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ANAHEIM, Calif. — In 2016, attendees at Natural Products Expo West asked for ways to join the fight against climate change. Organizers at Informa Markets’ New Hope Network, which produces the event, realized that since tackling these challenges was so important to the brands they serve, it was imperative to give them the assistance they needed […]
KIAWAH ISLAND, SC — At the Society of Independent Show Organizers CEO Summit on March 10, 2026, the Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance (ECA) announced the launch of ECA 2.0. ECA 2.0 represents the association’s next phase of growth and builds on its success over the past five years. The organization will double down on its advocacy work, introduce new opportunities for professionals to support its […]
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida — Events industry icon Lenay Gore passed away on March 2, 2026. During her 14-year career at the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), Gore was a driving force behind the association’s events, including APTA’s TRANSform & EXPO. She was known for her meticulous attention to detail and ability to bring people together, and her leadership helped ensure that APTA’s events were respected and well-attended, and served as vital forums for collaboration, innovation and professional growth. “The […]
Who’s Building the Future While We’re Buying the Past? is a contributed article from Douglas Emslie. The exhibition industry celebrates consolidation but underinvests in the founders who make it possible. In a recent article for Business of Events, Steve Monnington posed a deceptively simple question: With exhibition M&A accelerating and private equity firms pursuing aggressive buy-and-build […]
DUBAI – The global trade show industry is confronting renewed instability as the Middle East conflict disrupts travel, airspace and event operations across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). On March 2, the U.S. Department of State issued a sweeping advisory urging Americans to leave Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi […]
CHICAGO — In January of this year, Munich-based Messe München announced the acquisition of Tradeshow Logic. The full-service event solution provider offers event management and contracting across the U.S., and the acquisition positioned Tradeshow Logic as Messe München’s U.S. operating platform. The news of this deal spotlighted a growing trend in the U.S. market: a growing presence of foreign-based […]
BERLIN — As 2026 kicked off, in Germany’s capital, a risk committee convened around a conference table. There were no booth renderings on giant screens. Instead, there were headlines and an updated government travel advisory that read “Exercise increased caution.” Across Europe and Canada, similar conversations are unfolding — not about product launches, but about […]
MONTREAL — Every Friday in February 2026, we are highlighting an event technology from this month’s print Tech Trek. Our fourth spotlight is on Snöball. Social media has long played a role in event promotion, but measuring its direct impact has often been difficult. Snöball changes that equation by turning attendees, speakers and exhibitors into […]
HOUSTON — Three specialized gatherings of tech professionals combined into something far more ambitious: InnovateEnergy Week, a multi-conference industrial innovation platform designed to mirror the technological convergence reshaping the energy sector. “For years, we ran the Energy Drone & Robotics Summit, the Industrial Digital Reality Summit and the Industrial AI Nexus Summit as successful standalone events. But we began seeing significant attendee […]
CHICAGO — Trade Show Executive (TSE) is continuing to spotlight Black leaders in the events industry for Black History Month 2026, learning about their careers and achievements, and getting their perspectives on how we can drive inclusivity. Anytra D. Lowe, Executive Vice President of Client Solutions at The Freeman Company Living in Las Vegas exposed Lowe to the scale and importance of travel, tourism and […]
