UFI Connects

What next for the exhibition industry in Europe?

27 April 2020
English
Europe

Speakers / Moderators

GERALD BOSE

GERALD BOSE

CEO
KOELNMESSE
GIOVANNI MANTOVANI

GIOVANNI MANTOVANI

CEO
VERONAFIERE
BARBARA WEIZSACKER

BARBARA WEIZSACKER

SECRETARY GENERAL
EEIA
CARINA MONTAGUT

CARINA MONTAGUT

STRATEGIC EVENTS DIRECTOR
FERIA VALENCIA
NICK DUGDALE-MOORE
Moderator

NICK DUGDALE-MOORE

REGIONAL MANAGER EUROPE
UFI

The world is facing an unprecedented crisis, over 3 billion people are under curfew with uncertainty about when these conditions will be lifted and “normal life” will resume. The exhibition industry was amongst the first and hardest hit by the COVID-19 outbreak. An estimated USD 81 billion of total economic output will not be generated related to the exhibition industry by the end of Q2 – and the number will surely rise. Millions of jobs are at stake. What will our world look like in the post-COVID era? How will our events have to change to reflect this new normal?

These challenges are universal to our industry, but here in Europe we have the greatest concentration of international exhibition organizers with a wealth of experience and talent. Hear from our speakers how they view these challenges!