The UFI Middle East & Africa Conference brought together industry leaders, professionals, and stakeholders in Kigali, Rwanda, from 15-17 April. Hosted by the Rwanda Convention Bureau at the Kigali Convention Centre.
Exhibition World Bahrain (EWB) will be hosting the 2nd edition of the Global Higher Education Exhibition “Ghedex Bahrain” on 21-22 April 2024.
Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the inaugural Smart Lighting Expo and 15th Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Spring Edition) (Spring Lighting Fair) concluded successfully.
The Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre will undergo a significant renovation in the fall of 2024. The largest facility in the Conference Centre, hall 101, will be equipped with a new LED wall.
NürnbergMesse is celebrating its 50th anniversary – and the City of Nuremberg is celebrating along with it.
The Auto Maintenance and Repair Expo (AMR) concluded on 23 March 2024 at the National Convention and Exhibition Center (Tianjin) with strong results in terms of the exhibition area, and number of exhibitors (1.061) and visitors (45.616 visits).
Expotalent is a foundation initiated by three experienced professionals in the expo-events industry: Gert Jan van den Nieuwenhoff (Ahoy), Ids Boersma (RAI), and Ton Otten (Jaarbeurs).
Exhibition World Bahrain (EWB), the award-winning World’s Leading New Exhibition and Convention Centre for the year 2023, hosted its first Ramadan Ghabga for members of the media on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.
Close to 300 delegates from 20 countries and regions attended the UFI Asia-Pacific Conference in Macau. The annual event was held at The Parisian Macao and hosted by the Macau Fair & Trade Association.
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) has approved the rights for Thailand, a registered candidate, to host the 2029 International Horticultural Expo or “Korat Expo 2029.”
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) is a global organisation uniting thousands of growers of flowers and ornamental plants. It is the approving body of International Horticultural Expos, such as Expo Doha Qatar 2023.
Sustainability is more important than ever for European tourists, and Asian destinations are increasingly harnessing this potential.
ADIPEC will be held in Abu Dhabi on 4-7 November 2024, advancing tangible action across the entire energy value chain, accelerating decarbonisation and advancing the global energy transformation.
UFI, the global association of the exhibition industry, and AsiaWorld-Expo have signed a multi-year Diamond Sponsorship Agreement, underlining AsiaWorld-Expo’s commitment to the ongoing development of the exhibition industry.
With a global range of exhibitors, learning sessions that dig into today’s most pertinent issues and opportunities to build new connections, IMEX Frankfurt 2024 is set to be a show with impact.
Farnborough Internation has purchased a 48 per cent ownership of Automotion Events, the company behind The British Motor Show, to support the brand in growing its automotive portfolio.
Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB) has made a significant stride in its commitment to elevate the nation’s business events industry.
Augsburger Schwabenhallen Messe- und Veranstaltungsgesellschaft and Freiburg Wirtschaft Touristik und Messe are the latest new members of AUMA – the association of the German trade fair industry.
UFI, the global association of the exhibition industry, has released the latest 32nd edition of its flagship Global Exhibition Barometer research which takes the pulse of the industry.
Last night, beMatrix won the award for 'Best Stand Design' in the category of stands from 30 to 69 square metres.
02.05.2018
The decision was made at the board meeting during the UFI European Conference in Verona (Italy). It becomes effective at the conclusion of the 85th UFI Global Congress, which runs from 31 October to 3 November 2018 in St. Petersburg.
The UFI presidential trio for the 2018/19 term will therefore comprise of:
Craig Newman (Johannesburg Expo Centre, South Africa), president 2018/19
Mary Larkin (Diversified Communications, Portland, USA), incoming president
Corrado Peraboni (Fiera Milano, Italy), outgoing president.
Corrado Peraboni, UFI’s current president, welcomed the election of Mary Larkin, saying: “I congratulate Mary Larkin for being elected as the new UFI incoming president. It will be a great privilege for me to be part of the presidential trio, together with Craig Newman and Andreas Gruchow in this historical moment - Mary will be the first female president in UFI’s history, and also the first to be based in the USA. I wish her every success in performing all the important duties that are required of this position.”
Mary Larkin commented: "I am delighted to be part of UFI’s leadership in the coming years and to continue with the development and support that UFI has provided the industry for so long. I am particularly looking forward to representing and working with women to help increase the level of female representation in leadership positions within the industry."
As UFI’s incoming president, Mary Larkin will work closely with the incumbent president and outgoing president to make up the presidential trio, managing UFI at the highest level, and helping UFI continue on its path of global development.
UFI
was founded in 1925 as a non-profit, non-partisan international
association, and today is the global association for the exhibitions
industry,
directly representing more than 50,000 exhibition industry
professionals in almost 90 countries around the world. UFI operates four
regional offices in addition to the headquarters in Paris. UFI's recent
presidents were from Germany (Andreas Gruchow 2016/17),
Russia (Sergey Alexeev 2015/16), Colombia (Andrés López-Valderrama
2014/15), France (Renaud Hamaide, 2013/14), and China (Xianjin Chen,
2012/13).
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