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Hamburg Messe sails into fresh waters renewing event partnership with CLIA
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH (HMC) have signed a new agreement, extending…

Wordly celebrates anniversary with major milestone
Wordly, the real-time AI translation and captions platform, has marked its 6-year anniversary with a major milestone: surpassing…

Big year for large-scale events at DWTC – venue sees 32% growth
The Dubai World Trade Centre hosted 100 large-scale events in 2024. That’s an increase of 32% on the previous year. Why…

UFI announces 2025 Next Generation Leadership Grant recipients
UFI, The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, has announced the five recipients of its 2025 Next Generation Leadership…

25% of Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre’s energy now comes from solar
8,300 solar panels are now generating 25% of OCEC’s energy needs. The Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre (OCEC) has officially…

George P. Johnson promotes Fiona Bruder to global CEO
American experiential marketing agency George P. Johnson (GPJ) has named Fiona Bruder as its new global chief executive officer…

PPDS mourns the loss of Martijn van der Woude
PPDS has announced the unexpected passing of Martijn van der Woude, VP of Global Business Development and Marketing. Martijn…

Helsinki Expo Centre posts record year with €58m revenue and 900,000 visitors
The Finnish Fair Corporation has published its 2024 annual report and the results are strong. Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre…

New AUMA emissions measurement guideline for Net Zero Carbon Events´ methodology
AUMA, the Association of the German Trade Fair industry, is the first national industry association to adopt the Net Zero Carbon…

Solstice AV to distribute LianTronics LED solutions in the UK
AV distributor Solstice AV has announced a new partnership with LianTronics, offering UK resellers a wide range of advanced and…

The M&A brief: Why now is a good time to sell
by John McGovern Last year saw private-equity (PE) deal counts and total deal value rise by a double-digit percentage. With over…