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Next Generation Leadership Grant
Next Generation Leadership Grant

Next Generation Leadership Grant

During the last month, one activity stood out to me while carrying out my role as our association’s president: the day we selected the recipients of this year’s Next Generation Leadership (NGL) Grant. The UFI NGL Grant programme promotes next-generation leadership, by rewarding professionals who demonstrate clear initiative in driving change and innovation in their area of activity. We launched this programme in 2016 to help young leaders to connect, engage and exchange ideas with experienced pr [...]

By UFI President| 2018-04-19T15:01:50+00:00 April 19th, 2018|All, Exhibition Industry, UFI News, UFI Updates|0 Comments

UFI Global Exhibition Barometer
UFI Global Exhibition Barometer

UFI Global Exhibition Barometer

The UFI Global Exhibition Barometer is a survey answered by almost 300 companies from 53 countries, painting a genuinely global picture. The results detail development for 17 geographical zones, including 14 major national markets, and in broad terms reveal positive trends for the exhibition industry. The good news is 2017 appears to have been a generally profitable year, although fewer than half (44%) of the companies we approached said their operating profits were actually growing. Exhibition [...]

By UFI President| 2018-03-22T15:49:51+00:00 March 22nd, 2018|All, Exhibition Industry, Exhibition Industry Research|0 Comments

Global reach and UFI membership development
Global reach and UFI membership development

Global reach and UFI membership development

It is my sincere pleasure to address you all here for the first time as your UFI president. Thanks to all of you for placing your trust in me. I will do my best to represent all of you and UFI as a whole, and to work for our wonderful industry in this special and unique role over the next twelve months. During the past year, as incoming president, I took the time to look very closely at our association. I worked with Sergey and Andreas, as well as with Kai and the entire UFI team, on the priorit [...]

By UFI President| 2018-01-22T17:22:21+00:00 November 30th, 2017|All, Exhibition Industry, Topics, UFI Updates|0 Comments

It has been an incredibly interesting, exciting and rewarding experience!
It has been an incredibly interesting, exciting and rewarding experience!

It has been an incredibly interesting, exciting and rewarding experience!

Blogger: Dr. Andreas Gruchow, UFI President Dear colleagues, dear friends, They say that time flies when you are working hard and having fun – and I totally agree. Almost a year has passed since I was handed the President’s gavel in Shanghai at the 83th UFI Global Congress. It has been an incredibly interesting, exciting and rewarding experience and one of the shortest years in my life. These last words of welcome in my presidency provides the opportunity to review the progress we’ve made toget [...]

By UFI President| 2017-12-08T09:39:34+00:00 October 4th, 2017|All, Exhibition Industry, UFI Updates|1 Comment

Update from the UFI President
Update from the UFI President

Update from the UFI President

Blogger: Dr Andreas Gruchow, UFI President. We’ve all sensed the excitement of working on an exhibition as part of a diverse professional team. Global Exhibitions Day exceeds expectations When individual skills, enthusiasm and ideas combine to make a whole that is bigger than the sum of its parts. For me, on 7 June 2017 – Global Exhibitions Day – this team energy spread to world level. Motivated people came together from across the exhibitions industry to show their support. It was a fantastic [...]

By UFI President| 2017-12-08T09:45:20+00:00 July 12th, 2017|All, Exhibition Industry, Middle East – Africa, UFI Updates|0 Comments

There are two main developments in the exhibition industry right now
There are two main developments in the exhibition industry right now

There are two main developments in the exhibition industry right now

Blogger: Dr Andreas Gruchow, UFI President. First, we are experiencing general turbulence: Globally, economic growth has slowed down. Politically, protectionism is on the rise. And operationally, digitisation is driving ever-faster change. Meanwhile, despite challenging news and dark clouds on every continent, the second trend we are seeing is optimism in the exhibition industry. Huge venue investments are underway in all parts of the world, with the economic benefits of our industry being seen [...]

By UFI President| 2018-01-16T13:14:16+00:00 March 13th, 2017|All, Exhibition Industry, Exhibition Industry Research|0 Comments

UFI President’s update
UFI President’s update

UFI President’s update

Blogger: Sergey Alexeev, UFI President In September, I had the pleasure to welcome UFI’s Executive Committee to my home town, St. Petersburg. There, we discussed all the major activities UFI is pursuing, in the area of research, on education programmes and events, on industry advocacy efforts like Global Exhibition Day, and many others. I am proud of the many achievements and activities I have reported to you over recent months. And I want to share one more success with you today: The EEIA, UFI’ [...]

By UFI President| 2018-01-16T13:14:16+00:00 October 17th, 2016|All, UFI News, UFI Updates|0 Comments

It is always great to see developing markets in our industry!
It is always great to see developing markets in our industry!

It is always great to see developing markets in our industry!

Blogger: Sergey Alexeev, UFI President I am just back from Monterrey, Mexico, where I attended the 19th AMPROFEC Conference, and saw the Mexican exhibition industry upbeat about its future. With more and more international attention on Mexico as an exhibition business opportunity, a number of our industry’s global players are working together with national businesses, while established regional players are expanding as well. UFI will help our members to get even better access to Mexico, while al [...]

By UFI President| 2017-12-07T11:05:45+00:00 September 12th, 2016|All, Americas|0 Comments

UFI President’s contribution
UFI President’s contribution

UFI President’s contribution

Blogger: Sergey Alexeev, UFI President The first ever Global Exhibitions Day, held on 8 June 2016, mobilized thousands of industry professionals around the world. With the support of UFI’s unique network of 56 national exhibition associations, Global Exhibitions Day successfully highlighted the exhibition industry’s important contribution to the global economy. I would like to thank each and every one of you who made this success possible, together with all the other industry professionals who j [...]

By UFI President| 2017-12-10T13:08:55+00:00 July 10th, 2016|All, Exhibition Industry|0 Comments

The Exhibition Industry After The U.K. Referendum
The Exhibition Industry After The U.K. Referendum

The Exhibition Industry After The U.K. Referendum

Blogger: Sergey Alexeev, UFI President and Kai Hattendorf UFI Managing Director The British people, in their referendum on the UK’s membership in the European Union, have spoken out in favour of leaving the Union. The markets have reacted as expected, with sharp losses, signalling question marks over the economic future of both the U.K., and Europe. Uncertainty about the future is rising. What will this mean for our industry? The exhibition industry provides the world’s market places for trade [...]

By UFI President| 2017-12-10T13:17:38+00:00 June 24th, 2016|All, Exhibition Industry, UFI News|0 Comments

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