15 Jul MORE TOP CITIES FOR KEYNOTE SPEAKING OR VIRTUAL EVENTS
What other cities in America tend to book keynote speakers the most and hold loads of meetings, conferences, tradeshows and events? Quite a few, as it turns out, especially when you’re on the professional speaking circuit. As part of our research, which we undertook out of curiosity, let’s have a deeper look at some other hotspots on the list that we didn’t cover in previous posts or comments.
Drumroll please… here are some other leading cities in the US that hire significant numbers of paid keynote speakers (and get two big thumbs up from us for it)…
- Atlanta – Major convention and corporate hub, home to many Fortune 500 companies.
- Houston – Huge energy and healthcare companies drive speaker demand along with major trade conventions.
- Phoenix – An underrated convention destination, especially for tech. Also home to many large corporations.
- Miami – Tourism and finance anchor this global city that hosts events across sectors.
- Dallas – Massive business community spanning oil/gas, finance, tech and more that utilizes speakers.
- San Diego – Biotech and tech conventions and conferences hire speakers year-round.
- Seattle – Tech sector giants and fast growing startups fuel speaker events and seminars.
- Austin – SXSW and a rising startup/technology scene attract speakers across industries.
- Denver – Major convention site and corporate base, attracting speakers for diverse events.
The common ingredients are a strong corporate presence across sectors, developed meetings infrastructure, and dynamic industry activity driving events. The more conferences and companies, the more demand for speakers exists in most cases.
