# CEMA Summit

- Dates: 9 August 2026 to 11 August 2026
- Location: Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, Toronto, Canada
- Organiser: CEMAOnline.com
- Industry: MarTech

## About

The CEMA Summit is an annual event bringing together event marketers to compare strategies and share practitioner-led education, global case studies, and discussion. It is for event marketers, with sessions led by practitioners about event programs.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://cemaonline.com/cema-summit/)
- [Registration](https://reg.cemaonline.com/flow/pcma/cema26/genreg/login)
- [Agenda](https://cemaonline.com/cema-summit/program/)

## Topics

- Marketing
- Business Services

## Speakers

- Ebony Beckwith, Executive Coach, Founder of Framework
- Sarah Reed
- Leslie Hasvold
- Deborah Caldwell
- Daniel Preiss
- Omar Johnson, Founder of Øpus Intelligence
- Elizabeth Maxson, Chief Marketing Officer of Contentful

## Where to stay

- **Marriott**: 200 m from the venue, 4 stars, 525 Bay Street, Toronto
  - [Hotel website](https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/yyzec-marriott-downtown-at-cf-toronto-eaton-centre/overview/)
- **Double Tree by Hilton Hotel**: 220 m from the venue, 108 Chestnut Street, Toronto
  - [Hotel website](https://doubletree3.hilton.com/en/hotels/ontario/doubletree-by-hilton-hotel-toronto-downtown-YTOCSDT/index.html)
- **Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel**: 270 m from the venue, 4 stars, 123 Queen Street West
  - [Hotel website](http://www.sheratontoronto.com)
- **Hilton Toronto**: 410 m from the venue, 145 Richmond Street West, Toronto
  - [Hotel website](https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/torhihh-hilton-toronto/)
- **The Rex**: 490 m from the venue
- **The St. Regis**: 500 m from the venue, 5 stars, 325 Bay Street, Toronto
  - [Hotel website](https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/yyzxr-the-st-regis-toronto/)
- **Shangri-La**: 520 m from the venue, 188 University Avenue, Toronto
  - [Hotel website](https://www.shangri-la.com/toronto/shangrila/)
- **Bond Place Hotel homeless shelter**: 520 m from the venue, 65 Dundas Street East

## What people are saying

Official hashtag: #cemasummit

- [CEMA Summit Official Teaser Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPxjPf5U7pM)
  - CEMA Summit 2026! Where the World Shows Up, You Should Too!Produced by Offbeat Creative
- [Cema | Pcma](https://www.pcma.org/organizer/cema/)
  - CEMA Summit 2026 in Toronto will be a celebration of global event marketing —uniting leaders, innovators, and rising stars for three unforgettable days of education, networking, and fun. It is the stage where innovation knows no borders, an
  - By pcma.org
- [Stop Wasting Events: Strategic Takeaways from CEMA Summit 2025](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnDcLkBCBVQ)
  - At CEMA Summit 2025, Matt Kleinrock, Coty Adams, and Mollie Stahl saw firsthand how top event marketers are breaking that cycle and leveling up from order-takers to strategic growth drivers.
- [2025 CEMA Summit Recap Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AheVr5-wvQ)
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