XLIVE - Las Vegas, NV: A handful of weeks stand between eager scholars of the “live event” + festival industry and XLIVE 2016 - the unrivaled conference & expo covering all things music, tech, food, wine, beer, film, and eSports taking place in Las Vegas this December 5th - 7th. XLIVE 2016 boasts an impeccably-curated speaker lineup and is forecasting a Who’s Who of the festival community to be in attendance. Participants can expect interactive workshops, infinite topics + panels in which to gain invaluable knowledge, incredible exposure to industry goods & services, and networking opportunities galore.
Covering every facet, from rental equipment to ticket sales to host venues, over 80 benevolent sponsors will band together for XLIVE 2016 to represent the highest quality of live event services and in some cases, to present throughout the course of the convention. The world’s largest self-service ticketing platform, Eventbrite, is among the top sponsors in 2016 graciously donating time and resources. In addition to presiding as the platform for procuring your pass to XLIVE 2016, CEO of Eventbrite, Julia Hartz will be delivering one of the esteemed speaker keynotes over the course of the event. Following suit is Mike Pine, Vice President of Business Development for fellow sponsor Cinetransformer,who will discuss live event sponsorship activation strategies that make brands stand out during the “Noticing You, Noticing Me” panel. Also in attendance will be Greater Palm Springs CVB, Southern California’s premier live event and festival destination and home to world class events including the Coachella Music & Arts Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival, Modernism Week, and most recently, the history making Desert Trip.
Playing host to numerous XLIVE after-hour events during the course of the convention, two local establishments, MGM Resorts International and Hakkasan,are waiting to dazzle conference attendees with a taste of Las Vegas’ illustrious nightlife. Located directly in the famed MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, innovative nightclub Hakkasan will kick off XLIVE 2016 on Sunday December 4th, where anyone with an XLIVE badge will enjoy complimentary VIP entry and a dedicated area to mingle with other XLIVE guests and burn up the dancefloor. Renowned for bringing the best DJs, mind-blowing lighting, bumping sound systems and confetti cannons, MGM Grand Las Vegas x Hakkasan will help to open the week’s festivities with a bang!
Further industry sponsors gathering to take part in XLIVE 2016 include festival solution organizers Vendini, RFID technologists Connect&Go, the world’s largest rental providers United Rentals, event marketing cloud Feathr, crowd control equipment suppliers Epic Solutions, full-service media + publicity agency The Confluence, ticket re-seller Ticket Galaxy, end-to-end security solutions Fortinet, production needs providers MS Event Production, visually-stunning email builders TailoredMail, advanced credential systems Access Event Solutions, live stream and on-demand wizards TourGigs, event information technology providers Backstage Networks, creative content producers XI Media Productions, online booking platform Curadora, live event producers and design services ATOMIC Design, actionable insight providers Umbel plus many more as listed below!
To register for XLIVE and see the full list of 2016 Sponsors visit the XLIVE website. Be sure to stay up to date on the latest via the XLIVE Facebook page.
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The creators of XLIVE 2016 would like to extend an immense ‘Thank You’ to the 2016 Sponsors and Creative Partners who have came together to make this year’s event the best yet, including:
Access Event Solutions ~ Aggreko ~ Aloompa ~ Amplify ~ Astor Chocolate ~ ATOMIC Design ~ Backstage Networks ~ Best Beverage Info ~ Best Ring POS ~ Billboard Touring Conference & Awards ~ Bluemedia ~ BML Blackbird ~ Canadian Music Week ~ Cedar Packaging ~ Cinetransformer ~ Connect&Go ~ Crowdfind ~ Curadora ~ Direct Source Distributing ~ DTI Management ~ EDMbiz ~ Epic Solutions ~ EPS Doublet ~ Event Safety Alliance (ESA) ~ Eventbrite ~ EventLocker ~ Evercharged ~ Everfest ~ Fastbar ~ Feathr ~ Festdrive ~ Festival Pro Software ~ Fortinet ~ Front Gate Tickets ~ Gaitlinburg CVB ~ Gingerbread Shed ~ GoCharge ~ Greater Palm Springs CVB ~ Hakkasan Group ~ HardPin ~ ID&C ~ InGo ~ LDI ~ Lennd ~ MedTech Wristbands ~ MGM Resorts International ~ Mountain Productions ~ MS Event Production ~ MusicFestivalWizard ~ Naruscope ~ National Event Services ~ Optimystic ~ Ovationtix ~ PDC ~ Playing For Change Foundation ~ Porta Kleen ~ Price Chopper ~ Red Bull ~ RFID/4ID Solutions ~ Road Radios ~ Showclix ~ Skedaddle ~ South by Southwest (SXSW) ~ Star Ale ~ Switchboard Live ~ TailoredMail ~ The Confluence ~ The Iris Companies ~ The SF MusicTech Summit ~ Ticket Galaxy ~ Ticketfly ~ TiqIQ ~ TourGigs ~ Transportation Management Services ~ Ultimate Festival Guide ~ Umbel ~ United Rentals ~ United Site Services ~ Unity Travel ~ Vantage.tv ~ Vendini ~ Wizard Creations ~ XI Media Productions
