For their April meeting, International Live Events Association (ILEA) gathered together at Canopy by Hilton Minneapolis Mill District. The April meeting was entitled “Unifying the Live Events Industry: Locally, Nationally, Around the Globe.” ILEA President Sara Grauf, CSEP and past ILEA President Jodi Collen, CSEP, discussed the current and future state of the live events industry. Twin Cities live event professionals then worked in small group to respond to questions about professionalism, commoditization, and strengthening the live events industry.