UFI Next Generation Leadership Grant Winners – 2024
We’re delighted to announce the winners of the 2024 Next Generation Leadership Grant, our prestigious programme that aims to identify and recognize the young talents within our industry.
Selected by an esteemed panel of international judges chaired by UFI President Geoff Dickinson, the five winners of the 2024 NGL grant are:
- Ana Carolina Aguilera – Institutional Affairs Coordinator, FEXPOCRUZ (Bolivia)
- Celia Hidalgo Calvo – Digital Strategist, IFEMA Madrid (Spain)
- Alexander Caspari – Manager Corporate Development & Sustainability, Koelnmesse (Germany)
- Lesley Gurney – Senior Marketing & Communications Manager, ICC Sydney (Australia)
- Nadja Hutton-Mills – Business Development Manager for Europe & Middle East, August Robotics (Germany)
2024 Theme: AI’s impact on exhibitions
In 2024, the NGL group’s mission is to assess the strategic and operational potentials of Artificial Intelligence in the exhibitions and business events industry.
This mission will be developed through group calls, discussions with industry leaders, support from the UFI team, and an in-person workshop during the UFI European Conference, 11-13 June in Zurich, Switzerland.
Participants will work through an 7-month long project with their programme peers from around the world. The programme ends with a group presentation at the UFI Global Congress in Cologne, Germany on 20-23 November 2024.
About the Next Generation Leadership Grant Programme
The UFI NGL programme is one of the most prestigious talent accelerator programmes in our industry. Participants will receive:
- An opportunity to define one of the most critical topics facing our industry
- A highly visible platform to push the boundaries and change the thinking of our sector
- An opportunity to meet, collaborate, and network with some of the leading executives in the industry
- Support from UFI and the NGL alumni community
- Travel and accommodation to the UFI European Conference in Zurich, Switzerland and the UFI Global Congress in Cologne, Germany.
UFI NGL Grant – The previous years
If you have any questions about the UFI NGL Grant, feel free to contact us at nglgrant@ufi.org.
UFI NGL Grant 2024 Sponsors:
