Authentic Business and Education Experiences in the Heart of Texas

MPI's Hosted Buyer Program is an excellent way for meeting and event professionals to maximize their WEC experience by getting business done through one-on-one pre-arranged appointments and activities prior to the beginning of WEC. Since the program’s inception in 2010, it has averaged 65% corporate and association planners bringing the industry together in more than 25,000+ appointments.

Planners

Planners, meet one-on-one with suppliers who want to make your events amazing and get all of the education and networking that WEC is known for. All you need to do is apply!

If accepted, your program package will include: conference registration (includes conference meals, education, and more), face-to-face meetings with top industry suppliers, and access to WEC's exceptional networking and education with the industry's best!

The levels of participation are:
Level 1 – WEC Grapevine Registration, Speed Networking, Education, Refundable $100 Deposit
Level 2 – WEC Grapevine Registration, Hosted Buyer Reception, Best Match Appointments, Education, Airfare credit up to $500, Refundable $100 Deposit
Level 3 – WEC Grapevine Registration, Hosted Buyer Reception, Best Match Appointments, Education, Airfare credit up to $500, Hotel Accommodations (up to five (5) nights), Refundable $100 Deposit


It will be an authentic experience you won't soon forget.

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Suppliers

With three levels to choose from, our program packages give you the exposure you need to get the business you want. Meet specifically with vetted qualified planners - face-to-face or take advantage of the networking room and meet all planner attendees throughout WEC. Prices range offering opportunities for all budget sizes.

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YOU'RE IN GOOD COMPANY

Here's a glimpse of the supplier companies that were represented at WEC 2019

Laura Heavrin, CMP
Events Specialties Group

MPI’s Hosted Buyer Program is always where I get the most business done for my clients. The ease of meeting with suppliers makes it easy to get my business needs met.

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Tez Bois
Special Events & Catering Manager
Patina Restaurant Group

Hosted Buyer is a top element for WEC–the amount of honest feedback you receive from one-on-one appointments is priceless.

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On our associations’ budgets, the Hosted Buyer Program at WEC allows for us to gather an incredible amount of information on viable venue partners and other vendor options to increase the success of our events for our members and their experience by centralizing the conversations and concentrating them into a singular trip instead of several.

- Raybourn Group International

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MPIs WEC, and the Hosted Buyer program, are instrumental to the enrichment of our business. I am committed to attend the conference as a Hosted Buyer in June to show my support for the industry and be part of its resurgence after this trying time. My attendance is an investment in myself and my community.

- Texas Instruments

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During these crazy times that are so dramatically impacting the meeting industry it is critical that we come together to collaborate, console and create to invigorate each other. When the crisis is over, and it will be over, meetings will change and evolve from what we have been doing to what we will be doing. MPI WEC Hosted Buyer program will help me ensure that I am not losing the connections I will need to evolve and pivot the programs that I will help produce for my company. I WILL be at WEC in Grapevine Texas – I HOPE I WILL SEE YOU THERE!!

- Petco