Central & North America
Buyers are doubling down on niche event platforms
Event M&A deal activity has risen consistently over the past three years, according to GMA’s M&A Update Report…
PRA appoints industry veteran as trade show director of sales
US business events and destination management company, PRA has announced that Zachary Watson has joined the company as director…
UFI’s Next Generation Leaders 2026 programme winners announced
UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, has announced the five winners of the 2026 Next Generation Leadership…
Women in Exhibitions network North America announces new Board
The North America Chapter of the Women in Exhibitions Network (WIEN), has announced a new slate of directors who will serve…
Map Your Show launches AI technology to personalise the trade show experience
US-based trade show operating system Map Your Show has launched MYS Connected, an AI-powered technology designed to create a…
Phil Soar: How will the war in Iran affect trade shows?
By Phil Soar, Chairman of CloserStill Group and Nineteen Group First of all – I don’t know. Secondly, no-one knows. Thirdly…
Trivandi to partner up on USA Pavilion for Expo 2031
Mega event design and delivery agency Trivandi has been appointed as the Official Advisory and Delivery Founding Partner for Expo…
Event acquisitions are on the rise, with more private equity backing
This latest M&A activity update from Grimes, McGovern & Associates (GMA) offers data about how the events, media and…
ECA launches 2.0 advocacy initiative and names Tommy Goodwin president & CEO
The US Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance (ECA) has announced the launch of ECA 2.0. an initiative, the association says…
Nineteen Group appoints VP for its newly acquired Reliabilityweb portfolio
Nineteen Group has appointed Melissa Ooi as vice-president of its Reliabilityweb portfolio, following its acquisition in January…
Terrapinn acquires Future of Memory and Storage
Global events company Terrapinn has made a new acquisition – the Future of Memory and Storage. Terrapinn acquired the event from…