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From discovering street art in the home of Banksy and visiting one of the most iconic docked ships in the world, the SS Great Britain, to a guided boat tour of the picturesque harbourside and lunch overlooking the Clifton Suspension Bridge, these were just some of the highlights of Meet Bristol’s 2019 post-show fam trip specifically created to show the city at its best.

Following The Meetings Show 2019, representatives from Atout France, the France Tourism Development Agency, whisked away five hosted buyers for a whistle-stop tour of Paris to see what the romantic capital of Europe has to offer for meetings and events.

Recently appointed Strategic Relations Manager at Boardroom magazine, Joyce Wittelaar enjoys sharing her knowledge and 24 years’ experience in the industry with local and global industry colleagues, as well as association members and international conference organisers, to contribute to a professional international congress industry.

When giving a presentation or delivering an education session it’s all too easy to default to a PowerPoint and accompanying talk – but is that really the best way to engage audiences? Kursha Woodgate, brand and communications director at Slido, explains why it might be time to consider other options.

The transformation of power in the digital age was the subject of Carl Miller’s opening keynote speech at the Meetings Show on Thursday 27 June.

The most successful edition of The Meetings Show to date took place on Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 June, with record numbers recorded across the board.

We spoke with Jeremy Shakerley, managing director of UKSV ahead of his educational session on immersive events at The Meetings Show on Thursday 27 June.

Neil Thompson set up The Delegate Wranglers in 2014 which is now now widely considered as THE go to place for the events industry. We had a chat with him to learn more about his life in and out of work.

We caught up with Charlie Carvill, one of our Tomorrow's Talent winners, to find out what she loves most about her job and where she hopes to be in the next five years.

Meeting and event professionals from around the world will be coming together for two days of inspiration, education and networking at The Meetings Show next week, which is preparing for its biggest show to date.

As The Meetings Show prepares to open its doors for the seventh year, the show is shaking up its education programme to deliver more than 40 hours of learning in a variety of exciting new formats.

A hospitality and Business Events industry veteran of over 13 years, Ashwin Gunasekeran brings his accrued experience in setting up the Penang Convention & Exhibition Bureau. We spoke with him to learn more about his life in and out of the office.

Max Klein, one of our Tomorrow's Talent winners, caught up with us to let him know what he's most looking forward to at this year's show as well as top-tips for people just starting out in events.

Partner of The Meetings Show’s Tomorrow’s Talent initiative, Searcys at The Gherkin is one of London’s premier event venues. Ahead of exhibiting at the show next week, Egla Dedushaj, head of sales, tells us more about the venue’s newest spaces and plans for the rest of the year.

2019 marks the third year Venues of Excellence has exhibited at The Meetings Show, since relaunching its brand at the event in 2016. Mandy Jennings, Executive Director, tells us more.

We caught up with Dominika Zaton, one of our Tomorrow's Talent winners, and found out what first attracted her to working in events and if there was one thing she could change about the industry, what it would be.

We caught up with Ash Rowe, one of our Tomorrow's Talent winners, to find out what he loves most about his job and where he hopes to be in the next five years.

Find out what Tomorrow's Talent winner Gracia Kabongo thinks about the events industry, her ambitions and how she first ended up working in events.

Ricoh Arena has signed up to be part of a West Midlands delegation at The Meetings Show in a bid to bring new events to the region.

Stephanie Mynett has 15 years’ experience studying and working within the West Midlands’ events industry. We caught up with her to find out more.