CHICAGO — Being ranked among the Trade Show Executive (TSE) Fastest 50 gives show organizers bragging rights and recognition for their show as one of the fastest-growing shows in the country. Earning this high distinction also allows organizers toVisibility in TSE reports and complimentary registration for two senior executives to the TSE Fastest 50 Awards & Summit, leading to increased industry connections and potential partnerships.
Next year, the Fastest 50 Awards & Summit will take place in Miami from May 1-3. This auspicious event, with the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB), as the presenting sponsor, will provide extensive networking opportunities, topical training and peer-led discussions, as well as the prestigious TSE Awards Gala. Register your show for a chance for you and your show leaders to benefit from this engaging environment to meet and share each other’s successes, and a chance to spotlight individual show organizers and support personal career growth.
THE registration form for 2023 Price and Top 50 Fastest is now open. Trade show organizers are invited to submit their shows for consideration in the Awards and Summit, which celebrates the fastest growing trade shows of the year.
Participating in the Fastest 50 helps provide reliable trade show performance data, industry advocacy data, and information on the economic impact of trade shows, all of which help strengthen the trade show industry and highlight the importance of trade shows to the overall economy.
“Taking advantage of all that Miami has to offer and celebrating the fastest-growing trade shows in the U.S. will be exhilarating, especially with the rebounds we’ve seen in 2021,” said Gabrielle Weiss, TSE’s vice president and editor-in-chief. “We’re thrilled to partner with the world-class team at the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau for our first Fastest 50 event since 2019. It’s already shaping up to be one of our best events yet.”
The Fastest 50 2023 will take place at Miami Beach Convention Centerand the Loews Miami will serve as the event’s headquarters hotel. The 1.4 million-square-foot convention center began its $620 million renovation in 2015 and completed it in 2018. The venue now features four exhibit halls, 84 meeting rooms and $7.1 million worth of art curated by the The City of Miami Beach’s public arts program, as well as a multi-million dollar full-scale production kitchen and nearly nine acres of public green space.
“The privilege and opportunity to host Trade Show Executive’s Fastest 50 is a double win for us,” said David Whitaker, President and CEO of GMCVB. “It will give us the opportunity to introduce these emerging entities to our newly reimagined and significantly expanded Miami Beach Convention Center, as well as introduce them to one of the fastest growing and evolving destinations in North America. The winners of the Fastest 50 race represent some of the most diverse and innovative trade show organizers in our industry. Successful shows thrive best in communities that align with that innovation, and Miami provides that platform.”
Annual shows will be evaluated based on the percentage growth from 2021 to 2022. If the show was not held in person in 2021, the show will be evaluated based on the percentage growth from the last in-person event through 2022. Only in-person metrics will be considered.
The deadline for submitting the Fastest 50 registration form is December 30. Find all the submission criteria and the registration form at https://tradeshowexecutive.com/fastest50entry/
Contact Gabrielle Weiss at (312) 493-7753 or [email protected]; David Whitaker at (305) 539-3001 or [email protected]