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he craziness of the last
T three years , going from complete industry shutdown to one of the busiest years ever for exhibitions amid a talent crisis and rising cost pressures , has underlined the importance of the leadership and support that ESSA provides . We have worked tirelessly on behalf of our members over the last 12 months to raise industry standards , develop our training and education proposition , tackle the talent shortage , improve representation at government level , and much more . And we have big ambitions to
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continue to rebuild better and drive industry growth in 2023 .
Our vision for the year ahead , as with everything we do , is based around our four key pillars : lead and represent ; enable ; community and value .
Lead and represent Picking up where we left off in 2022 , ESSA will lead and represent on the core issues that affect our members and the broader industry by continuing to build on the momentum gained to date to ensure better advocacy and understanding of our
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sector and how it can support the government ’ s economic growth plans .
Thanks to our work externally with the Events Industry Alliance and our
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public affairs company , the UK government is finally waking up to the power of business events as an enabler for growth . We are a sector that generates £ 11bn of economic impact and services 180,000 companies , providing them with platforms to trade , and generating £ 70bn of additional revenue for these businesses – and we need to be recognised as such .
Internally , for the past 12 months , we have invested in developing our ESSA Asks research alongside our members . This will form the backbone of ESSA ’ s work within the sector throughout 2023 , covering an array of topics that both positively and negatively affect the running of our industry , our shared clients , our ability to perform to our best , and the overall wellbeing of the people who work within
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