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Opening a window into the future
Hugh Jones, CEO of global organiser RX, offers insights into how the company is orchestrating the modern event experience. What is RX today? RX today is a business built around helping industries...
View ArticleNorth Korean leader appears at exhibition, scotching death rumours
North Korea’s 2026 National Garment and Footwear Exhibition was at the centre of international speculation surrounding the health of the North Korea dictator Kim Jong Un. The Leader of the isolated...
View ArticleEIA calls for standalone business events strategy
The Events Industry Alliance (EIA) has published a briefing arguing business events should be treated as core infrastructure for the UK’s industrial strategy, renewing calls for a dedicated government...
View ArticleSecurity issues force postponement of Intersec Saudi Arabia until October 2027
Messe Frankfurt Saudi Arabia, organisers of Intersec Saudi Arabia, have announced the postponement of the upcoming edition of the show until October 2027. The event, which is focused on safety,...
View ArticleEducation Estates to move to Excel London in 2027
Education Estates will move from Manchester Central to Excel London next year, organiser STEP CONNECT2 has announced ahead of this year’s event in Manchester on 20-21 October. The 15th edition will...
View ArticleOps Squad names four directors in leadership restructure
Event operations company Ops Squad has appointed James Dawson as commercial director, as part of a wider reshuffle of its team. Dawson joins from Hearst UK, where he was event operations and...
View ArticleOlympia Events appoints new food and beverage director
Olympia Events has appointed Karen Cmela as food and beverage director, to run catering across Olympia’s heritage halls, its new International Convention Centre (ICC) and The Addison, which is yet to...
View ArticleExcel London reports 60% rise in US events as tech giants drive growth
Excel London says it has hosted 60% more US events over the past 18 months, with 55% of them run by major American technology companies, in a sign of growing North American demand for London as a...
View ArticleDog Live doubles in size under new Every Dog Live name
Edition Dog Live will be rebranded Every Dog Live from 2027, as organisers Raccoon Media Group and Edition Media Ltd use a newly announced joint venture to roughly double the show’s footprint at NAEC...
View ArticleMedia 10 to unite nine shows in ‘Supercharged’ 2027 event
UK Construction Week (UKCW) London will return in May 2027 as a single curated “super event” bringing together nine specialist shows under one roof, organiser Media 10 has announced. Running 11-13 May...
View ArticleThe World Ends – Bangkok with designs on the future
Bangkok International Design Expo 2026 will make its international debut, 25–29 November 2026, at Bangkok Kunsthalle, bringing together designers, architects, technologists, institutions and creative...
View ArticlePLASA Show 2026 sets new attendance record at Olympia
PLASA Show drew 11,430 visitors to Olympia London from 6 to 8 September, up 10.5% on 2025. Unique attendees rose 8.2% to 8,136, across 243 exhibiting brands, including 70 new ones. The show expanded...
View ArticleEvent budgets rise at fastest rate in more than two years, report finds
UK companies increased their events budgets at the fastest rate in more than two years in the third quarter of 2026, according to the latest IPA Bellwether Report. The report’s net balance for events...
View ArticleDiversified acquires Smart Buildings Show and co-locates it with Digital...
Diversified UK & Europe has bought Smart Buildings Media, the company behind Smart Buildings Show and the digital titles Smart Buildings Magazine and Smart Infrastructure Magazine. Smart Buildings...
View ArticleEventMobi update adds speaker proposals, alongside registration and event app
Event management software company EventMobi has added Call for Speakers to its online platform. The feature lets organisers manage speaker applications in the same system as their event website,...
View ArticleGL events reports 44.3% jump in revenue for Q3 2026, but Exhibitions division...
Integrated event industry group, GL events has announced its 2026 Q3 revenue figures and they show a 44.3% rise to €415.9m. The nine-month revenue figure for 2026 comes in at €1.4bn (+19.4%). The...
View ArticlePowerscore enters US market, as first clients commit their show portfolios...
UAE technology company, Powerscore L.L.C-FZ has completed the first US deployment of its Event Powerscore Index, in the process extending the platform to four international markets. The US deployment,...
View ArticleImmersive attractions worth £7.4bn to UK economy, study finds
Immersive attractions are worth £7.4bn a year to the UK economy, according to new modelling from Grant Thornton. The sector, which spans ABBA Voyage, The Crystal Maze LIVE Experience and dozens of...
View ArticleIdeal Home Show Birmingham tickets go on sale for June 2027 debut
Tickets are now on sale for the first Ideal Home Show in Birmingham, which takes place at the NEC from 10-13 June 2027. Organiser Media 10 announced the Midlands launch last September, when it said it...
View ArticleNew 2026 edition of World Map of Exhibition Venues released
Asia-Pacific is now home to more of the world’s largest exhibition venues than any other region, according to the 2026 edition of the World Map of Exhibition Venues, released by UFI, The Global...
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