Sector: Business Events
EHA Congress to Feature Blood Donation Campaign Aimed at MICE Sector
From Madrid Destino: Until Sunday 16 June, the city of Madrid will host the 2024 Congress of the European Hematology Association (EHA), at which over 16,000 professionals with ties to this specialised area of medicine will gather at IFEMA Madrid. The event will also have a positive social impact on the Spanish capital thanks to…
Economic Impact of Exhibitions in the UK | 2023
From Events Industry Alliance: The business events industry helped to boost the UK economy by £10.9 billion in 2023, according to a new economic report by the Events Industry Alliance (EIA). Marija Erzen, co-owner, Solutions 2 (UK) Ltd, ESSA and EIA chair, commented, “We are delighted with the results of our latest economic impact report….
Exhibitions Contributed £10.9bn to UK Economy in 2023
From M&IT: The exhibitions industry helped to boost the UK economy by £10.9 billion in 2023, according to a new economic report by the Events Industry Alliance (EIA). A total of 1,016 exhibitions in the UK in 2023 involved approximately 6.9 million visitors and 131,000 exhibitors. This generated £4.8bn of direct spending, which works out…
ICC Sydney CEO, Geoff Donaghy to Step Down After 30 Years
From ICC Sydney: Geoff Donaghy, Chief Executive of ICC Sydney and Group Director – Convention Centres, ASM Global (APAC), has announced he will depart his full time role on 30 August, but will stay on as an advisor to the business until the end of the year as ASM Global embeds its succession strategy over…
18 June 2024
5 Years of Impact: Reflecting, Learning, Innovating to Move Forward
Join us on June 18th for a celebration of 5 years of impactful insights and the unveiling of our social impact report. This event is an opportunity for us to share invaluable learnings, explore future strategies, and delve into our first ever social impact reporting, looking at our journey of 5 years of supporting the…
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5 Years of Meeting for Impact
From #Meet4Impact: With immense pleasure, and a sense of disbelief at how swiftly these five years have flown by, I am thrilled to share #MEET4IMPACT’s very first account of our journey toward impact. Six years ago, after spending two fruitful decades in the business events sector, toggling between event planning and association leadership roles, I…
‘It’s a Game Changer’: Calgary’s Expanded BMO Centre Opens
From Global News: In design stages for a decade before another four years of construction, the much-anticipated grand opening of Calgary’s latest showpiece has finally arrived with the unveiling of the newly expanded BMO Centre. There’s one emotion in particular that comes to mind for Kate Thompson, president and CEO of the Calgary Municipal Land…
Mixed Performance, Record Investment – UKCAMS 2024
The latest research into the UK’s conference and meetings sector suggests that the industry’s post-Covid recovery did not gather momentum in 2023 but rather witnessed a somewhat mixed performance. While there were undoubtedly some venues that were doing really well, others were finding the market more challenging and not experiencing a continuous upward trajectory in…
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