international event center

What international event center does

Event International is a private event management company founded in 1984 and headquartered in Westlake Village, California. Originally established as Xplain Corporation to publish technical content, the company reorganized and rebranded to Event International to focus on full-service event planning and management for enterprise clients. The firm serves major technology and enterprise brands including Apple, IDG, Microsoft, Ford, Reed, and CES, producing conferences, trade shows, expos, corporate events, and hosted-buyer pavilions. Founder Neil Ticktin leads the company, supported by an executive team with over 60 years of combined event industry experience.

The company's core offering is end-to-end event management, handling logistics, programming, speaker recruitment, attendee matchmaking, and on-site operations for events ranging from small executive gatherings of roughly 10 attendees to large trade shows exceeding 100,000 attendees. Since 1994, Event International has executed nearly 200 events and pavilions across three continents (North America, Europe, and Asia), with cumulative metrics of 160 event days, more than 1,200 sessions, and 400+ unique speakers. The company operates two notable sub-brands: Technology Minded Events, which targets C-level technology audiences, and PowerBuyer, a registered trademark for hosted-buyer matchmaking programs that connect exhibitors with pre-qualified buyers.

Event International's business model is professional services-based, generating revenue through event production contracts, sponsorship and exhibitor management, and hosted-buyer program fees. The company is privately held with no disclosed outside funding rounds, M&A activity, or recent leadership changes in the available data. The firm does not disclose AI/ML capabilities or proprietary technology platforms beyond the PowerBuyer matchmaking framework, and its competitive position rests on long-tenured client relationships, brand trademarks, and founder-led execution rather than on technology differentiation.

Name

international event center

Legal name

Event International

Website

https://eventintl.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Event International, founded in 1984 and based in Westlake Village, California, is a private event management firm delivering full-service production of conferences, trade shows, and corporate events for enterprise clients such as Apple, IDG, Microsoft, and Ford across North America, Europe, and Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Management Services

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

akta.pro primary industry

General & Multi-Industry Trade Show Organizers (THAHABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Exhibitions, Trade Shows & Booth Management (HSACADAH), Exhibition & Trade Show Management (Conference-Adjacent) (THAHACAF)

Keywords

• Event management services
• Corporate event planning
• Conference management
• Trade show services
• Event production

Headquarters

HQ city

Westlake Village

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Event Management Services: Full-service event planning and execution covering all facets of events including venue selection, registration, staffing, technology, AV solutions, food and beverage, on-site management, and special speakers. Revenue is generated through professional services fees for event planning and execution.
2. Technology Minded Events: Customized technology-focused events for C-Level executives featuring discussions on technology topics presented in non-technical terms, with networking opportunities and access to subject matter experts.
3. PowerBuyer Programs: Turnkey matchmaking programs for trade shows and events that connect exhibitors with buyers and influencers, provided to show management companies as a specialized service offering.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Event International is a full-service event management company that plans and executes conferences, expos, trade shows, corporate events, road shows, training, and pavilions. Services span venue selection, guest room blocks, scheduling, staffing, registration, technology, AV, food and beverage, travel, exams/testing, budgeting, and on-site management. The firm also operates two specialized offerings: Technology Minded™ events for C-level executives and PowerBuyer™ hosted-buyer matchmaking programs for trade shows.

Product overview

Event International offers a unified event management platform with three main offerings: Event Management (the core service for planning and executing events of all sizes), Technology Minded Events (a specialized sub-brand focused on technology discussions for C-level executives in non-technical terms), and PowerBuyer (a turnkey program enabling hosted buyer/matchmaking programs at trade shows). The company was founded in 1984 and has executed events on three continents for clients including Apple, IDG, COMDEX, and Ford.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Technology Minded: Technology-focused events for C-Level Executives and Senior Management that explain technology in non-technical terms.
• PowerBuyer

Products and services

• Event Management Services

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Xplain CorporationminorOthersXplain Corporation is the original brand name that has since been rebranded to Event International. Both brands operate from the same Westlake Village, California location with the same team providing event management services.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Freeman: Freeman is a large full-service event management and brand experience company offering strategy, creative, production, and logistics for trade shows, conventions, and corporate events globally — directly overlapping Event International's core trade show and corporate event service offering.
• GES (Global Experience Specialists): GES provides end-to-end experiential marketing services for trade shows, events, and exhibits, including design, fabrication, and on-site management. It competes head-to-head with Event International for the same trade show and convention organizer clients.
• George P. Johnson Experience Marketing: George P. Johnson designs and produces brand experiences, conferences, and corporate events for global enterprise clients, matching Event International's enterprise-focused event management and execution capabilities.
• Sparks: Sparks is a global event experience agency that delivers trade show exhibits, corporate events, and brand activations — comparable in service mix and enterprise client orientation to Event International.
• MKG Events: MKG is a full-service event management agency focused on corporate events, conferences, and experiential programs for enterprise brands, directly comparable to Event International's corporate event planning and execution services.

Broad incumbents

• Informa: Informa is one of the world's largest B2B events and exhibitions groups, organizing hundreds of trade shows and conferences annually across industries. It both operates events and consumes the same trade show services Event International provides.
• Reed Exhibitions: Reed Exhibitions is a global organizer of trade shows and consumer events across dozens of industries, comparable to the multi-industry trade show work Event International has executed for clients like Apple Expo Paris and CES.
• Clarion Events: Clarion Events operates a portfolio of trade shows, conferences, and consumer events worldwide. It is comparable as an incumbent organizer that Event International supports with services like PowerBuyer matchmaking programs.
• Messe Frankfurt: Messe Frankfurt is a major global trade fair organizer with venues and event operations worldwide, comparable to Event International's multi-continent trade show execution capabilities for major enterprise brands.
• FreemanXP / Encore Global: Encore Global is a large event production and venue services company offering AV, staging, and event technology across corporate events and trade shows — overlapping with Event International's AV solutions and on-site event management services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/eventintl

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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