The Association of Event Venues (AEV) has announced that it will be holding its 2019 conference at Manchester Central on the 4th July, followed by the associations 15th birthday party at a nearby venue. AEV Chair Dan Thurlow (pictured) also revealed the focus of the conference, saying: “We are delighted to announce the theme of the 2019 AEV conference; ‘New Horizons’. We will be looking at innovation and how we can learn from other industries.”