Clarion Events, Inc. - Clarion's North American Headquarters, produces 50 events across 12 sectors including trade, enthusiast events. Clarion Events North America which is the U.S. division of Clarion Events, UK, and backed by The Blackstone Group has become one of the fastest growing event companies in the United States with aggressive growth through acquisition, launch and innovation. Clarion Events, Inc. has offices in Shelton, CT; Tulsa, OK and Fairlawn, NJ.
Clarion Events approach to the North American business is focused on ensuring our events meet the customers’ needs today and in the future and all our event leaders have strong ties to the communities they serve.
In early 2018 Clarion Events, Inc acquired PennWell and with it their stellar line up of industry leading events and media. The growth for Clarion Events North America has redefined their portfolio entering new and adjacent markets as well as created new opportunities within many of Clarion’s existing brands.
Since 2018, Clarion Events North America acquired multiple businesses including: Insuretech Connect; Mobile Apps Unlocked; Coffee Fest (4 regional coffee tradeshows); The Affiliate Summits (Marketing Conferences in NY, LA and London); Rose City Comic Con (part of LeftField Media), and The National Grocers Show (owned in partnership with the National Grocer’s Association). Most recently, Clarion acquired renewable energy events organizer, Infocast. This addition reinforces Clarion’s global commitment and focus on the entire energy ecosystem, enriching our position as a leader in the sector.
The Clarion Events North American portfolio today spans 12 product sectors, including ones they share with Clarion Events Globally including Fashion, Gaming, Retail-Trade and now Power and Energy. Clarion Events Globally also produces a multitude of consumer events, industry conference and trade events in defense & security, life sciences and technology across 50 countries. The Clarion Events Global portfolio information can be found at https://clarionevents.com.