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Ten new congress wins
for Dubai
Business events stand
against harassment
AUSTRALASIA – The business events sector has
taken a stand against harassment in the workplace,
with a new initiative titled ‘Not In My
Workplace’.
On 21 February, an inaugural NIMW summit
took place in the Melbourne Convention and
Exhibition Centre.
The event brought together a collection of
influential government figures, senior executives
and thinkers to address the issue of workplace
harassment and abuse across all industries.
Melbourne Convention Bureau CEO Karen
Bolinger commented: “The Summit provided a
valuable opportunity to address how we answer the
question ‘what can I do’, helping all of us find the
actions we can take to stamp out sexual harassment
in the workplace.”
MIDDLE EAST – Dubai World Trade
Centre has announced that it has won
bids to host 10 new international
congresses at the venue from
2019-2022.
The events are expected to bring
around 37,000 delegates to the city,
and an estimated AED700m (US
$190m) for the economy.
Events will include the 4th Young
Professionals in Space Conference
(YPS), the 22nd International Academy
of Astronautics Human in Space
Symposium, and the 6th Global
Symposium on Health Systems
Research.
London and Paris
partner for incentives
EUROPE – The official convention
bureaux for London and Paris have
announced a new partnership, which
they claim will see the two cities work-
ing together for the first time to deliver
a “unique two-in-one incentive trip”.
The agreement is aimed at inspiring
North American incentive buyers to
book a 2-in-1 trip for their clients.
The itineraries have been curated
to showcase how easy it is to enjoy
both cities in one incentive trip, and
includes an official partnership with
FUTR Group sells large
stake to MP International
WORLD – MP International, part of the Pico
Group, has announced the acquisition of ‘a
significant stake’ in FUTR Group (formerly
Millennial 20/20), the global trends, innovation
and summit business.
The move comes after three years of growth for
FUTR Group. FUTR will continue to be led by
co-founders Rupa Ganatra and Simon Berger.
FUTR Group is a global platform covering the
future trends markets including retail, marketing
and commerce, as well as advertising, AR, data, AI,
mobile and robotics.
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GL Events completes new
€130m bond issue
EUROPE – Event industry group GL
Events has announced the completion
of a new €130m private placement
bond issue for private institutional
investors.
The bond follows private
placements of €50m in 2013 and
€100m in 2016.
The latest issue was oversubscribed
by French institutional investors, and
the settlement date was 26 February
2019.
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AUD$187m for events
in Australia
AUSTRALASIA – Tourism Australia’s
Business Events Bid Fund Programme (BFP)
has helped to double the value of business events
secured by the country over the past three
months, to a new milestone of AUD$187m
(US$133.7m).
The BFP has also helped boost the number of
applications received from the Australian
business events industry, which have now
reached 79 since the fund’s launch.
Total expenditure by international business
events visitors in the year ending September
2018, the national agency said, was worth
AUD$4.92bn.
New Chief of Strategy
at Comexposium
EUROPE – Comexposium has announced that
Severine Dubarry-Bardon will become Chief
Strategy Officer for the Group.
Dubarry-Bardon currently serves as Chief
Development Officer. Her colleague Driss Tazi
will become Director of Mergers & Acquisitions
for the Group, as Dubarry-Bardon steps into her
new strategy role.
In both new positions, Dubarry-Bardon and
Tazi will work closely with Renaud Hamaide,
President of Comexposium, and Simon Foster,
CEO of Comexposium, to achieve their
objectives.
Dubarry-Bardon will lead the Group strategy,
pursuing the many facets of growth the business
is targeting: acquisitions, launches, and organic
growth.