Playeasy Innovators Summit
2026
Two days of destination and event organizer collaboration. Innovation-first. No 1-on-1 appointments. Leave with products and strategies you can use before you land at home.
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For Destinations (Sports Tourism & Events)
Visitor Experience Innovation
& Event Organizer Networking
& Event Organizer Networking
Where deals and event experiences get made. Bring your full team — walk out with tools, data, and relationships already in motion.
Intimate networking with 20+ premier event organizers
Hand-selected, qualified buyers in the same room — not a trade show floor. Real conversations that turn into real events.
All three teams, one room
Sports sales, DMO marketing & event orgs collaborating together on destination & event experiences with cutting-edge AI technology.
Live panels from industry experts
AI, visitor experience & the future of sports tourism — every session is actionable. Nothing theoretical.
Real visitor engagement & event impact data
Leave with tools that prove your destination's ROI — the kind of data your board actually wants to see.
For Event Organizers
Event Experience Tech
& Destination Networking
& Destination Networking
No 1-on-1 appointment grind. Both sides of sports tourism in one room — building tools you'll actually use before your flight home.
No 1-on-1 appointment grind
Pure collaboration — both sides in one room, building together. The way it should work.
Collaborate with DMOs on event experience creation
Break down the sales walls. Partner with destinations to deliver engagement data that makes both sides better.
Pitch DMOs on stage about your event
Shark tank-style live pitches — recorded & distributed to 300+ destinations nationwide. Your event, your story, massive reach.
AI tools you can implement before your flight home
Hands-on consulting & live builds — leave with products already running on your event. Not slides. Actual tools.
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Powered by Playeasy Warmup — Live Media Studio
The Innovators Summit is a live media production.
You're not just attending — you're part of a media experience reaching the largest digital network in sports tourism. Every organization gets a personal on-camera interview distributed to the network, plus the media asset to reuse anywhere. Your destination and personal brand walks away with over $10k in earned media value.
$10k+
Earned media value
330+
Destinations
1K+
Event orgs
4M+
Visitors reached
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For DMO Marketing & Website Teams
The AI Visitor Experience
Playbook — Live.
Playbook — Live.
This isn't a conference with slides about AI. It's a hands-on build session where your team leaves with Compass live on your site, your content synced, and your engagement strategy deployed.
Launch Compass on your DMO website — live
Your branded AI visitor guide goes live during the summit. Not a demo. Not a pilot. Your actual site, your real visitors.
Visitor engagement data you've never had before
See exactly what visitors are asking, what they're booking, and how your destination content performs — in real time.
Hotels, deals, venues & local businesses — all connected
Your community partners become part of the visitor experience. Event Microsites, hotel booking, local deals — all embedded and trackable.
Works with your existing systems
Simpleview sync, registration integrations, existing CMS — Compass embeds into what you already have. No rebuild required.
AI optimization best practices — hands on
Learn how to structure your content for AI, optimize your event pages, and train your team on the tools that ship with Compass.
Direct influence on the Compass roadmap
Your feedback becomes features — not a form submission. The product you help shape ships before you're back at your desk.
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Powered by Compass
200+ destinations live nationwide
Your AI-powered destination guide — on Playeasy, on event organizer sites, at the venue, and on your DMO website. Every interaction tracked. Every visitor engaged.
The Agenda
Two days. Two tracks.
One direction.
One direction.
Day 1 — Destination & Event Experience Day
The Vision & Major New AI Product Launch
Engagement data like you've never seen before
Optimizing Event Experiences for AI
Maximizing Engagement with Event Distribution
Engaging Your Community Partners
Measuring Impact Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Day 2 — Two Tracks
Sales Track
Live Event Organizer pitches on stage to DMOs — shark tank-style, recorded & distributed to 300+ destinations nationwide.
Innovation Track
AI roundtables & Compass roadmap sessions — real influence over what ships next. Not a feedback form. A conversation.
Fun in Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor is the destination.
June 15 — Opening Night
Welcome Party at Wolverine Pickleball
Play, hang out & socialize with food, drinks, and great company. The best way to kick off two days of collaboration.
Throughout the Summit
Experience Ann Arbor — Interactive Scavenger Hunt
For adults 😄 — explore the city, discover hidden gems, and compete with fellow attendees. Late night gatherings included.
The Main Event
An Unforgettable Experience at the Big House
Michigan Stadium — one of the most iconic venues in sports history. A once-in-a-career kind of moment.
Ready to build the future
of sports tourism?
of sports tourism?
Invitation only. Limited spots. June 15–17, 2026 · Ann Arbor, MI.
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