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The IHPBA 2026 Legacy Project: Addressing Regional Disparities in Liver Cancer Care

  • Published: 27th August 2026
  • Host Destination: Global

Winner of the 2026 Incredible Impacts Programme Seed Fund Grant, the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA) World Congress 2026 will focus on the ‘IHPBA 2026 Legacy Project’, which addresses regional disparities in Hepatocellular carcinoma care across the Asia-Pacific region and low- and middle-income countries. This initiative aims to improve equity through frameworks, policy leadership, and regional…

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Copenhagen Health Innovation Week: Leveraging Co-Located Summits for a Life Science Legacy

Denmark’s life science sector accounts for approximately 20% of total national exports, backed by a national strategy through 2030 designed to enhance research capacity, improve framework conditions, and elevate global competitiveness. A major cornerstone of this strategy was the 2025 launch of Innovation District Copenhagen (IDC), a closely connected public–private hub bringing together 40,000 researchers,…

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Relationship Café Brings Conference Research Into the Heart of Glasgow

The International Association for Relationship Research Conference turned research into conversation through a community event at Social Bite. More than 660 delegates gathered in Glasgow for the International Association for Relationship Research (IARR) Conference 2026, but some of the conference’s most meaningful conversations took place away from the main programme.

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What Destinations Should Do First, Before They Start Chasing International Business Events

Learn how Discover Saskatoon won the International Food and Agriculture Business Management Association (IFAMA) World Forum, using Destination Canada’s International Convention Attraction Fund. Invaluable lessons in how to incorporate “impact” and build partnerships at the earliest bidding stage. By Anna Look, Look Ahead Consulting…

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The Multi-Year Chess Match: Inside the World of International City Bidding

Anthony Cassidy from Manchester Convention Bureau dissects the process of identifying targets, building ambassador capacity and bidding teams, and establishing trust with decision-makers in targeted organisations and events – a useful guide for destinations developing a bidding strategy linked to their economic development strategy, or looking to compare and benchmark their approach with others.

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Montreal: Local Community Impacts Can Occur Long After the Congress Leaves Town

A year after global sexual health specialists gathered at the Palais des congrès de Montréal, the STI & HIV 2025 World Congress continues to bear fruit. A financial surplus of C$55,151.77 has been given to six Montréal community organisations working in sexual health, a wonderful example of the lasting legacy international conferences can leave.

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CRISPR Medicine 2026: Accelerating Access to Life-Saving Gene Therapies

Across Europe, more than 36 million people live with rare genetic diseases, many caused by single-gene mutations that have historically left patients with severe, life-limiting conditions and no effective treatments. While breakthrough CRISPR technology can now correct faulty DNA to treat genetic causes, there are barriers to these scientific advances reaching everyday clinical practice. Fragmented…

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Copenhagen Gaming Week: Driving Economic Growth, Innovation, and Inclusion

Beyond its status as Denmark’s leading gaming and esports festival, Copenhagen Gaming Week operates with a strategic long-term legacy model. Built to deliver tangible economic and societal outcomes, the event focuses on four core pillars: business and ecosystem development, cybercrime prevention, neuro-inclusion, and encouraging future careers in the cyber sector. To support these wider community…

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Breaking Records and Bringing Science to the Public – ICRA 2026 in Vienna

In June 2026, Vienna hosted the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. The Festival of Robots, taking place ahead of the congress, and sustainability focus, formed a core pillar of the impact strategy by bridging science with the local community, while the Community Building Day highlighted DEI in science, encouraging inclusive environments in STEM.

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ISPCAN, Jamaica, and the Association That Hopes to Disappear

Talley Management’s Ksenija Polla illustrates dimensions in delivering association event impact through the example of ISPCAN, describing intentional steps to put victims’ voices and experiences at the centre of ISPCAN’s Jamaica conference, and how a simple change of emphasis led to a profound communication impact via a presentation for ICCA’s Incredibile Impacts programme.

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Events as Policy Goal Drivers: Singapore Industry Decarbonisation Forum

Singapore demonstrates how business events can deliver economic policy goals and strategic destination positioning. This event will attract high-level international participation, not only through its own agenda (including new policy announcements), but through synergy with events on related themes: Singapore International Energy Week, Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology, and the Asian Downstream Summit.

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Mission Sydney: An International Astronautical Congress Case Study

When the 76th International Astronautical Congress convened at ICC Sydney in 2025, Sydney became host of one of the world’s most strategically charged sectors. Space agencies, governments, scientists, engineers, commercial suppliers, students and the public gathered in Darling Harbour at a congress that reflected the ambition and complexity of the global space economy. From Boardroom…

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Borneo Legacy Declaration: Formalising the Role of Business Events

This paper summarises the Legacy Event Advocacy Policy Summit 2025 and explains the significance of the Borneo Legacy Declaration as a strategic framework for advancing sustainable development, legacy creation, and policy integration through business events, highlighting how the Declaration aligns with sustainability and legacy theories, the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, and Sarawak’s long-term development agenda.

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When a Congress Becomes Infrastructure: The SRS Case in Strasbourg

The value of a congress is increasingly assessed beyond attendance figures or immediate economic return – its significance lies in its capacity to reshape ecosystems, accelerate knowledge circulation, and anchor territories within global networks of influence. The SRS Annual Meeting 2025, hosted in Strasbourg, offers a particularly instructive example of this shift.

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ESGO Leaves a Legacy Behind in Copenhagen at Annual Congress

Held alongside the 2026 European Congress on Gynaecological Oncology, the ESGO Legacy event convened leading experts, policymakers, patient advocates and industry representatives in Copenhagen to advance sustainable improvements in women’s cancer care. “Imagine a Europe where your address no longer determines your survival,” outgoing ESGO Vice-President Associate Professor Maja Pakiz said as she opened the…

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Small Event, Big Impact: Intellectual Capital in Action

  • Published: 20th May 2026
  • Host Destination: Canada

Destination Canada’s three-year Legacy & Impact Study highlights the long-term economic, social and environmental benefits of major events hosted in Canada. This case study examines how the 11th International Conference on Isotopes (ICI) leveraged Saskatoon’s nuclear expertise to respond to instability in global isotope supply, vital to healthcare and food security worldwide.     The…

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International Water Association World Water Congress & Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario, 2024

The International Water Association World Water Congress & Exhibition brought together academics, utility leaders and water professionals from around the world to advance global scientific collaboration and knowledge exchange in water management. It is a strong example of how hosting an international event can elevate domestic participation and raise the profile of national stakeholders.

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International Marine Protected Areas Congress, Vancouver, British Columbia, 2023

The International Marine Protected Areas Congress was intentionally scheduled to occur six weeks after COP15 to maximize relevance and impact. It brought together global Marine Protected Area practitioners to work toward conserving 30% of the ocean by 2030, emphasizing MPA networks, the blue economy, biodiversity, climate action, and the connection between ocean culture and wellbeing.

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International Conference on Liquefied Natural Gas, Vancouver, British Columbia, 2023

The International Conference on Liquefied Natural Gas offered a critical platform to discuss the energy sector’s role in enhancing global security following Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine, and address other issues such as eliminating energy poverty and tackling the climate crisis. The Canadian Gas Association staged a world-class event that highlighted Canada’s clean energy potential.

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International Social Innovation Research Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2022

The International Social Innovation Research Conference brought together academics, researchers and practitioners from more than 30 countries to share and discuss the latest research and ideas on social innovation. The conference focused on themes such as social entrepreneurship, social impact and social innovation policy, and included workshops and doctoral sessions to support early-career scholars.

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MACRO World Polymer Congress, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 2022

The MACRO World Polymer Congress 2022 brought together the global polymer science community for the first time in Canada. The goal of the gathering was to advance international research collaborations, strengthen the profile of Canadian polymer science, and create valuable career development opportunities for graduate students and early career researchers.

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