September 4, 2026

This Just In

The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority announced Chris Konecki has been appointed as the new General Manager of McCormick Place, effective August 24.

Paul Miller FCIM, Questex’s CEO, will become CEO of the combined Emerald and Questex business. Hervé Sedky, current President and CEO of Emerald, will serve as a Senior Advisor.

Smithbucklin acquired McKinley Advisors.

One Rock Capital Partners acquires a majority stake in AFR.

Easyfairs acquired Energy Projects Conference & Expo.

Coffee Fest Orlando’s focus on social media marketing paid off big with significant numbers of first-time attendees.

Events Venture Group announced a $750,000 investment in Stablecon.

HLTH drew more than 12,000 attendees, including an unprecedented 2,750 CEOs, reflecting HLTH’s growing international influence.

Messe München and Raccoon Media Group establish a joint venture for ISPO.

Questex acquires The Conference Forum and Versalinx Global Events.

Steve Basch

Steve Basch is the new Chief Financial Officer at Expo Convention Contractors Inc. He will oversee the company’s financial operations, help facilitate strategic growth initiatives and more. Basch has more than 20 years of finance and operations experience, and most recently served as a Finance and Operations Partner at CXO Partners. Basch was also CEO at Shepard Exposition Services from 2017-2022, where he helped the company achieve record earnings in 2022.