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📍 McCormick Place · South Building
C2E2 2026
Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo · Mar 27–29, 2026
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Floor Map
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Schedule
Panels & signings
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Find Exhibitors
Search by keyword
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Raffle & Info
Prizes · Parking · Food
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Show Floor Now Open — Hall A, Level 3

Will Call relocated to Level 3 North Hall. Artist Alley via South Gate 1–3. ATMs near Level 2 Gift Shop.

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Opening Ceremonies
📍 Arie Crown Theater · Lakeside
FEATURED
11:00
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Celebrity Autograph — Round 1
✍️ Signing Area · Booth 800
SIGNING
1:00
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Marvel: What's Next in 2026
🏛️ Panel Room S401 · South Lvl 4
PANEL

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South Building · Level 3 — C2E2 Show Floor
HALL A1 Show Floor 101 102 103 104 200★ 202 310 412 HALL A2 Artist Alley AA1 AA2 AA3 AA4 GRAND CONCOURSE → Sky Bridge Access 🍔 FOOD COURT COSPLAY CENTRAL SIGNING AREA WRITERS BLOCK SIDE QUEST
Exhibitors248 Booths
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Comics
Gaming
Anime
Collectibles
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ScheduleMar 27
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28SAT
29SUN
Info & Perks
🎟️ LIVE RAFFLE · CLOSES SUN 5PM
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Prizes Available

Tap to enter. Winner announced live on Main Stage.

Raffle Prizes
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PlayStation 5 Bundle

Sponsored by GameStop · Booth 412

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Signed Marvel Omnibus Set

Sponsored by Marvel Comics · Booth 200

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Original Commission Art

Donated by Artist Alley · Hall A2

🅿️ Parking via SpotHero

3 lots on campus. Lot A (Prairie Ave) is closest to South Building. Book ahead — fills fast during C2E2.

Venue Info

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Food & Dining

Food Court Lvl 2.5 · Nearby restaurants

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Getting Here

CTA Green Line · Metra · Rideshare Gate 4

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First Aid & Accessibility

AEDs on all levels · Gate 25 accessible

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WiFi & ATMs

Guest WiFi · ATMs at Level 2 Gift Shop

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On-Campus Hotels

Hyatt Regency · Marriott Marquis · Hilton

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INVESTOR DECK · 2026

ExpoGuide

The universal conference navigation app replacing paper pamphlets with an intelligent attendee experience — starting at McCormick Place.

270K+
US Events / Year
$30B
Industry Size
$0
Dominant App
THE PROBLEM

Paper pamphlets in a smartphone world

At ABA Tech Show, Farm Fest, SEAL Banquet, and C2E2 — attendees get a PDF or a booklet. No search. No routing. No real-time updates. The one app that existed (Farm Fest) was nearly unusable.

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PDFs Only

Attendees scroll through 20-page documents to find a single booth number.

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Unusable Maps

Flat booth-number grids that require cross-referencing multiple pages.

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Invisible Sponsors

At galas, sponsor and raffle info only exists on physical name tags.

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Wasted Time

Professionals wander instead of navigating directly to target vendors.

THE SOLUTION

ExpoGuide

One app. Every conference. iOS, Android, and web — white-labeled for each event organizer.

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Interactive Floor Map

Tap any booth. Navigate like Google Maps — indoors.

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Keyword Search

Type "case management" → all matching exhibitors, mapped instantly.

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Digital Raffle

Enter, track prizes, and get live winner announcements in-app.

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SpotHero Parking

Exclusive in-app parking partner with affiliate revenue share.

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Schedule + Alerts

Full agenda, personal reminders, and live push notifications.

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White-Label Ready

Upload any floor plan. Brand it. Deploy in under a week.

BUSINESS MODEL

4 Revenue Streams

01

Sponsor Advertising

Exhibitors pay for premium placement in search and featured profiles — same spend as pamphlet ads, with analytics.

02

White-Label Licensing

ABA, Farm Fest, C2E2, CES each license the platform under their own brand. Recurring annual fee per event.

03

SpotHero Affiliate

Commission on every parking booking made through the app. SpotHero already targets conference traffic by event name.

04

Venue Partnerships

McCormick Place and Hyatt Regency recommend ExpoGuide to every incoming organizer — one deal, hundreds of events.

GO-TO-MARKET

Start at McCormick Place. Scale everywhere.

The marketing challenge isn't consumers — it's landing the first venue partnership. One deal with McCormick Place unlocks every organizer they host.

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Build MVP (Week 1–6)

Web app + iOS + Android. Pilot with one event — C2E2, ABA, or a local expo.

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Pitch McCormick Place (Month 2)

Contact: Brittany Robbins — brobbins@mccormickplace.com. Position as the venue's official attendee experience platform.

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Cold Outreach to Organizers (Month 3+)

ABA, Farm Fest, Comic-Con, CES, SEAL. Lead with ROI: replace printing costs with a platform that generates sponsor ad revenue.

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Scale White-Label (Month 6+)

One platform. Infinite events. 270,000 conventions happen in the US every year — every one is a potential client.