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Easyfairs makes another acquisition – The AI Conference in San Francisco
Easyfairs has had a busy couple of weeks. On 22 July, the company announced that it will be launching a US edition…
Easyfairs takes full ownership of Xpo Group
Easyfairs Belgium NV has completed its acquisition of Xpo Group BV, acquiring 100% of the company’s shares following a…
GL events exhibitions division massively outperforms live events and venues
GL events reported full-year 2025 revenue of €1.7bn, up 7.4% at constant exchange rates – and 5.3% year on year. The…
DroneX event director takes full ownership after five years at the helm
Adnan Hiroli has been event director of DroneX (part of the Uncrewed Tech Expo at Excel London) since 2019. For Hiroli…
Latest UFI report expands database to cover 55% of European exhibitions
UFI has released its Euro Fair Statistics 2024 report. The study covers exhibition performance across 16 European countries. The…
Freeman partners with Swapcard to work specifically on event engagement
Freeman has named event technology company Swapcard as its engagement platform partner for all Freeman-managed events through…
CloserStill consolidates three automotive shows into Vehicle Tech Week Europe
CloserStill Media subsidiary UKi Media & Events is merging three automotive exhibitions into a single event, Vehicle Tech…
Helsinki’s Messukeskus renews energy efficiency commitment to 2035
Messukeskus (Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre) has signed a new energy efficiency agreement running from 2026 to 2035…
UNIMEV secures French government backing in new deal
French events industry association UNIMEV has welcomed the signing of the ‘Business Tourism and Events’ sector contract between…
NürnbergMesse MD Thomas Koch leaves the role
Dr Thomas Koch, senior vice-president of group development at NürnbergMesse, will leave the German trade fair organiser on 1…
Comexposium appoints Pablo Nakhlé Cerruti as CEO
French events giant Comexposium has appointed Pablo Nakhlé Cerruti as CEO, effective 25 August 2025. Nakhlé Cerruti, 42, will…