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Preparations Are Underway for Rally Sweden in Umeå 2025
As the only rally in the WC circuit, Umeå offers sparkling snow, exciting competitions, and a fantastic festival atmosphere.
Exhibition World Bahrain Achieves Dual ISO Certifications in Quality & Food Safety Management Systems
The World’s Leading New Exhibition and Convention Centre 2023, announces its latest milestone of acquiring another two certifications.
APAC Wind Energy Summit Returns to Melbourne
The 2025 Summit will build on this momentum and provide a multi-stakeholder platform to accelerate wind energy growth across the region.
Ole Sorang leaves Radisson Hotels for OptiMeet
The appointment marks a strategic step for Optimeet, which aims to strengthen the company’s position and expansion further.
Dubai Airports to Grow Its Solar Footprint to Cut Its Carbon Footprint
Dubai Airports announces collaboration with Etihad ESCO to launch the world's largest rooftop solar panel installation project at an airport.
The 5th World Conference on Floating Solutions Hosted in Espoo, Finland
The theme is “Floating solutions for sustainable urban waterfront development and blue economy,” with 250 international delegates expected.
Copenhagen Decides That It’s Time for Tourism to Become a Force for Good
With tourism at 8 % of global CO₂ emissions, and international arrivals predicted to reach 1.8 billion by 2030, action is more important than ever.
IBTM World Puts Social Responsibility Front and Centre of the Opening Keynote Speaker
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, British Paralympic athlete and crossbench peer in the House of Lords, will be the opening keynote speaker.
Dubai Exhibition Centre Set for 2.46 Billion Euro Expansion
Expansion highlights the Centre’s commitment to tripling the economic contribution of the MICE sector to €13.3 billion annually by 2033.
World Research Travel Conference 2024 Celebrates Malaysia-China Relations
This prestigious event will explore the future of research travel, enhance collaboration, and promote sustainable growth in this dynamic sector.
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Dubai’s Metaverse Strategy Aims to Make It One of the World’s Top Ten Metaverse Economies
Seeks to attract more than 1,000 new companies in the blockchain and metaverse fields.
The Majlis Dialogue
Where people come together to discuss shared interests, resolve problems, discuss daily affairs, and issues.
New 1.6 Km-Long Al Khaleej Street Tunnel
Vital component of ambitious project to reduce travel times from 104 minutes to 16 minutes, serving a million residents.
Dewa’s Innovation Centre Leads the Way in Clean Energy
Aims to support innovation in clean and renewable energy, and is expected to shape sustainable energy’s international future.
The Dubai Association Centre Opened the Door to the Whole Region
Launched ten years ago to help raise the professionalisation of association life in the region.
Dubai Economic Agenda Is to Double the Size of the Economy Over the Next Decade
Attracting international meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions is central to growing Dubai’s economic development.
Dnata: Logistic Efficiency Is What Matters
It is all about optimisation, and the technology helps visualise what’s happening in your business as accurately as possible.
Expo 2020: From a Six-Month Event to a Six-Century Destination
Developing Expo City Dubai, the World Expo’s legacy city and an innovation-driven, people-centric city of the future.
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The Paris Olympic Spirit 2.0
Intro Atti Soenarso on the power of an Olympic reset reshaping the image of both event and country, and on bottling its spirit for years to come.
The Business Events Industry Can Help to Create a More Peaceful World
Urban Planning Seoul Tourism Organization President Ki Yon Kil on sustainable urban development and the necessity for stable geopolitics.
Northshore Vision 2050 Legacy Plan Beyond the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games
Legacy Infrastructure Transforming the Northshore Hamilton district into a thriving hub of residential, commercial, and sports infrastructure.
Global DMC Partners Results and Key Findings of Q3
Meetings & Events Survey The business events industry faces ongoing cost challenges and the need for larger budget increases.
Global DMOs Operate with Dysfunctional Funding Models
DMO Funding Models Internationally, market success doesn’t always correlate with market resourcing, and could even have adverse effects on funding.
Bratislava Can Become One of Europe’s 20 Most Important Business Event Cities
Strategic Development A wide range of stakeholders know that this industry has a far-reaching economic impact on the city and its brand.
Having a Dedicated Convention Bureau with Political Support Is a Game Changer
Strategic Development The philosophy has remained unchanged since launch: to be experts in their destination, Slovakia and Bratislava.
Increase the Representation of Women in Leadership Roles
Advancing Women The disparity of women in business events versus women in leadership positions within the industry is particularly striking.
Ethiopian Airlines Signs Contract for Mega Airport City
Investment The new airport facility will handle up to 100 million passengers annually, making it of the most significant aviation hubs worldwide.
Rethink Digital Slide Presentations
Achieve New Heights Mike van der Vijver is against the default thinking that slideshows are necessary. They are just one of many options.
Business Events in Brazil Is Booming
Economic Development Boosted by many global companies and corporations now considering the country an important investment destination.
Global Events Are Crucial in Exchanging Knowledge and Experiences, Fostering Collaboration and Innovation
The Value of Business Events Politicians in Prague and the Czech Republic recognise the importance of business events.
How to Boost Learning and Engagement at Your Events
New Learning Models The practice of gamification offers a means of addressing current needs and boosting engagement and takeaway.
DXB Breaks Mid-Year Record with 44.9 Million Guests
Boosting Economy On track to break records with 91.8 million annual guests forecasted for 2024, after market resurgence.
Most Companies Today Are Only 80 per Cent Efficient
Brain Check To achieve a change for the better, you need to know enough to understand the problem and what can be done about it.
When Content No Longer Matters, Is Analytics the New Religion?
Kellerman Roger Kellerman ponders why metrics themselves now appear more important than what’s actually being measured.
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Global Meeting 2026: Reimagining the Delegate Experience
Rohit Talwar explores how generative AI tools could combine to enhance the experience of business events.
Digilogue Events: Winning the Digital Minds and Analogue Hearts
The events industry is adopting the dual imperative of embracing technology while championing sustainability.
Driving Economic Growth
Meetings International puts the spotlight on the drivers of the emerging Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre.
How to Build Your Business Using Big Data and Analytics
Scott Steinberg prepares us for dealing with living in times where we can see a decade of change in a matter of months.
Global Meeting 2026: Reimagining the Delegate Experience
Rohit Talwar explores how generative AI tools could combine to enhance the experience of business events.
Reinventing Yourself While Keeping Your DNA
Balanced reinvention keeps the world’s second smallest country an important business events destination.
Digilogue Events: Winning the Digital Minds and Analogue Hearts
The events industry is adopting the dual imperative of embracing technology while championing sustainability.
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The App Generation Is Here
Atti Soenarso about an ever more discerning application generation on a mission to expose and eliminate poor performance.
Driving Economic Growth
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Wash Away the Complexity and Wash Out the Simple and Tangible
Hans Gordon on streamlining and simplifying to the point of effectively quenching both reason and the love of wisdom.
Reinventing Yourself While Keeping Your DNA
Balanced reinvention keeps the world’s second smallest country an important business events destination.
Digilogue Events: Winning the Digital Minds and Analogue Hearts
The events industry is adopting the dual imperative of embracing technology while championing sustainability.
Ever Tried. Ever Failed.
1980s prose of Samuel Beckett may be inspirational only by omission, but by omission it is.
Global Meeting 2026: Reimagining the Delegate Experience
Rohit Talwar explores how generative AI tools could combine to enhance the experience of business events.
How to Build Your Business Using Big Data and Analytics
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Nothing but Award Washing
Roger Kellerman on basking in make-believe glory of a squeeky clean appearance, instead of simply cleaning up your act.
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