UFI, The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry

📍 UFI Events Manager Karen Cohen & Regional Director Europe Nick Dugdale-Moore visited Thessaloniki to kick off preparations for the 2025 UFI European Events Week 🎉 📆 Block your calendars now! The 2025 UFI European Events Week (formerly European Conference) will be held from 4-6 June 2025, hosted by TIF-HELEXPO. 🙌 Having twice hosted the UFI Global Congress and the European Conference in 2008, TIF-HELEXPO is ready to welcome you to Thessaloniki with open arms. Get ready to experience the incredible Greek hospitality, food, culture, and sunny weather! 🗣️ "Efharisto poli to Dr. Kyriakos Pozrikidis, Vicky Dalkrani, Giorgios Goniadis, and the entire team for their warm hospitality. We are very excited about this event!" says Nick Dugdale-Moore, UFI Regional Director Europe. #ufi #ufieurope #HELEXPO #TIF #Thessaloniki #eventprofs

Have you met the UFI North America Chapter leadership? 🌎👥 🤝 UFI Regional Chapter leaders are instrumental in fostering member engagement within the region, discussing regional issues & best practices, as well as promoting UFI membership. We're thrilled to have these industry leaders as part of our North America Chapter: ⭐ Chapter Chair Laura Purdy, CEM, CMM, General Manager, Exhibition Place ⭐ Vice-Chair Adrian Lopez Ruiz, Managing Director - Mexico, Informa Markets ⭐ Vice-Chair Kimberly Carcone, Vice President Market Events, The Toy Association ⭐ UFI Regional Director Martha (Scheidegger) Donato #ufi #ufiamericas #leaders #northamerica #eventprofs

🎉 Exciting news! UFI and the Macau Fair & Trade Association (MFTA) have signed the first-ever Greater Bay Area Education Partnership 🤝 ➡️ This exclusive, two-year partnership will bring multiple onsite UFI education programmes to Macau, taught in English and Mandarin. ✍️ The signing ceremony was held in Macau with outgoing UFI President Michael Duck and MFTA's Synthia Chan Paiva, witnessed by Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute, the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, the 5 MICE Associations of Macau and the 6 Integrated Resorts. #ufi #ufieducation #MFTA #Macao #Macau #education #eventprofs

🚀 Ready to take your exhibition management career to the next level? Become a UFI-EMS graduate! 🗣️ Take it from alumnus Eduardo J Teixeira-Alves, the UFI Exhibition Management School offers high-quality content taught by industry veterans in a dynamic international setting. 📆 The next course starts on 30 September, but Early Bird pricing ends 6 September. Places are limited, so secure your spot now! 🔗 To learn more, visit: www.ufi-ems.com #ufi #ufieducation #ufiems #eventprofs #education MBB Consulting Group

👏 Join us in congratulating IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Centre, Bangkok, Thailand, on winning the 2024 UFI HR Management Award! 🏆 🗣️ “This year's award highlights the remarkable initiatives by exhibition companies to cultivate a culture of perpetual learning and innovation. IMPACT's dedication through their R2i project exemplifies these values," says Robert T. Heinemann, Chair of the HR Management Working Group #ufi #ufiawards #hr #humanresources #IMPACT #innovation #eventprofs 

💥 UFI AMERICAS CONFERENCE: Laura Purdy, CEM, CMM (Exhibition Place), Elizabeth Irving (Clarion Events), and Maurício Duval Macedo (Fiera Milano Brasil) share what they're looking forward to in Monterrey 👇 ✅Sharing insights and expertise ✅Collaborating with top professionals across the Americas ✅Discussing how we move the industry forward 📍 Don't miss out - join us at Cintermex from 10-12 September - hosted by the Oficina de Convenciones y Visitantes de Monterrey (OCV). 🔗 Secure your spot now: www.ufiamericas.org #ufi #ufiamericas #eventprofs #cintermex #Monterrey #Mexico #Latam #collaboration #networking 

🤖 From Macau to Switzerland, learn how Snapsight is using AI-powered insights to enhance attendee experience at UFI events globally! 👇 🗣️ Nick Dugdale-Moore, UFI Regional Director Europe, said, "Snapsight was really easy to integrate into our mobile app, which I think made all the difference. As opposed to delegates having to navigate to a separate platform, they could check out the highlights instantly in the app." 🔗 Read Snapsight's case study for all the details: https://lnkd.in/gUW3hTCd #ufi #ufievents #snapsight #gevme #EventTech #ai #eventprofs

📣 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT: Unveiling the first speakers for the UFI Global Congress in Cologne! 🌟 👥 Join over 220 industry leaders who have already registered for this must-attend event, hosted by Koelnmesse GmbH in their brand-new Confex centre this 20-23 November. 🤝 Don't miss out on the opportunity to network, learn, and be part of the conversations shaping the future of the exhibition industry. 🔗 Secure your spot now: www.uficongress.org #ufi #uficongress #koelnmesse #networking #eventprofs

✨ Congratulations to our UFI Exhibition Management School - June 2024 alumni! 👩🎓👨🎓   ✅ All students successfully earned a globally recognised Certification for Exhibition Management, along with credits towards their UFI Certified Professional certification.   👏 A huge thank you as well to our incredible faculty for their engaging sessions: Matthias Tesi Baur, Pyotr Bakash, Enrico Gallorini, Robert T. Heinemann, Stephan Forseilles, Alison Church, and Jörg Uthmann.   🚀 Ready to elevate your career? The next course starts on 30 September - Register today: www.ufi-ems.com   #ufi #ufieducation #ufiems #eventprofs #education #congratulations MBB Consulting Group Siegli B.

🏆 Congratulations to Freeman Company-Zenus, Inc. for winning the 2024 UFI Operations & Services Award! ✨ 👉 This year's award focused on "Customer Expectations & Needs in 2024: Leveraging Strategic Partnerships or Digital Solutions to Enhance Customer Experience." 👥 Freeman-Zenus were chosen for their innovative behaviour mapping technology that helps event organisers better understand attendee behaviour and exhibitor impact 🔗 Read the full media release here: https://brnw.ch/21wLjAF #ufi #ufiawards #operations #freeman #zenus #eventprofs #digital #customerexperience