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ExpoPlatform appoints former IMEX technology chief to commercial role
Exhibition News | The trade for shows.Event technology provider ExpoPlatform has appointed Jordan Yeates as director of engagement and commercialisation. Yeates joins from IMEX Group, where he spent almost five years as head of product technology. During that time, he led IMEX’s implementation of ExpoPlatform, giving[…]
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JMIC Global Manifesto edition 3 advances the case for business events as strategic economic assets
Exhibition News | The trade for shows.The Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC) publishes today (16 July) its third edition of the JMIC Global Manifesto, an updated and expanded version of the industry’s flagship advocacy resource for positioning business events as drivers of economic, social and professional transformation. EW was[…]
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Cvent launches rebrand and $1bn investment plan
Exhibition News | The trade for shows.Tech event platform company Cvent has launched a new brand identity and announced plans to invest more than $1bn in technology, AI and product development. The announcements were made at Cvent CONNECT in Nashville, the company’s annual customer conference, which attracted nearly[…]
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Messe Frankfurt UK takes over LiGHT Expo London
Exhibition News | The trade for shows.Messe Frankfurt has acquired LiGHT Expo London from [d]arc media, adding the UK lighting exhibition to its global Light + Building portfolio. LiGHT launched in 2022 and has grown into one of the UK’s leading events for the lighting specification[…]
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Remembering Paul Streeter: A life in exhibitions
Exhibition News | The trade for shows.The international exhibitions and events industry has lost a true gentleman with the passing of Paul Streeter on 3 July 2026. Over the course of a career that spanned more than five decades, Paul led many exhibition centres and created[…]
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NOWIE collaborates with UN Women UK on 2026 Big Survey
Exhibition News | The trade for shows.NOWIE, The Network of Women in Events CIC, has collaborated with UN Women UK on this year’s Big Survey. The annual survey gathers responses from events professionals on gender equality, workplace policies, career satisfaction, and experiences of sexual harassment and[…]
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Messe Stuttgart hosts a over 1m visitors during past financial year with more international expansion planned
Exhibition News | The trade for shows.Despite a difficult economic climate, Messe Stuttgart is reporting a successful close to the 2025 financial year, having organised 39 of its own events and hosted 20 guest events over the period. These events attracted a total of 16,030 exhibitors[…]
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AI, events and the human factor: Global Event Tech Summit 2026 round-up
Exhibition News | The trade for shows.The Global Event Tech Summit 2026 brought together senior event professionals and technology leaders for a day exploring how innovation is transforming the industry. Attendees included corporate planners, exhibition organisers, agencies, associations, not-for-profits and event technology companies. One theme kept[…]
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Great LEAP East in Hong Kong
Exhibition News | The trade for shows.Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre hosted the inaugural LEAP East 2026, 8-10 July, gathering more than 35,000 technology professionals, policymakers and investors from 30 countries and regions. The first LEAP summit staged outside Saudi Arabia featured over 340 speakers,[…]
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Comexposium makes strategic leadership appointments
Exhibition News | The trade for shows.Comexposium has announced a series of strategic leadership appointments as it pursues brand expansion in key growth markets around the world. Building on an established footprint across Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas, Comexposium is now expanding its brand portfolio through[…]
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