2025 INSPIRE

INSPIRE WEEK celebrates excellence in themed entertainment across the globe, offering attendees a fully immersive

networking and educational experience, and lasting inspiration.

INSPIRE Week Consists of five, separate ticketed events:

Wednesday, 12 March @ 1:00PM - 7:30PM

• Leadership Forum: 
• This half day program (with an ending evening reception) for Owners, Executives, and Consultants is crafted to foster candid problem-solving, peer-to-peer knowledge sharing, and innovation through experience.

Wednesday, 12 March @ 1:00PM - 5:00PM

• Spotlight Sessions: Stories from the Fringes (formally known as Pop-Up Productions): 
• Building upon this year's ROM recipients' stories, the 2025 Spotlight Session content will explore trends for where the industry is headed, what to know or consider about new, re-envisioned, and emerging experience platforms and formats, and how to be a pioneer in an industry that is often risk-averse.

Thursday, 13 March - Friday, 14 March

• INSPIRE Conference:  
• TEA INSPIRE lets you hear directly from the people whose accomplishments are being recognized with Thea Awards this year. Presentations are made by individual award recipients (the Thea lifetime achievement honoree and the Catalyst Award recipients), and also by project owners and their creative partners (the Thea Classic Award and the Thea Awards for Outstanding Achievement).

Thursday, 13 March @ 7:45PM - 10:45PM

• INSPIRE the Night @ Universal Studios Hollywood:
• TEA has reserved The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™ at Universal Studios!

Saturday, 15 March @ 5:00PM - 11:55PM

• 31st Annual Thea Awards Gala:
• The Thea Awards were created by the TEA to help realize a key mission of the association: bringing recognition to achievement, talent and excellence within the themed entertainment industry.
• Purchase tickets here: https://teaconnect.glueup.com/event/31st-annual-thea-awards-gala-127869/

These signature events bring together themed entertainment professionals from around the world, at all levels and disciplines, to learn, network, and celebrate. These annual programs revolve around the current slate of TEA Thea Awards Recipients and reflect the changing face of our industry. They feature the best of the best in the global themed entertainment business – industry superstars, creative and tech pioneers, and top projects – all leading the way for tourism, real estate development, and great guest experiences.

TEA INSPIRE week is part of how TEA serves its membership and the industry. Since the Thea Awards were founded more than 30 years ago, they have helped TEA succeed in bringing international attention to the unique business of themed entertainment and establish a forum for meaningful dialogue.