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Showcasing the talent of our industry
Showcasing the talent of our industry

Showcasing the talent of our industry

The Next Generation Leadership (NGL) Grant focuses on promoting the talent we have in the exhibition industry – and giving our best-rising industry professionals the international recognition and the stage they deserve. At UFI, we are strongly committed to giving next-generation leaders a voice and a global platform to further thrive. Through the annual NGL Grant programme, we enjoy working with young professionals worldwide who are putting their energy, ideas, and initiative, into the exhibitio [...]

By Angela Herberholz| 2020-03-02T09:55:52+00:00 January 23rd, 2020|All, Education|0 Comments

Meet the 2019/2020 NGL Grant Winners (Part 2 of 2)
Meet the 2019/2020 NGL Grant Winners (Part 2 of 2)

Meet the 2019/2020 NGL Grant Winners (Part 2 of 2)

Stephanie Selesnick, International Trade Information, Inc. In its fourth year, UFI’s NGL Grant (Next Generation of Leaders), sponsored by Freeman, identifies and helps develop up-and-coming exhibition industry talent. The program is two parts: The first has the five NGL Grant recipients presenting their research and thoughts about the exhibition industry’s future in a session at the upcoming UFI Global Congress in Thailand. The second pairs them up with C-level industry mentors. These talented [...]

By Stephanie Selesnick| 2019-10-25T08:37:34+00:00 October 25th, 2019|Education, Exhibition Industry|0 Comments

Meet UFI’s NGL Grant Winners! (Part 1 of 2)
Meet UFI’s NGL Grant Winners! (Part 1 of 2)

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 to be part of the global industry. In November, they will present findings and thoughts on the future of the exhibition industry during the UFI Global Congress in Bangkok, Thailand. After the Congress, the NGL Grant recipients will enter an executive mentoring program where they will learn, brainst [...]

By Stephanie Selesnick| 2019-10-25T08:39:12+00:00 October 10th, 2019|Education, Exhibition Industry|0 Comments

The importance of professional development
The importance of professional development

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.

By Stephanie Selesnick| 2019-09-19T12:47:31+00:00 September 19th, 2019|All, Digital Innovation, Education, Exhibition Industry, Management|0 Comments

Using Sponsorships in B2B Events
Using Sponsorships in B2B Events

Using Sponsorships in B2B Events

Stephanie Selesnick,International Trade Information, Inc. At Trade Show Executive’s Fastest 50 Summit and Awards last month, Larry Settembrini, Vice President ReedPOP spoke about bringing sponsorships to life in his session, “Selling B2B Sponsorships in a B2C World.“ Below are three of his ideas that stuck with me, along with my interpretation of how they may be used in business-to-business events. Consumerism is defined as B2B events adopting elements and creative inspiration from consumer e [...]

By Stephanie Selesnick| 2019-07-18T12:12:21+00:00 July 18th, 2019|Education, Exhibition Marketing|1 Comment

Exhibitions Change Lives
Exhibitions Change Lives

Exhibitions Change Lives

Stephanie Selesnick, International Trade Information, Inc. At the recent EEAA (Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia) Leaders Forum in Melbourne, Australia Exhibitions Day, Timothy Collett, Managing Director of Specialised Events, a for-profit exhibition company, quoted a young person from his team discussing our industry. She said, “You don’t have to be a doctor to change people’s lives.” It got me thinking about the exhibitions industry and what we do at heart: Help forge lifelong [...]

By Stephanie Selesnick| 2019-06-14T09:19:53+00:00 June 14th, 2019|Education, Exhibition Marketing|1 Comment

Making it look EASY
Making it look EASY

Making it look EASY

Antony Reeve-Crook, Director, ArciMedia Ltd. Eric Everard, CEO and founder of Belgium’s Easyfairs is a keynote speaker at this year’s UFI European Conference in Birmingham. Before he takes the stage I managed to catch up with him to find out if the company’s model continues unchanged, and to what he attributes the company’s success. Easyfairs operates in 20 countries, manages a portfolio of 218 fully owned events and ten venues. Its revenues and profits are derived roughly 80 per cent from its [...]

By Antony Reeve-Crook| 2019-05-06T13:26:32+00:00 May 6th, 2019|All, Best Practices, Education, Management|0 Comments

Experience is the new economy: How do trade show visitors view festivalisation?
Experience is the new economy: How do trade show visitors view festivalisation?

Experience is the new economy: How do trade show visitors view festivalisation?

Sophie Holt, Global Strategy Director at Explori. Seated alongside a panel of trade show organisers and live event specialists, I shared some of Explori’s insights on festivalisation with the audience at this year’s International Confex. Experience is the new economy... Callum Gill, head of insight at DRP Group Perhaps driven by the growing popularity of music festivals, or high-budget corporate events raising the bar (remember the accounting software conference that ran a zip line across ExCe [...]

By Guest| 2019-03-07T09:10:22+00:00 March 4th, 2019|All, Best Practices, Education|1 Comment

Next steps towards sustainability
Next steps towards sustainability

Next steps towards sustainability

Christian Druart, Secretary of the UFI Sustainable Development Committee, talks about the sustainability in the exhibition industry, presenting the UFI Forum on Sustainable Development, taking place in Orlando, (USA), from 6 to 7 August 2018. Interview by Monika Fourneaux Ceskova This year’s theme of the forum is “engagement, collaboration and measurement”. How would you describe these three drivers? As you know, sustainability isn’t exactly a new topic in the event industry, however, if we ar [...]

By Angela Herberholz| 2018-06-27T10:40:06+00:00 June 20th, 2018|All, Best Practices, Education, Exhibition Industry, UFI News, UFI Updates|0 Comments

5 Tips to win the UFI NGL Grant 2018
5 Tips to win the UFI NGL Grant 2018

5 Tips to win the UFI NGL Grant 2018

The UFI Next Generation Leadership (NGL) Grant promotes next generation leadership in the exhibition industry, rewarding professionals who show clear initiatives in driving change and innovation in their area of activity. The programme promotes UFI’s commitment to recognising and supporting the best talents within the exhibition industry and here is why you must apply! I’ve never won a competition in my life, ever because I had never applied to any prior to entering UFI’s NGL Grant 2017, an ini [...]

By Guest| 2018-02-13T10:55:24+00:00 February 13th, 2018|Education, Human Resources|0 Comments