WASHINGTON, DC— Hervé Sedky, Emerald Holding Inc. President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chair of the Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance (ECA) board of directors, issued the following statement regarding the tentative labor agreement reached between the International Longshoremen’s Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance.

“ECA is pleased that both sides were able to reach a positive resolution affirming that event-related shipping and transportation can continue without disruption. With thousands of meetings, conferences, and trade shows taking place nationwide in the coming weeks, this agreement will help ensure that the U.S. business and professional events industry gets off to a great start in 2025.”

About the Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance:

The Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance (ECA) is a coalition of leading professional and industry associations comprising the unified advocacy voice of the business and professional events industry. To learn more about ECA and its work to advance the interests of the industry, please visit https://www.exhibitionsconferencesalliance.org/.

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