The UFI Sustainable Development Working Group is a group of industry professionals interested in and committed to the field of sustainability in the Exhibition industry.
The objective of the Working Group is to achieve a high level of awareness and commitment to sustainability within the exhibition industry. As such, it develops a series of actions to identify and share best practices, to educate and to facilitate implementation of sustainability across the value chain of the industry globally.
For more information about our sustainable development efforts, please visit www.ufi.org/susdev
The Working Group currently comprises over 40 member organisations representing all regions and industry segments (venues, organizers, service providers and national associations):
ADNEC (UAE), AEFI (Italy), Audited Media (USA), AUMA (Germany), beMatrix (Belgium), BIEC (India), BITEC (Thailand), Comexposium (France), Consumer Technology Association (USA), Easyfairs (Belgium), EEIA (Belgium), Expotrans (Italy), fwd: (Germany), Fiera Milano (Italy), Fondazione Fiera Milano (Italy), Greenview (Singapore), Holtmann+ (Germany), ICC Sydney (Australia), IEIA (India), IELA (Switzerland), IFES (Belgium), IMEX (UK), Informa Markets (UK), Jaarbeurs (The Netherlands), jwc (Germany), Kölnmesse (Germany), MCH Group (Switzerland), Messe Düsseldorf (Germany), Messe Frankfurt (Germany), Messe Muenchen (Germany), P S Bedi & Co. (India), Palexpo (Switzerland), RAI Amsterdam (Netherlands), R.E. Rogers India (India), Reduce2 (USA), Riva del Garda FiereCongressi (Italy), RX (UK), Stockholm Massan (Sweden), Targi Kielce (Poland) TCEB (Thailand), TEA (Thailand) and UNIMEV (France).
CHAIR
Stephanie Mathas
RAI Amsterdam BV.
The Netherlands
VICE-CHAIR
Edwin van der Vennet
beMatrix, IFES & EDPA
Belgium
UFI LIAISON
Peirui Tan
UFI
Peirui(at)ufi.org
The Working Group was set up in 2008 and previous Chairs, Vice-Chairs and Liaison were, in chronological order:
- Michael Duck, UBM Asia (Chair 2008-2014)
- Dianne Young, Exhibition Place / Direct Energy Centre in Toronto, Canada (Vice-Chair 2011-2014 and Chair 2014-2017)
- Philippe Echivard, Palexpo, Switzerland (Vice-Chair 2014-2017 and Chair 2017-2020)
- Betty Huang, Informa Markets Asia (Vice-Chair 2017-2020)
- Stephanie Mathas, RAI Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Chair since 2020)
- Vicki Bedi, PS Bedi & Co, India (Vice-Chair 2020-2023).
- Edwin van der Vennet, IFES, Belgium (Vice-Chair since 2023)
- Christian Druart, UFI (Liaison 2008-2024)
Who can join us and what are the tasks of a member of the Working Group?
The working committee is open to all UFI members who have an interest in the field of sustainability.
Full Working Group meetings are organized online every two months and supplemented by in-person meetings alongside UFI events (global congress, regional conferences).
An ongoing and proactive contribution is expected from each member of the Working Group.
If you are interested in joining the Working Group or have any questions, please contact UFI Liaison Peirui Tan [peirui(at)ufi.org].