The many contributions on video for The Iceberg webinar about the JMIC Manifesto for Economic Recovery Using Business Events included one from Martin Lewis, former Managing Editor of Iceberg partner CAT Media, and Iceberg ambassador. The photo is of Martin in lighter mood at the 32nd M&IT awards last year. But in this longer extract from his…
Jane Cunningham (second left) is Director of Community Engagement for Iceberg partner BestCities Global Alliance, and Global Ambassador for the Joint Industry Meeting Council. In this new Deep Dive podcast, AMI Editor James Lancaster asks Jane how associations and destinations best collaborate. From Association Meetings International…
A New Zealand conference where experts will discuss protecting the earth’s precious wetlands is being held up as an example of the great positive impact of business events upon society. The 11th INTECOL International Wetlands Conference is being staged in October 2021 at Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre. From AMI Intellectual Capitals…
The death of George Floyd, and of many others before him, prompted black meeting professionals in the US to share thoughts on their own experiences, the protests and the need for diversity in the industry. Those speaking out include Elliott Ferguson (pictured), President and CEO of Destination DC. From Northstar Meetings Group…
Mark Taylor, Chief Executive of the QEII Centre in London, believes the meetings industry’s recovery from the impact and threat of COVID-19 could see it become even stronger. The venue has had an interesting journey, with one delegate in early February diagnosed with the virus just after attending. From Meetings & Incentive Travel…
As so much of the business events world pivots to virtual meetings in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, what does that mean for the skill in presentation demanded of those who are speaking? Roy Sheppard is a conference MC, a facilitator, an interviewer and an online course creator, who first worked with the team…
This exclusive online event is designed by ISU Alumni for their peers to ensure the programme covers hot industry topics, address concerns and share industry voices relevant for you. It will be interactive as the focus will be to re-connect and exchange. Unfortunately, during the past months our industry was forced to stay apart, but the…
The UFI Exhibition Management School is a continuum of the Exhibition Management Degree that UFI initiated and has been organizing since 2007. UFI and MBB-Consulting Group are working to provide this new industry education programme for exhibition organisers. In the years to come, this collaboration will respond to a clear demand for high-level, focused quality…
The COVID-19 pandemic keeps us as industry professionals apart. But the need to talk, to discuss, and to learn is bigger than ever. Female Leadership in the Exhibition Industry: Driving Change, with Mary Larkin, UFI President and President of Diversified; Communications, USA; Simon Kimble, Executive Chairman, Clarion Events Ltd., UK; Margaret Ma Connolly, CEO, Informa…
Session in Portuguese, with Adele Bartolucci, General Manager, Transamerica Expo Center; Helvio Pompeo Medeira, President, Febratex Group; Mariane Ewbank, Director, Fulstandig Shows e Eventos; Juan Pablo de Vera, CEO, Grupo R1; Malu Sevieri, General Manager, Emme Intermediaciones, Partner of Messe Dusseldorf, Joao de Nagy, Vice-president, Ubrafe Joao Paulo Picolo, CEO, NürnbergMesse Brazil; moderated by Nick…
With Helen Harlow, Director, Benchmark Collective (UK); Raoul Monks, Founder & Director, Flume Sales Training (UK); Han Leenhouts, Owner, Sales & Pepper (Netherlands); Moderated by: Nick Dugdale-Moore – UFI Regional Manager Europe. UFI connects is a way to stay connected, to get through this pandemic, and to be ready for the time afterwards.
Geopolitics, China, Oil, Covid and beyond with Dr. Eid-Oakden, CEO and Chief Economist, Arabia Monitor (MENA), Moderator: Naji El Haddad – UFI Regional Manager for MEA. UFI connects is a way to stay connected, to get through this pandemic, and to be ready for the time afterwards.
During 2018 MeetDenmark, with consultancy and Iceberg partner GainingEdge, began a major project on legacy. The study involved desk research on fifty international associations and fifty destinations as well as interviews with twenty from each of the two groups. Some of the findings on the current global landscape were published last year in the MeetDenmark…
Wedged in amongst some of Norway’s most impressive fjords, Stavanger boasts a range of water-based and engineering industries, like shipbuilding and the building of rigs, platforms and subsea installations. But energy is the key sector, and “Europe’s energy capital” has a committed convention bureau keen to attract association meetings. From Boardroom…
To quantify the economic significance of exhibitions globally, Oxford Economics has prepared a comprehensive model of global exhibitions activity that references recent studies on their economic significance. The results of this study show the scope of the global exhibition sector in terms of direct spending and jobs, as well as the total impacts of exhibitions…
As authorities around the world are increasingly clearing business events to run again, organisers of conventions and exhibitions, as well as venue and centre operators need to put respective measures in place that create safe environments for participants. A new guide on the matter identifies and promotes globally emerging standards, protocols and good practices. Good…
A few things stood out in the latest COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard survey in which 515 business event professionals and 240 suppliers shared how they are envisioning and planning for the future. As the pandemic wears on and no clear plan for reopening the economy materializes, the business events community seems to be bracing for a…
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