Set up: Podium, low chairs for panel sessions. Theater style audience.
AV: There will be a show laptop available and full audio-visual equipment provided, including headsets for the audience to listen to the speaker(s).

Curious Minds Theater

Capacity: up to 60 people 
Length of session: 30 - 45 minutes
Set up: Podium, low chairs for panel sessions. Tables and chairs for audience.
AV: There will be a show laptop available and full audio visual equipment provided, including headsets for the audience to listen to the speaker(s).

Insights Theater

Learning format: Presentations and interaction with the audience.
Set up: Stage with podium, chairs if required for panel or duo sessions, Audience in U-shaped mixed theatre seating. 
AV: A show laptop and screen will be available, headsets available for the audience.

IMEX | EIC People & Planet Theater, supported by Destination Canada

Capacity: 30
Length of session: Variable, individuals 7 to 25 minutes
Learning format: Solo, due and panel presentations. Specialty sessions include:
* Innovations & Impacts
* Destination case studies
* Seed talks: Planting Ideas

Setup: Stage with podium, chairs as required for panel sessions. The area will be set up with mixed chairs for the audience.
AV: There will be a show laptop available and full audio-visual equipment provided, including headsets for the audience to listen to the speaker(s).

Well-Being Wheel

Exploring various aspects of wellness these spaces will be set up for 20 people for topics that include all aspects of personal health and well-being. Note there are two learning spaces, ensure you are in the correct space.

Length of session: 10 to 30 minutes
Set up: Flexible seating cubes and chairs
AV: None. These are designed as campfire style dialogues, quieter talks and deeper dialogues. No AV.

Google Xi CoLaboratory

Capacity: Flexible for 20+
Learning format: We are asking participants to bring their ideas and open mind to this space.
Set up: Flexible space for facilitated discussions and high-touch learning that may involve movement of the participants.
AV: No AV, post-it notes
 

Speaker guidelines

Session content

Sessions must be educational in nature and not feature overt marketing or direct selling for a single company or product, although mentions of products and services are acceptable to illustrate learning points. All submissions are reviewed on the merits of the content and have been chosen with relevance to the program. In short, sales pitches are not allowed!

Presentation slides

There’s no official IMEX PowerPoint template for speaker presentations so please prepare your own slides if you are in a space with AV. We are happy to receive these ahead of time and have them on the show laptops. Alternately, and bring to the show on a USB and bring these to the theater you will be presenting in at least 30 minutes prior – sooner is welcome too.
Note sessions are not recorded.

Fees

We don’t compensate speakers for travel or accommodations expenses or pay appearance fees. We view speaking opportunities at IMEX as mutually beneficial, an opportunity to present yourself and your ideas to an influential and engaged audience together with a chance to leverage PR opportunities.

PR opportunities

There’s potential for coverage in our digital show publications. Contact  Sophie Jackson: sophie.jackson@imexevents.com, if you’d like to submit your session(s) for consideration. Please note that space is limited and inclusion is subject to the editor’s discretion.

Social media

Please share your excitement about speaking at IMEX on your social media networks before and during the show, using hashtag #IMEX24 when mentioning your session(s). We’re sure your followers will want to know you’re going to be part of IMEX 2024 and we’d love them to come too!

Some key info:

* IMEX is free of charge to attend
* The exhibition runs from October 8-10, 2024 at Mandalay Bay
* Smart Monday powered by MPI is October 7.
* 2,900+ exhibiting companies from 150+ countries
* Our free education program hosts 150+ sessions

More info for attendees here.

Be sure to follow us too. You can find all of our social media links here:

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AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT AND ACCESSIBILITY

Engaging our audience during their time at the show is a priority for us. Some of the education areas will be set up to use Slido’s audience engagement tool including live polls and Q+A. If your session is allocated to one of these areas you will be supported in the use of Slido.

You can learn more about Slido here.

Wordly is powering live translation at our sessions, enabling all attendees to participate in the language of their choice. Attendees can select from 25 languages and either listen to audio or read captions at each session on their mobile device.

You can learn more about Wordly here.  

Contact

If you have any questions, contact your IMEX speaker manager.

Your IMEX contacts are the Knowledge and Events Team.

Call: +44 (0)1273 227311
Email: knowledge@imexevents.com