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In this issue :
NEWS & OPINION
5 Editor ’ s Note
6-7 Global Update 9 UFI : Together Again in Rotterdam
INSIGHTS & INTERVIEWS
13 Stateside with Stephanie Stephanie Selesnick meets MGM Resorts ’ Steve Walker
16-17 Interview Paul Woodward talks deals with new Constellar CEO Jean-François Quentin
FEATURES
15 SISO report Danica Tormohlen reports on how the Joint Leadership Summit in Singapore marked the reopening of the Asian market
Far left , bottom : Back together again at the UFI Global Congress in Rotterdam , pages 47-49
Far left , top Żaneta Berus explores new definitions of leadership , post- Covid , pages 38-39
Left : Aloysius Arlando addressing the Joint Leadership Summit in Singapore , page 15
21-23 Bouncing into budgeting As organisers finalise their 2022 budgets , guest editor Paul Woodward takes stock of the situation
25-27 African opportunity Industry leaders in Africa tell EW how business is returning on the continent
38-39 Showing a lead Żaneta Berus looks at the role of a leader and what has changed during the pandemic
THINK TANK
10 Dealmakers Steve Monnington follows the deals , including moves from Hyve , Vuka Group and Easyfairs
50 A tale of two Asias Globex analyses how China is leading post-Covid recovery while southeast Asia lags behind
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