Top 100 state government conferences in 2026

This research identifies the 100 most influential state government conferences, ranked by decision-maker density, attendees, and online mentions. Whether you are looking for procurement opportunities or the latest trends, this is your definitive events planning roadmap.

Methodology

Phase 1: Discovery

We crawled the internet with our proprietary algorithm to aggregate every global industry event.

Phase 2: Filtering

We filtered the 2,811 conferences specifically for high-intent buyer types and relevance.

Phase 3: Sorting

We sorted by attendee count + estimated number of vendors to prioritize networking density.

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The top 10 conferences

1. RSAC 2026 Conference

📅 Mar 23, 2026 · 📍 San Francisco, CA · 👥 44,000

RSAC 2026 Conference is the largest and most influential conference in the cybersecurity industry, uniting the cybersecurity community to create a safer society. It focuses on the Power of Community, where ideas become breakthroughs and challenges become opportunities when professionals unite. The conference provides a platform to connect, grow, and explore cutting-edge cybersecurity innovation and education.

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2. RE+

📅 Nov 16, 2026 · 📍 Las Vegas, NV · 👥 37,000

RE+ is the largest and fastest-growing energy event in North America, representing the full spectrum of the clean energy industry, including solar, energy storage, microgrids, wind, hydrogen, and EVs. It showcases a resilient and rapidly growing industry, facilitating connections and knowledge sharing to accelerate the transition to a carbon-free energy future. The event brings together professionals from various sectors, including clean technology manufacturers, EPC professionals, electric companies, IPPs, utilities, policymakers, regulators, and technology companies.

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3. InfoComm 2026

📅 Jun 13, 2026 · 📍 Las Vegas, NV · 👥 30,000

InfoComm 2026 is the world's most vital pro AV show, uniting manufacturers, integrators, dealers, and end-users to showcase cutting-edge technologies. Attendees can expect a close-up of core technologies powering modern connectivity, interact with innovative solutions in audio, video, conferencing, digital signage, streaming, and broadcast AV, and engage with the people propelling the audiovisual industry forward. The event focuses on applied audiovisual integration, demonstrating how audio, video, lighting, control, and collaboration technologies work together, with a theme of 'AV in Action' for interactive product experiences.

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4. Workday Rising

📅 Oct 12, 2026 · 📍 Las Vegas, NV · 👥 30,000

The annual flagship conference for finance, HR, and IT professionals, focusing on AI innovation and the future of work. It showcases bold ideas and powerful innovations designed to help organizations manage their people, money, and AI agents with confidence. Featuring keynotes from visionary speakers, the conference will share inspiring stories of how forward-thinking companies are boldly leading the way with AI to transform their talent strategy and close their books faster. With a powerhouse lineup of over 400 groundbreaking sessions, Workday Rising offers exclusive access to product demos, customer showcases, and immersive activations, so attendees can gain invaluable finance and HR insights and learn from one another.

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5. TDX

📅 Apr 15, 2026 · 📍 San Francisco, CA · 👥 27,000

TDX is the developer conference for the AI agent era, and the ultimate gathering for developers, admins, architects, and trailblazers across the Salesforce ecosystem. It is a must-attend event for those looking to learn the skills needed to build and deploy autonomous agents, craft next-generation apps, design customer experiences, and build scalable solutions. The conference offers 400+ in-depth technical sessions and hands-on trainings, bringing together developers, admins, architects, entrepreneurs, and partners with product experts and engineers. Attendees can expect to learn about the latest in AI, automation, data, and low-code/no-code development, designed to deliver smarter, faster, and more impactful solutions, and celebrate with fellow Agentblazers.

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6. SHRM Annual Conference & Expo 2026 (SHRM26)

📅 Jun 16, 2026 · 📍 Orlando, FL · 👥 25,000

SHRM26 is where HR professionals prepare for the future of HR, offering insights from experts and peers on artificial intelligence, pay transparency, talent shortages, and organizational culture. It provides clarity and tools for informed decisions and aims to elevate HR expertise, future-proof careers, and position attendees as leaders in shaping the future of work. The conference features over 375 sessions across various HR topics, an Expo with cutting-edge solutions, and extensive networking opportunities for a global HR community.

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7. HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition

📅 Mar 09, 2026 · 📍 Las Vegas, NV · 👥 25,000

Healthcare's premier event and the epicenter of healthcare technology where groundbreaking solutions meet visionary minds. It brings together healthcare and technology leaders, pioneers, and professionals from various sectors to discuss and shape the future of digital health, including topics like AI-powered diagnostics, revolutionary care delivery models, cybersecurity, health equity, workforce development, and ethical technology use.

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8. Esri User Conference

📅 Jul 13, 2026 · 📍 San Diego, CA · 👥 21,500

The Esri User Conference is the world's largest GIS conference, bringing together thousands of geospatial professionals and enthusiasts. It focuses on how geographic thinking transforms problem-solving, decision-making, and shaping the future. Attendees can expect hands-on training, insights into innovations in mapping and analytics, and learning about how location intelligence drives success across various industries. The conference empowers individuals and organizations to integrate knowledge, data, content, and analytics to create positive change.

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9. AGU26 Annual Meeting

📅 Dec 07, 2026 · 📍 San Francisco, CA · 👥 20,000

The AGU26 Annual Meeting is the American Geophysical Union's flagship event and the largest gathering of Earth and space scientists globally. It convenes over 20,000 attendees from more than 100 countries, including researchers, educators, students, and policymakers. The conference focuses on sharing cutting-edge research in Earth and space sciences, fostering global collaboration among experts, policymakers, and emerging leaders, and inspiring innovation. Attendees can expect interactive sessions, workshops, panel discussions, hands-on learning experiences, and opportunities for career advancement through mentoring programs and career fairs. The meeting aims to enhance understanding of our planet and environment and our collective role in preserving its future.

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10. Knowledge 2026

📅 May 05, 2026 · 📍 Las Vegas, NV · 👥 20,000

Knowledge 2026 is ServiceNow's premier annual conference, designed to equip attendees with the knowledge and tools to put artificial intelligence (AI) to work for their organizations. The event features over 450 sessions, hands-on labs, AI demonstrations, and networking opportunities with more than 20,000 customers, partners, and industry leaders. The conference emphasizes responsible AI implementation and provides practical insights into automation and innovation to maximize ServiceNow investment and drive digital transformation.

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