International Association of Emergency Managers - IAEM

About this event

IAEM 74th Annual Conference & EMEX (International Association of Emergency Managers)

The IAEM 74th Annual Conference & EMEX is scheduled for November 6–12, 2026 in Long Beach, California, United States. This conference brings together emergency management practitioners, public safety stakeholders, and allied industry partners to share strategies, advance preparedness capabilities, and strengthen resilience across all phases of emergency management.

1️⃣ Who attends (BUYERS / ATTENDEES)

IAEM’s audience is best described as a professional community rather than a purely “consumer” or “general public” crowd. For attendee-list and buyer-fit research, we focus on the roles that can influence procurement, vendor selection, program direction, training priorities, contracts, grants, and operational readiness.

Primary attendee groups (emergency management & public sector leadership):

• Emergency management executives and managers across local, county, state, territorial, and federal frameworks. These professionals typically steer readiness plans, exercises, training roadmaps, and response coordination.
• Homeland security and emergency preparedness leaders who oversee cross-agency coordination, continuity planning, and risk reduction initiatives.
• Operations and incident management leadership including roles that manage communications, public messaging, logistics coordination, and response command structures.
• Planning and mitigation personnel responsible for hazard planning, resilience strategy, and alignment with federal/state emergency management expectations.
• Functional program leaders connected to sheltering, evacuation support, continuity of operations, critical infrastructure readiness, and recovery planning.

Secondary attendee groups (supporting ecosystem):

• Training and capability builders such as training program directors, exercise coordinators, and preparedness educators.
• Certification and professional development participants who maintain professional standards across emergency management disciplines.
• Industry partners and solution providers whose presence is typically tied to capability gaps: communications, incident response tooling, planning software, logistics platforms, preparedness training, and operational support services.
• Academic and research collaborators who engage in emergency management scholarship, curriculum development, and applied research translation into practice.
• Community-oriented responders including functional stakeholders aligned to inclusive emergency management and access and functional needs support.

Buyer-fit takeaway: the strongest buyer profiles for this type of event are typically decision-makers and influencers in readiness planning, incident management capability development, training/exercises, and operational procurement for emergency response programs.

2️⃣ Where the show is happening + attendee geographic origin

Venue location (from official event page context):

• City: Long Beach
• State: California
• Country: United States
• Dates: November 6–12, 2026

Geographic origin of attendees (reliable expected pattern for this association conference): IAEM is a global professional association, but the annual conference and EMEX format typically draws a substantial portion of attendees from across the United States because emergency management practice and training ecosystems are deeply networked through U.S.-based councils, regions, and committees. We also expect meaningful international attendance because IAEM operates as an international association with global councils.

Practical targeting implication for research: we would normally segment “buyer fit” by whether the attendee organization is primarily U.S.-based (local/state/federal and U.S. program delivery) or international (cross-country preparedness alignment, regional coordination, and global best-practice exchange).

3️⃣ Audience reach (Local / National / Global)

For IAEM 74th Annual Conference & EMEX, the audience reach is best characterized as National to Global. The event is an established professional gathering for emergency management leaders and solution providers. Because the organization is international and because emergency management is inherently cross-border in disaster learning, the conference audience is not confined to a single metro area or a single country’s responders.

Reach summary:

• Local: Present (Long Beach region, California-based agencies, and regional partners)
• National: Strong (U.S. emergency management community across states and jurisdictions)
• Global: Present (IAEM’s international membership and global council involvement)

4️⃣ Sample buyer company names (BUYERS ONLY) + Websites

Important note: We can only provide high-confidence “buyer” company targeting when we know what category your client sells (e.g., communications technology, preparedness training, logistics and sheltering tools, continuity solutions, incident command software, consulting services, etc.). Because your request asks us to select the best buyers for this event, we need your client product details (see section 8).

Meanwhile, below is a structured buyer-oriented sample list commonly associated with emergency management capability needs and professional public-safety ecosystems. These are examples of buyer-relevant organizations to validate against your client’s fit. We can refine the list once you share the client website.

Priority	Company	Website	Best Title to Target	Why This is a Good Buyer Fit
1	Raytheon Technologies (Collins Aerospace / Mission Systems ecosystem)	https://www.rtx.com/	Program Manager (Public Safety / Mission Systems) / Director, Emergency Preparedness Solutions	Buyer fit for advanced communications, mission-ready systems, and public safety capability development.
2	Honeywell (Safety & Productivity Solutions)	https://www.honeywell.com/	Director, Public Sector Solutions / Product Line Manager (Safety & Detection)	Potential fit for safety technology, situational awareness, and public protection applications.
3	Esri	https://www.esri.com/	Public Sector Account Executive / Director, Emergency Management Solutions	Strong alignment with mapping, GIS-based incident planning, situational awareness, and preparedness analytics.
4	Microsoft	https://www.microsoft.com/	Public Sector Sales Lead / Federal & State Industry Partner Director	Often engaged in cloud collaboration, data platforms, and situational command-and-control enablement.
5	Axon	https://www.axon.com/	Public Safety Solutions Director / Account Executive, Emergency & Response	Relevant fit when emergency response intersects with documentation, training, and operational accountability.
6	Zoom	https://www.zoom.com/	Public Sector Partnerships Manager / Director, Disaster Response Communications	Buyer relevance for multi-agency coordination, remote training, briefings, and rapid communications workflows.
7	ServiceNow	https://www.servicenow.com/	Public Sector Industry Director / VP, Government Programs	Potential fit for workflow automation in incident operations, service orchestration, and readiness coordination.
8	Everbridge	https://www.everbridge.com/	Public Sector Sales Leader / Director, Critical Event Management	Direct alignment with alerting, mass notification, incident response communications, and crisis management.
9	AlertMedia	https://www.alertmedia.com/	VP, Public Sector Accounts / Director, Emergency Communications	Fit for emergency notification workflows and preparedness communications across institutions.
10	Rapid7 (Insight from security ecosystem may intersect with critical infrastructure)	https://www.rapid7.com/	Director, Critical Infrastructure Solutions / Public Sector Security Account Lead	Buyer relevance where emergency management overlaps with cyber risk for critical infrastructure resilience.
11	ANSER (science & technology services ecosystem)	https://www.ansersolutions.com/	Program Director / Senior Technical Advisor, Emergency Management	Potential fit for capability building, planning support, and applied research translation into practice.
12	LEAD (community-based preparedness ecosystem; validate fit)	https://www.lead.org/	Program Director, Preparedness / Director, Training Partnerships	Potential buyer relevance if your client sells training or community-based readiness enablement.
13	FEMA-focused consulting organizations (examples to validate)	https://www.governmentcontracting.com/	Consulting Director, Emergency Preparedness / Federal Programs Manager	Buyer fit if the client provides preparedness consulting, implementation support, or compliance-adjacent services.
14	Galvanize / Digital resilience vendors (category to validate)	https://galvanize.com/	Partnerships Director, Public Sector / Director, Training & Enablement	Potential buyer fit if the client sells emergency management training platforms, learning programs, or operational readiness tooling.
15	Accenture (public service and resilience consulting ecosystem)	https://www.accenture.com/	Managing Director, Public Safety & Resilience / Service Line Lead	Buyer relevance where public safety modernization and resilience initiatives require implementation partners.
16	Deloitte (public sector resilience; category to validate)	https://www2.deloitte.com/	Partner, Public Sector Resilience / Director, Emergency Preparedness Programs	Potential fit when the client provides strategy, program implementation, or readiness transformation services.
17	Verizon (enterprise communications ecosystem)	https://www.verizon.com/	Public Sector Account Lead / Director, Mission-Critical Connectivity	Buyer fit if your client sells connectivity, communications reliability, or enterprise-grade response systems.
18	AT&T (communications ecosystem)	https://www.att.com/	Public Sector Solutions Director / Mission-Critical Connectivity Lead	Relevant fit for communications infrastructure used during emergencies and incident response coordination.
19	Motorola Solutions	https://www.motorolasolutions.com/	Director, Public Safety Solutions / Account Executive, Emergency Response	Strong buyer fit category for public safety communications, interoperable radio systems, and response coordination tooling.
20	Johnson Controls (security, detection, and building resilience ecosystem)	https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/	Government Solutions Manager / Director, Security & Building Resilience	Potential fit for detection, alerting, and resilience infrastructure in public buildings and critical facilities.

Next step to make these “buyer-only” accurate: share your client website (section 8). We will then prioritize the subset that matches your client’s exact product/service category and produce a refined top 15–20 buyer table.

5️⃣ Job profiles, industries & event type

Best job profiles to target (titles that commonly align with event-time decision-making and vendor selection influence):

• Emergency Management Director / Deputy Director / Chief of Emergency Management
• Homeland Security & Preparedness Director
• Incident Management / Operations Manager
• Preparedness & Training Coordinator / Exercise Program Manager
• Continuity of Operations (COOP) Manager
• Planning Director / Mitigation Planning Manager
• Public Information Officer (PIO) / Emergency Communications Lead
• Critical Infrastructure Program Manager
• Accessibility & Inclusive Emergency Management Lead
• Procurement / Contracting Manager for public safety and emergency readiness programs
• Vendor/Partner Program Manager for solution deployment and integration
• Technology & Systems Manager (GIS, communications, incident command platforms)

Industries to anchor against (aligned to emergency management ecosystem needs):

• Public Safety / Emergency Management
• Government Administration & Government Relations
• Information Technology / Systems Integration
• Security & Critical Communications
• Logistics & Supply Chain (response logistics, sheltering supply flows)
• Events Services (industry engagement, EMEX-like expo environments)
• Professional Training & Coaching (exercises, preparedness training)
• Renewables & Environment (risk reduction, climate resilience programs)
• Education & Workforce enablement (when training and preparedness curriculum are involved)

Event type (what to categorize for research and targeting):

• Professional association conference
• Emergency management practitioner summit
• Expo / exhibitor engagement environment (EMEX suggests industry and solution showcases)
• Training, networking, and capability-building convening

6️⃣ Estimated attendance (expected total footfall)

The provided official text includes dates and location context but does not specify an official attendance figure. To avoid inventing numbers, we leave a precise attendance estimate as unconfirmed based on the content you shared.

How we will handle this in final deliverables: once we have access to additional official materials (or if you provide an attendance target from your internal research), we will convert the estimate into a concrete “expected footfall range” and reflect it in the buyer density score.

Current status: Estimated attendance: Not stated in provided source text.

7️⃣ Key focus areas & buyer engagement

Emergency management conferences like IAEM’s typically emphasize cross-cutting capability priorities that matter to both public agencies and solution providers. The most “buyer-engageable” areas usually include:

• Preparedness and readiness planning (hazard planning, mitigation alignment, operational readiness)
• Incident response coordination (interagency workflows, command and control enablement)
• Public communication and emergency messaging (including clarity during rapidly evolving events)
• Training and exercises (scenario-based learning, after-action improvement loops)
• Resilience and recovery capability (continuity, recovery orchestration, long-term community outcomes)
• Inclusive and functional needs planning (access and functional needs preparedness)
• Critical infrastructure continuity (where emergency management intersects with infrastructure reliability)
• Technology-enabled operations (GIS, alerting, coordination platforms, data management for response teams)

Engagement angle for buyers: We position outreach to decision-makers around how their organization can strengthen capability delivery, reduce response friction, and improve coordination during emergencies—rather than generic awareness.

8️⃣ Client-product fit: confirm your client website so we can identify the best buyer matches

To complete this research accurately and recommend the best buyers based on your requirements, we need the client’s website. Please share the link and, if possible, answer one quick detail:

• What does your client sell? (product or service category)
• Who is the typical buyer? (public sector, vendors, training organizations, critical infrastructure operators, etc.)
• Primary use case: communications/alerting, training, GIS/mapping, incident command systems, continuity, logistics, consulting, or something else

After we receive the website, we will:

• Refine the buyer table (15–20 rows) to include only the best-fit buyer accounts for IAEM 74th Annual Conference & EMEX
• Assign the best job titles to target for those buyers based on your client’s category
• Map the targeting to relevant professional industries and emergency management capability areas
• Produce a priority ranking so your outreach focuses on the highest-probability decision-makers and influencers

Right now, since the client website was not provided: we cannot responsibly declare “best buyers” beyond category-level examples. We will finalize the “best buyers” list as soon as you share your client website.

9️⃣ Industry suggestions aligned to emergency management conference targeting

For this event, we recommend using industry targeting categories that best represent the emergency management ecosystem and the solutions commonly deployed to strengthen preparedness. We align this to widely used B2B industry groupings that typically map well to event buyer behavior.

• Government Administration
• Public Safety
• Security & Investigations (especially for situational security, coordination, and incident support)
• Information Technology & Services / Internet (if your client sells platforms, data, or digital operations)
• Computer Software (incident operations platforms, command workflows, GIS tools)
• Logistics & Supply Chain (sheltering, response logistics, supply movement)
• Professional Training & Coaching (preparedness training, exercises, learning programs)
• Events Services (if your client supports conferencing, exhibitor services, or mission learning convening)
• Renewables & Environment (resilience programs tied to risk reduction and climate preparedness)
• Research (applied emergency management research and capability studies)

Event research brief (quick reference)

• Event: IAEM 74th Annual Conference & EMEX
• Dates: November 6–12, 2026
• City: Long Beach
• Country: United States
• Audience reach: National to Global
• Core buyer decision drivers: preparedness capability, incident coordination, communications, training/exercises, inclusive emergency management, and resilience outcomes

Next action: please share your client website so we can finalize the “best buyers” list tailored to your exact product fit for IAEM 74th Annual Conference & EMEX.