E88: "Unpacking the In-Person Event Boom: Trends & Challenges" (previously broadcast live into LinkedIn)

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Welcome to the on demand version of a special panel debate, which was previously broadcast live into LinkedIn on 20th April. Over 700 event professionals from around the world registered for this virtual event. I was joined by co-host Julius Solaris, founder of Boldpush, a management consulting agency for the events industry, and a stellar panel of senior event industry executives; Carina Bauer, CEO IMEX Group: Carina, has been CEO of IMEX Group since 2002, and a former chair of the Association of Event Organizers. The IMEX Group organises two global trade shows in the meetings and events sector. IMEX America, Frankfurt since 2011 and Imex Frankfurt since 2002 which is taking place next month on 23-25 May Paul Miller, CEO Questex: Paul has been CEO of Questex since 2018 and prior to that was President & Managing Director of Informa. Questex run 70 events, and is focused on high-growth markets that help people live better, live longer and enable experience, namely Hospitality Travel, Wellness, Life Science Technology & Healthcare Jessica Blue, EVP Emerald: Since 2019 Jess has been an Executive Vice President of Emerald, and prior to that was SVP of the Global Licensing Group of Informa Markets Emerald delivers meaningful connections through 142 live events and 16 media properties across Design, Equipment, Retail, Safety & Security &Technology. Topics Covered; What is happening with in-person events? What are attendees saying? Why are they back to in-person in masses? What is driving them? It seems that the main driver for in-person attendance is networking. What is the role of content going forward? Is the uncertainty in the economic climate affecting exhibitor participation? What are the challenges with such an influx of in-person? What is the role of tech for your organisation? What type of tools are you looking at? Is the events industry doing enough when it comes to sustainability? Please hit the follow button, to be notified first about brand new episodes!

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