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Purpose-Driven Meetings: Where Impact Meets Experience
Through its Focused on What Matters platform, MGM Resorts is redefining what it means to host meetings and events with purpose.
Lakeside, Lively, and Built for Business: Cleveland in July
As Cleveland, Ohio approaches the middle of summer, the city takes on an unmistakable energy.
Beyond the Boardroom: Meetings That Inspire, Connect, and Transform
In The Palm Beaches, meetings are being redefined by a simple idea: When attendees feel better, they perform better.
Want to Elevate Your Next Event? Meet in Denver
If you’re looking for more than business as usual for your next meeting, take a look at what Denver has to offer.
A Connected, Convenient, Inclusive Destination: See Why Next-Gen Planners are Choosing to Meet in Columbus
A well-located destination with world-class meeting facilities is really just the start of what the next generation of planners is looking for.
EMS 2026: Seven Takeaways for Trade Show Exhibitors and Their Partners
The 24th Experiential Marketing Summit brought more than 1,000 brand marketers and event industry professionals to the MGM Grand Las Vegas, May 18-20, for three days of inspiration, deep dives, and play under the theme “Human Connection in the Digital Age Starts Here.” From fast-paced creative…
What It Means to Be a ‘High-Signal’ Thinker in a Noisy World
Holly Ransom has long established herself as an expert emcee and moderator at PCMA’s Convening Leaders conferences. As PCMA’s Business Events Summit opening keynoter, Ransom reveals her fluency in leadership skills, sharing how she has combined what she has learned from speaking to hundreds of…
Ten years at the helm – A chairman’s farewell
Stuart Bailey, outgoing chairman, Hong Kong Exhibition & Convention Industry Association (HKECIA), shares some thoughts on his 10-year journey and the regional exhibition road covered. After a decade of service, I will step down from the role of chairman of the Hong Kong Exhibition & Convention…
Growth in breadth, but not in depth?
Hugh Jones, RX CEO, shares a view across global exhibitions and reads the runes behind SASIE 2025. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been on the road visiting our events – from Feicon in Brazil, FIBO in Germany and in the US, the newly relaunched BookCon, NHS Concept to Commerce and ISC West. Different…
It’s a Messe model and it’s looking good
EW looks at some of the key developments and trends in the huge exhibition market that is Germany. Germany’s events market continued to grow in 2025, according to figures from the German Convention Bureau (GCB), with the country also listing No.3 in the latest ICCA rankings. Globally, 11% of…
Executive Interview Series: Darren Phelan, COO of Maritz
Maritz COO Darren Phelan on How AI, Data, and Strategic Partnerships Are Shaping Today’s Trade Show Experiences
Deutsche Messe repointing its collaboration strategy for future successes
EW interviewed the chairman of the Board of Deutsche Messe AG in Hannover, Dr Jochen Köckler, about business and Germany’s place in the trade fair universe. EW: How is business in 2026 and how does the pipeline look? JK: 2025 was a very successful year for Deutsche Messe AG, with strong financial…
Adaptability in Action: A Q&A with Caitlin Rodgers of the National Restaurant Association Show
CHICAGO — When Trade Show Executive (TSE) connects with industry leaders and asks what advice they have for emerging professionals, one common response is to be adaptable. It sounds simple enough, but what does that actually look like in the day-to-day responsibilities of an event organizer? To…
Logistical challenges and how best to work together to find solutions for tomorrow
EW explores some of the issues affecting the current state of the exhibition logistics sector, with key players explaining the trends and challenges. The Gulf exhibition elephant in the room Perhaps the biggest challenge on the international logistics market, in general, including the part of it…
Asia’s rising star for business events
Synonymous with gaming and glamour, Macao has also quietly engineered one of Asia’s most compelling transformations in the business events landscape. With world-class venues, fusion of western and Chinese cultures, and a strategic position at the heart of the Greater Bay Area, the city is making a…
Guest Column: You’ve Been Told ‘This is Just How it is.’ It Doesn’t Have to Be.
You’ve been in that meeting. You raise a concern about material handling rates that have climbed for the third year in a row. You ask why electrical outlet costs just jumped nearly 20% with no explanation. You point out that the exhibitor manual doesn’t define what “special handling” actually…
How London Packaging Week has become the beating heart of the UK packaging industry
In EN’s latest opinion piece Sema Tezel Basbug, head of marketing for Easyfairs UK packaging portfolio, sheds light on positioning London Packaging Week as a jewel in the packaging industry’s crown. The last edition took place on 15-16 October 2025 with the next scheduled for 16-17 September this…
Trinity House…a Georgian Gem on Tower Hill Offering Sensational Views of the Historic Tower of London!
Ideal for memorable and quintessentially English weddings, the events team at Trinity House have been overseeing joyful civil ceremonies for over 30 years. There are five rooms (four with Tower views) offering height, light and space, flexible seating formats, and a myriad fascinating maritime…
Eagle Management Group Names Brett Hyams VP of Strategic Growth
Eagle Management Group has named Brett Hyams vice president of strategic growth. Hyams brings more than 36 years of experience in the tradeshow, events, and experiential marketing industry. His background includes 23 years with an exhibit house and 13 years in audiovisual (AV) and production…
PCMA’s Capital Chapter Thinks Outside the Box for Sponsorships
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ahead of this year’s calendar of events for the Capital Chapter of PCMA (Professional Convention Management Association), chapter leaders challenged themselves to think bigger about sponsorships, and what would drive higher value and engagement for attendees and sponsors alike.…