your 2026 levelup

speakers

New speakers dropping all month long!

Gary Vaynerchuk

keynote

Daymond John

keynote

Neil Patel

keynote

Adley Kinsman

keynote

BILLY GENE

keynote

Ryan Deiss

keynote

Trent Shelton

keynote

James Dumoulin

keynote

CARLY MEYERS

ENCORE KEYNOTE

Matt Deseno

ENCORE KEYNOTE

Shawn Kanungo

ENCORE KEYNOTE

David Carroll

Alicia Lyttle

Allie Stivers

Andrew George

Andrew J. Cass

Andy Audate

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Anik Singal

Austin Armstrong

Brittany Long

Dr. Carolyn Bobb Green

Chris Dillon

Chris Moore

Clay Lawrence

Dakota Routh

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Danny Clarke

Dar Holdsworth

Declan O’Reilly

ERIC HASKIN

Hamza Baig

Heidi Ryder

Kai Stone

Kaitlyn Lemus Portillo

Lisa Catto

MIKE CROWSON

Paige Battcher

RAFAEL ZABALA

Robb Bailey

SARAH CORDINER

Stephy Chen

Whitney Bonds

Yesenia Nelson

Rachel Smith

Gusten Sun

Jonah Cockshaw

Sean Standberry

Michael Radcliffe

Julie Chenell

Camila Markson

Athar Siddiqui

Russ Ward

Brendan Taylor

Shannon Lavenia

Leon Bubenicek

Arin Darcan

SPONSORED SESSION

Marissa Romero

Charlie Chang

Molly Mahoney

Karen Hite

Atena Pegler

SPONSORED SESSION

Belal Aftab

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Graham Lightner

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Kai Stone

Founder & CEO, StoneSystemsIO

Kai Stone is the founder of StoneSystemsIO, a software platform built for contractors and home service businesses. He's helped hundreds of companies automate lead follow-up, review generation and online presence, without the agency or the funnel. A multi-seven-figure entrepreneur and surfer from Hawaii, Kai builds for simplicity over hype.

Brittany Long

Founder & CEO, Impact Driven AI

Brittany Long is the founder and CEO of Impact Driven AI, helping online business owners make their first or next six figures. Her AI-powered revenue system has fueled 1,600+ consecutive days of revenue. Before AI, she was an award-winning educator and a copywriter who drove over $4M in client results.

Paige Battcher

Founder, Kismet Ideas

Paige Battcher is the founder of Kismet Ideas and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Louisville, where she teaches AI in the Marketplace. With 243+ clients served, she helps business owners build automation, AI and recurring revenue systems. She's a Fulbright Scholar alum and Ironman finisher.

Danny Clarke

Founder, Freedom By Design

Danny Clarke is the founder of Freedom By Design, teaching HighLevel agency owners how to build real, recurring revenue without sacrificing their life to do it. He grew his own white-label SaaS to 1,442 users using his own blueprint, and has spoken internationally, including as a Leading Voice at SaaSPRENEUR Live in London.

Dar Holdsworth

Founder & CEO, Prolific AF

Dar Holdsworth is the founder and CEO of Prolific AF, where he helps agency owners launch and scale their own AI SaaS businesses through his community, Prolific AI SaaS. A two-time world champion custom motorcycle builder, he built and sold his own HighLevel SaaS agency for seven figures. He created DemoDrop, an experiential AI demo system.

Kaitlyn Lemus Portillo

Founder, Freedom Automations & Consulting

Kaitlyn Lemus Portillo is a serial entrepreneur, technology strategist and four-time HighLevel Award winner. She wrote and performed "Friend" for the A Cinderella Story soundtrack, earning an RIAA Gold Award, before founding Freedom Automations, Freedom Mastery Events & Consulting and the Kicking SaaS Summit in Costa Rica.

Yesenia Nelson

Co-founder, Seven Figure Agency

Yesenia Nelson is co-founder of Seven Figure Agency, where she and her husband Josh have helped 197 digital marketing agencies scale past seven figures. Together their businesses generate over eight figures combined. She built the operations, retention and account management systems behind that growth and co-authored The Seven Figure Agency Roadmap 2.0.

Keynote

Adley Kinsman

CEO & Founder, Story House and VIRALISH

Adley Kinsman is a viral content strategist and CEO of Story House and VIRALISH, a Nashville-based creator collective. One of the most-viewed female producers in Facebook history, she's generated 75+ billion content views since 2020 across a 45+ million-follower network, driving campaigns for brands including Land Rover, TikTok and Frito-Lay.

Keynote

James Dumoulin

Co-founder, School of Hard Knocks

James Dumoulin is the co-founder of School of Hard Knocks, the world's most-viewed business media brand, reaching more than 26 million followers across social platforms. By interviewing over 60 billionaires and top entrepreneurs, athletes and entertainers, he has built an eight-figure media company while helping millions of young people learn the principles behind success.

Keynote

Billy Gene

Founder & CEO, Billy Gene Is AI & XR Marketing

Billy Gene is the founder of Billy Gene Is AI & XR Marketing. His ads have been viewed 1.5 billion times. He has trained over 200,000 students in 75 countries and consulted for Procter & Gamble, Orangetheory Fitness and Kia Motors. His mission is to arm the underdogs.

Keynote

Neil Patel

Co-founder, NP Digital

Neil Patel is the co-founder of NP Digital and a New York Times bestselling author, named a top marketer by the Wall Street Journal and Forbes. He's helped Amazon, Microsoft, Airbnb and Google grow. His blog reaches 4 million monthly visitors, and his YouTube channel has over 31 million views.

Eric Haskin

Founder, LeadzMan Marketing

Eric Haskin founded LeadzMan Marketing in 2016, a digital agency built on SEO, paid traffic and automated lead management. A decade-long GoHighLevel practitioner, he builds high-converting funnels and retention systems for agency leaders. Outside of marketing, he's proudly survived 25 years of marriage and 22 years of parenting three kids.

Mike Crowson

CEO, AR Funnel

Mike Crowson is the CEO of AR Funnel, a HighLevel expert and lead funnel marketer who helps coaches and fitness and health businesses scale through lead generation automation.

Rafael Zabala

Fractional CMO, Interactive Marketing

Rafael Zabala is a fractional CMO at Interactive Marketing with 20 years of online marketing experience. He has closed $300,000 in sales from stage presentations as a speaker and copywriter, specializing in lead generation, CRM, marketing automation and AI-driven lead engagement.

Sarah Cordiner

Founder & CEO, Tekmatix

Sarah Cordiner is an educator and tech CEO with over 20 years of experience in speaking, teaching and consulting. She founded Tekmatix, an AI-powered business platform valued at $15 million within 18 months, and has had over 280,000 student enrollments across 181 countries.

Stephy Chen

Digital Marketing Coach, Stephy Chen, LLC

Stephy Chen was laid off from her Silicon Valley job with a single email. She rebuilt her income through digital marketing and affiliate marketing, growing a $3 million business in three years. Ranked a top 9 affiliate for Tony Robbins and Dean Graziosi, she now teaches everyday people how to build income online.

Whitney Bonds

Founder & CEO, SiteMastersPro

Whitney Bonds is the founder of SiteMastersPro and a YouTuber with 220K+ subscribers, known for helping people build sustainable online businesses. She teaches practical, step-by-step strategies for affiliate marketing, starting online businesses and creating income streams that support long-term financial freedom.

Allie Stivers

CEO, The Allie Way (formerly Allie Bloyd Media)

Allie Stivers is the CEO of The Allie Way, an eight-figure company that helps businesses bring AI, paid advertising and end-to-end automated sales systems in house instead of outsourcing them. An Inc. 5000 founder and multi-time HighLevel SaaSPRENEUR award winner, she holds a patent-pending autonomous marketing system and hosts the Marketing Ink podcast.

ENCORE Keynote

Carly Meyers

Founder, Made For More AI

Carly Meyers is an AI and automation consultant, keynote speaker and founder of Made For More AI, a SaaS agency helping consultants and small businesses build with AI. She has coached over 550 businesses, won a HighLevel Gold SaaSPRENEUR Award and hosts The Carly Meyers Podcast.

Chris Moore

Founder, Made For More AI

Chris Moore is an award-winning digital marketer and business growth strategist specializing in conversion rate optimization, UX and customer acquisition. Chief Revenue Officer of Dealmaker Wealth Society, he owns interests in 20 companies and has completed seven successful business exits, earning two Inc. 5000 awards along the way.

Andrew George

Founder, SaaSSuitE

From a 6-figure agency owner to a top content creator for a billion-dollar company to bootstrapping his own software company to over 2,000 active users, Andrew George is the founder of SaaSSuite and HowToUseHighLevel and is on a mission to make HighLevel easy for everyone.

Dr. Carolyn Bobb-Green

CEO & Business Strategist, Training U To Succeed

Dr. Carolyn Bobb-Green is the creator of the Passionpreneur movement and a powerhouse entrepreneur who has built a multimillion-dollar business empire. With degrees in education and brain development plus certifications in business strategy, adult learning and digital tools, she helps leaders turn ideas into execution and passion into profit.

Alicia Lyttle

Founder & CEO, AI InnoVision

Alicia Lyttle, The Queen of AI, is the Founder & CEO of AI InnoVision and a Certified AI Consultant. A JPMorgan Chase 100 Women to KNOW honoree and TEDx speaker, she has trained over 10,000 professionals worldwide and teaches entrepreneurs and organizations how to use AI to build, scale and multiply their businesses.

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Andy Audate

CEO & Founder, Progreda

Andy Audate is an international speaker and the founder of Progreda, a sales and marketing automation platform, as well as Audate Media, a global marketing agency serving more than 5,500 businesses. A Forbes Coaches Council member, he has trained over 9,500 entrepreneurs through webinar-driven sales frameworks and reaches a global community of 78,000.

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Dakota Routh

CEO, Agency Support for HighLevel

Dakota Routh is a three-time SaaSPRENEUR Award winner and CEO of Agency Support for HighLevel and White Label Suite. After building an eight-figure fitness chain and a lifestyle clothing brand, he now helps HighLevel agencies grow MRR through white-labeled lead generation, onboarding and operational systems that reduce churn.

Chris Dillon

Founder, The Marketing Autopilots Ltd

Chris Dillon is a best-selling author and leading WhatsApp automation expert, one of 12 UK-based certified administrators on the HighLevel platform and author of HighLevel's official WhatsApp course. His goal is to help businesses grow through more conversations and reclaim time by harnessing the power of WhatsApp.

Declan O’Reilly

The GHL Wizard

Declan O’Reilly, "The GHL Wizard", is an award-winning SaaSPRENEUR and affiliate marketer known for his unconventional, no-gatekeeping approach. He's built a following by sharing high-value, free content that helps others win with AI and SaaS, both online and in real-world businesses.

Heidi Ryder

Owner, Keepful & Healthy Books LLC

Heidi Ryder is an entrepreneur, speaker and business growth strategist who owns Keepful, HighLevel for bookkeeping and accounting firms, and Healthy Books LLC, a bookkeeping and advisory firm. With nearly a decade of experience, she's helped hundreds of entrepreneurs simplify their operations and build sustainable businesses. She also hosts the My Ministry, Your Business podcast.

Keynote

Trent Shelton

Performance & Purpose Coach | Former NFL Player

Trent Shelton is a transformational leader, former NFL player and the #1 Performance and Purpose Coach in the world, reaching over 100 million people every week. Through his speaking, best-selling books, top-ranked podcast and mindset programs, he helps people build confidence, strengthen relationships, grow their businesses and step into their purpose.

Lisa Catto

Founder, The Business Catalyst

Lisa Catto is a multi-award-winning Automation Architect and founder of The Business Catalyst. Innovator of the Ideal Customer Journey, she helps established businesses replace manual, disconnected processes with documented systems that scale with precision, predictability and control.

Anik Singal

Founder & CEO, Lurn, Inc.

Anik Singal is a serial entrepreneur and founder and CEO of Lurn, Inc., who built his first business from his University of Maryland dorm room in 2002. Over a 20+ year career he has generated more than $100 million in online sales and taught over 500,000 entrepreneurs worldwide. He is a best-selling author and two-time Inc. 500 CEO.

Hamza Baig

Founder, Hexona Systems

Hamza Baig is the founder of Hexona Systems, a white-label platform built on HighLevel that powers over 1,000 agencies, and of The Automation Institute, where he's taught 45,000+ students to build agencies with AI. He won the Platinum SaaSPRENEUR Award in 2024 and the Diamond SaaSPRENEUR Award in 2025.

Robb Bailey

Founder, SoloSaaS

Robb Bailey is the founder of SoloSaaS, HighLevel's first affiliate partner and an equity holder in the company. He's best known for Database Reactivation, the outbound SMS system agencies use to turn a client's existing lead database into booked appointments, and for scaling FitClub Accelerator to $2.1M in revenue and 525 clients in 22 months before selling it in 2019.

Clay Lawrence

Founder & CEO, Review Harvest

Clay Lawrence is the founder and CEO of Review Harvest, a review-automation platform created on HighLevel that helps local and home-service businesses collect, respond to and showcase Google reviews on autopilot. Since 2022 he's grown Review Harvest to 800+ business clients and 100,000+ reviews collected, earning HighLevel's Gold SaaSPRENEUR Award.

Andrew J. Cass

Founder & CEO, PipelinePRO

Andrew J. Cass is a 30-year sales and marketing veteran and the founder and CEO of PipelinePRO, an Inc. 5000 all-in-one sales and marketing automation platform serving thousands worldwide. A bestselling author of Sales Velocity and Revenue Multipliers, he has led entrepreneur masterminds for two decades and helped scale multiple Inc. 5000 companies.

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Daymond John

Founder & CEO, FUBU | CEO, The Shark Group

Daymond John is the founder and CEO of FUBU, which he built from a $100,000 mortgage on his mother's home into a $6 billion lifestyle brand. He's a co-star on ABC's five-time Emmy Award-winning show Shark Tank, one of the most sought-after keynote speakers, and CEO of consulting firm The Shark Group.

Rachel Smith

CEO, Big Sky Automation Services

Rachel Smith is the CEO of Big Sky Automation Services, an international speaker, and a mentor to hundreds of entrepreneurs looking to start their own agency or leave their job. Instead of paying for leads, she built a lead generation system that earns her $600 per lead through simple, old-school sandwich board advertising, which she upsells into larger AI and automation packages.

Gusten Sun

Owner, Infoproducts & FunnelsUniversity

Gusten Sun is the "Celebrity Funnel Builder," a nickname Russell Brunson gave him after he built close to 700 funnels for clients including Tony Robbins and Dean Graziosi. He now focuses on scaling his own offers, works with HighLevel's dev team on new AI features, and teaches funnel building through Funnels University.

Jonah Cockshaw

Founder, My GHL Coach

Jonah Cockshaw is a HighLevel systems specialist, the founder of My GHL Coach, and the highest-rated HighLevel expert in the UK. He coached more than 1,000 agencies through Extendly's customer success team, then rebuilt a new agency to $25k a month in under twelve months, entirely on referrals and inbound.

Sean Standberry

Founder, LYFE Marketing

Sean Standberry is the founder of LYFE Marketing, a social media and AI marketing agency serving roughly 350 clients nationwide. Under his leadership the agency has landed on the Inc. 5000 fastest growing privately held companies list three years in a row, peaking at #516 with 781% three-year growth. He now runs most of its client delivery with HighLevel and AI.

Michael Radcliffe

Founder, RAD CRM

Michael Radcliffe spent a decade as a full-time loan officer before burnout pushed him to automate everything that didn't need his personal touch. That system became RAD CRM, built on communication, connection and consistency. He now lives in Idaho with his wife and two kids, still playing pickleball and Call of Duty.

Julie Chenell

Co-Founder, Funnel Gorgeous®

Julie Chenell is a digital marketing expert and coach who helps entrepreneurs scale through growth strategies and marketing tools. After a rocky divorce and unexpected pregnancy in 2014, she built a multi-million-dollar business in under three years. She now leads Digital Insiders and co-founded Funnel Gorgeous®, teaching entrepreneurs to build movements through digital marketing.

Camila Markson

Founder & Organic Growth Strategist, CJ Digital Business LLC

Camila "Mila" Markson, known online as The Millionaire Nanny, teaches everyday people how to turn social media into income. She moved to the US in 2016 speaking no English and working as a nanny. In 2021, she bought a course, learned to sell digital products, and became the first millionaire in her family at 32, built entirely on organic content.

Athar Siddiqui

Co-founder & COO, RepStack

Athar Siddiqui is the co-founder and COO of RepStack, a two-time Inc. 5000 staffing agency that places talent with agencies across the US. With a 100% remote team, he has placed over 2,000 digital marketing associates across 800+ agencies. A HighLevel community leader since 2022, Athar also runs GHL Success Academy and GHL Sales Operators.

Russ Ward

Founder, The Lead King

Russ Ward is the founder of The Lead King, an AI-powered lead reactivation service built on HighLevel and endorsed by Kevin O'Leary. After starting in solar sales for Tesla and later discovering HighLevel in 2018, he built a business now serving real estate, mortgage and other industries, becoming a two-time HighLevel SaaSPRENEUR Gold Award winner.

Brendan Taylor

Founder & CEO, Baby Art Studios

Brendan Taylor is the founder and CEO of Baby Art Studios, the UK's leading maternity and newborn photography franchise, with 13 studios and a multi-million-pound turnover. He built his franchise infrastructure inside HighLevel and has won two national marketing awards, including a campaign that turned £60,000 of ad spend into over £5 million in sales.

Shannon Lavenia

Co-Founder & CEO, BrandBuilderAI

Shannon Lavenia is the CEO of BrandBuilderAI, a 5-star rated, award-winning digital marketing and sales automation agency in Clearwater, FL, founded in 2022. A recognized authority on agency operations, she teaches executives how to achieve Executive Freedom through recurring revenue, low churn and AI-driven strategies, after redefining success as a Stage 3 breast cancer survivor.

Leon Bubenicek

Founder, Tactical Business Dynamics

Leon Bubenicek is the founder of Tactical Business Dynamics, helping solopreneurs, family businesses and small business owners in their first 1-5 years scale past the point where the business depends entirely on them. Over 25 years he's helped grow operations into more than ten countries across five continents, without the owner sacrificing their time.

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Matt Deseno

Co-Founder, HL Pro Tools

Matt Deseno, co-founder of HL Pro Tools, has helped over 5,000 agencies generate $100M+ with automation and SaaS tools. The only person to win all three major HighLevel awards, he builds systems that scale results while keeping business human. He's a husband and father of three.

ENCORE Keynote

Shawn Kanungo

Innovation Strategist & Bestselling Author

Shawn Kanungo spent 12 years at Deloitte working closely with leaders to help them better plan for the opportunities associated with disruptive innovation and is a globally recognized innovation strategist and bestselling author. He has become one of the world's most sought-after voices on innovation and generative AI.

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Ryan Deiss

Founder & CEO, The Scalable Company

Ryan Deiss is the founder and CEO of The Scalable Company, DigitalMarketer.com and a Founding Partner at Scalable Equity, LLC. In his 20+ year career as a serial entrepreneur, investor and advisor, Ryan has started 17 companies, exited 4, and his portfolio generated in excess of $200M in revenue last year alone.

SPONSORED SESSION

Arin Darcan

Founder, Team Follow Up AI

Arin Darcan is the founder of Team Follow Up AI, an AI voice system built for marketing agencies using HighLevel. Drawing on experience building an 80+ setter call center and working with 8-figure brands like Gym Launch, he helps agencies improve speed-to-lead and booked appointments without adding headcount.

Marissa Romero

Founder, Subscribers to Sales®

Marissa Romero is the founder of Subscribers to Sales® and a HighLevel affiliate who helps entrepreneurs create and sell digital products using AI and HighLevel. She has helped clients generate over $5M, helped multiple clients cross 100K YouTube subscribers, and runs a YouTube agency helping experts turn organic traffic into their next $100K to $1M.

Charlie Chang

Founder, Academy

Charlie Chang is a Southern California-based entrepreneur and content creator who owns Academy, a portfolio of educational YouTube channels. He also co-founded Paired, an overseas recruiting agency, and Long Form Launch, a YouTube agency. Charlie continues to build businesses at the intersection of content, education and entrepreneurship.

Austin Armstrong

CEO, Syllaby

Austin Armstrong is the author of Virality!, a keynote speaker and CEO of Syllaby, an AI startup that helps creators produce and publish videos in minutes. A two-time 7-figure entrepreneur and Managing Partner at Bullhouse Ventures, he's published over 12,000 videos, earning billions of views across social media.

Keynote

Gary Vaynerchuk

Chairman, VaynerX | CEO, VaynerMedia

Gary Vaynerchuk is a serial entrepreneur, Chairman of VaynerX and CEO of VaynerMedia. A prolific early-stage investor in companies including Facebook, Twitter and Uber, he's also the creator of VeeFriends and a six-time New York Times bestselling author, with more than 45 million followers across social media platforms.

Molly Mahoney

Founder, The Prepared Performer

Molly Mahoney is a digital marketing strategist, keynote speaker, author and former NYC performer who helps entrepreneurs blend AI-powered marketing with authentic human connection. Her videos have reached over 39 million views, and her work has been featured in Forbes, Inc. and Dean Graziosi and Tony Robbins' AI Advantage.

Karen Hite

Co-Founder, Hite Digital | Founder, Scale With Stability

Karen Hite is co-founder of Hite Digital and founder of Scale With Stability, a 3x Inc. 5000 honoree, where she helps agency and business owners build lean, scalable systems. Inside HighLevel, she built a tiered offer for the Hispanic contractor market that grew from a $197 entry point to over $30K/month in recurring revenue, run by a team of five.

David Carroll

Founder, DOPE Marketing

Dave Carroll is the founder of DOPE Marketing, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After phasing himself out of his own home service business, he built DOPE Marketing to help companies grow through automated direct mail, handwritten notes and gift boxes. His advice has been featured in Forbes, Inc. Magazine and the Chicago Tribune.

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Atena Pegler

Founder, DOPE Marketing

Atena Pegler is the creator of IP as Software (IPaaS) and founder of AIpreneurs, an AI marketing platform and community that surpassed $1 million in annual recurring revenue within months of launch. Her AIpreneurs community has grown to more than 10,500 members across 110 countries and became the number-one AI community on Skool.

SPONSORED SESSION

Belal Aftab

Chief Advocate, HighLevel Partnerships at Stripe

Belal Aftab is HighLevel's chief advocate and partner at Stripe, managing strategic relationships that help platforms like HighLevel scale payments, financial services and commerce infrastructure. He began his career as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs and holds a B.S. from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business.

SPONSORED SESSION

Graham Lightner

Co-Founder, HL Pro Tools

A repeat founder with two successful exits, Graham Lightner is co-founder of HL Pro Tools and is passionate about using AI, automation and better systems to help businesses scale. He's also a committed husband and dad who strives to stand alongside entrepreneurs as they build the businesses and lives they aspire to.

GOT QUESTIONS?

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know before the show. Can't find your answer? Reach out and we'll get back to you within 24 hours.

When and where is LevelUp 2026?

LevelUp runs October 26 to 29, 2026 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, TX. Full agenda and travel details go out to registered attendees closer to the date.

What's included in my ticket?

General Admission includes keynote sessions, breakout sessions, the exhibition hall, networking, the 2027 roadmap reveal, the awards ceremony, Q&A sessions, sponsor offers and a LevelUp 2026 swag item. VIP adds prime seating, the private VIP lounge, inclusive meals and bar access and a full swag bag.

What should I bring, and how should I prepare?

Bring a laptop if you want to follow along live during product reveals, business cards for networking and comfortable shoes. You'll be on your feet more than you think.

Will sessions be recorded?

Main Stage sessions are recorded and included with the Encore Day upgrade ($197 value). General Admission and VIP do not include recordings.

Do I need to wear my badge the entire time?

Yes, badges are required for entry to all sessions, the exhibition hall and evening events.

What's the dress code?

Business casual. Dallas in late October runs mild, so layers are a safe bet for evening events.

Can I bring a guest who isn't registered?

Guests need their own ticket for entry to sessions and the exhibition hall.

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