Skift Meetings Megatrends 2024
From Conference & Meetings World: At a joint webinar on 18 January, ICCA and Destination Canada presented a survey on the integration of sustainability into business events. The survey explored how associations and their event partners are engaging with sustainability, highlighting the integral role sustainability plays in the issuing and actioning of Request For Proposals…
From ICCA: This study draws on data collected in the period between the beginning of July and early September of 2023. A total of 248 responses were received globally across all geographic regions, providing a nuanced picture of the status of our industry regarding international meetings and focusing on the efforts in event and destination…
By Chantal Sturk-Nadeau: I just returned from PCMA’s record breaking attendance Convening Leaders conference and board meetings in San Diego. It was a bittersweet time for me as I just completed my two-year term as a Director on PCMA’s Board of Directors and it was simply the best board I have ever been part of….
From CMW: On 11 December 2023 at ExCeL London, the Net Zero Carbon Events (NZCE) initiative published seven best practice guidance documents for the events industry. Launched in 2021 following COP26, one of the initiative’s goals is to provide resources that aid the international events industry in developing and implementing their net zero plans. The…
From Göteborg & Co: Meetings create opportunities for an organisation to achieve its visions and goals, and for the destination to address societal challenges. To create long-term societal impact, broad collaboration is required between the organisation and the destination’s various stakeholders. It is also essential to work strategically and systematically. Clear goals increase engagement and…
The Complete Sustainable Events Course is a 6-week online course designed to support you on your journey to become an expert in delivering sustainable events. Whether you’re an event planner or a supplier to the industry, have already started your sustainability journey or it’s completely new to you, the course gives you advanced learning –…
From GCB: “Knowledge is power” – and one of the essential building blocks for the success of the meetings destination Germany. As a knowledge source and innovation driver, the GCB German Convention Bureau regularly conducts studies and research projects on the future of business events. Whether in the Future Meeting Space innovation network, in the…
From Prevue Meetings: PCMA’s Convening Leaders (PCMA CL24) annual conference drew more than 4,000 in-person attendees to San Diego, with another 700 joining virtually. What’s the draw? Hint: having Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton on the agenda didn’t hurt. The Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) Convening Leaders annual conference set a new attendance record, according…
From Exhibition World: The international B2B events, digital services and academic markets group Informa plc has issued a trading update confirming a strong performance in 2023 and confidence of further growth in 2024. Subject to audit, the group said the 2023 growth in underlying revenues could be around 30%. Reported revenue was £3,165m+ and adjusted…
By Matthias Schultze: The German Convention Bureau Bureau unveils insights into the Future of Business Events with a new Whitepaper co-created alongside the ebx.lab Community and with scientific support from the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO. How can AI shape the next phase of the Business Event landscape? Dive into our latest Whitepaper, born…
From Skift Meetings: For me, 2024 feels like a year on a precipice. So much of the world is in flux. From geopolitical unrest to the almost biblical levels of fires and floods and humanity’s rush into artificial intelligence – there’s a palpable sense of urgency. But in the travel industry, we’re lucky to work…
From AMI: Like a lot of international conferences run by American professional bodies, the biannual International C. elegans Conference was firmly planted in American soil. The international in its title referred to the audience profile, not where it was held. But that all changed last year when organisers, who had been mulling the possibility of…
From PCMA: In a conversation with Convening Leaders 2024 emcee Holly Ransom on Tuesday morning, President Bill Clinton and 67th Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton discussed the value of in-person meetings for democracy and idea exchange. While the fireside chat was wide-ranging, both Clintons stressed the significance of face-to-face contact as an antidote to…
From BESydney: Business Events Sydney (BESydney) and the world’s largest association for business events strategists, PCMA, released the findings of a new global study into Advancing Women in Business Events in San Diego overnight. During 2023, the PCMA Foundation and Business Events Sydney (BESydney) set out to explore the pronounced gender gap in the global…
From PCMA: Although women make up approximately 70 percent of the global business event workforce, they are underrepresented in top-tier management positions, according to a research report, Advancing Women in Business Events, released jointly by the PCMA Foundation and Business Events Sydney (BESydney) on Monday at Convening Leaders 2024 in San Diego. Women leaders are…
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