Upcoming professional conferences and events

A government-to-business matchmaking event with educational breakouts, an expo hall and keynotes.

Michigan State University’s CEC 2027 is scheduled as an in-person entrepreneurial-communities event in Negaunee.

A Houston small-business expo combining education, discovery and business networking for entrepreneurs and B2B professionals.

A two-day conference for real estate investors and related professionals with education, a kickoff reception, networking, a deal room and exhibitor expo.

A conference focused on corporate social responsibility, sustainability, local collaboration and practical business action, with breakout sessions, panels and networking.

A regional economic forum bringing together community and economic-development stakeholders.

A scheduled public meeting of the Rio Metro Regional Transit District Board of Directors.

A two-day Missoula business conference with expert sessions, panels, Q&A, networking breaks, and a dedicated networking evening.

A structured speed-networking event using brief guided conversations to build business connections.

The association’s 2027 annual conference includes committee meetings, exhibitor load-in, programming days, an exhibitor reception, and an awards banquet at Stoney Creek Hotel in Broken Arrow.

The Chicago Franchise Show is a public two-day franchise and business-ownership exhibition featuring businesses and franchise opportunities from multiple industries.

Foodservice and hospitality exhibition covering restaurant, lodging, retail foodservice, equipment, technology and supplies.

The Washington Trucking Associations’ annual leadership conference and vendor showcase is scheduled at the Coeur d’Alene Resort and includes high-level industry discussion, networking, and vendor participation.

Official conference page confirms the Pittsburgh in-person annual conference and describes 200+ educational sessions, field tours/workshops and networking with colleagues, policymakers, partners and industry leaders..

A three-day professional-development and expo event for legal management professionals and business partners.

A four-day leadership summit with main sessions, owner and leader breakout tracks, Q&A and business-owner programming.

The annual conference of the National Council of Self-Insurers.

A workplace safety and health conference jointly presented by TOSHA and ASSP.

A University of Washington Institute for Nuclear Theory workshop on applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning to nuclear theory and related research.

Artificial-intelligence research conference featuring invited speakers, special tracks, tutorials, panels, papers, posters and awards. The 40th edition is scheduled at TradeWinds Resort in St. Pete Beach.

The annual Washington Airport Management Association conference for airport-management professionals.

A Florida summit bringing industry leaders together to discuss trade, logistics and supply-chain development.

GS1 Connect brings supply-chain professionals together for sessions, roundtables, and direct interaction with retailers and trading partners.

A technical conference with sessions and an exhibit hall featuring child-restraint manufacturers. It is limited to certified child passenger safety technicians and instructors, with approved speakers and exhibitors also eligible.

The ANA Masters of B2B Conference is a three-day in-person B2B marketing conference at Marriott Chicago Downtown Magnificent Mile, with education sessions and exhibitor programming.

An agri-food conference on agriculture, business, technology and sustainability with keynotes, tracks and workshops.

An in-person startup forum where emerging companies pitch, receive questions and feedback from industry judges, and attendees network.

A cold-formed steel engineering expo with technical education, continuing education credits, exhibition and networking.

ICSC LAS VEGAS is a commercial and retail real-estate event with dealmaking, networking, and content sessions.

An annual business meeting for a multi-state government organization focused on domestic oil and gas resources, safety and environmental protection.

A three-day Seattle conference for service leaders with keynotes, workshops, roundtables, product sessions, meetups, lounges and organized networking.

A pharmaceutical trade show focused on contract manufacturing and networking across the pharmaceutical supply chain.

The Dock to Door coalition’s annual event on freight and supply-chain topics, hosted in Richmond.

The Virginia Transit Association’s 2027 annual conference and expo, scheduled in Williamsburg.

A delivery, fulfillment, logistics and transportation conference covering the movement of products from warehouse to doorstep.

North America’s railway conference and exhibition brings together rail professionals for education, networking, indoor and outdoor demonstrations and more than 25 education sessions.

The annual conference of the North Carolina Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

The statewide conference brings nonprofit professionals, board members, funders, volunteers and community partners together to learn, connect and strengthen the nonprofit sector.

A technical energy meeting with plenary and technical sessions, industry panels, exhibitors and networking opportunities.

A B2B marketing conference scheduled in San Francisco with two days of programming and an announced 2027 speaker lineup to come.

A conference on trends, innovations and challenges facing the banking industry, with an in-person West Des Moines venue and live webcast.

A private-industry trade show for grocery and convenience retailers, featuring products and innovations for retail operations.

The summit offers sessions, breakouts, workshops, field trips and coordinated networking for food-waste professionals.

A Washington nonprofit conference with in-person regional locations, keynote speakers, workshops and opportunities for nonprofit leaders to connect.

A three-day continuing-legal-education conference covering AI applications and use cases, AI assistants, prompt engineering, ethics, organizational change, forensics, and AI policy for criminal-defense practice.

The South Carolina Interagency Drone Users Consortium will hold its fourth annual UAS Symposium on May 26, 2027 in Columbia.

The GEO 2027 Learning Conference brings together philanthropic learning and grantmaking practice to explore intersectional equity, organizational change, community collaboration, and adapting philanthropic practice amid disruption and change.

An architecture, engineering and construction conference and expo with multiple content tracks and networking events including women-in-construction and diversity-in-construction programmes.