Coffee Chat with Eric #21: IMA Summit 2025 Event Teaser

Eric Thiegs
Jun 25
2 min read

Updated: Jul 11

June 27, 2025

This week’s Coffee Chat is a little “inside baseball” for those of us in the incentive industry.

As co-chair of the Incentive Gift Card Coalition Communications Committee, I’ve been in Incentive Marketing Association mode with the IMA Summit happening in Austin July 14–16.

I wanted to give a personal sneak peek at this special industry event.

There are 49 sponsor companies from across the incentive ecosystem backing this year’s Summit. From gift card and prepaid aggregators to travel and merchandise providers to employee reward and recognition tech platforms/buyers, and more, these sponsors cover 12 different categories. It’s a snapshot of the depth and diversity of our space.

Even more exciting — right now 330+ incentive industry professionals are registered for the event. It’s shaping up to be a real who’s who and one the largest gatherings of reward, recognition, and incentive experts of the year.

If you’re new to the IMA Summit:

Expect rich educational content from some of the smartest and experienced voices in the industry
Dynamic networking, meaningful conversations, and partnership building
And of course, a bit of fun — it is Austin!

Whether you're a longtime IMA member or new to the industry:

If you’re attending, I’d love to connect in person.
If you’re on the fence, allow this week’s Coffee Chat to give you a nudge to register.
And if you’re sponsoring this industry-defining event - thank you: Albertsons , All Star Incentive Marketing, AnyCard, Blackhawk Network / Tango, Black Forest, Charity On TopFoundation,Inc., CitizenWatchAmerica, DashSolutions, eGifter, Engage2Excel, Engaging Rewards, Fiserv, Giftbit , The Gift Card Market , Harco Incentives I Harco Engagement, Hinda Incentives, Incentive Gift Card Coalition, IMRA, Jura, Macy's , Marriott Gift Cards, Merit Incentives, Nagano Rewards, NeoCurrency, Onbe, PPAI - Promotional Products Association International, PPAI, Recognition Professionals International, Recognize App , RepLink, Travel + Leisure (Resort Vacation Certificates), Runa , SB Collectiv, Seiko Corporation of America, Shift4, Sales & Marketing Management, SodaStream, Sony, Stark Premium, Stored Value Solutions (SVS), TDS Gift Cards , Ticket Jones, Tillo, Tremendous, TUMI, U.S. Bank, VouchersDepot.com, Workhuman, and Xoxoday.

See you in Austin!