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Alex Alles joined JMIC Joint Meetings Industry Council in August 2022. There he is responsible for the overall operations of the association as well as the project office of the Net Zero Carbon Events. NZCE is an industry-wide initiative aiming to help stakeholders of the meetings and events sectors to decarbonise. Before joining JMIC, Alex…
Kai Hattendorf, Partner at JWC, outlines the objectives and key principles behind their new Destination Development Model, designed for DMOs and policymakers to measure how a destination’s current mix of business events is impacting key economic and societal objectives, and where there is the potential for key priorities to be supported by targeting events in…
Angola has officially launched the Angola Convention Bureau, marking a key milestone in its ambition to become one of Africa’s emerging destinations for business events. The inauguration on 6 May at the Talatona Convention Centre in Luanda, brought together around 400 delegates from government, tourism, aviation, hospitality and the international events industry. From M&C/ASIA…
In the latest PULSE Survey, planner optimism has increased dramatically: The percentage of planners who are more optimistic than they were two months ago has nearly doubled since the March PULSE Survey. The research indicates meetings demand is strong — and that planners must navigate significant cost-related and geopolitical challenges to execute those business events.
At their IMEX press conference in Frankfurt, Destination Canada and #MEET4IMPACT presented this extended summary of the findings from the multi-year, multi-event Canadian Legacy & Impact Study, focusing on the key drivers of long-term impact, the critical success factors that determine whether impact strategies will be effective, and the wide range of tactical legacy drivers…
At the recent edition of The Meetings Show Asia Pacific, held in Singapore, Northstar Travel Group’s CEO Jason Young reported healthy growth in buyer attendance, pre-booked business meetings and exhibition space booked, along with strong positive sentiments from all sectors of the industry. Young pointed to the growing importance for show organisers of offering high…
At PCMA’s recent Asia-Pacific conference in Singapore, Chair Kelly Ricker and CEO & President Sherrif Karamat called for stronger alignment amongst all players in the industry if we are to be heard more clearly by policymakers and others outside our sector. PCMA’s Vision 2030 aims to unite these diverse voices, anticipate global challenges, and ensure…
Copenhagen Convention Bureau launched the Copenhagen Risk Navigator at this year’s IMEX, and explained that this comprehensive, practical collection of 14 different risk management tools has been custom-developed and made available freely to the entire business events community: destinations and organisers / owners, as well as industry suppliers. Developed by CCB in partnership with GainingEdge…
Founder and Chair of the Centre for Events and Festivals, Dr Mike Duignan provides academic credibility to the recently released Canadian Legacy & Impact Study Final Report, stating, “This is a simple but rigorous framework of legacy drivers.” Duignan argues that there is a critical need for alignment between governments, DMOs, event owners and organisers,…
Deanna Varga, CEO & Founder of Mayvin Global, has published a series of three follow-up White Papers to her COVID and Association Toolkit papers for association leaders. The overall theme is Mission and Margin, with three strategic areas of attention: Financial Sustainability, Mitigating Risk and Innovating for Growth. Varga notes that associations frequently struggle to…
From Northstar Meetings Group: The April 2025 Northstar/Cvent Incentive PULSE Survey reveals some major shifts and challenges for incentive travel programs. Optimism levels for incentive travel have dropped dramatically in the past six months. Nearly half of planners say their programs have been negatively affected by recent changes in government, social and economic policies. Business…
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