2026 Strategy Survey (UPDATED 6/26)

eChemExpo is normally held every two years in Kingsport TN. The next gathering is scheduled for April 22-23, 2026 with optional golf on April 21. . By way of background, the previous April 2024 gathering attracted over 175 exhibiting firms, a community of over 1200 registrants, over 70 PDH accredited seminars, five highly relevant panel discussions, a keynotes, a closing keynote panel and special featured sessions.

Your input on this strategy survey will help shape the development of the 2026 expo and conference which is attended by an expanding base of regional manufacturing, process industry, EPC and service related companies.

There is no provision for confidentiality in this survey but answers provided are used only by the Planning Team to develop the 2026 program.
Your Challenges (2026-2027)
1) What are the three to five most important challenges facing you or your organization in achieving your goals in 2026 and 2027?
2) If you could achieve quantum leap improvement in performance in at least one area in 2026-2027, what would that be?
3) Which capital purchasing areas are most important to you in terms of reaching your goals?

Vision, Mission, Strategies
eChemExpo vision, mission and eight strategies for 2026 are outlined below. These are being updated after the Acquisition of eChemExpo is complete. Meanwhile, after reading through these items, you are asked to provide input on the strategies pertinent to your area.
VISION: To be the #1 multidisciplinary applied innovation Expo and Conference in the process industry

MISSION: To provide the optimum environment to exhibit and present the latest manufacturing technology, hardware and software; and for accelerating implementation of improved systems, technology and best practices.

STRATEGY 1. Conduct a broad range of stakeholder interviews and surveys, with manufacturing and support entities, to determine current challenges and their most important purchasing needs for 2026 & 2027.

STRATEGY 2. Continue to expand base of multidisciplinary stakeholders. We have a long history of support from the chemical, mechanical, procurement and plant engineering disciplines and more recent engagement by the electrical community in 2016, the IT disciplines in 2018, the Plastics Recycling community in 2022 and Occupational Safety in 2024. Continue to build and expand participation by all these groups and add at least one additional community for 2026. For example, Supply Chain Resilience is being considered. What else?

STRATEGY 3. Increase regional and professional societies participation thru early engagement of these organizations starting say twelve to eighteen months in advance and expand the geographical footprint of the targeted entities.

STRATEGY 4. Continue to evaluate and search for applied innovation entities that might be interested in co-locating a regional meeting or workshop.

STRATEGY 5. Stimulate “quantum leap" goal setting to accelerate implementation of improved systems, technology and best practices.

New - STRATEGY 6. Continue efforts to incorporate Safety, Environment and Sustainability breakthroughs.
5A) STRATEGY 1. Stakeholder Interviews. Who in your organization should we conduct stakeholder interviews with to get more in depth information on recommended exhibitors and seminar topics?
(Note: Not all attendee stakeholders are manufacturers. EPC firms may participate. Not all exhibitors are manufacturers either; software firms for example sell IP and services, not manufactured goods)
5B) STRATEGY 2. Expanding base of multidisciplinary stakeholders. Any recommendations?
EXAMPLES:
1. Expand the base of the Plastics Recycling community establish in 2022

2 Expand already strong base of the Process Safety community to include Occupational Safety

3. Focus on a returning the once strong Laboratory Analytics community and continue strengthening the Process Analytics areas.

4. Add content on small scale nuclear reactors in the process industry.

5. Build a new community of attendees interested in Supply Chain Management.
5C) STRATEGY 3. Increasing regional and professional society participation. Any recommendations?
5D) STRATEGY 4. Co-locating other applied innovation entities. Any recommendations?
(Note: Consider groups of about 20 to 100 in size that have good synergy with the expo/conference theme and focus areas)
5E) STRATEGY 5. Quantum leap aspirations. Any additional comments from what you provided in Q2 on your quantum leap aspirations for 2026-2027?

Leadership Firms
6) Platinum, Gold and Silver Sponsors play a prominent role in the expo and seminar program. Are there any specific firms you would like to see included in these leadership categories for 2026 ?
Other Exhibitors
7) Any other firms, not necessarily at the Platinum, Gold or Silver leadership levels, that you would like to see participate? And/or specific types of companies?

Featured Panels
8) Any suggestions on proposed topics of special featured sessions or panels ?

Wrap Up
9) Any other recommendations you would like to make ?

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Thank you for participating in this survey which will provide the 2024 Planning Team valuable input for strategically positioning eChemExpo 2024 as the #1 multidisciplinary applied innovation event for the process industry. There will be no cost for you and your staff to attend … only benefits!
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2026 Strategy Survey (updated 6/26)

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Your Challenges (2026-2027)

Focus Areas

Vision, Mission, Strategies

Leadership Firms

Other Exhibitors

Featured Panels

Wrap Up