Every event tells a story; the most memorable ones start with exhibitors who think differently. The Event Planner Expo brings together companies shaping the future of event experiences, through visuals, venues, food, staff, and technology. This article highlights the innovators whose ideas and services make planners’ visions a reality.
Visual Impact & Storytelling through Print & Installation
You only get one chance to make a strong visual impact on event attendees. The Abstract Image Group is a full-service visual production partners for event planners. It creates printed visual products that event planners can use to create custom production and site installations.
What makes their products innovative is the company’s flexibility and breadth of production ability. Event planners can experiment and innovate as far as they can imagine. Different materials, textures, and media help to create a memorable and tactile experience for attendees.
Elevated Ambiance & Venue Innovation
Every great event starts with the right venue. Top NYC Event Planners love 54 Below for its Broadway-themed supper club that is authentically New York. It offers fine seasonal menus with artistic performances in an intimate setting. The theatrical flair creates a unique experience.
This innovative venue isn’t just a location. It seamlessly brings together atmosphere, performance, and dining. The cohesive approach creates an immersive experience that event attendees crave.
Furniture, Decor & Environment Transformation
Even the best venue may need some additional decor touches with the right seating, tables, and stages. AFR Furniture Rental is the go-to solution for NYC event planners. The company provides upscale and unique furniture options along with the perfect finishing accessories and decorative pieces. Its diverse offerings make it the perfect partner for weddings, red carpet events, trade shows, or corporate meetings.
What makes AFR Furniture Rental innovative is the dedication to going beyond “chairs and tables.” Their team of furnishings experts works with event planners to create an interior design approach for each event and venue’s needs.
Consumer-Facing Dining & Food Experience
Nothing ruins an event faster than terrible food. Acadia is a restaurant in midtown Manhattan that brings a high-energy approach to Eastern Mediterranean cuisine. Favorite dishes include sizzling garlic shrimp, fried artichoke hearts, pomegranate-glazed salmon, and dry-aged beef kofta.
The innovative approach to menu creation at Acadia helps the food become a part of the event’s storytelling. The menus at Acadia help to represent diversity and inclusion.
Talent, Staffing & Atmosphere
The right entertainment brings an event to the next level by fully engaging attendees. Ashley Avery Agency works with top talent to bring event planners staffing solutions for every need. This innovative agency supplies spokespeople, hosts, and brand reps. They can work with event planners specializing in social events, trade shows, corporate promotions, and conventions.
What makes the Ashley Avery Agency so innovative is its ability to elevate the guest experience by offering people who represent the brand well. As you will see at The Event Planner Expo, the people at booths make as much of an impression as visuals or materials. Staffing becomes part of the brand story.
Efficient Brand Communication & Engagement Tools
In a world where communication and accessibility are virtually instant, event planners need to become tech-savvy. FoxieEngage understands this. Its messaging platform offers real-time two-way communication. It enables engaging messages without relying on personal phones or complicated email threads.
The platform’s innovative approach takes the roadblocks and challenges out of maintaining open communication. Exhibitors who can reduce friction for attendees and planners win attention and loyalty.
Learn More About Innovation at The Event Planner Expo
The Event Planner Expo is a living classroom for top-performing event planners who want to see innovation in action. This year’s Expo was such a monumental success. And we’re already working on big things for 2026. Stay tuned for updates, tickets, and announcements for next year’s Event Planner Expo. And don’t miss out on your chance to form strategic relationships with high-level creative leaders, and bring back strategies that make all your events unforgettable.
