EventWorx

What EventWorx does

EventWorx Corporation is a privately held Canadian event management company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, founded in 2017 by Wes Scott, Bruce Carew, and Helen Wallace through a management buyout of dmg events' regional energy-event assets. The company produces and owns a portfolio of 10+ B2B conferences and trade shows concentrated in Canada's energy sector — including Oil Sands Expo (in its 40th year), PetroChem Canada East and West, Smart Energy Halifax and Vancouver, the SMR Nuclear Canada Summit, Hydrogen•East Toronto and Halifax, Clean Fuels Canada Summit, and the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference — alongside the consumer-facing Wellness Show acquired in 2025.

The company's core "products" are its owned event brands, each monetized through exhibitor booth fees, sponsorship packages, and delegate registrations. Underlying production relies on standard event-management infrastructure (registration platforms, event apps, A/V, venue logistics) rather than proprietary technology; EventWorx is explicitly an event production and management business, not a technology platform. The company has also built a Professional Conference Organizer (PCO) services line offering full-service conference management, trade show production, and partner / white-label event delivery to associations, corporations, media organizations, and economic development agencies.

Revenue is generated transactionally from two streams: (1) owned-event production (transaction-fee model via booth, sponsorship, and registration sales) and (2) PCO professional services for clients. The company markets primarily through its website, email communications, and direct sales of exhibition space and sponsorships. Customer base is predominantly enterprise — energy operators, utilities, EPCs, technology developers, government stakeholders, and Indigenous governments for the energy portfolio, with consumer-facing health and wellness businesses added via the Wellness Show. EventWorx has no disclosed external institutional investors, no funding rounds, and operates with a stated team of 10–15 employees.

Name

EventWorx

Legal name

EventWorx Corporation

Website

https://eventworxcorporation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

EventWorx Corporation is a Calgary-based event management company that owns and produces a portfolio of 10+ B2B energy conferences and trade shows across Canada, plus the consumer Wellness Show, while also delivering professional conference organizer (PCO) services to associations and corporations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Management Services

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

akta.pro primary industry

Exhibition & Trade Show Management (Conference-Adjacent) (THAHACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sponsorship, Exhibitor & Partnership Management Services (THAHACAK), Onsite Operations & Event Staffing Management (THAHACAL), Professional & Association Conferences (MPAGAGAB), Executive Summits & Invitation-Only Forums (MPAGAGAK), Virtual, Hybrid & Livestream Event Coordination (HSACAAAO)

Keywords

• Event management services
• Conference organization
• Trade show production
• Professional conference organizer
• Corporate event production

Headquarters

HQ city

Calgary

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Conference and Trade Show Production: EventWorx produces their own conferences, trade shows, and live experiences. Revenue is generated through exhibitor booth fees, sponsorship packages, and delegate registrations for their owned events including Oil Sands Expo, PetroChem Canada, Smart Energy events, SMR Nuclear Canada Summit, Hydrogen East events, and The Wellness Show.
2. Professional Conference Organizer (PCO) Services: EventWorx operates as a PCO for clients, providing full-service conference management including agenda development, speaker recruitment, sponsor relations, delegate communications, logistics, A/V, venue management, registration platforms, and mobile apps. Clients include associations, corporations, media organizations, and economic development agencies.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

EventWorx produces and owns a portfolio of industry-specific conferences, trade shows, and summits primarily focused on Canada's energy sector (oil sands, petrochemicals, hydrogen, nuclear, smart energy, clean fuels), and acts as a Professional Conference Organizer (PCO) providing full-service event management — agenda development, speaker recruitment, sponsor and exhibitor relations, logistics, A/V, registration, and venue management — for associations, corporations, media organizations, and economic development agencies.

Product overview

EventWorx is an event management company that operates a portfolio of industry-specific conferences, trade shows, and summits primarily focused on Canada's energy sector. The company's product portfolio consists of owned/operated events across Energy (Oil Sands Expo, PetroChem Canada East/West, Smart Energy Halifax/Vancouver, SMR Nuclear Canada Summit, Clean Fuels Canada Summit, Hydrogen•East Toronto/Halifax, Williston Basin Petroleum Conference) and Health & Wellness (The Wellness Show, acquired in 2025). Additionally, EventWorx offers professional event management services including conference production, trade show production, and white-label partner event delivery for clients. The company was founded in 2017 through a management buyout and also adapted to produce virtual conferences during the pandemic period.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Oil Sands Expo Alberta's premier oil sands trade show and conference held in Fort McMurray, celebrating 40 years with focus on digital transformation, operational excellence, and emissions reduction. Targets oil sands operators, suppliers, and decision-makers.
• PetroChem Canada | East Premier gathering for petrochemical, chemical, manufacturing, and downstream sectors in Central and Eastern Canada held in Ontario, focused on decarbonization and operational improvement.
• PetroChem Canada | West Premier event for Western Canada's petrochemical, chemical, and biochemical industries hosted in Alberta, delivering technical focus for plant operations, maintenance, and engineering professionals.
• Smart Energy | Halifax Canada's leading conference for energy innovation in Atlantic Canada, uniting 400+ experts to explore hydrogen, energy storage, electrification, carbon capture, and grid modernization.
• Smart Energy | Vancouver Western Canada's platform for energy innovation bringing together utilities, clean tech leaders, and policymakers to shape the energy future with focus on hydrogen, storage, and grid modernization.
• SMR Nuclear Canada Summit Leading national event dedicated to advancing small modular reactors in Western Canada, where decision-makers, utilities, First Nations, and governments explore SMR deployment and Indigenous partnerships. Grew by 2026 into a sold-out gathering of nearly 500 participants.
• Clean Fuels Canada Summit Premier national business conference for leaders across low-carbon fuels including biofuels, SAF, renewable natural gas, and hydrogen, focused on production, distribution, and adoption.
• Hydrogen•East | Toronto Ontario's flagship hydrogen event focused on strategic deployment of hydrogen across electricity, transportation, industrial, and manufacturing sectors.
• Hydrogen•East | Halifax Atlantic Canada's dedicated hydrogen event exploring regional opportunities for building a hydrogen economy, held in conjunction with Smart Energy | Halifax.
• Williston Basin Petroleum Conference Saskatchewan's premier energy event advancing exploration, production, and innovation in the Williston Sedimentary Basin, featuring business sessions, technical presentations, and core workshops.
• The Wellness Show Western Canada's leader in health and wellness events, acquired in 2025. Features 250+ exhibitors, 50+ speakers, and 12,000 attendees over two days, connecting wellness businesses with health-conscious consumers.
• Conference & Trade Show Production Services (PCO) Full-service event management for client-owned events, including agenda development, speaker recruitment, sponsor and exhibitor relations, delegate communications, logistics, A/V, venue management, registration platforms, and mobile apps. Offered to associations, corporations, media organizations, and economic development agencies.
• Trade Show & Expo Production Specialized trade show and expo production for clients, including floorplan design, exhibitor services, traffic-driving strategies, sponsorship activation, and marketplace building to connect buyers and sellers.
• Partner & White-Label Event Production

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Clarion Events: UK-headquartered B2B events organizer with a deep portfolio of energy, oil & gas and clean technology conferences and exhibitions (e.g. ADIPEC, Offshore Europe-equivalents). Directly comparable to EventWorx in producing sector-specific energy events for sponsors and delegates.
• Energy Council: Organizes senior-level energy summits and executive forums globally, including oil, gas and clean energy conferences. Comparable to EventWorx's executive-level summits (SMR Nuclear Canada Summit, Hydrogen East, Clean Fuels) targeting decision-makers in the energy transition.
• dmg events (Informa Markets): EventWorx was created via a 2017 management buyout of dmg events' regional Canadian energy assets; the residual dmg events organization (now part of Informa Markets) remains the most direct competitor, running overlapping oil & gas, hydrogen and clean energy event brands globally.
• Diversified Communications: U.S.-based mid-sized B2B events company that owns and operates energy and offshore-sector trade shows and conferences. Closely comparable to EventWorx as a sub-global B2B events operator with a vertical specialization strategy.

Broad incumbents

• Comexposium: Large French-headquartered events group operating more than 170 B2B and consumer events worldwide across energy, industry and lifestyle verticals. Comparable as a broad-incumbent operator expanding energy and clean-tech content at global scale.
• Deutsche Messe (Hannover Messe): Global trade fair operator best known for Hannover Messe, the world's leading industrial/energy technology fair. A broader incumbent whose energy and hydrogen content areas overlap with EventWorx's portfolio of industrial energy events.
• RX (Reed Exhibitions, RELX): Global exhibitions arm of RELX, one of the largest B2B event organizers worldwide with significant energy and industrial event brands. Serves as the upper-tier incumbent benchmark for sponsor pricing power and global audience reach.
• Messe Frankfurt: One of the world's largest trade fair and congress organizers, with broad industrial and energy event portfolios. Represents the global incumbent scale-up that EventWorx's PCO services could one day partner with or compete against in the Canadian and clean-tech space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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