For those looking to launch a new business or grow the business they already have, in addition to scores of exhibitors and manufacturers/suppliers participating in this year’s Impression Expo in Atlantic City New Jersey, there will also be plenty of networking and educational opportunities to take advantage of.
There will be plenty of hands-on decorating opportunities at the 2026 Atlantic City Impressions Expo conference series as well. Photo courtesy of Impressions Expo
Among these will be a happy hour at the Tun Tavern Restaurant and Brewery directly across the street from the conference center from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday evening after the show, other exhibitor-sponsored social events and, of course, the Impressions professional education conference series.
This year’s conference series gets underway Wednesday, March 25—the day before the exhibition hall opens—and will offer a wide range of training sessions occupying multiple tracks and covering everything from the latest best practices in the area of social media to tip on graphics and design, heat-applied graphics and screen printing, and the latest in digitizing and generative artificial intelligence.
Among the specific sessions on tap for the 2026 event will be:
- A daylong, hands-on course on screen-printing fundaments, covering everything from design to actual printing, hosted by screen-printing legend Charlie Taublieb and New Orleans-based design guru Dane Clement
- Multiple courses on heat pressing, including another “STAHLS’ Pro Day” with chief revenue officer, Josh Ellsworth and content marketing specialist Mia Lockett, and a course titled “Blending Techniques: Mastering Mixed Media in DTF, Screen Printing, and Vinyl World” with veteran presenter Kelly Walters
- A dedicated session on cap embroidery with the ever-popular Erich Campbell as well as an embroidery “Pricing and Profitability” master class with Trouble Me Knot Embroidery principal Katie Wubben.
- A course titled “Winning Social Media Strategy” with Keenya Kelly, CEO of Keenya Kelly LLC
- A fascinating course titled “Rush Orders and Rockstars: Printing for the Music Industry, “ with Dennis Condusta of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Axelrad Screen Printing
And much, much more! To see this year’s entire conference series program, click here. To register, click here. To catch the latest news and updates on this year’s Impressions Expo in Atlantic City, New Jersey, set to take place March 25-28, click here.
