Letter from the UFI President: April 2024 edition
It’s peak exhibition season still all around the world. So far, our industry seems to be on track to achieve the growth projected by hundreds of you in our latest UFI Global Barometer.
Update from the CEO: March edition
A few days ago, I could catch up with Amy Saleh, Operations Director at Hannover Fairs Australia. We were both attending the AIME show in Melbourne and chatted for half an hour about the state of the industry in Australia. Now, Amy has been a member of our 2023 Class of “Next Generation Leaders” and together with her colleagues Otero from the UK, Elizabeth from the US, Tehchad from Thailand, and Aya from Egypt, have presented their ideas for a new blueprint for exhibition operations a few months back at our Global Congress in Las Vegas.
Letter from the UFI President: March edition
Dear colleagues, dear friends, Going through my daily dose of [...]
Is the industry truly back yet? Or where are we actually headed…
For many of us event organizers, venue managers, service providers, or even just event attendees and exhibitors, taking that first step back into an exhibition or conference hall felt like coming home. And in the past few years, the excitement and thrill of once again meeting-up with old colleagues and business partners face-to-face can give the illusion that everything is “back to normal” and “business is as usual”.
5 Trends to watch in 2024
It took our face-to-face industry only two years to essentially [...]
A Talent for People
A Talent for People How to develop a [...]
Regional spotlight: How is inflation impacting on North American exhibition organizations?
There’s no doubt that inflationary pressures and supply chain issues are real in the U.S. and around the globe. How are North American exhibition organizers dealing these economic headwinds? We spoke with three UFI members who are leading exhibition organizers in North America to find out how they are creating a game plan to address these rapidly evolving challenges.
Attracting Talent into the Exhibition Industry
The UFI Next Generation Leadership (NGL) Grantees: Monika Baro, VNU [...]
Jaarbeurs wins the 2022 UFI Digital Innovation Award
The UFI Digital Innovation Award is designed to reward the [...]
September 2022: UFI President’s Letter
Dear colleagues and friends, Our latest UFI Global Barometer has [...]