Global Snapshot
Global snapshot
EW explores some regional news highlights in the global exhibitions industry
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Americas – Launching in Cincinnati,
Ohio in 2027, GrindingHub Americas will be the first trade fair in America dedicated exclusively to grinding technology. It will be organised by the German Machine Tool Builders’ Association( VDW), Messe Stuttgart and Swissmem( Swiss Association of the Machinery, Electrical and Metal Industries). The initiative for GrindingHub Americas came from the manufacturers. Messe Stuttgart said companies from the grinding technology sector had asked them to develop a trade fair concept for the American market based on the model of GrindingHub in Stuttgart.
Middle East – The Saudi
Conventions & Exhibitions General Authority( SCEGA) has announced record growth in the Kingdom’ s business events infrastructure, with a 32 % year-on-year increase in exhibition space across 923 accredited events venues. The new figures come from the Authority’ s November 2025 event infrastructure snapshot which recorded the investment growth in business and event venues in line with the Kingdom’ s Vision 2030 objectives. SCEGA has also reported an exhibition space increase of 320 % since 2018 – to 300,520sqm.
Europe – The Italian Exhibition Group’ s consolidated interim management statements as at 30 September 2025 showed revenues at € 190.8m, + 6.3 % compared to 30 September 2024. This was in spite of the absence of important two-yearly events – Tecna( International Exhibition of Technologies and Supplies for Surfaces) in Italy and Fesqua in Brazil( International Door and Window Fair), and negative exchange rate effects. Growth was supported by flagship events in the organised events business line to the tune of around € 10.8m, as well as by the conference division.
Europe – The Iceberg, the platform and metaphor for business and professional events advocacy, presented by the Joint Meetings Industry Council, is to be transferred from founder James Latham’ s The Fred Production Company Ltd to The Iceberg Trust, a non-profit UK-based Charitable Incorporated Organisation( CIO) from January 2026. The Iceberg was founded in 2017 with the support of global industry associations. Trustees will oversee the future governance of The Iceberg and will appoint association management organisation, Talley, to oversee delivery of The Iceberg Movement.
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