“My advice to anybody out there is this: I see the light at the end of the tunnel. It’s there. And what it takes is the people that are getting involved in this business to be innovative, to be creative and to participate with the industry as a whole. That’s going to be the success. I didn’t get to where I am without intermingling with all these people through ED and meeting the right people at EXPO. I come to every EXPO, and when I’m at EXPO I’ve got a smile on my face and I’m a happy soul.” — Jim St. John
EXPOAttendees
Say hello to the "new" Rio in Las Vegas! EXPO 2026 attendees can count on four days of must-attend seminars and panel sessions geared toward club owners, general managers, entertainers, DJs, security staff and other key club personnel; two days of a 110-booth Tradeshow with vendors showcasing their latest products and services; the EDI Finals; the Monday Night "Opening" Party; the $10K Bikini Contest; the "Closing Party"; and the Annual ED "Honors" Awards Show at the Penn & Teller Theater inside the Rio, the only national awards show honoring the industry’s top adult nightclubs and feature entertainers.
EXPO 2026 AGENDA:
SUNDAY, August 23
| 1 – 6 pm | Registration Desk Open | |
| 3:30 – 5:30 pm | ACE National Board Meeting | |
| 5:30 – 7:30 pm | ACE National Reception (for ACE members only) | |
| 9 pm – Midnight | 2026 EDI Finals sponsored by Lauren Phillips, The Pony Clubs & Platinum 84 Denver |
Monday, August 24
| 9 am – 6 pm | Registration Desk open | |
| 10 am – 11 am | EXPO Continental Breakfast | |
| 11 – 11:45 am | Seminar6 | |
| Noon – 12:45 pm | Seminar6 | |
| Breakout seminars: 11:45-12:30 pm 12:45-1:30 pm 1:45-2:30 pm | TBA | |
| 1 -2:30 pm | EXPO Legal Panel: | |
| 2:30 pm – 6:30 pm | Tradeshow Open – MainStage sponsored by Lauren Phillips | |
| 9 pm – Midnight | Party in Las Vegas | |
Tuesday, August 25
| 9 am – 6 pm | Registration Desk open | |
| 9:30 am – 10:30 am | EXPO Continental Breakfast | |
| 10:30 am – 11:15 am | Seminar 1 | |
| 11:30 – 12:15 pm | Seminar 2 | |
| Breakout seminars 11:30 am – 12:15 pm 1:30-2:30 pm | For entertainers – TBA | |
| 12:30 – 1:30 pm | Keynote Address | |
| 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm | Tradeshow Open – MainStage sponsored by Lauren Phillips | |
| 7:30 – 9 pm | ED’s Awards Show Reception | |
| 9 pm – 11 pm Midnight – 5 am | ED “Honors” Awards Show “Partypus” Awards After-Party |
Wednesday, August 26
| 2 – 6 pm | The $10,000 Bikini Contest | |
| 8 – 11 pm | Closing Party |