August 17, 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.

TSE Talks

2023

June 2023 Power Lunch with Lydia Janow

May 2023 Power Lunch with Elli Riley

April 2023 Power Lunch with Lacey Gautier

March 2023 Power Lunch with Patrick Martell

February 2023 Power Lunch with Jennifer Collins

January 2023 Power Lunch with Jay Weintraub

2022

December 2022 Power Lunch with Dennis Smith

September 2022-Power Lunch with Roy Turner

August 2022 Hugh Jones, CEO of RX Global, Leadership & the Art of Big Data

July 2022 Power Lunch with Carrie Freeman Parsons

June 2022 Power Lunch with Stuart Ruff-Lyon

May 2022 Power Lunch with Sherrif Karamat

April 2022 Power Lunch with Gary Shapiro President & CEO, CTA

March 2022 Power Lunch with Cassandra Farrington

Power Lunch with Necoya Tyson

Power Lunch With Martha Donato

2021

December Power Lunch with Alice Mathu

November 2021 Power Lunch Nicole Hallada

October 2021 Power Lunch with Wendy Siminski

September Power Lunch, Fernando Fischer

Buffy Levy Event Director SmithBucklin Recipe for Success

July 2021 – Charlie McCurdy, CEO of Informa Markets, Paves the Way Forward

June 2021 – Bill Lynch, President of the Specialty Food Association, demonstrates how disruption can lead to opportunity

May 2021 – How Competing Fashion Shows Came Together to Beat COVID-19

Special Edition – How Trade Show Executives are Managing During the Pandemic With Angela Scalpello

April 2021 – From In Person to Virtual and Back Again with the IMEX Group

March 2021 – New Partnership to Set Sail: Informa Markets | NMMA

January 2021 – Daniel McKinnon, Executive Vice President, MHI

2020

December 2020 – Carrie Ferenac, Co-Founder and President, CNTV

November 2020 – Ron Walden, Group Vice President, Reed Exhibitions

October 2020 – How the Cleaning Industry is Changing the World with John Barrett, Executive Director of ISSA

August 2020 – The Next Step for Trade Shows with Micahel Duck, EVP Informa Markets

July 2020 – Looking Ahead with Reed Exhibitions US COO, Yancy Weinrich

June 2020 – COVID-19 & Javits Center with Alan Steel, Pres. and CEO NYCC Operation

May 2020 – The Future of Exhibitions and Events with Cathy Braden, IAEE

April 2020 – Andy Darmohraj, EVP & COO, American Pet Products Assocation

March 2020 – Stephen Carter CBE, Informa PLC

February 2020 – Karalynn Sprouse, Emerald Expositions

January 2020 – Kevin Holtzclaw, International Woodworking Fair LLC

2019

December 2019 – Robert McLean, PPAI

November 2019 – Damion Angus, Montgomery Wordwide

October 2019 – Adrienne Tiritilli, International Housewares Association

September 2019 – Jeff Pressman, Convexx

August 2019 – Howard Britt, Premiere Show Group

July 2019 – The Story of Trade Show Executive

July 2019 – Intro to TSE Talks