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Where the UK events industry meets
International Confex and its exhibitors again flexed their collective creative meeting muscles at the show that is at the heart of the UK’ s creative events industry
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2025 at Excel London was more than just an exhibition, it showed itself, 26-27 February, to be the beating heart of the UK events industry.“ This year, we brought together the brightest minds, the most innovative suppliers, and a total of 4,871 industry professionals to spark new ideas, foster collaborations, and drive the future of events. I was so proud to see the floor full of industry friends and our conference theatres at capacity for many insightful key topics of discussion! It was so great to see so many organisers, suppliers, venues and media not only attending and exhibiting at Confex, but showing the world their support, too,” said
Jack Newey, chief commercial director at Mash Media group, the show organisers and publishers of Exhibition World. This year the show put 20 % on visitor numbers and rallied a resurgent meetings and events sector in London with a showcase of eye-catching stands and first-class education and networking, while colocated shows, Event Production show and the PA Show, also contributed to a busy showfloor that saw good levels of business and numerous leads achieved. Most importantly, the show validated in spades the value of face-to-face at what was a quite extraordinary two days at Excel London, as this small selection of photos show.
Above: Industry associations were eager to engage
Above: A big investment in content saw packed theatres
Above: Busy aisles with UK event profs out in force
Above: Au revoir – until next year at Excel London
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