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Danger, Will Robinson! Danger! Tax Revenues Are Falling!
By Jack Johnson, Destinations International: I grew up watching the television show “Lost in Space.” It was about a space colony family struggling to survive when a spy/accidental stowaway throws their ship hopelessly off course. Given my age (and being the youngest in my family and one of the last kids in my neighborhood), I…
PCMA Project Spark: De-Mystifying & De-Stigmatising AI
PCMA and its Singapore-based event tech partners, Gevme, unveiled the launch of Project Spark at IMEX 23 in Frankfurt in response to the growing fears within event planner communities of the impact that AI will have upon their productivity and jobs. But Sherrif Karamat CAE, the organisation’s Chief Executive, explains that it isn’t AI which…
CALGARY: From One Trick Cowboy to Intellectual Capital
Calgary, Alberta, is famed for its resource economy and the annual gathering of cowboys at Stampede Park. In celebrating its 111th edition of the Stampede, however, its BMO Centre General Manager and Iceberg Ambassador, Greg Newton, reveals a pandemic well spent in greasing the transition from oil and gas to a broader knowledge economy using…
NZCE Now Has More Than 30 Financial Contributors
James Rees, President of JMIC: “It’s a superb testimony to our industry and the importance of this campaign that we have the financial support of so many leading organisations and more continuing to join us.” More than 30 major meetings and events industry organisations from across the world are now financial contributors to Net Zero…
Exhibition World Interviews Informa CEO Stephen Carter
Saudi Arabia’s Events Investment Fund has acquired a stake in Tahaluf, the Saudi Arabian large-scale live events company created through a strategic joint venture between the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones, and Informa. Following the announcement Stephen Carter gave an exclusive interview to EW’s editor Paul Colston…
RX Acquires Corp Events, owner of Big Data & AI Paris
Global event organiser RX has announced the acquisition of Corp Events, owner and organiser of Big Data & AI Paris and Big Data & AI Toronto and organiser on behalf of the EuropIA Institute and SEMEC of the World AI Cannes Festival (WAICF). Launched in 2012, Big Data & AI Paris… From Exhibition World…
Goodbye to the Good Old Days
From M&IT Magazine, Kim Myhre of Xdesigned.com on why the events business needs to embrace change and ‘build forward better’ – not back: You often hear people talk about the ‘good old days’ like things were so much better back then. But you’ve got to wonder, were things that much better in the past, or…
Congress will Shape the Future of Liver Research & Patient Care
The EASL Congress 2023, which took place in Vienna from 21st to 24th June, brought together around 7,000 experts, researchers, and healthcare professionals from around the world to share insights and advancements in liver research and clinical practice. From the innovative sessions and workshops to the engaging ‘meet the expert’ sessions, attendees were immersed in…
ASSOCIATIONS: Let’s Not Fall Out over Definition & Language
As destinations seek to broaden the value creation from events in pursuit of sustainability and community impact goals, Paul Mockler – the Head of Commercial Development at Failte Ireland – confirms that the new policies emerging from government are likely to widen the KPIs currently assessed when selecting which events to bid for. “We’re going…
An Intellectual City Needs a Dedicated Convention Bureau
By Roberto Payer, from Conference Matters: Limiting travel movements and striving for a car-free city are understandable goals. However, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach. For example, an incoming business group requires suitable logistics with as few disruptions as possible, but many levels of government don’t seem to be aware of this…
UKRAINE UNBROKEN: Lviv Urban Forum Looks to the Future
Lviv recently hosted Urban Forum, where planners, architects and government officials considered how Ukraine will be restored and rebuilt; more than 700 participants and 40 speakers from different countries took part in the conference, workshop and city excursions. Despite the ongoing war in Ukraine, the value of in-person meetings, and recognition of the legacies they…
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