We present a major piece of research – a White Paper on the new landscape for audience engagement in corporate events
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Starting it up in 2025
Managing editor , Paul Colston
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Happy New Year to all our readers – both from our international ( CMW ) conference community , and from our CN ( UK ) conference base . I hope this first bumper 72-page issue of 2025 can help fill your New Year ‘ to do ’ lists with many ideas and actionables .
We have major features on a fast-expanding sector for meetings – Startups . On pages 32-33 , Theo Reilly looks at the innovation and solutions in technology and a range of other sectors arising out of start-up activity and thinking .
Another – if not the largest of all –
sector for meetings is , of course , medical and pharma . And I get the latest views and insight from one of the top specialist international PCOs in the field , the Kenes Group and its CEO Ori Lahav ( pages 36-37 ).
From the number one meetings sector to , arguably , the number one topic of the year , Wellness . On pages 28-29 our friends from BE Sydney share 20 key tips to staying healthy and well when meeting and attending that big event . And we have more on the wellness theme from our friends at MPI and Caesars Entertainment in the issue .
We have bespoke articles from our team of correspondents who have been visiting
Austria , Korea and Bahrain and , for our UK section , we look at how innovation is driving the meetings sector in the West Midlands , presenting a major piece of research – a White Paper on the new landscape for audience engagement in corporate events , carried out in conjunction with IDENTITY .
Enjoy the read and do get in touch with your New Year event resolutions and news . n
MANAGING EDITOR PAUL COLSTON pcolston @ mashmedia . net
PORTFOLIO DIRECTOR IAIN STIRLING istirling @ mashmedia . net
MARKETING EXECUTIVE CHARLIE CARTER ccarter @ mashmedia . net
CORRESPONDENT THEO REILLY treillyr @ mashmedia . net
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