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This morning’s #EMSLive keynote with Jimmy Knowles from Canva explored the balance between bold creativity and real business impact. From community and culture to measurement and ROI, “Confetti Meets KPIs” gave attendees plenty of inspiration to take into the rest of the week in Vegas 👏 Sponsored by INVNT®

✨Winners announced! ✨ Introducing the winners of the 24th annual Ex Awards, the oldest and most prestigious recognition program for experiential marketing. Check out the year's best campaigns: https://lnkd.in/eSNWGfnC

Partner Content: Event Marketer and Voxo are continuing their partnership for the Experiential Marketing Summit (EMS) 2026, bringing expanded AI-powered session summaries to this year’s event at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, May 18–20. Building on a successful 2025 rollout, Voxo’s real-time summaries will help attendees capture key insights across overlapping sessions—now enhanced with a 5-minute summary podcast and an AI chatbot that makes EMS content fully searchable. The collaboration enables faster content distribution, stronger post-event engagement, and a more accessible, insight-driven experience for attendees, sponsors, and teams alike. Event Marketer and Voxo reflect a shared focus on improving how value is created from live experiences, both during the event and in the weeks and months that follow. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eB7Fi2n6

The Hall of Ideas officially opened last night at EMS 🍸✨ From interactive activations and networking mixers to reconnecting with familiar faces and meeting new ones, the energy around human connection was everywhere. Highlights included the B-to-B Marketer Mixer sponsored by MIG, the PRNEWS Mixer in the Brumark Sustainability Studio, and Highmark’s Glam Touch-Up Experience and EMS First-Timers Mixer. Now the momentum continues into Day 2! #EMSLive

Thank you to our #EMSLive Platinum Sponsors for helping power the ideas, experiences and connections that defined EMS 2026 in Las Vegas. We’re grateful for the support of Access TCA, Apple Rock Displays, backdrop.com, bematrix USA, Britten, Inc., CVS Studios, Exhibit Happy by Steelhead, Exhibitus Inc., Guerrilla Cube, FTP Agency | Food Truck Promotions, Hamilton, Innovative Environments, ipme, Popshap, Skyline Exhibits, Reveal Marketing Group, The Trade Group, Stamm Media and TentCraft.

Checking in at #EMSLive 🎥 We caught up with Rachel Boucher, Head of Content at Event Marketer, to talk about the energy around this year’s Experiential Marketing Summit, the importance of human connection, what’s new in experiential marketing, and advice for first-time attendees. From the sessions to the hallway conversations, EMS is bringing the experiential community together in a big way.

Up next at #EMSLive: “Confetti Meets KPIs: Balancing Bold Ideas with Business Impact” featuring Jimmy Knowles, Global Head of Experiential Marketing at Canva. From creativity and culture to community, measurement and ROI, this morning’s keynote dives into how bold experiential ideas can create real business impact while building experiences people genuinely connect with. Sponsored by INVNT®

Main Character Energy took over the Ex Awards last night at #EMSLive ✨ From bold creativity and immersive storytelling to experiences built around real human connection, the room was packed with some of the best work in experiential marketing. Congratulations to all of this year’s winners and finalists, especially 2026 Grand Ex Award winners Google Cloud and Opus Agency with Gramercy Tech for Best Event Campaign of the Year 👏 Presenting Sponsor: Moss Official Photo Partner: Instax Official Staffing Partner: Encore Nationwide

Day 2 of #EMSLive is here and the energy is building across Las Vegas. Today’s lineup includes Breakfast Trivia, the Opening Keynote, Braindates, Clubhouse Sessions and more opportunities to connect with the brightest minds in experiential marketing. We’ll wrap up the day at the Women in Events Reception at EMS 2026. Check out today’s agenda and start planning your day: https://bit.ly/4nz6Zzb

Join us in thanking our #EMSLive Partner Sponsors for helping bring the Experiential Marketing Summit 2026 to life in Las Vegas. Thank you to AFR Furniture Rental, Brumark, Encore Nationwide, FastSensor, instax Fujifilm North America, Moss, Highmark TechSystems, and Sparks for supporting this year’s event and helping create an unforgettable experience for our community.