Join your CMP community for two powerful days of networking, learning and collaboration.
Built by CMPs for CMPs.
CMP Advance 2026, hosted in partnership with Choose Chicago, is the industry's only event designed exclusively for CMPs by CMPs. Rooted in the recently updated CMP International Standards and CMP-HC Domains, the programme will blend collaboration, innovation, and inspiration to deliver an unforgettable experience in the heart of Chicago.
Supercharge your professional development and help shape the global business events landscape.
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Set in the innovation hub of Chicago, the 2026 CMP Advance will combine the best of CMP Conclave, our last two CMP Advances and new event best practices to produce an unforgettable and deeply impactful experience.
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This innovative event will weave together numerous styles of learning, including collaborative sessions where CMPs will work together to develop topic-based white papers that will later be shared with the entire CMP community and beyond. Other sessions will feature interactive panel discussions, workshops and daily keynotes.
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Created with a foundational belief in the power of human connection, CMP Advance will feature many opportunities to connect with fellow CMPs during breaks, lunch table discussions and evening social events. We are also planning a two-way mentoring programme that matches new CMPs with CMP Fellows.
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Earn up to 15 CEs
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The Only Event for CMPs by CMPs
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Earn up to 15 CEs at CMP Advance
Who's Coming
The following companies are attending CMP Advance 2024. Don't miss your chance to network with an extraordinary group of industry peers this year!
Alston & Bird
American College of Rheumatology
American Institute of Biological Sciences
American Land Title Association
Amway North America
ARIA Resort & Casino
Association of Research Libraries
Auto Care Association
Avalara
Aviva Canada Inc
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
BioNTech US
Blue Shield of California
Brent Moore & Associates
Bullis School
BW Events Tech
Cato Institute
Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership - University at Buffalo
CHI Health Center Omaha
Choose Lansing
CIFAR
Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association
Destination South Meetings + Events
Destination Toronto
Diana Gilliam
Duke University
E&A Meetings
EMC Meetings & Events
Encore
Etherio
Events Industry Council
Experience Grand Rapids
Fairmont Banff Springs
Fairmont Royal York Hotel
Forrest Solutions
Fort Myers-Islands, Beaches & Neighborhoods
Global Meetings and Tourism Specialists, LLC
Hello Tiffany
HelmsBriscoe
Higher Learning Commission
Hilton Norfolk The Main
Immunocore
Independent
Independent Planner
Infinite Legacy
Inn at Laurel Point
InterContinental Toronto Centre
Irving Convention & Visitors Bureau
J-PAL North America | MIT
JDC Events
Liberty Mutual
Life Sciences Ontario
LOMA Marketing Agency
MAC Cosmetics
Mandalay Bay Hotel & Convention Center
Manulife
Maritz
Martin Luther College
Meeting Element
Merchant Advisory Group
Merrithew
Merz Aesthetics
MGM Resorts
Missouri REALTORS
National Institute of Aerospace
NEJM Group
NHPCO
NJB Event Services
NRECA
NRUCFC
Nuclear Energy Institute
Obesity Medicine Association
Ontario Nurses' Association
Oregon Convention Center
Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc.
Safety National
SickKids
Siemens
Strategic Education, Inc.
Swissotel Chicago
Teleflex
The Fairmont Banff Springs
The Henry Ford
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Thinking Heads Asia
University of California, Irvine
Visit Atlantic City
Visit Detroit
Visit Greater Palm Springs
Visit Raleigh
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Wilmington & Beaches CVB
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
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