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Melbourne to Host World Sustainable Built Environment Conference
This announcement marks another milestone for the city, known for its commitment to sustainability and innovation.
Dubai to Host Annual World Congress of the World Free Zones Organization in September
The event will take place in Madinat Jumeirah 23–25 September and will address key topics and priorities within the sector on a global scale.
Dubai Set to Welcome 20,000 Participants During the 30th Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress
The event will feature 800 speakers in 200 sessions, with the latest advancements in smart mobility and transportation technology in focus.
Ottawa’s Role as a Global Tech Hub Promotes Growth in Business Events
Ottawa’s technology landscape has seen $1.22 billion invested and 3,900 jobs created over five years, fuelling the tech-led conference business.
VisitScotland to host The Strategic Alliance of the National Bureaux of Europe in Edinburgh
The meeting will include a preview of the agenda for Convene 4 Climate, taking place on 2–3 October in collaboration with PCMA in Barcelona.
UFI Announces Upcoming Departure of CEO Kai Hattendorf
UFI The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry announces that Kai Hattendorf, their CEO since 2015, will leave UFI at the end of 2024.
U.S. and China Account for 64 per Cent of Worldwide Hotel Projects in the Pipeline in Q2 2024
The total pipeline ascended to a record-high 15,453 projects with 2,395,726 rooms, up 6% by projects and 4% by rooms year-over-year.
IBTM World 2024 to Address Global Challenges at Renowned Association Leaders Forum
The programme addresses issues that associations and organisations face today, to build a thriving association industry of the future.
Cairns Convention Centre Set to Host a Series of Dynamic Conferences
Between now and June 2025, the Centre estimates it will attract over 21,000 delegates from Australia and overseas.
ICC Wales to Host Leading International Medical Congress in 2025
This prestigious congress will attract over 2,000 delegates and focus on sharing examples of best practices and new findings in mental health.
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RTA Experiences Eight per Cent Growth in Taxi Ridership
The annual trip count is the highest recorded over the past 15 years.
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.
Michelin Guide Dubai: 14 Restaurants to Keep an Eye On
After a downpour of Michelin Guide stars, Dubai is now recognised as one of the best food cities in the world.
Dubai World Trade Centre: A Powerful Hub for Knowledge Exchange
Working to further cement Dubai’s status as a global business events hub and preferred destination for doing business.
The Dubai Mindset
Atti Soenarso: While there is no single right or perfect framework for foresight, lacking a guide means abandoning control over the future.
RTA Earmarks AED278 Million for a State-of-the-Art Street Lighting Project
Employs the latest smart and sustainable lighting technologies for the climatic conditions.
Dubai World Trade Centre: A Powerful Hub for Knowledge Exchange
Working to further cement Dubai’s status as a global business events hub and preferred destination for doing business.
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.
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The Dubai Mindset
Atti Soenarso: While there is no single right or perfect framework for foresight, lacking a guide means abandoning control over the future.
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.
New Environment Authority Plans to Double Green Spaces
Will promote sustainable practices and aims to make Dubai a top-10 ranked city in leading sustainability indices by 2033.
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.
RTA Earmarks AED278 Million for a State-of-the-Art Street Lighting Project
Employs the latest smart and sustainable lighting technologies for the climatic conditions.
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.
The Majlis Dialogue
Where people come together to discuss shared interests, resolve problems, discuss daily affairs, and issues.
Al Shindagha Museum Hosts the International Council of Museums General Conference in 2025
Hopes to draw over a million visitors, with the theme “The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities.”
Not Just a Library, Not Just a Building
This is something you may have never experienced before, despite visits to many libraries in many cities and countries.
Dubai World Trade Centre: A Powerful Hub for Knowledge Exchange
Working to further cement Dubai’s status as a global business events hub and preferred destination for doing business.
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.
Michelin Guide Dubai: 14 Restaurants to Keep an Eye On
After a downpour of Michelin Guide stars, Dubai is now recognised as one of the best food cities in the world.
UAE National Space Programme Is Evolving
Underlines the country’s role in the international space endeavour and its commitment to valuable scientific contribution.
Grand Hyatt Dubai Congress and Exhibition Hotel: The Largest Convention Centre in the Middle East
Even from a distance, it is a spectacular hotel and meeting complex.
The World’s Largest Indoor Vertical Farm Saves 250 Million Litres of Water Every Year
Produces over a million kilos of leafy greens annually, with 95 per cent less water than conventional farming.
RTA Experiences Eight per Cent Growth in Taxi Ridership
The annual trip count is the highest recorded over the past 15 years.
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.
Nine Hotel Openings to Look Forward to 2024
Check out the coming attractions: one is a first-of-its-kind, one is breaking a world record, all are world-class.
Dubai Exploring Major Futuristic Solar-Powered Transport System
Signifies a pivotal stride in overhauling urban mobility, emphasising a dedication to sustainable transportation solutions.
Museum of the Future: An Incubator for Visionaries
The future belongs to those who imagine it, design it and implement it. It is not something you await, but create.
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.
Mastering the Art of Long-Time Perspective
Roger Kellerman on being stubborn on the long-term vision but flexible on the details.
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The events industry is adopting the dual imperative of embracing technology while championing sustainability.
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.
Driving Economic Growth
Meetings International puts the spotlight on the drivers of the emerging Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Reinventing Yourself While Keeping Your DNA
Balanced reinvention keeps the world’s second smallest country an important business events destination.
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.
Digilogue Events: Winning the Digital Minds and Analogue Hearts
The events industry is adopting the dual imperative of embracing technology while championing sustainability.
Global Meeting 2026: Reimagining the Delegate Experience
Rohit Talwar explores how generative AI tools could combine to enhance the experience of business events.
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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
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