UFI Blog – The platform for the Exhibition Industry
UFI brings together those who build, maintain, and support the world’s market places: trade show organisers, venue owners and operators, service providers, and national as well as international associations of our industry.
The UFI Blog shares the voices of industry professionals around the globe. We invite you to become part of the community, supply your comments and share your ideas.
Enjoy reading – Your UFI team
Setting Records and Agendas in Bangkok
The 2019 edition of the UFI Global Congress is just around the corner. Once again the world’s exhibition industry will gather in Bangkok for an unparalleled networking opportunity and content from illustrious thought leaders.
Meet UFI’s NGL Grant Winners! (Part 1 of 2)
Stephanie Selesnick, International Trade Information, Inc. In its fourth year, UFI’s NGL Grant (Next Generation of Leaders), sponsored by Freeman, gives five young exhibition professionals a chance [...]
Looking for the “Black Swan” in the live events industry
Marco Giberti, Founder and CEO, Vesuvio Ventures For those of you who read the 2007 famous book from Nassin Nicholas Taleb "The Black Swan" you may remember how Taleb, a former risk-taker and option [...]
The importance of professional development
Development of knowledge shouldn’t stop when you get out of school. The world is changing at an ever-faster pace. Great learning opportunities are out there.
Shenzhen reaches for the stars
For decades, Hong Kong has prided itself on leading the way when it comes to global exhibition trends. However, today the global status quo is evolving, new hubs are emerging, and distances are shrink [...]
Trade fairs in Qatar are boosting – Future for exhibition organizers in Doha remains bright
A contribution from UFI Diamond Sponsor: Qatar National Tourism Council The first half of 2019 has been very successful for the exhibition sector in Doha, a trend which is slated to continue over the [...]
Talk the talk
Agents in all branches of our far-reaching ecosystem need to walk the walk if we are to get where we want to go. Particularly those responsible for promoting their clients to us; we deal in trade, not tourism.
Making it count
When AIPC, ICCA and UFI sought to unite and identify areas of common interest for education and research, what they in effect set out to do is give us all a little of our time and energy back.
Agents of change
Antony Reeve-Crook, Director, ArciMedia Ltd. Well, we’ve got a new prime minister here in the UK; Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson. He’s not to everyone’s taste, and in fairness he took the post o [...]
