ESPA LEADER PROGRAM
Become the Leader Your Team Looks Up To
ESPA’s leadership program is built for associate directors, directors and VPs in event services who want to sharpen their leadership edge, tackle challenges head-on and share game-changing strategies.
Boost your Leadership
Leaders within our member organizations meet on a regular basis to discuss key topics for those leading services departments. We offer a dedicated track at the Annual Conference, bi-monthly virtual meetups and a new one-day Leaders Retreat. Recent topics have included:
Demonstrating the value of services to your organization
Goal setting and budgeting
Best practices and new services
Leading through change & challenging times
If you are in a leadership position in event services, contact us to learn more about how ESPA can support you in your role.
Our Next Leader Program:
ESPA Leader Meetup
- Date: April 29-30 2026
- ESPC Credit: 3 Hours
- CMP Domain: A: Strategic Planning
Join other ESPA Leaders for an opportunity to gather, network, and participate in peer roundtables at the conclusion of the DI Sales and Service Summit at the Sheraton Dallas.
ESPA Leaders will discuss topics you are currently facing. This is your time to dive deep and learn from one another one what’s working, what’s challenging, and how leaders can support one another in advancing professional development and services roles. The Leader Committee will engage with attendees to help shape the topics most important to you.
Attendees who are part of the DI event can book rooms through their room block; other guests would book directly with Sheraton Dallas.
EVENT SCHEDULE
Wednesday, April 29
6:30pm – Off-site Networking Dinner
Thursday, April 30
8:00–11:00am – Networking Breakfast and Peer Roundtables
Then Departures