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AIPC Announces New Cohort of Future Shapers
From Conference & Meetings World: AIPC has announced 14 successful applicants for its 2025 AIPC Future Shapers programme, which commences next month. The 2025 AIPC Future Shapers programme, is a seven-month accelerated leadership course, which aims to propel the industry’s developing leaders to the next level in their careers, through a series of masterclasses, ideation…
BESydney CEO Lewis-Smith Announces Departure
Business Events Sydney (BESydney) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) for financial year (FY) 2023/2024 where it announced strong results for the fiscal period and an even stronger forward events pipeline through to 2030. BESydney CEO and business events industry visionary, Lyn Lewis-Smith also announced that she had advised the Board of her decision not…
‘The Government Doesn’t Understand Events’
From M&IT: Eventprofs have had a mixed reaction to the budget, with one business owner claiming that the new government “doesn’t understand or value” the sector. EDGE Venues CEO Jacqui Kavanagh slammed the increase in employers’ National Insurance contributions – and added that the move could see hospitality jobs replaced by AI. She said: “Whilst…
Events Expected to Generate up to $122m for the Canadian Economy
Destination Canada’s multimillion-dollar International Convention Attraction Fund (ICAF), launched in March 2024, has already supported 21 successful bids made by Canadian Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs) to host high-value major international conferences. Created and administered by Destination Canada, and funded by the Government of Canada, the ICAF is a vital component of Destination Canada’s strategy to…
SCEGA Chairman Announces $40m Boost to Aid New Events in Saudi Arabia
From Exhibition World: The Saudi Conferences and Exhibitions General Authority (SCEGA) has announced that $40m of government funding will be allocated to new events in 2025. Speaking at the ICCA Congress in Abu Dhabi, H.E. Fahd Al-Rasheed (pictured), chairman of SCEGA, told delegates that the investment was intended to co-create new home-grown events and attract…
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