If you sell corporate training software, the people evaluating it need to see how it handles their training work: updating a course, delivering it to employees, or checking completion records. DevLearn’s program addresses the learning and development (L&D) teams doing that work, with sessions on course design, learning technology, and managing learning teams. Conference overview.
DevLearn Conference & Expo combines that conference program with a learning technology exhibition. The event is produced by the Learning Guild and CloserStill Media. Organizer information.
DevLearn 2026 dates and location
The main conference runs November 4–6, 2026, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The Expo runs on November 4–5. If your team is planning booth demonstrations, do not treat Friday as a third exhibition day. Official event dates and conference schedule.
| Part of the event | Published 2026 dates | What it means for your visit |
|---|---|---|
| Main conference | November 4–6 | Conference sessions continue after the Expo ends. |
| Expo | November 4–5 | These are the days for demonstrations on the exhibition floor. |
| Pre-conference learning | November 1–3 | These activities require an earlier arrival if you select them. |
| Learning Leadership | November 2–3 | A separate event for learning leaders, held before DevLearn at the same venue. |
The organizer offers a Dual Conference Pass for DevLearn and Learning Leadership. The additional event does not replace DevLearn or extend its exhibition dates. Dual Pass details.
Details checked September 8, 2026. The published schedule is subject to change. Confirm exact Expo hours and exhibitor move-in and move-out times before finalizing staffing or travel; visitor opening hours are not installation instructions.
What DevLearn exhibitors show, and who visits
The Expo brings together learning technology providers and the people responsible for workplace learning. The organizer highlights learning management systems, AI tools, augmented and virtual reality, and training simulations. A learning management system, or LMS, is the platform a training team uses to organize learning and track participation. Exhibiting at DevLearn.
The audience is wider than a room of purchasing directors. DevLearn’s program addresses people designing courses, managing learning technology, and leading learning teams. For a software supplier, a course developer may be able to explain a painful workflow in detail while a learning leader asks whether changing platforms is worth the disruption. You need a useful answer for both conversations, without assuming either person can authorize an order. Conference overview.
The organizer advertises 175+ providers and 50+ Expo demonstrations and educational sessions. The stages also give visitors a reason to divide their time between exhibitor conversations and presentations. Expo overview.
For your product, the clearest fit is a training task that visitors recognize: building a course, delivering it to employees, practicing a difficult situation, or showing what learners have completed. If your strongest offer is general business software with little connection to learning, the program gives you less reason to prioritize this event. Use the official exhibitor directory to check which suppliers visitors can compare alongside you.
What the 2026 conference adds to the exhibition
DevLearn gives you more than a list of competing tools. Its conference shows which problems learning teams are discussing while they compare those tools.
The 2026 program adds tracks for Customer Education, Higher Education, and Team & Project Management. For a corporate training software company, Customer Education is especially worth reviewing if your platform also helps customers learn to use a product. It opens a different conversation from employee compliance training: how someone gets started with the product and keeps using it successfully. What’s new in 2026.
AI is a substantial part of the program, but the practical constraints matter as much as content generation. One scheduled session examines using AI in learning design within high-security manufacturing. Its description discusses restrictions on networks, devices, and handling sensitive material. It is a useful reminder to prepare a clear explanation of where your product sends information and what works when access is restricted. The session describes a particular operating environment; it does not certify any vendor’s solution. Official session description.
The organizer also groups sessions into Learning Paths, including customer education, learning systems, AI-assisted creation, and measuring learning’s business impact. Read the path closest to your product before choosing what to demonstrate. If the sessions deal with connecting existing systems, a polished course preview alone may leave the central buyer question unanswered. Learning Paths.
Why DemoFest is different from a vendor demonstration
DemoFest showcases completed learning and performance projects, with creators explaining what they built and the choices behind it. Visitors can examine the projects and vote for favorites. This is a different experience from comparing commercial products at an exhibition booth. DemoFest overview.
The examples currently shown on the official page are explicitly from 2025. They include healthcare training, onboarding support, and immersive simulations; they should not be read as a confirmed 2026 lineup. For your team, their value is seeing the kinds of finished work that learning professionals want to discuss, rather than treating last year’s presenters as this year’s sales prospects.
Use that distinction when preparing a demonstration. A visitor who has just discussed a completed learning project may want to see how your software handles the awkward part of creating it, not another tour of the home screen. Showing how a trainer edits one scenario or checks a learner’s result can make that conversation easier.
How a supplier should approach participation
Check your admission category before deciding that a low-cost visitor pass is the way to scout the show. The published Expo+ Pass is restricted to qualified learning and development practitioners. The pricing page separately identifies Expo General Admission for solution providers and people seeking to sell to or partner with those professionals. Ask the organizer which route applies to your team. Official admission categories.
If the program matches your product, request the 2026 exhibitor prospectus and available options. DevLearn’s exhibitor page offers this route and lists sponsorship and product demonstration opportunities. Ask for the current package contents, badge access, and service charges before comparing participation costs. An admission pass and an exhibition package are different purchases. Exhibitor information.
For a first appearance, choose the product problem you can demonstrate convincingly before choosing the size of your display. If you cannot yet explain why a learning team would use your software instead of its current tools, an appropriately registered research visit may be more useful than committing to a booth.
FAQs
Is DevLearn a conference for software developers?
Its focus is learning technology and the work of learning professionals, rather than general software engineering. Coding-related sessions can appear because they help people create learning experiences. For example, the pre-conference program includes a workshop on building custom learning experiences without knowing code. That does not make the event a general developer conference. Pre-conference program.
Does a booth booking include a presentation on an Expo stage?
Do not assume it does. DevLearn promotes product demonstration and thought leadership opportunities, but your specific inclusion needs to appear in the offer or agreement. Ask the sales representative to confirm the presentation format, duration, availability, and any separate charge before adding a stage session to your launch plan. Exhibit and sponsor options.
Where should an overseas team find the official hotel booking route?
Start with DevLearn’s Hotel & Travel page. It identifies Connections Housing as the only approved official housing vendor for 2026. Use the booking route linked there when seeking the event’s hotel offer; a company contacting you about rooms is not proof that it represents DevLearn. Official hotel information.
Final Thoughts
When you need a booth for hands-on learning technology demonstrations, KingExhibits can help you plan the layout and build. For DevLearn, share your booth dimensions, screen sizes and the number of people using each demonstration. We can discuss viewing positions and conversation space so the physical setup supports the training problem your team wants to demonstrate.
