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Where Events Business Gets Done
Connect Spring Marketplace returns in 2026—sharper, smarter, and more strategic than ever. For three electric days, the industry’s power players converge for high-impact meetings, bold insights, and next-level networking. Will you be among them?
This Is More Than an Event. It's Your Competitive Advantage.
Connect Spring Marketplace delivers the strategic connections, insider knowledge, and tangible outcomes that turn potential into performance, all designed to maximize your professional growth and industry impact.
Deals. Delivered.
Turn conversations into contracts. Our AI matchmaking creates value. Walk away with signed RFPs and stacks of business cards (if that's your thing.) Attendees secure an average of 5 new partnerships per event.
Wisdom. Weaponized.
Gain a competitive advantage through exclusive insights. Our speakers create the future, and they're here to share their playbooks. The intelligence others can't access. The strategies others won't see coming.
Relationships. Redefined.
Build your most valuable professional relationships. We architect encounters that matter. Decision-makers become allies. Prospects become partners. Strangers become the network that propels your next decade of success.
Connect Spring Marketplace 2026 By the Numbers
Beyond promises—here’s the measurable proof of our marketplace power.
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Savannah Montgomery
Manager, Events and Hospitality
Salesforce
This is how you plan an event! Everything is thought of from pre-registration to the closing events. Be ready to come home energized and buzzing from the week's events!
How to Attend
Explore our registration options and choose the one that's right for you.
Supplier
Gain access to a targeted audience of buyers with significant purchasing power.
If you're looking to secure contracts from buyers that control spend in the conference, tradeshow, meetings, and sports industry, you qualify as a Connect supplier.
As a Connect supplier, you'll participate in scheduled one-on-one marketplace appointments and have the opportunity to showcase your offerings to a captive buyer. You'll also benefit from all of Connect Spring Marketplace's unique offerings.
Your supplier badge includes:
✅ 3-Day access to our dynamic event experience
✅ Entrance to Connect Spring Marketplace networking events
✅ 4+ hours of educational content
✅ Up to 25 guaranteed marketplace appointments with qualified Connect Hosted Buyers
Hosted Buyer
Meet one-on-one with suppliers capable of meeting your unique needs.
If you're a meeting and event professional looking to source and select vendors for your upcoming event, you could qualify as a Connect Hosted Buyer.
As a Connect Hosted Buyer, you'll participate in scheduled one-on-one marketplace appointments with highly-vetted suppliers from across the nation. We'll cover the cost of your travel and hotel accommodations so you can enjoy access to Connect Spring Marketplace's unique offerings.
Your Hosted Buyer badge includes:
✅ 3-Day access to our dynamic event experience
✅ Entrance to Connect Spring Marketplace networking events
✅ 4+ hours of educational content
✅ Up to 45 marketplace appointments with qualified Connect Suppliers
Louisville Doesn't Do Average
This is where the greatest two minutes in sports stops time. Where icons swing for history. Where bourbon isn’t a drink, it’s an art form. Every inch of Louisville, Kentucky is rooted in craft, legacy, and drive. And now, it’s hosting the event industry’s most ambitious marketplace. When the best in the events industry gather here, one thing is certain: excellence isn’t the goal. It’s the standard.
Press Play on Last Year's Highlights
Connect Spring Marketplace 2025 transformed Las Vegas into a powerhouse of opportunity, where thousands of face-to-face meetings sparked groundbreaking partnerships and game-changing deals. Hit play to see the highlights.
