Historically the economy in the Middle East has been built on selling oil, with the countries there investing little capital in other sectors. Today, all that has changed. The price of oil has dropped and, in a world where environmental pressures mean global powers are determined to stop burning it as fuel, the price of oil is unlikely to ever recover.
Refreshed event to deliver the largest and most diverse group of Asia Pacific based buyers
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The Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) has today announced its commitment to bringing more quality buyers from across globe, with 60% originating outside of Australia.
Multi-award-winning millennial tech entrepreneur Charlotte Pearce has been revealed as the third keynote speaker for IBTM World 2018, which will take place in Barcelona from 27-29 November.
IBTM today announced the introduction of a new and immersive technology showcase at its forthcoming IBTM World event, which takes place in Barcelona from 27-29 November 2018.
Here are five experiences to keep an eye out for at the Sands Expo once the 2018 edition of IMEX America opens, starting with Smart Monday, on October 15. The full business bonanza of the trade show runs October 16 -18.
By Danielle Curtis, Exhibition Director Middle East, IBTM Arabia
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Like many new markets, the Middle East and North Africa has its own characteristics, requirements and dynamics when it comes to meetings, conferences and business events. This is a young market, with a transient and moving population, where there is high demand for education and learning products.
IBTM today announced Dex Torricke-Barton, former Head of Communications at SpaceX, Executive Communications Manager at Facebook, and Executive at Google,as the second of three exciting keynote speakers lined up for IBTM World 2018, which takes place in Barcelona from 27-29 November.
IMEX America, taking place October 16-18 in Las Vegas, will live out its mission to ‘educate, innovate and help all its clients to make powerful connections with the right people’ by presenting a comprehensive education program each day of the show.
Destinations International, Simpleview and IBTM Americas invite all destination organisations participating in IBTM Americas to attend DMOs Day, which will take place September 3-4, 2018 in Mexico City, a few days before the main event.
Judges are looking for the very best new and up-and-coming technology in the MICE industry to be crowned winner of the industry’s longest-standing technology awards - IBTM World’s prestigious annual Tech Watch Award.
The IMEX Group has a new Chief Operating Officer. Nalan Emre has been promoted from Organising Director to the newly created position at the company which organises industry-leading trade shows IMEX in Frankfurt and IMEX America.
Questex Travel Group announced today that it’s changing the name of the longtime flagship event Incentive Travel Exchange (ITE) to Global Meeting & Incentive Travel Exchange (GMITE) to better convey the full breadth of suppliers who attend.
IBTM today announced Duncan Wardle, one of the primary creative forces behind The Walt Disney Company, as the first of three exciting keynote speakers lined up for IBTM World 2018, taking place in Barcelona from 27-29 November.
The Meetings Show is offering support and providing a forum for visitors to discuss the impact of GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), following changes to the law last month.
Annual Magnify World Expo and Business Summit is heading to Melbourne for the first time, as the flagship event of the Victorian Government Digital Innovation Festival.
The leading event for the UK inbound and outbound meetings industry, The Meetings Show, has opened registration for its hosted buyer programme today, Monday 5 February.
The world’s third largest MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Congress, Event) exhibition ACE of M.I.C.E. Exhibition by Turkish Airlines will take place on February 21-23, 2018 for the fifth time at Istanbul Congress Center – ICC on a 5.000 sqm net stant area with the motto of previous year: “MICE Industry Convenes With All of Its Colors! “
The 30th anniversary edition of IBTM World 2017 - which took place at Fira Gran Via, Barcelona, from 28-30 November 2017 – closed today (30 November) with over 74,000 appointments (up 23% compared with 2016) having taken place during the three-day event, setting a new record for the show.
Since its founding in 1992, Meeting Media Group, publisher of Headquarters Magazine (HQ), has been a trusted guide and voice for associations and the global MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) industry.