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The Five Vs for Victory
Prof Mike Duignan deconstructs the academically rigorous structure underpinning Destination Canada, #MEET4IMPACT and GainingEdge’s multi-year, multi-event impact research project, which is leading the way in developing insights on the key determinants and best models for measuring societal, scientific and business impacts. The five Vs are: Volume of data; Variety of sources; Velocity with which data…
Incentive Travel in Flux: AI, Risk, and What’s Next – ITI 2025 Launches at IMEX America
The Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) and the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) unveiled the 2025 Incentive Travel Index (ITI) at IMEX America. Produced with research partner Oxford Economics, the eighth edition offers a panoramic global view of incentive travel today and tomorrow, based on insights from 2,700 professionals across 85 countries.
LINK – A New Acronym is Born
Industry guru Gary Grimmer on the need for a new acronym to effectively communicate the true USP of business and professional events: Leveraging International Networks and Knowledge. From Meetings International: Over the years, it has been common to hear association leaders, meeting planners, and people from convention bureaux, venues, and PCOs say that collectively, we…
New Edition on Economic Impact of Exhibitions in the UK
EIA (the Event Industry Alliance) and UFI have collaborated with Oxford Economics to assess the economic impact of exhibitions in the UK for the year 2024. The report highlights the exhibition industry’s contributions to the UK’s economy, including output, GDP, and job creation, driven by participant expenditures. View / download the report here…
IMEX America 2025 Draws Record Attendance
Over 17,000 attendees flocked to Las Vegas 7-9 October for the latest edition of this world-leading business events marketplace, with strong international participation and record volumes of scheduled appointments. The record number of visitors came despite the U.S. federal government’s shutdown, which is slowing down air traffic and customs. From Northstar Meetings Group…
A Shared Vision for the Urban Visitor Economy: The Tórshavn Declaration
Through workshops built around Political, Economic, Social, and Technological dimensions, attendees at CityDNA Autumn Conference identified priorities for Europe’s cities: stronger advocacy at EU level, sustainable funding models, inclusivity, AI integration, and data ethics. Using conferences as a platform for strategic realignment is a powerful way to ensure engagement and alignment to vision and goals.
LEAP Summit Culminates in Borneo Legacy Declaration
The first Legacy Event Advocacy Policy (LEAP) Summit in Malaysia ended with the adoption of the Borneo Legacy Declaration, setting out a framework for measuring and supporting the benefits of business events, beyond short-term economic impact. The summit was organised by The Iceberg and powered by Business Events Sarawak (BESarawak). From Conference & Meetings World…
Podcast Interview: CityDNA & the DNA of Cities
Having advised civic leaders in over 300 cities worldwide, Prof Greg Clark is ideally placed to interview City Destinations Alliance (CityDNA) leaders on the role of business and professional events in shaping the evolution and competitive positioning of European destinations, showcasing intellectual capital, attracting talent, start-ups and inward investment, whilst safeguarding local citizens’ interests.
Net Zero Carbon Events First Reporting Cycle Results
NZCE has released the first full report on the period July 2023 to January 2025, comprising statistical input from 144 companies and organisations, with examples of external communication to policymakers and the general public about progress towards net zero. Useful data and examples for business events organisations wishing to improve sustainability strategy and related communication.
Industry Heavyweights Predict Key Issues Driving Evolution of Business Events at IMEX America
Kai Hattendorf moderated a high-powered panel consisting of Cvent CEO and founder Reggie Aggarwal, DMC Network Managing Director Aoife Delaney and IMEX’s CEO Carina Bauer on “State of the Industry: From Intention to Action”. We’ve linked to the Snapsight AI summary of the key points from their wide-ranging discussion. There’s plenty of food for thought!
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