‘ SusHi Tech Tokyo ’ to show how cities can build sustainable societies
Aiming to help build a sustainable society , the Japanese city of Tokyo has launched a new PR concept – alongside two events .
The concept , ‘ Sustainable High City Tech Tokyo ’ ( SusHi Tech Tokyo ), plans to tackle common global urban challenges through technology , diversity , and digital know-how .
The city has announced both the City-Tech . Tokyo and the Global City Network for Sustainability ( G-NETS ) Leaders ’ Summit at the end of February . The former ’ s goal will be to improve collaborations and investment in infrastructure ; the environment ; and generate new urban visions .
G-NETS Leaders ’ Summit , held between 1 Feb – 1 March , is an event for leaders from cities around the world to discuss initiatives to solve urban issues and prospects .
Through these two events , Tokyo will present a vision of how cities can create “ a new value system to build sustainable societies ” so that the next generation can “ overcome the common urban challenges of the world ”
Left : Tech-hub Tokyo is increasing its focus on sustainable development
ExpoPlatform renews its partnership with ETT Club
Event technology provider ExpoPlatform has agreed to be an Online Platform Gold Sponsor for ETT throughout 2023 , backing its mission to educate and improve the event industry . ETT Club is an initiative by MBB Consulting Group and industry association UFI .
Matthias Tesi Baur , CEO and founder of MBB Consulting Group , said : “ Having ExpoPlatform as a supporter again in 2023 for ETT Club enables us to continue the journey of hierarchy-free collaboration and innovation around the globe .”
ETT Club members come from different sectors and countries but come together to share their expertise , vision and insights , with about 80 % of the sessions held for free to help improve inclusion .
Although the ETT Club only organised online events during the pandemic , it is now organising live events for their members to meet in person .
ExpoPlatform has released specialist ebooks under its Future of Events range , as well as new research into the digital future through the Event Tech Forecast 2023 .
LEAP23 breaks record for world ’ s most attended global tech event
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Technology event LEAP23 , held 6-9 February 2023 in Saudi Arabia , has broken the world record for the most attended global tech event .
Despite having only launched in 2022 , the event organisers have confirmed that its second edition was attended by 172,000 delegates .
During the event , transactions between visitors and buyers resulted in over USD $ 9bn , which was a 32 % increase from 2022 ’ s figure of
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LEAP24 which will be moving to a 120,000sqm capacity venue to double the floor space .
Michael Champion , head of Tahaluf who organises LEAP , said : “ In its first edition , LEAP22 enjoyed the largest debut of any technology event in history ”
Champion continued : “ In its second year , LEAP23 has rewritten the rule book once more to become the world ’ s largest technology sector event by attendance .”
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