Taking action for the future
Action is needed to secure a future for our global meetings and events industry.
We act by bringing the global events community together to do business, to learn and to drive positive change. We provide a platform to stimulate policy change at both national and municipal level, helping to lobby governments as a voice for our industry. We support the positive development of our industry, and we recognize the critical importance of inspiring and investing in future generations of event professionals.
Supporting our mission to unite and advance the meetings industry
Place Leaders Forum
Building on the legacy of the IMEX Policy Forum, the Place Leaders Forum brings two worlds together—place leaders shaping the future of their destinations and business events leaders who can help them realize their ambitions.
As place leadership evolves, new governance models have emerged, and decision makers are looking for clearer evidence, deeper insight and stronger cross-sector partnerships. The Place Leaders Forum was created to meet that need.
Learn more about the Place Leaders Forum
IMEX-MPI-MCI Future Leaders Forum
Created to encourage the best and brightest to develop successful business events industry careers, the IMEX-MPI-MCI Future Leaders Forum program nurtures connection, sparks conversation and encourages knowledge-sharing for our industry’s future leaders.
Offering enviable opportunities for the next generation of event professionals, inviting them into our exhilarating business events world, Future Leaders Forums take place alongside leading industry events worldwide, and annually at IMEX Frankfurt and IMEX America. They are our way of investing in the future of our global industry.
See the IMEX Frankfurt program See the IMEX America program
Faculty Engagement Program
Bolstering our investment in our future leaders, the Faculty Engagement Program, run in partnership with IAEE, engages academics teaching and designing event management courses.
The program brings influential educators to our shows to share intelligence, to discuss new trends, solutions and innovations, to learn from industry and academic best practice. All with one singular aim—to help them deliver competitive and compelling event management courses.
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