Tuesday · April 27, 2027 · West Loop Chicago
Where Chicago's tourism and events industry comes to connect, learn, sell, and grow. One day across three West Loop venues: City Hall, Recess and Morgan Manufacturing.
1,100+
attendees
110+
exhibitors on the floor
26
years of The Summit Chicago
12
Summit Awards categories
Connect. Learn. Sell. Grow.
The Summit Chicago is the premier annual event for professionals in the hospitality, tourism, and events industries. With a high-energy trade show, targeted educational sessions, interactive roundtable networking, and The Summit Awards, it brings together more than 1,100 industry leaders, including event planners, social media influencers, concierges, media, hotel teams, and leading industry-focused businesses.
Attendees come to connect, learn, sell, and grow, and leave with new leads, stronger partnerships, actionable insights, and real momentum. The Summit Chicago is your launchpad for growth: the tools, connections, leads, and knowledge to elevate your business and your career.
Join us at the largest hospitality and tourism gathering in Illinois, where local connections fuel global impact.
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Whether you're a hospitality leader, event professional, tourism executive, or business owner, attending The Summit Chicago means gaining the insights, tools, and connections you need to achieve your business goals. Access the latest trends in sales, operations, marketing, and guest experiences, and connect with the decision-makers shaping the city's tourism network.
Learn more →Exhibit and sponsor at The Summit Chicago to meet over 500 pre-qualified buyers and executives shaping the region's event and tourism economy. Options scale from premier sponsorships with stage branding and video to exhibitor booths, plus year-round exposure through post-event content.
Exhibit / Sponsor →Innovation, leadership, and opportunity in one room. Between sessions, attendees take part in curated networking, collaborative discussions, and celebrations of Chicago's hospitality community: a setting where new ideas take root, partnerships form, and growth happens.
See the agenda →The day
Every ticket includes the breakouts, the keynote, the trade show and the after party. Luncheon tickets add the Roundtable Luncheon at Recess.
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Check-in opens at City Hall
838 W. Kinzie St. · open until 12:50 PM · Education & Eggs breakfast
10:20 AM
Breakouts at 10:20, 11:00 and 11:40
City Hall · Planner and Tourism tracks
12:20 PM
State of the Industry keynote
Kristen Reynolds, President & CEO, Choose Chicago
12:55 PM
Roundtable Luncheon
Recess · luncheon ticket holders · 150 seats
2:30 PM
Trade show
Morgan Manufacturing · 401 N. Morgan St. · until 6:00 PM · check-in 2:30–5:30 PM
6:00 PM
After party
Recess · included with every ticket
Education 2027
State of the Industry with Kristen Reynolds of Choose Chicago, crisis communication, accessibility by design, AI answer engines, an event budgeting panel led by ShowREADY. and a wedding and gala planning panel led by Blue Plate. More sessions announced in January.
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Planners, hoteliers, suppliers and creators on why they come back to The Summit Chicago every spring. Filmed on the floor and in the sessions in 2025.
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Why it matters
The Summit Chicago is more than a conference. It's a community of hospitality, tourism, and event professionals dedicated to shaping the future of the industry. Industry leaders, hotel executives, event planners, and marketing directors come together to share insights, explore new strategies, and build relationships that strengthen both their businesses and Chicago's position as a world-class destination.
Unlike national shows that scatter attention across markets, The Summit Chicago focuses on one clear goal: helping Chicago's hospitality ecosystem grow together. From hotels and venues to attractions, catering companies, and experience providers, every participant plays a vital role in building a stronger, more connected network.
The Summit Chicago takes place across three of the West Loop's most dynamic venues. Education sessions and the Roundtable Networking Luncheon are hosted at City Hall & Recess (838 W. Kinzie St.), while the Trade Show and Summit Awards unfold at Morgan Manufacturing (401 N. Morgan St.), a four-minute walk away.
Attendees gain access to curated sessions on data-driven leadership, sustainable event operations, AI-powered marketing, social strategy, and future-focused business development.
Quick answers
Tuesday, April 27, 2027, in Chicago's West Loop. Education at City Hall (838 W. Kinzie St.), the Roundtable Luncheon at Recess (same address), and the trade show and Summit Awards at Morgan Manufacturing (401 N. Morgan St.), a four-minute walk away.
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1,100+ hospitality, tourism and events professionals: meeting and event planners, DMCs, hotel sales and management, concierges, attractions, venues, suppliers, media and creators.
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Rates depend on your role: industry buyers, concierges, students and companies each have their own rate, with or without the Roundtable Luncheon. Enter your work email to see yours. Groups of 2+ save 20%.
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