Opinion

Out of uncertainty come opportunities
Chris Skeith OBE, CEO and managing director of the global association for the exhibition industry, UFI, reflects on the first…

Live events: Why accessibility can’t be an afterthought
Orla Pearson, Founder of AccessLOOP and MyClearText, shares with EN her insights on creating inclusive and accessible live events…

UK’s Events Industry Alliance calls for a Mutual Recognition Agreement with the EU on business events
The Events Industry Alliance (EIA) is launching a campaign, 1 July, urging UK and EU policymakers to prioritise the establishment…

DES2025: How AI is changing our world
At the Digital Enterprise Show 2025 in Málaga, day two featured an insightful conversation between Nerea Luis, an artificial…

AI: Good or bad for events?
AI hasn’t taken over the world just yet, but it has certainly taken over the conversation, especially in the events industry…

Capitalise on that ‘opening act’
Rick Hollister, associate director at Refresh, says a key to trade fair success is making the most of an exhibition in the…

Loud and proud, but heeding the analytics to unlock the event marketing superpower
Matthias Clock, VP of Marketing, Shoptalk talks about being bold, seeing the big picture and the importance of trusting your…

Upping the game at IEG’s gem of a portfolio
EW caught up with Matteo Farsura, head of Italian Exhibition Group’s (IEG) luxury division, on the eve of the 44th edition…

Want private equity to buy your business? Prepare your data correctly
PE firms want event businesses with a clear roadmap for growth. Once they’ve found that, they’ll buy and exit within…

Recruitment trends for Q1 and forecasts for the year ahead
Senior recruitment specialist Robert Kenward has shared his latest insights into the shifting recruitment landscape, based on…

Tariffs, trade and trade shows: how global economic shifts are redrawing the expo map
By Kai Hattendorf, founder & CEO, HTF Business Events Expertise: At the heart of every global trade show lies a simple…