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SPESA Events
Every year SPESA hosts a series of events, bringing together its members and other leaders from across the sewn products industry. Scroll down to learn more.
SPESA Executive Conference
August 27-29, 2025
Sofitel Magnificent Mile | Chicago, IL
The annual SPESA Executive Conference is a key education and networking event for SPESA members, their customers, and anyone interested in learning more about the current issues, trends, and policies impacting the global sewn products industry.
The two-day conference features a combination of keynote speakers, panel discussions, and industry case studies to provide an opportunity for attendees to both learn and engage. While our speakers are experts in their fields, no one has all the answers and thus this conference aims to build communication among both speakers and attendees to address the issues facing our industry and find solutions together.
Texprocess Americas
May 11-13, 2027
Georgia World Congress Center | Atlanta, GA
The Texprocess Americas trade show, co-produced by SPESA, creates an opportunity for retail, brand, manufacturing executives, and professionals involved in the sewn products industry to meet with leading international manufacturers and distributors of machinery, equipment, parts, supplies, systems, technology, supply chain solutions, and other products and services used for the development of sewn products.
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SPESA members receive a significant discount on exhibitor space. Please contact Ambar Campos at ambar@spesa.org to learn more about SPESA membership and exhibiting at the 2027 Texprocess Americas.
SPESA Advancements in Manufacturing Technologies Conference
2026 Event Date Coming Soon
SPESA’s Advancements Conference is a unique opportunity to not only learn about new ideas, solutions, and technology available for the sewn products industry, but to also ask all the questions you’ve ever wanted answered from the people who create the solutions and products you need.
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The Advancements Conference is meant for sewn products manufacturers, brands, retailers, suppliers, government officials, and anyone interested in learning more about the latest and greatest innovation in the sewn products industry.​
Networking Receptions & Alphabet Soup Collective Shindigs
Next Event Date Coming Soon
Over the past several years, SPESA has prioritized getting the industry together during our After Hours networking events. These happy hour events are held in different markets across the U.S. and are designed to engage the local industry within that specific market.
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In the past year, SPESA has also joined the Alphabet Soup Collective and is a proud partner in planning the well-known and celebrated "Shindig" events. We look forward to continuing our work with the "Collective", and helping to throw the next Shindig!
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