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Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance Announces 2025 Public Policy Agenda

1/2/2025
With the 119th Congress taking office tomorrow, and President-elect Trump being sworn in later this month, the Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance (ECA) has released its 2025 public policy agenda. ECA’s alliance partners and board of directors have identified five key areas of focus for 2025 that will drive the future competitiveness of the U.S. business and professional events industry:

Enhance competitiveness through growth-focused tax policies
Create new workforce pathways to ensure industry competitiveness
Grow international travel to increase U.S. global competitiveness
Leverage smart decarbonization for long-term competitive advantage
Support future growth through a competitive operating environment

“In 2025, ECA will be committed to ensuring that the U.S. business and professional events industry remains competitive for the future,” said Hervé Sedky, Emerald Holding Inc. President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chair of the ECA board of directors. “ECA looks forward to working with policymakers in Washington, DC and nationwide to advance our 2025 public policy priorities. These efforts will strengthen our industry’s competitiveness, continue driving economic growth, support job creation, and empower small businesses across the country for years to come.”

As part of ECA’s 2025 public policy agenda, five issues will be the top priorities for ECA in the year ahead:

Enact pro-growth, pro-investment, pro-impact, and pro-workforce development federal tax reform
Prevent harmful state and local tax policies that would unfairly target the industry
Support government policies to help attract and train the industry’s future workforce
Continue reducing visa wait times while modernizing the visa processing system
Oppose adoption of any U.S. inbound international travel restrictions

“From supporting tax laws that incentivize the growth of our small businesses to policies that help the U.S. attract more international exhibitors, attendees, and events, 2025 will be a critical year for the industry on Capitol Hill and beyond,” said Vinnie Polito, Society of Independent Show Organizers Chief Executive Officer and ECA Co-President. “As the unified advocacy voice of the industry, ECA will be leading the charge to make sure that our elected officials understand how they can best support the industry going forward.”

Throughout 2025, ECA will be calling on industry leaders and advocates to get engaged in supporting these important issues. Through the recently launched ECA Advocacy Network, anyone can email their elected officials, engage with them on social media, and even host them at business and professional events in their local communities.

“Advocacy is critical to ensuring that our policymakers support the industry on the issues that matter,” said Marsha Flanagan, M.Ed., CEM, International Association of Exhibitions and Events President and Chief Executive Officer and ECA Co-President. “With so much at stake in 2025, we need everyone across the industry to get involved and make their voices heard. Together we can make an impact!”

ECA’s 2025 public policy agenda can be viewed here.

About the Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance
The Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance (ECA) is a coalition of leading professional and industry associations comprising the unified advocacy voice of the business and professional events industry. To learn more about ECA and its work to advance the interests of the industry, please visit www.exhibitionsconferencesalliance.org.

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