UFI Next Generation Leadership Grant
🎉 Meet the 2025 UFI NGL Grant Winners!
We are thrilled to announce the five outstanding recipients of the 2025 UFI Next Generation Leadership (NGL) Grant!
This program recognises and empowers emerging leaders who are redefining the future of the exhibition industry each year, and this year’s team truly embodies the spirit of innovation, leadership, and collaboration.
🌍 The 2025 NGL Grant Winners Are:
Diana Maria Salman: Senior Sales Manager, FEXPOCRUZ (Bolivia)
Anida D’Costa: Senior Conference Producer, Informa Markets (UAE)
Ilaria Basile: Event Operations Manager, Clarion Events (UK)
Sarah Jung: Sales Manager, Messe MĂĽnchen (Germany)
Taher Hakami: Riyadh Business Events Manager, SCEGA (Saudi Arabia)
The Mission for UFI NGL 2025 Class:
Redefining Exhibition Formats
This year’s theme, “Redefining Exhibition Formats” invites the NGL cohort to explore bold new ideas and creative models to shape the future of our industry. Over the next several months, the winners will collaborate on a special project, mentored by industry leaders and supported by the UFI team and alumni community.
This year, they will present at:
- 🗓 UFI European Events Week (June 3–7, Thessaloniki, Greece): where they will kick off their project as a team.
- đź—“ UFI Global Congress (November 19-22, Hong Kong SAR): They will present their final project on stage to all the congress attendees.
If you have any questions about the UFI NGL Grant, please contact us at nglgrant@ufi.org.
UFI NGL Grant – The previous years
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