ESPA EVENT SERVICE LEADER PROGRAM

Become the Leader Your Team Looks Up To

ESPA’s event service leaders 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.

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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.

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Our Next Event Service Leader Program:

ESPA Event Service Leaders Discussion

Date: October 6, 2026 at 1:00pm ET
ESPC Credit: 1 Hour
CMP Domain: Strategic Planning

Join fellow ESPA Event Service Leaders for a collaborative conversation focused on sharing updates, exchanging ideas, and discussing the opportunities and challenges impacting our organizations and the Event Services profession.

This call is designed to provide an open forum for connection and peer-to-peer learning. Along with important updates from ESPA, participants will have the opportunity to share what they are seeing within their own organizations, discuss approaches that are working well, and learn from the experiences of other leaders.

Discussion Topics:

Visitable
ESPA Headquarters Update
2027 Annual Conference Update
CRM/CMS Platforms & Tracking Services
Volunteerism & Staffing
Open Forum