Global News with ideas for your own business. Gerald Böse, CEO of Koelnmesse also expressed his pride to host this year's UFI European Conference at their home base in Cologne. He said that by hosting UFI's biggest event in Europe this year, UFI recently concluded its European Conference (Open Seminar) 2017 they wanted to do their held from 10th to 12th May, 2017 at Koelnmesse, Cologne, Germany. part in energizing the The theme of the Open Seminar this year was – 'It's time!' discussion and dialogue The next session 'compared Meetings about what is driving the trends from outside Europe' and was future of the exhibition industry. jointly conducted by Luca Favetta, Background of UFI Regional Regional Business Director, EMEA, Conferences (Open Seminar) Professional Convention For over 30 years, UFI has been Management Association PCMA organizing numerous educational (USA) and Deborah Sexton, President conferences on various topics related & CEO, Professional Convention to exhibition industry issues. Management Association PCMA From 1970 to 1992, the UFI Technical (USA). Committee and its Working Groups organized seminars for UFI members The duo continued their knowledge only, on specific topics such as the sharing with the audience in a parallel management of exhibition halls, session - Deep Dive 4 after the computer use, visitor and exhibitor networking refreshment. promotion, exhibition marketing, The Conference came to an with a career development, etc. Wrap-up by the moderator - David Boon, General Manager International From 1993 to 2001, UFI organized the Business Development, Brussels “UFI Summer Seminars” which took Expo, Brussels (Belgium), followed by place each year in June. These 3-day Presentation of 2018 UFI European seminars, mainly focused on Conference host. The attendees then marketing, IT, and fairground issues, relaxed and got engaged in were open to UFI members and also Networking lunch and enjoyed to a limited number of non-members. Networking city tour in Cologne. Since 1969, UFI has been organizing Commenting on the Conference, Kai seminars prepared by the Working Hattendorf - UFI Managing Director, Committees, and dedicated to the said that this conference was a professionals of the exhibition chance to look at tomorrow's success industry of a specific region,. The factors: venues 'going digital', new purpose of these seminars is to make formats, changing business models, UFI known to the exhibition industry etc. He added that It's the kind of of a given region and to transmit the event where you come away buzzing
Arun Madhoc, CEO, Suntec (Singapore) at the UFI European Conference
Deborah Sexton, President & CEO, Professional Convention Management Association PCMA (USA) at The UFI European Conference 2017.
know-how of experienced UFI members in the scope of international exhibition business cooperation. These seminars are also open to nonmembers. Next Edition UFI's next Regional Conference will be UFI Asia-Pacific Conference (Open Seminar) 2018 falling in the dates of 1st to 2nd March, 2018 which will be held at Kaula Lumpur, Malaysia. UFI's annual Asia-Pacific Conference was formerly known as the UFI Open Seminar in Asia. Over the past 13 editions, this conference has been the most important gathering of Asian exhibition industry leaders. This fastpaced, two day event is geared towards providing industry updates and insights from across the region, combined with quality networking and unique cultural experiences.
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