The DL Expo West 2026 is set to bring together some of the drycleaning industry’s most respected voices when the event returns to the Irving Convention Center in Irving, Texas (Dallas area) from March 27–29, 2026.
“We designed the 2026 DL Expo West to give cleaners the ideas and tools to diversify and increase revenue, strengthen operations and market more effectively,” noted Expo West Chairman Allan Cripe. “Our goal is to ensure attendees leave with strategies they can implement immediately, along with insights into emerging technologies and opportunities.”
Full Education Line-up at the DL Expo West 2026
Perspectives on Growth and Innovation for Cleaners of all sizes
Ajay Prakash, Rinse
Practical AI in the Dry Cleaning Industry (Without the Hype)
Dale Pedzinski, Extract LLC
Five Trends Driving Growth of WDF & Laundry Delivery
Brian Wallace, Coin Laundry Association
Cleaning Up Your Bottom Line : Revenue Strategies That
Drive Profit
Dave Coyle, Maverick Drycleaners
Speed Spotting – Rethinking the Rules of Stain Removal
Bill Rothrock, Yale Cleaners
PANEL: Own Your Cleaners, Don’t Let Your Cleaners Own You
Bobby Patel, Kona Cleaners
Ricardo Torres, Tiffany’s Couture Cleaners
Amin Bata, Pepper Square Cleaners
Nicolas Abuawad, Lavaseco Universal
Call of the Insurance Wild
George Ingram, NIE Insurance
Bridging the Gap Between Your Business and the Next Generation
Katey Kratz, Heartland Fabricare Association
Maintaining Your Machine
Chris Abercrombie, Christeyns North America
Attendees can take advantage of all speaker sessions and the equipment show free of charge. More than 85 exhibit booths have already been sold, but exhibit booths are still available. See the current exhibitor list and floorplan at www.dlexpo.org/dl-expo-west/ or contact Leslie Schaeffer at leslie@bpscommunications.com.
The Westin Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas will serve as the host hotel, conveniently located next to the convention center. A special hotel rate of $189/night for convention attendees and exhibitors is only available through March 10th on the DL Expo West website.
The DL Expo West is proudly produced by the Southwest Drycleaners Association and the California Cleaners Association. For additional information, please visit www.dlexpo.org/dl-expo-west or contact the Southwest Drycleaners Association at (512) 873-8195 or staff@sda-dryclean.com.
