
Laura Palker
President of Events Education & Workforce Development Federation (EE-WDF); CEO of Trade Show Solutions Center; events industry leader and workforce development advocate
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Jun 18, 2026
EMT #62 with Al Mercuro and Laura Palker - Building the Next Generation of Event Professionals
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Laura PalkerGUEST
So across the country, you know, I got really excited when we got the change in the modernized career cluster framework, because instead of saying hospitality and leisure and recreation, now it says hospitality and events.

Laura PalkerGUEST
And there's actually a full subsection for conferences, trade shows, exhibitions, meetings, venue management and events.

Laura PalkerGUEST
So I sat down in the chair and all of a sudden I went, oh, if we're invisible, where are they going to get the curriculum? So we actually have 22 subject matter experts that are a roster of excellence and knowledge.

Laura PalkerGUEST
And they came together to begin to create the curriculum because we already have the knowledge.

Laura PalkerGUEST
I say we're an industry that was self-developed, self-defined, self-educated, self-governed.
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42:07Chris DunnHOST
And Laura, just to clarify that, these are brands that would be like an exhibitor at a trade show or are they vendor side brands like a large exhibit house?
