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In this issue :
Far left , top : The greenest bulb in the box , pages 20-21
Left : CES 2023 , pages 18-19
Far left , bottom : Ukraine , pages 26-27
Left : The China rebound , pages 40-41
UFI President : Michael Duck UFI Managing Director / CEO : Kai Hattendorf UFI Head of Global MarComs , Mina El Fazazi
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NEWS & OPINION
5 Editor ’ s Note
6-7 Global Update
9 UFI : Kai Hattendorf shares five themes shaping 2023 and beyond
INSIGHTS & INTERVIEWS
20-21 The greenest bulb in the box The Bulb ’ s Selina Donald is making sustainable changes to mega events
29-31 Big interview Michael Duck tells EW about future priorities for UFI and his company
50 Not my job ? Mash Media MD Julian Agostini talks responsibility and visitor engagement
FEATURES
18-19 Stateside with Stephanie EW investigates CES 2023 at Venetian Expo Las Vegas
24-25 Event tech EW rounds up the best in current event tech news , and ExpoPlatform shares its latest data
26-27 The show must go on Ukrainian organiser Premier Expo shares with EW how the company has kept the trade show torch burning even during times of war
40 - 41 The China rebound Paul Woodward offers some insights into the fast-moving curve that is China ’ s market
THINK TANK
10 Dealmakers Steve Monnington casts his eye over the M & A landscape
22 Recruitment Trevor Foley anticipates some new trends for early 2023
39 Talent magnet The Exhibition Think Tank shares the work of its focus group which worked in 2022 on the challenge of attracting
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