The micebook EXPO 2026 is known for having first announced their set of keynote speakers. Their theme “Designed to Connect” implies a very bold direction for the event. The organizers intend to attract planners, buyers, suppliers, and creative people to a two-day event of connection, content, and collaboration.
James Eder, author, entrepreneur, and work-life coach, will deliver the opening keynote. In his book The Collision Code, by way of example, Eder focuses on the humane side of the business relationships. His session and workshop are a perfect fit with the idea of help people, i.e. attendees, event planning in an industry with a connection-first approach and thereby empower emerging professionals.
Mykel Dixon, a very famous speaker on human connection and workplace wellbeing, is featured in the programme. By means of a participation, an immersion session, which includes live facilitation, movement, music, and open conversation, Dixon changes the way in which the delegates communicate with each other, so that networking becomes a collective undertaking.
On the second day, Jason Bevan, the ex-Head of Creative Development at Warner Bros. Studios, is the one who brings in the creative perspective with his keynote speech. Bevan’s presentation will not only demystify the process of the creative ideas being developed for blockbuster films but it will lead to a series of brainstorming sessions aimed at inspiring the event professional to use the same methods for event design and storytelling. Besides, he challenges convention by encouraging innovation.
Essentially, the first batch of EXPO 2026 looks really good and is a major factor in determining how the whole event will be. Apart from the usual displays, it is a celebration that delivers what it promises, i.e., getting new contacts, discarding the conventional event-planning ways, and, in general, being creative and connected.