Join us for the industry's best professional training: site-specific, case studies, hands-on technology training, behind-the-scenes tours, and panel discussions. You can select from over hundreds of sessions from our comprehensive professional training programs, which include the LDInnovation™ Conference and the LDInstitute™.
LDI Pro Training By The Numbers
LDI's comprehensive professional training program includes 175+ sessions in the LDInstitute and LDInnovation Conference.
Pick the training that best suits your quest for new skills and let your imagination soar:
LDInteractive Pass: Includes an LDI Expo Hall Pass, An LDInnovation Conference pass, XLIVE: The Concert Touring Sessions, Dining With Dinosaurs, Drink Tickets, LDInteractive Lounge with beverages, Saturday and Sunday lunch; Three New Technology Breakfasts, Battle of the Busk, VJ Challenge, Industry Parties, and LDI Awards Ceremony. The best way to experience all that LDI has to offer!
- LDInstitute™ — From the latest software to hands-on training on lighting consoles & media servers, as well as essential rigging and electrical courses, including the second annual two-day rigging symposium, RIGZ! and the Stage Managers Academy... plus lasers, and our insider Backstage Las Vegas tours, the LDInstitute is the most comprehensive professional training program our industry has to offer. Register for one or more of these courses, roll up your sleeves, and get ready to further your career with new skills and enhanced knowledge. This year the LDInstitute includes in-depth dives on specific topics such as project management, Ethernet for entertainment, content creation, and more. Check it all out and register for the sessions that intrigue you. All attendees who register for one or more LDInstitute classes will receive a FREE EXPO HALL pass and a 50% discount for the LDInnovation Conference.
- LDInnovation™ Conference — Four days of 30-minute to 60-minute sessions on important topics from all aspects of the entertainment design and technology industry from The Art of Programming for lighting consoles, to lighting, audio, projection, as well as color, houses of worship, and a look at corporate and architectural lighting. Sessions run Saturday, December 6 thru Tuesday December 9.
Young Career Professionals Program - LDI is committed to helping young professionals advance their careers through diversity scholarship opportunities, hands-on real-world training, and connecting them with mentors and leaders in the live events industry in our Foster The Future initiative.
If you are 18-25, with an interest in the live events design and technology industry, make LDI an important stepping stone and get a jump start on your career! Open to all those starting out in the industry, this program includes the new XLIVE: The Concert Touring Sessions and Dining With Dinosaurs on December 6, 2025, an LDInnovative Conference pass, LDI Expo Hall Pass, select LDI special events, LDI Awards ceremony, three New Technology Breakfasts, LDI's Portfolio & Website Review. A great way to jump start your career!
LDI is the catalyst that connects the entire entertainment design and technology community with manufacturers of state-of-the-art gear. Join us at #LDI2025, where the business does business, as live events return after a long intermission.
- Learn how to master storytelling via the use of cutting-edge technology.
- Network with experts from all aspects of the live events industry.
- From professional training to the use of XR and virtual production, learn to enhance audience experiences.
- All this and more with safety regulations a priority to ensure a healthy and productive event.