Sponsor Bios

The Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) is proud to welcome Trade Show Executive’s Fastest 50 to Miami and Miami Beach. As the official Destination Management Organization for our community, we invite you to look at Miami and Miami Beach for all your meetings, conventions, and trade shows. While in town, we look forward to showcasing our newly reimagined and renovated Miami Beach Convention Center (MBCC) that includes 500,000 GSF of contiguous exposition space, a 60,000 GSF grand ballroom and 64 meeting rooms. Our experienced sales team is committed to partnering with your organization to customize a memorable convention, trade show, or meetings package that will exceed your expectations. Our team will go the extra mile in providing insider information to ensure you have a successful event. For more information visit MiamiMeetings.com.

AFR Furniture Rental offers stylish, modern furniture and display rentals for corporate meetings, trade shows, conferences, and conventions nationwide. We carefully craft the details of every furniture rental experience around you, working on your terms and going the extra mile so you don’t have to.

Effortlessly enhance your trade show booths, exhibit displays, or conference venues into impactful and engaging experiences with our deep catalog featuring an unbeatable selection of quality furniture, accessories, and displays at your fingertips. Elevate your booth or event design with advanced 3D space planning, easy online ordering, and expert client support agents who are available to help you throughout the entire process.

With 45+ years of industry experience, 24 strategically located warehouses across the US, and a growing family of 700+ passionate and wildly creative teammates, AFR provides you with the highest degree of service and versatility available today. Enjoy the flexibility and peace of mind that come along with selecting an innovative, stress-free furniture rental company that exhibitors, exhibit houses, and contractors have relied on for decades. Author the moment with AFR Furniture Rental.

CSI Worldwide has been serving Show Organizers, Experiential Marketers, and Exhibitors since 1972.  Our General Contracting Division evolved from our deep roots as an I&D company.  We’ve been leading with empathy well before it became a thing, and customers who had become accustomed to the World Class service on a booth level, wanted to experience that same thing when they grew to having their own events.

This is because we don’t just build booths, we build relationships.

These include relationships we have cultivated with a nationwide labor force whose solutions always put the customer focus first.  CSI translated our World Class service from our I&D foundation into our GC Division by having management, supervisors, and a labor force with vested interest in our customers’ success.  We understand clearly, if you win, we win; every customer is a partner; when we earn the business of an Organizer, access to the exhibitor is a privilege, not a right.  Every exhibitor engagement is an opportunity to create solutions and make that customer feel like our only concern in the world is them.

We are so happy to see live events come back and are grateful to be able to be a TSE Gold 100 sponsor and be here with you.

Established in 1996 and based in Arlington, Texas, Custom Registration Inc. is a family owned & operated event registration and lead retrieval services provider. CRI’s suite of services centers around its custom-built and proprietary platform, which is heralded for its flexibility to conform to client needs, whether simple or complex. The family feel approach drives the company culture and extends into the service model that its teams bring to planning events.

Understanding companies are challenged with many different objectives for any given trade show, our focus is to provide and maintain a flexible system that meets and exceeds those objectives.  While continually enhancing our software and service packages, our staff concentrates on meeting not only the unique needs of event managers, but the changing needs of their registrants as well.  With our data entry programs, various reporting options, and database management services, Custom Registration, Inc. can offer organizers a complete service package that is one of the most comprehensive offered in the industry.

About Event Transportation Systems (ETS) 
Let Event Transportation Systems (ETS) take meeting transportation planning and execution off your plate! With more than 35 years of experience in providing customized solutions, ETS provides shuttle transportation for corporate and association conferences & conventions; group airport transfers; VIP transportation; and special event & tour transportation services.

Why Choose ETS? 
ETS employs an experienced team to navigate through the numerous details and nuances of designing and executing transportation plans that move attendees safely between venues.  ETS also provides numerous value-added benefits including detailed ridership reports that deliver evidence of accurate system design and efficiency.

How ETS Can Help Offset Costs
ETS’ sponsorship services division, Newsday Communications offers customized solutions for generating revenue via shuttle advertising to offset the cost of transportation.  Shuttle bus graphics help exhibitors promote their brands and new products.  Shuttle videos provide an effective communication channel for both organizations and sponsors to promote key messaging to a captive audience riding buses.

How ETS uses Technology to improves the Customer Experience 
In addition, ETS has developed proprietary GPS-enabled shuttle tracking technology that powers the ETS-Next-Shuttle transportation app for attendees and provides another layer of vehicle monitoring tools for the operations team.

GES is a global full-service provider for the exhibitions industry. We create impactful and influential exhibitions for our clients by leveraging the right blend of hard-earned experience, fresh ideas, and deep industry knowledge along with strategic insight. GES’ “Grow Together” approach fuels growth strategies to assist clients in successfully maximizing their show-floor presence and sponsorships, while providing data-driven solutions to boost revenue. Our mission is to deliver extraordinary exhibition experiences through simple, user-friendly services and best-in-class execution.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) attracts visitors by promoting Las Vegas as the world’s most desirable destination for leisure and business travel and manages the Las Vegas Convention Center. Las Vegas has approximately 150,000 guest rooms and 14 million square feet of meeting and exhibit space and has evolved tremendously in recent years continually capturing the world’s imagination. Beyond the 24-hour-a-day casino excitement are world-class restaurants, entertainment, professional sports teams and sports special events, venues and events, shopping, spas and golf – not to mention the greatest variety of meetings venues and accommodations in the world.

Maritz Global Events is like no other events company. In fact, we don’t see ourselves as an events company. We are an experience design company that does events everywhere in the world … and we do them really, really well. An extension of your team, we’ll always have your back and bring you the best in design and innovation, based on what the data tells us.

MCI USA offers the next generation of registration and housing. From small to large events, from simple to complex MCI’s OneSystem Plus has you covered.

We’ve combined best-in-class SaaS technology with cutting-edge customization to create the ultimate registration and housing platform, OneSystem Plus. Providing all the speed, control, and customization you need to create exceptional experiences, increase attendance, and in-room block bookings.

MCI’s registration service utilizes a full suite of user tools and delivers the most efficient, event-tailored, and experiential registration platform available to organizers today. Our on-site registration is the fastest and most dynamic process creating seamless opportunities for attendees to register for your events and giving you the control you need to fully customize their experience.

MCI’s housing services persuade attendees and exhibitors to book within the block while offering strategies and technology to make the process convenient and stress-free. Delivering top-notch, white-glove service, often providing financial benefits for your organization.

Work with MCI USA today, to shape your tomorrow.

MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) is an S&P 500® global gaming and entertainment company with national and international locations featuring best-in-class hotels and casinos, state-of-the-art meetings and conference spaces, incredible live and theatrical entertainment experiences, and an extensive array of restaurant, nightlife and retail offerings. MGM Resorts creates immersive, iconic experiences through its suite of Las Vegas-inspired brands. The MGM Resorts portfolio encompasses 31 unique hotel and gaming destinations globally, including some of the most recognizable resort brands in the industry. The Company’s 50/50 venture, BetMGM, LLC, offers U.S. sports betting and online gaming through market-leading brands, including BetMGM and partypoker, and the Company’s subsidiary, LeoVegas AB, offers sports betting and online gaming through market-leading brands in several jurisdictions throughout Europe. The Company is currently pursuing targeted expansion in Asia through the integrated resort opportunity in Japan. Through its “Focused on What Matters: Embracing Humanity and Protecting the Planet” philosophy, MGM Resorts commits to creating a more sustainable future, while striving to make a bigger difference in the lives of its employees, guests, and in the communities where it operates. The global employees of MGM Resorts are proud of their company for being recognized as one of FORTUNE® Magazine’s World’s Most Admired Companies®. For more information, please visit us at www.mgmresorts.com. Please also connect with us @MGMResortsIntl on Twitter as well as Facebook and Instagram.

For more than 30 years, onPeak has been the leading provider of accommodations in the ever-evolving events industry. Booking millions of hotel rooms each year, onPeak leverages pioneering technology and industry expertise to provide a one-of-a-kind hotel experience. From balanced contract negotiations to innovative marketing, our focus is providing simple, savvy accommodations — leaving you with one less thing to do.

onPeak delivers service that will infuse your housing program with the focus and energy it deserves through personalized customer service, intuitive tech, and decorated marketing. We understand your unique requirements to provide customized solutions that fit your event—ensuring we not only have the next big ideas but the right big ideas.

Time and again, we set new industry standards for service, technology, and bottom-line results. When you work with onPeak, we bring together the industry’s savviest experts to take your housing program to a new level of success.

OVG360, a division of Oak View Group, is a full-service venue management company working with client partners to reimagine the events industry for the betterment of the venue, employees, show organizers, attendees, vendors, and surrounding communities.  As the Venue Management firm at the Greater Miami Convention Center, we are proud to welcome Tradeshow Executive’s Fastest 50 to Miami and Miami Beach.  OVG360 has a portfolio of more than 240 venues around the globe and provides an array of services, resources, and expertise designed to elevate every aspect of event or meeting experience for our clients, attendees, patrons and communities we serve.

Service-oriented and driven by social responsibility, OVG360 helps venues drive value through excellence and innovation in food services, booking and content development, sales and marketing, sustainable operations, public health, public safety and more.  OVG360’s depth of resources, industry experience and relationships, coupled with their passion for creating a diverse and inclusive environment, reducing the carbon footprint through sustainable actions, and focusing on public safety and health, are unmatched and make an impactful difference.  OVG360’s unparalleled approach produces tangible results for venues, events, and partners.

Philadelphia offers everything you will find in a major metropolitan city with the ease of a small town. Complete with unique indoor and outdoor venues in historic settings with Instagram-worthy views and unexpected experiences, Philadelphia is the perfect destination to host your attendees. Whether you’re planning a conference, an event for thousands or anything in between, our team of destination experts are ready to host your next event. Start planning today!

The team at The Expo Group are Architects for connecting communities who deliver personalized, unforgettable trade shows and events.  Whether you need a general service contactor, an elevated live event or an exhibit for a show, The Expo Group will offer white-glove, tailored support that helps you achieve your goals and lets your brand stand apart. With a customized approach to every project, The Expo Group does not force fit your event with a “standard formula.” Instead, you’ll receive a strategic partnership that will help you deliver a unique brand experience with valuable content, connections, and commerce. Discover more at theexpogroup.com.

Since 1965, USC has been a brand name in a wide range of facilities across America. We’ve served public and private venues, such as hospitals, office buildings, hotels, airports, airlines, and stadiums. In past times of collective doubt, we have always endeavored to assist our customers as they weathered the storm and that same is true today. While other businesses are scaling back, we are in the process of ramping up our services — cleaning, security, and staffing continue to be an essential part of any industry and United Service Companies remains steadfast in our mission to support you in any way we can.

A2Z Events by Personify is innovating the next generation of event experience technology. Our complete event management platform allows organizers of trade shows, conferences and corporate meetings to run world-class events by providing powerful solutions and comprehensive support to manage attendee, exhibitor and sponsor experiences through a single technology provider. A2Z Events by Personify delivers industry-leading solutions for 1000+ tradeshows, conferences and associations across the globe. More than 45% of the TSE Gold 100 and TSNN Top 250 Events leverage A2Z Events by Personify.

With more than 20 nationwide destinations offering over 50 first-class properties with a total of 60,000 luxurious rooms and more than two million square feet of meeting space, Caesars Entertainment is the largest casino-entertainment company in the US providing endless possibilities to planners. Creating an event with Caesars offers not only vast flexibility and luxurious spaces and accommodations but convenience as well with more than 120 salespeople spread out all over the country all with in-depth Caesars Entertainment knowledge.

Over the past few years, Caesars Entertainment has set its sights on updating its empire from coast-to-coast. At the heart of the empire in Las Vegas, Caesars Entertainment debuted its latest conference center, CAESARS FORUM, which is home to the two largest pillarless ballrooms in the world at 110,000 sq. ft. each and which played host to the 2022 NFL Draft. Additionally, several properties such as Caesars Palace, Harrah’s, and Paris have undergone aesthetic changes as well as welcoming new celebrity chef restaurants from the likes of Gordon Ramsay and Martha Stewart. Over on the east coast, Caesars’ three Atlantic City properties have undergone a $400 million renovation covering everything from new lobbies and updated rooms to new restaurants and more.

Voted the Best Big City in the U.S. for the sixth year in a row by Conde Nast Traveler readers, Chicago is ready to welcome you!

We have one-of-a-kind hotels, venues, and services that can adapt perfectly to today’s needs. The city boasts one of the best food scenes in the world with a multitude of Michelin-rated and James Beard Award-winning restaurants, unbeatable arts and attractions, exciting nightlife, and miles of public green spaces as well as a sparkling lakefront and lively Riverwalk for your attendees to enjoy.

Chicago continues to be a draw for corporate investment. These surging capital investments continue to make Chicago the perfect place to plan your meeting.

Whether you’re planning a large or small meeting, Chicago has the space, culture, and people to make it eventful.

CNTV is a full-service media company with a focus on the exhibitions and events industry. Founded in 2007, their award-winning team of producers, videographers, editors, and marketing experts have been creating content for associations and independent trade show organizers for more than a decade.

Our award-winning video production and flexible, end-to-end marketing services are built, tested, and perfected with years of industry experience.

Convention Data Services (CDS), a Freeman Company, is the trusted event registration, business intelligence, and lead management partner servicing top show organizers worldwide. Headquartered in Bourne, MA, CDS has been providing customized applications and support services for more than 30 years. cdsreg.com 

3e by EXPOCAD® leads technology solutions for the event industry. The EXPOCAD End to End platform streamlines event operations and provides optimal exhibitor/attendee experiences with exhibitor marketing, financials, and online booth sales. 3e users sold $400 million in floor space in less than 12 months since its release. 3e answers many age-old exhibits sales team issues working with exhibitors by adding AI ChatGPT.

3e is an event management tool that allows organizers to create and manage events seamlessly — 3e Revenue is software and service that enables event organizers to maximize their profitability. — EXPOCAD® Contractor is a project management tool that helps contractors and venues with automated tools for carpet, drape, hard wall, and electrical more efficiently. — ELI Safety and Security Tool helps organizers plan for and mitigate potential risks and hazards. — Onsite Space Selection Services is a turnkey solution for exhibitors, providing a seamless and hassle-free space selection, contracting, and payment process.
With 35 years of experience in the industry, 3e by EXPOCAD has a proven track record of delivering results for clients. Whether organizers seek to streamline operations, sales, maximize ROI, our technology, expertise, and services provide the tools to achieve their goals.

Founded in 1995, Expo Convention Contractors, Inc. (EXPO) is a full-service General Contractor for Tradeshows, Exhibitions, Conventions, Meetings and Events, headquartered in our 175,000 square-foot facility in Miami, Florida, with offices in California and South America. EXPO is a family-owned and operated business with over 80 employees. Our extensive in-house capabilities include floorplan development, custom exhibit design and fabrication, exhibit and event rentals, graphic design and printing, material handling, transportation and personalized exhibitor services with an online ordering platform. We are strategically located 25 minutes from Miami Beach Convention Center and all other major conference centers and conventions facilities in South Florida. With 25 years of experience, EXPO prides ourselves on an exceptional reputation, consistent dependability, fair pricing and proven commitment to unparalleled customer service. We approach each project with flawless execution and fine attention to detail.

EXPO co-creates with nearly 400 clients a year on projects across the nation ranging in size, scope and budget. EXPO’s clientele includes some of the largest and most well-known firms in America, as well as servicing small and medium-sized businesses, tradeshow and event organizations, associations and educational groups –all of which share an appreciation for the expertise that EXPO guarantees.

Among the top three service contractors in North America, Fern provides unmatched customer service, best-in-class creativity, and innovative solutions for trade shows and events held throughout the U.S. and Canada.  With offices and personnel located from Washington DC to Washington State.  As one of North America’s top three service contractors, we serve more than 1400 trade shows and events annually, including 17 of the recent Trade Show Executive Gold 100 events.

We are an experienced partner with market insight, venue knowledge, and nationwide relationships to help you navigate any destination.  While we are one of the largest service contractors in North America, providing an experienced national presence, we are most proud of the neighborhood feel we provide our clients and their stakeholders.

Fern is dedicated to first understanding our client’s objectives, specific to each event and the broader goals of the client organization.  This attitude toward understanding and then serving extends to how we engage and serve exhibitors, sponsors, and other event participants.  As a result of our personalized approach to service, we have consistently delivered an event experience with results exceeding client expectations since 1909.

Reach us at nationalsales@fernexpo.com or call 888-621-3376

Freeman is the global leader in events. Whether virtual, in-person, or hybrid, we are on a mission to redefine live for a new era. With a data-driven approach and the world’s largest network of experts, our insights are shaping exhibitions, exhibits, and events that drive audiences to action. Our integrated full-service solutions leverage a 100-year legacy in event management as well as new technologies to deliver moments that matter.

Map Your Show, LLC (MYS) is the leading trade show and conference technology partner that enables your team to grow revenue and profitability at scale, while maximizing ROI for attendees and exhibitors. MYS’s software provides a central hub to drive attendee acquisition, manage all exhibitor sales activity, and accurately measure all event data with ease. For nearly twenty years, MYS has armed show organizers with the tools to manage all aspects and phases of the show cycle effectively.

Thank you for your interest in Oscar & Associates, the nation’s leading provider of photography to the trade show, conference and events industry.

We believe that photography is a collaborative effort, and we look forward to working together with our clients to create the most effective and interesting visual content for them and their members.

We believe that when we help grow our client’s business, they will be able to do good for their team and communities. We know firsthand that when we help grow our client’s business, we can do good for our team and our community.

Oscar & Associates never stops innovating, streamlining and improving on the services we provide our clients. We are focused on what’s right and what more can we do. We will never be perfect, but we never stop trying to get there.

We greatly appreciate the opportunity to listen to your goals and objectives for photography and to share our ideas and approach to all interested associations, organizations and individuals. Thank you.

As a critical asset in organizations’ planning process, Visit Atlantic City is a complimentary service for meeting and event planners. With an array of services from the Sales and Marketing team, Visit Atlantic City is prepared to provide extensive help during the process along with expert knowledge of the destination. Atlantic City means business and Visit Atlantic City is ready to create meaningful meetings and conventions while delivering unique and engaging experiences.

42Chat is the leading provider of Conversational A.I. Solutions for organizations and events looking to enhance & protect their brand, gain & retain customers, and capture & act on insights.