Questex’s LDI Announces the 2024 Foster the Future Program, Embracing the Next Generation of Industry Professionals with Special Initiatives

NEW YORK, Nov. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Questex’s Live Design International (LDI), which unites the global entertainment design and technology communities, today announces the 2024 Foster the Future program, which embraces the next generation of industry professionals with special initiatives. LDI takes place December 8-10, 2024, at the West Hall in the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV, with professional training options beginning on December 4. Register here.

“LDI is committed to fostering the future by helping young professionals advance in their careers,” said Jessi Cybulski, LDI show director. “The program offers a plethora of opportunities including a dedicated Career Day on Saturday, December 7, diversity scholarships, hands-on real-world training, and the ability to connect young professionals with mentors and leaders in the live events design and technology industry.”

The main focus of Foster the Future is the fifth annual Young Career Professionals Program for individuals under the age of 25 with an interest in a career in live events design and production.

Key initiatives and special features include:

• Young Career Professionals Orientation Meet Up & Breakfast (Saturday)
• Career Day Buzz Sessions (Saturday)
• Career Day Lunch (Saturday)
• Career Day Welcome Keynote
• Recruitment Tour with Tao Group Hospitality at Omni
• Portfolio & Website Review
• Young Career Professionals Networking Reception
• Mentoring Meet Up with the LDInnovation League, leading industry mentors (Monday)
• Meet the Manufacturers Reception (Monday)
• Young Career Professionals special badge and swag
• Headshot Lounge sponsored by Eagle Production Company
• All LDInnovation Conference Access
• All DSE Expo + Conference Access
• Expo Pass Benefits LDI Expo Floor

Foster the Future also includes the Pat MacKay Diversity in Design Scholarships, now in its sixth year, and the LDI Production Assistants program for undergrad and graduate students to get hands-on experience producing an industry event on the scale of LDI. Graduates of this program fill a wide range of industry positions today.

To learn more about the Foster the Future program, click here.

To register for the Young Professionals pass, click here. To sign up for the Foster the Future program, click here.

For more information on exhibiting companies and products click here.

For sponsorship opportunities, contact Kelly Turner, Director of Sales, at [email protected].

LDI is co-located with Digital Signage Experience (DSE), the ultimate gathering of digital signage experts, which takes place December 7-10, 2024, in Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

About Live Design International (LDI)
Established in 1988, Live Design International (LDI) is built on a 36-year history as the essential trade show and conference for global live design professionals. Attendees come to LDI to see the latest gear and entertainment technology in action, covering audio, lighting, projection, video, staging, special effects, and XR. It is also a great opportunity to refresh knowledge and professional training, in addition to networking and finding inspiration from colleagues, manufacturers, and distributors at the vanguard of entertainment technology. For more information, visit http://www.ldishow.com/. LDI will take place December 4 – 10, 2024, at the West Hall in the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV.

About Questex
Questex helps people live better and longer. Questex brings people together in the markets that help people live better: hospitality and wellness; the industries that help people live longer: life science and healthcare; and the technologies that enable and fuel these new experiences. We live in the experience economy – connecting our ecosystem through live events, surrounded by data insights and digital communities. We deliver experience and real results. It happens here.

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Charlene Soucy
LDI
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