全球會展行業成立聯盟推動可持續發展

全球會展行業成立聯盟推動可持續發展

5月中旬，全球20多個領先的會展行業成立會展業可持續發展共同聯盟（SEBIG），來推動會展行業在環境保護方面做出更大作用。SEBIG由知名會展營銷與品牌公司服務商Freeman公司和全球最大會展主辦方英富曼公司牽頭，會員還包括各地主要會展主辦方、場館、會展中心與服務供應商等。

英富曼公司可持續發展主管Ben Wielgus表示，“作為聯盟來共同推動會展業的可持續發展進程，將比任何一家會展企業單獨行動更快、更具性價比。通過聯盟內部共享信息，我們在助力可持續發展進程的同時，也能更好地達到會展觀眾對于可持續發展的期待。”

Events industry leaders form group to drive sustainable development

More than 20 leading organisations in the events industry have formed a collaborative group， called SEBIG or Sustainable Events： Big Initiative Group， to work together on major sustainability and environmental projects that have positive impacts and support the continued development of the events industry. SEBIG is led by the worlds leading live event and brand experience company Freeman and leading exhibitions organiser Informa Markets， and involves representatives from major event organisers， venues and convention centres， leading trade associations and service providers to the industry. Ben Wielgus， head of Sustainability at Informa， said： "We can achieve far more together， much faster and more cost effectively， than we can alone. By working across the whole of the events ecosystem， the formation of SEBIG can help us meet the growing expectations of our audience， while we play our part in contributing to sustainable development".

馬來西亞商務活動領域呼吁政府更多支持

日前，馬來西亞商務活動委員會（BECM）向政府呼吁，將商務活動與一般大型聚集性活動區分開來，以盡快重啟會展業這個意義非凡的商務領域。

BECM主席Alan Pryor表示，政府要充分了解商務活動可以按照完備的“標準操作流程”來舉辦。活動場所的安全問題當前是、并且之后較長一段時間也將是會展活動的重中之重，但全國的會展場館都可以提供安全的和高品質的運營標準。

Business Events Council Malaysia appeals to Government

The Business Events Council Malaysia （becm） is appealing to the Malaysian Government to make a clear distinction between business events and mass gatherings with a view to establishing a restart date for this crucial economic sector. Currently， under the Conditional Movement Control Order （cmco） conferences and exhibitions are prohibited from taking place.

UFI新一代領導者獲獎名單出爐

4月28日，UFI發起的“新一代領導者”行業獎項獲獎名單公布，獲獎者為：墨西哥FINNOVISTA展覽公司項目經理Alexis Zamudio、德國慕尼黑展覽公司會議需求部經理Christina Rabl、瑞典ELMIA展覽公司項目經理Erika Karlsson等。今年獎金由法國高美艾博展覽集團贊助。五名獲獎者將在接下來的18個月的時間里得到全球展覽資深人士的一對一輔導，并在UFI年會等場合分享他們的見解，同時仍能夠兼顧他們的本職工作。

Global group of NGL recipients announced

On April 28， 2020， the winners of this years UFI Next Generation Leadership Grant （NGL） have been announced. The 2020 grant recipients are Alexis Zamudio， Events Manager， FINNOVISTA （Mexico）； Christina Rabl， Conference Manager Command Control at Messe München （Germany）； Erika Karlsson， Project Manager at ELMIA （Sweden）； Matthew Funge， Managing Director & Founder of Your Stand Builder （UK）； and Vijay Sharma， Head： Partnerships & Business Development， Koelnmesse （Singapore）. UFI President Mary Larkin described this years grant programme – sponsored by Comexposium – as a clear and positive news story in an otherwise complicated period for the exhibition industry. “These are turbulent times for our industry， and strong leadership such as we have seen from the recipients of this years grant will count towards the recovery as we emerge on the other side， with all the fresh challenges that we will face，” she said.