Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 3, 2022
Sustainability is becoming an increasingly urgent necessity across all industries. In the events space, the Net Zero Carbon Pledge initiative – driven by the Joint Meetings Industry Council and backed and developed by 400 businesses – is creating a...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 21, 2022
The 17th edition of Meetings Africa – the leading business tourism show for the continent, owned by South African Tourism – will take place from 28 February to 01 March 2023 at the Sandton Convention Centre. Acting Chief Convention Bureau Officer...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 5, 2022
Megan De Jager (née Oberholzer), RX Africa Portfolio Director: Travel, Tourism & Marketing International Luxury Travel Market Africa (ILTM Africa) has announced its return to the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens in 2023. This gorgeous...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 10, 2022
dmg Events has signed a joint venture agreement with KAOUN International, the newly incorporated event organising company of the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), in order to develop an international portfolio in the food and hospitality sectors. A...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 2, 2022
The ‘African Exhibition Industry Outlook – Unlocking untapped opportunities in Africa’ workshop will be held on Wednesday 13 September at the Johannesburg Expo Centre. It is organised by UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition...
Sep 1, 2022
dmg Events has been awarded a 3-year certification as an Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) Continuing Professional Development (CPD) service provider for civil engineers across South Africa. Typically, this status is only awarded to higher...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 24, 2022
The 2022 Aviators Africa Conference and Awards will bring together top stakeholders in African aviation to find ways to advance the development and sustainability of the continent’s aviation industry and allied industries. With air travel facing...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 29, 2022
Together with the Government of Barbados, Afreximbank will host the first-ever Africa-Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum to take place at the beginning of September. Under the banner of ‘One People, One Destiny: Uniting and Reimagining Our...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 22, 2022
During this year’s 5th Africa MICE Summit, there will be a strong focus on how the meetings and events industry can drive the AfCFTA agreement to stimulate trade and investment in Africa. The Africa MICE Summit is a leading platform...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 15, 2022
…because who doesn’t want STRONG PR, Marketing and Events? That is a cheeky double-entendre rhetorical question the new Johannesburg-based public relations, marketing and events agency called STRONG PR, Marketing and Events is...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 12, 2022
Over the past two years of exhibition and event closures, many professionals previously working in the industry have had no choice but to find alternative employment and/or reinvent themselves, resulting in a substantial loss of highly skilled and...
Jul 8, 2022
Since 2001, the UFI Marketing Committee has organised the “UFI Marketing Award”, whose main purpose is to reward the best marketing initiatives undertaken by exhibition professionals. Since 2006 this competition is open to UFI members and...
