Kim is a very experienced Exhibition Industry senior executive who has for the last 7 years run her own consulting business providing interim CEO support to ITE Plc in India and SE Asia and business development Tarsus Group PLC in Indonesia. Before this she worked in the Middle East, initially for 10 years at dmg
The recent AEO Excellence Awards saw industry luminary, Steve Brooks of Mack Brooks Exhibitions, named as this year’s Outstanding Contribution to the Industry winner. It was an honour to have been invited by Steve to pay tribute to his contribution to the global industry over the last thirty years. Steve took what was a ‘break
A new podcast is out from The Exhibitionists featuring our MD, Trevor Foley. The Exhibitionists is a new podcast created by two leading commentators from the global trade show industry, Stephanie Selesnick and Antony Reeve-Crook. Stephanie is the president of International Trade Information, Inc and a former show organiser. She blogs for Trade Show Executive and UFI. Antony
Global Exhibitions Day is a worldwide initiative to celebrate the exhibition industry, highlighting its impact on the economy, jobs, business, innovation and local investment. There has never been a more exciting time to work in Exhibitions! Exhibitions are a HUGE global industry with endless career opportunities. If you ‘re looking to take the next
300 charity films began the process… 50,000 members of the public voted… And now, the finalists have been announced… The Charity Film Awards expert judges have trimmed the shortlist to a small list of finalists, and we are absolutely over the moon to say that ‘Events for Namuwongo – The Work’ is one of them!
As the American cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead once said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” We are seeing Mead’s words come to fruition in many aspects of our society, including the global business community, as more people and companies
The 6th ride of our informal Industry Cycling Group is upon us! After successful trips in France and Italy, we’ve set our sights on Norway for the next adventure. Combining stunning coastline, the incomparable Ocean Road, viking villages nestled around pretty harbours, and the awesome Troll’s Staircase – this is one ride you shouldn’t miss out
Insight specialists Explori, are well known across the exhibitions industry for their show performance benchmarks. Following successful projects with organisers and venues, they are now on the cusp of releasing the industry’s first ever set of benchmarks for employee engagement. tfconnect have created an exclusive partnership with Explori because we believe industry specific benchmarks will
Events for Namuwongo (EFN) was established in September 2011 by Events Industry leaders at the Global Event Summit who decided to create an industry cause. Led by Chris Hughes (Brand Events) as Chairman and Trevor Foley (tfconnect) as CEO of the charity, EFN has raised over £900,000 – an absolutely brilliant contribution – that has
Did you know… The UK Events Industry is worth over £42.3 billion to the UK economy every year (and growing) with more than half a million people in full-time employment in the sector, 10,000 venues to choose from, and over 1.3 million business events taking place every year! And, across the pond, the US Events industry directly contributes
